davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
National Republican., 1878-08-17

rIIE Democrats, as party, opposed the
original issue of the GroenbRck. because it
was then needed as war-moncy with which
TO carry on the war for the suppression Of
the rebellion, They had much to say about
hard .monCy then, and there was great
deal Of the Old Hickory spirit in their pre-
tcntious devotion TO the integrity Of the
GOvomment, and the purity Of its financial
policy how these same men are in love
with paper currency, and are trying to
prove that the Republican party is the
greatest enemy Of the Grecuback. But the
people will remember that the paper cur
rency which has proved TO he so convc-
nient and useful that it has become a fixed
thing in our governmental system, WAS
originated by the l:epubliCan party over
the protests and earnest opposition of the
Democracy.
National Republican., 1878-08-17

THE great chief of States Rights and
secession :" "Thc grand old man !" "Ihe
Lcuu ideal of the people," "The second
WASHINGTON The great chieitaIn Of
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12

A case which has excited considera-
BILE comment, ard no little amusement
(writes q London correspondent, is the
now famous suit for penny. A certain
Mr.. Watson, travelling on the Metro
politan (underground) Railroad, neg
lected to provide himself with ticket,
but rendered the fare, seven pence, on
reaching his destination. This the
railroad official refused to accept. on the
ground that the company charged an
extra penny for not bavirg procured
ticket. This Mr., Watson refused to
pay, denying the right of railroad
company to impose fines upon its, cus-
tomers-the travelling publid-aud the
company brought suit to recover. Mr.;
Watson's course was sustained, and the
company appealed. They have already
been beaten twice, and the "suit for a
penny" is now before the court Of ap.
peals. IF, as it is expected, this court
sustains Mr.. Watson, the case will be
taken before the House of Lords, when
we may hope it will be definitely set at
rest.t Mr.: Watson says he is fighting
for principal, and suppose the COM
pany is doing the same, but to me it
seems vast deal of trouble and expense
TO go to about penny: =
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12
Another Disappointment.

The other day a boy Of 13, who
looked very innocent and childlike as he
|'reposed under shade tree, on Beech
street, reused up when joined by an
other of his own age, and confidently
inquired: ,sWell, did you make OBJ
servashuns e'' 81 did," was the reply.
"And We kin hook the apples and not
get kotched can We ?" "You wait
minute" commanded the other, as he
held an old shiugle up to the light to
enable. him to read the following "notes"
in pencil: "Went down in front Of
house; saw old woman with club; saw
dog layin' low for rs; saw red headed
girl ready to ring COW bell and give
alarm; saw man inside breathin' hard
and achin' to kill boy; hull family
looked me in the eyes: pressure too
heavy and I backed off; nice appuls
them, but under the circumstances l
guess we'd better keep on chewin'y ole
lemons.1 Mother disappointment
added to our burdens, sighed dfres
FIRST, and they loafea On,-n
Press. - I: - g/2
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12
Ancient Times:

Three thousand years ago Nineveh
contained ZIG square miles its walls,
100 feet high, with towers of twice that
height, took 100000 men eight years
to build. Babylon was yet larger.
This city, founded by Nimrod 2,233 B.
G. had its hanging gardens, a series of
terraces raised one above the other on
piers about 40 feet high till they over
topped the walls of the city. Each
terrace comprised about three acres and
a half, planted with trees and shrubs.
The government was despotic, but
tempered by a. curious cheek. The
King had absolute power, but could not
rescind his DEGREES. Eagles were
trained to accompany the warriors in
their battles to pluck out tho eyes OF
the enemy Or to feast upon the, con-
quered. Very great cruelties were
practised upon the captiYcs. In one OF
the rural scenes the king, who quaffs
the goblet in an arbor; is grati6ed by
the sight of the head of an enemy
hanging upon one Of the trees. The
royal quarry was the lion. Park:
were kept entirely for the king to en-
Joy tho lion hunt.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12
The Use Of Affection.

There is little plant, small and
stunted, growing under the shade OF a
broad spreading oak; and this little
plant values the shade which covers it,
and greatly does it esteem the quiet
rest which its noble friend affords.
But a blessing is designed for the little
plant. esq.,. 49,. -.
Once upon time thero comes along
the woodmau, and with his sharp axe
he feils the oak. The plant weeps ard
cries: :,
NV shelter is departed; every rough
wind will blow upon me, and every
storm will seek to uproot me-.
No, no. saith the angel of that
flower, now will the sun get at thee;
now will the showers fall on thee with
more copious abundance than before;
now thy stuntsd form shall spring up
into loveliness, and thy flower which
could never have expanded itself to per-
fection, shall now laugh in the sun
shine, and men shall say. How greatly
hath increased how glorious hath be
como its beauty through the remoVa
of that which was its and its delight.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12
A Good Example.

A Door woman in Philadelphia, who
supported her family by sewing, was
impNortuped by a sewing machine agent
to exchange her machine for a better
one, which she did last May, with the
understanding that she vas to be
allowed S12 for her old machine and
have four months to pay the balance
on the new one. She was taken sick
with typhoid fever and for five weeks
was unable to do anything, and when
visited by the agent fortnight since,
she informed him of her condition, and
further reminded him that the bargain
did not call for payment yet. he IN
sisted that the company wanted. the
money, when she suggested that he
had better return her old machine,
when he admitted that it had been
sold. On Thursday last, while she
was away from home, the house being
in charge of her little daughter, the
agent shouldered the new machine and
carried it away, with scissors, buckles
and everything. The woman had the
mau arrested, and he had hearing
before a magistrate on Monday. After
she had stated her grievance the agent
said the woman had had one machine
and that it was exchanged, and that
she had signed the iron-clad agreement
to relinquish the machine if not Of paid
for in certain time by instalIments
He said he got his authority to take
away the machine from the lease
"Well, I'll show you," said the magis
trate, "that there's higher authority to
protect this woman than all your leases
Your only only remedy for recovery
was in q civil suit. Neither you mol
anybody else had the slightest right e
20 into that house and remove tn
womau's property. I'll hold you II
$500 bail for the larceny ofthe machln
and its contents"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12
NUMBER 8.
The FriRate Bird.

I see small blue point in the
heaven. Happy and serene region
which has rested in peace above the
hurricane ! In that blue point, and at
an elevation of 10000 feet royalty
floats little bird with enormous
wings. A gull? No, its wings are
black. An eagle? No; the bird is
too small 1t is the little ocean eagle,
first and chief Of the winged race, the
daring navigator who furls his sails, the
lord of the tempest, the scorner of all
peril-the man-of>war the frigate bird,
We have reached the eliminating point
Of the series, commenced by the wing
less bird. Here we have bird which
is virtually nothing more than wings,
scarcely any body-barely as large as
that Of the domestic cock-while his
prodigious pinions are fifteen feet in
span. The great problem of fight is
solved and overpassed for the power of
flight seems useless: Such a bird ,
naturally sustained by such support,
need not allow himself to be borne
along. The storm bursts. he mounts
to lofty heights, where he finds tram
guilty. The poetic metaphor, uutrno
when applied to any other bird, is no
exaggeratioD when applied to him;
literally, he sleeps upon the storm.
When he chooses to soar his way se-
riously, all distance vauishes; he break
fasts at the Senegal; be dimes in Amer
ica. a.-Mchezet. =. . -s. ...ss.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12
A Yankee Trick.

"What do you charge for board ~
asked tall Green Mountain boy, as he
walked up to the bar of a secondratc
hotel in New York; "what do you ask
a week for board and lodging
'Five dollars .
Five dollars that too much, but I
s'pose you allow for the times I am ab-
sent from dinner and supper p
"Certaiuly, thirty-seveu and a half
cents each.'
Here the conversation ended, and
the Yankee took up his quarters for
two. weeks. During this time he
lodged and breakfasted at the. hotel,
but did not take either dinner or sup
per, saying lis busines detained him in
another portion of the town. At the
expiration oftwo weeks he again walked
to the bar and said
'S'poso We settle that account-I'm
going in few minutes
Thal alssln-55JtaruM stln- 55Jtaru az nv6 doIlars-tens
dollars w.. .
" Here stranger said the Yankee,
'this's wrong-you've not deducted the
time I was absent from dinner and
supper-14 days, two meals per day );
% meals at 37a cents each-$lO 30.
IF you've not got the fifty cents that is
due to me, I'll take drink and the
balance in cigars"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12
CAMDEN, S. G., SEPTEMBER 12, 1878.

all who know them. They have five
children, three girls and two boys. 1t was
happy family. " -, =.
Mrs. Deering told, me that after
crossing the bridge over the Big Black
River, at our first meeting, she made
her way to the Confederate lines, was
conducted to the headquarters Of Gen:
Loriog. and there learned that Lieu
tenant Deering was in the hospital in
jackson; that his arm had amputated
Just above the elbow He was in n
critical condition when she joined him,
but she remained by his bedside until
his recovery, when he WAS transferred
to Richmond and assigned to duty in
the War Department. There they
married: Her husband surrendered at
Appomattox Court House with the
army under Gen. Lee.
After the war they crossed the
plains, taking their frs. child, little
Ida, with them. Arriving in. Cali
fornia, Lieu,engpt Decriag secured
situation as Engineer on the Central
Pacific. He invested his earnings in
stocks. and like great many men iu
San Francisco, and now lis an officer
in one of the leading hanks of that
city. :
The eldest daughter, Ida, is the very
picture Of her mother, and is now IA
years old. The boys ara twins, and
Mrs. Deering laughingly said if she
had known the names Of the young
men who helped her over the bridge ou
he Big Black, she would have named
,er twin boys for them. .",'''. |
She visited her home and the centen-
,ial in 1876. and was joyfully received
Her father did survive the war. She
8 now happily situated. May heaven
bless her the remainder Of her days.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12
A.Irafty Roman


Caesar and Marc Antony, when all the
world stood wondering and : uncertain
which way fortune would incline herself
poor man at Rome. in order to be pre-
pared for making, in either event, .
bold hit for his own advancement, had
recourse to the following ingenious e1-
pedicnt: He applied himself to the
training of two crows with such diligence
that he brought them ut length to pro-
nouncing with great distinctness, the
one salutation to Antony. When An
gustus returned conquerer, the man
went out to meet him with the crow
suited to the occasion, perched on his
6st, and every now and then it kept ex-
claiming, 'Salve, Caesar, Victor, lmperat
tor p Hal! Cesar, Conquerer and En-
perorp Augustus, greatly struck and
delighted with so novel circumstance,
purchased the bird for a sum which
Immediately raised him into opulsnee,
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12
Wanted Her Body Dissected!

The body of the late Annie Jackson,
NJ. D., was brought from Jouessoga, N.
Y, to Jersey City yesterday. The de.
ceased was a graduate and member Of
the Faculty of the Women's Medical
College, Boston. She was sick for seven
years, and before dying bequeathed
her body for dissection in aid of science
Two members of the Women's College,
Boston, made post naortea examina-
ton. While this was being carried
out at the Morgue crowd gathered in
the vicinity of the place, requiring the
presence ofpolico officers. The female
doctors were about to be arrested, but
speedily produced their authority from
the Board Of Health.-N T. Star,
l7th. uh.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12
A Sad Picture.

It tries mems souls such season as
this. The fountains of selGshness have
gusbed deep in thousands of hearts.
Friends have closed their doors on
friends. Warm hearts have grown
childish and hard not to be touched by
the tender chord Of love or tie of grati-
tude. The presence Of death, the fear
of death, blocks out all else, and under
the light of heavens fires are revealed
the utter selfhness, and repulsive black
ness OF human hearts and the hollow
ness of human love and friendship.
Hourly illustrations arise where the
bolt is held on fleeing sufferers; where q
stone is given for bread, a curse tor
welcome. .-Nemphes A0alanche.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12
Real Petticoat Government.

To estimate the difficulty of reform
ing Turkey one must get an idea of
what the Sultan's Court is. The mag.
nifcent Soraglio, whose buildings stretch
to the length of mile snd a half on
the shore Of the Bosphorus, contains
more thnn 5000 inmates, and is a city
in itself. Here the government of the
empire is carried on chiefly by women
and slaves. The Viziers and Ministers
are but the slaves Of these secluded
creatures; and although at times states
man supported by strong palace clique
may WELD real power he seldom does so
for long, nor is his power very great.
From the momenthe enters Office he is Sc
cretly assailed by a host Of enemies
whom he does not see, and whom he
canuot disarm or propitiate. All that he
knows is while these foes are intrigu-
ing against him the women and slaves
to whose influence he owed his place,
are fighting for him, and that 80 long as.
they keep the upper hand he will be
safe. But he may be upset at any mo-
ment by a sudden shifting of the ma
jority in the secret parliament which
rules the land; and under such circum-
stances he cannot be expected to throw
much zeal into his policy. A Turkish
Minister who is advised to begin re-
forms may promise all that an -Amhasr;
an7 n7in6o7asRaf in6o7aastR96ahf ie hatt attempted would dis
turb vested interests which might hap
pen to be defended by some Circassisn
favorite of the Sultan's, or by some in-
solent baltadji, the confidential servant
for the time being Of the Sultana Val
ide As for the Sultan, as a rule he Is
as much at their mercy as his minis
ters. A puppet in the hands of wo>
men. he never knows exactly who rules
him, but is obliged for peace's sake to
do as his mother, sisters, kadines, or
favorites order. More than one Sultan,
weary to death of Seraglio intrigues,
would have been glad to make a clean
sweep of his female Court; but any step
in this direction would have led to con-
spiracy and deposition.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12
NO HOME.

NO HOME.
mo home, no home" plead little girl;
At the door Of q princely hall, 49,,
As she trembling stood on Inc Poi'Sne0
steps. ,
And leaned on the marble wall.
Her clothes were thin, her feet were osre'
But the snow had covered her head;
80 give me home! !" she feebly cried
"A home and bit of bread !"
aMy father, alas! Ineyer knew.
And a tear dimmed her eye 30 bright
..Mys mother sleepsins new; made grave;
.'fis an nDrphsn begsto o-night."
Twas cold and dark, and the snow tsll
fast,
But the rich man shut his door;
And his proud lips curled with scsrn as ne
said,
"No room, no bread for the poor
81 must Freeze" she said, as she sank on
the step,
And strove to wrap her feet
In her tattered dress, all covered now
Yes, covered with snow and sleet.
The hours passed on, and the mid night
chime
Rolled out like funeral knell;
The earth seemed wrapped in q winding.
sheet,
And the drifting snow still fell.
The rich man slept on bis velvet couch
And dreamed of his silver and gold;
The little girl lay in bed ofsnow,
And murmured, $50 cold so cold J!
- -a, go -. - - - ,
rbe morning dawned, and the orphan child
Still lay at the rich mans door;
But her soul had fed to home above,
Where there's room and bread for the
poor.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12
first broke one and then the other, with
ont making SINGLE failure. :.

first broke one and then the other, with.
ont making single failure.
The two requisites for good shooting
are, of course, an immoVable rest for the
gun>stock and a steady hand and arm
for the barrel. The secret of Dr.. Car
ver's wonderful craftsmanship may be
in his immense and perlectly-balanced
body, which stands firm as rock. With
a stendy hand also, such a man may do
almost incomprehendible things with q
good rife. His body seems able to
withstand any attacks of nervousness;
yet when he misses a shot he is very
likely to miss the two or three succeed>
ing ones, sure sign that the miss fur
ries him. Another of his peculiarities
is tina. he aims with both eyes open.
so that he can keep an eye on the 10.
dians, he says, while he is firing at a
buffalo.
DR.. Carver's shooting has astonished
New York. Nothing to equal it has
ever been seen here before. Whether
or not he would be able to cope with
some of the Creedmoor marksmen on
their lg ranges, is an interesting
question. o..
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12
To ascertain the Day of your Birth.

To the number representing your age
at the anniversary of your birth day.
add oue-fourth ola leap year. Divide
this by seven and the remainder coun-
ted back from that you are observing,
will give the exact day of birth. For
instance, at any particular recurrence Of
the birth date ,one is "a years old, this
divided by 4 and the quotient , 6,
added to "a gives 80. Divide this by
Z and you have 4 and a remainder Of
Q. Hence, if birthday anniversary
occurs on Monday count back two, and
Saturday is obtained as the day of birth
The rule is said to be infallible. We
opine, however, that only a very few
persons know the day of birth. Many
do not know the date.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12
A Righteous Ruling.

The Supreme Court of North Caro-
lima has recently made a decision 10
which wo respectfully invite the atten-
tiou Of the bar and bench OF Phlladei-
phia. In the case Of Coble Us. Coole'
tho court held that "where the Judge
permitted the plaintiffs counsel IN d. -. a
civil case to wantonly berate and vlllfy
a defendant in his speech to the Jury
It was sufficient ground to give deien'
dant new trial" This is righteous
ruling. Parties defendant will be as
topished to iud that they have some
uudreamed Of frights which have beer
plucked from the depths Of drowned
houor.-Ph7adelphta Record.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12
Re Sure to Stop at tine
Latham House,
CAMDEN, q. @. '
TRANSIENT BOARD, $500 PER DAT.)

m-Ample accommodations. Tables sup
,,;s5 With the best the Markets afford. Eve
~ attention paid to the comfort Of Guests.
SE Persons stopping at the Latham
House will be conveyed to and from the
depot free of charge. Passengers. without
heavy baggage, will be conveyed 10 anu nn
from any part Of the town, not ABOVE Ue-
Kalb street, at % cents. -
sScConnected with the house is hrs'
class Bar, which is located separately from
the house, and orderly kept.
n@-Con-eyanees supplied to guests on
liberal terms, either for city or country use
jans-ly s.B. LATHAM Proprietor
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12
DeKalb House,
BY A. 8. RODGERS.
Most Centrally Located Hotel
in Town.
Terms $S Per Day.

Commercial Travellers will have every
attention paid to their comfort, and be fur
nished with SAMPLE ROOMS at this
House: and persons visiting Camden win
find it quiet and pleasant home.
Sneeial rates made for parties travelling
together, and for those who wish to stay o
week or more.
ss7. In connection with the house is
S-st.c,ass LIVERY STABLE, where horses
.snd vehicles can be had at all times foI
town or country use, at the most reasona'
.hIs rates. Conveyances to and from thu
depot at every train. oeclou
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12

Education has no creative power i; it
can merely unfold and direct the powers
nature confers. It cannot make a poet
of a horse, nor writer of an ape.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12

Hope is the only good which is COM
mon to all mon; those who have noth-
iug more possess hope still.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12

The purest joy is unspeakable the
most impressive prayer is silent; and
the most solemn preacher at a funeral
is tho silent one whose lips are cold.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12
ALI Kinds

or Canned Goods, of best Quality, and
xsatrantea full wsieht for sale by - =:
Gy11g kIRKLEY & 8 NH:
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-12
A. Suit for q Penny.

u Transient advertisements must be accom-.
panied with the cash to insure insertion.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-26
A Memphis Editors Marriage.

The absence ola popular young Mem
phis editor for a few days past is thus ac-
counted for in the Nashville American of
yesterday;
Christmas v night was the occasion Of
a cosy, quiet wedding, celebrated by the
Rev. DIR. A. j. Baird, pastor Of the First
Presbyterian church, at the residence of
the brides parents, Mr., and Mrs. W. B.
Rust, No. 1853 South College street. The
happy couple joined in holy wedlock were
the city editor ofthe Memphis Avalanche.
Mr.. James H. Haley, late Of this CITY.
and Miss Alice G. Rust, also ofNashville,
The bride was attired in a travelling dress.
and looked s%upremely happy. The groom
was dressedi in q plain suit of black. with n
white tie, and seemed immensely proud of
the new charge c0nfided to his care. DR..
Baird availed himself Of the occasion to
proffer some goodly counsel regarding the
solemnity and responsibility of the mar
riage tie.
AT the conclusion of the ceremony an
hour or so was spent in receiving the con-
gratulations of the friends and relatives
present, and partaking Of the refreshments
incident to such occasions, after which the
couple took the 8 pm. train, via the
Northwestern railroad, for Memphis. The
Bluff City is under double obligations to
Nashville, which but recently sent her an
excellent journalist in the person of Mr..
HALEY, and now furnishes him with a fair
young bride to tighten his professional
labors and make life sweeter and better
for their union.
The happy and worthy couple arrived
in the city this morning and Mr.. Haley
will at once resume his duties. We ten
der our hearty CONGRATULATIONS.