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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

The birth rate of Massachusetts is now only
"a in thousand, against 81 in 1856. Among
the native population OF Massachusetts il is
even lower, being only Il. This is the lowest
birth rate of any civilized country, being be-
low even that Of France whose population Is
at stand-still, and barely a third Of that d
Germany and Austria. The number of births
in Massachusetts has decreased steadily each
year since 1874. This is due ii part to the
fact that there are $4,000 cid maids and
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

4 Among the new measures adopted by the
Convention, and engrafted into the constitu-
ton, one Of the most favorable to the inter-
ests Of the city OF New Orleans, and to those
of the entire State, Is the provision exempt
Ing certain manufactures from taxation. The
measure was originated by Delegate Carey.
Of the eleventh ward, and its adoption was
largely due to the energy and persistency
with which he pressed its passage.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

ADMINISTRATION in New York police court
has shown that the italian padrones Of the
United States regularly import crippled chill
dren from Italy to be employed as beggars.
That many italian children are brought here
in state Of slavery has long been known; 1t
Is only now, however, that we learn that these
padrones actually have agents In different
parts Of Italy looking out for hunchbacks,
monsters and crippies. to be used in drawing
aims from the charitable.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

The sausages recently furnished the Guy
are warranted to kill by the following pro-
cess. They have enormous fattening powers,
and any dog that eats over 200 Day VIII
soon be so obese as to be liable to apopiexy
or fatty degeneration Of the heart, which u
the long run becomes chronic and sometimes
fatal.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

The planet Jupiter is just approaching perl
helion and ID awfully disturbed. His belts
are constantly changing, like those OF Sir
John Astley, and his rotund face ID as spotted
as o young mans with pimples In spring
time. Evidently there is q something awful
under way for this majestic fellow, but as he
has been very distant and dlgnified In. his de-
pertinent hitherto, we hesitate to express our
uvnnnthy
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

The Constitutional Convention completed Its
1abors last night, adiourning sine die at 10
o'clock. The ordinances considered and finally
adopted yesterday were reported by the Com
mittees on Impeachment and Removals from
Office and on Schedule, q substitute for the
report Of the Committee on City Govern
ment Debt and Drainage.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

report Of the British Trade Association ~
1878 shows that there were 277 strikes tnat
year. A large majority OF these were amuns
the coal-miners. Next came the Dullnlne
trades, ship builders and boiler makers. Onis
Of these strikes were successful. In ~ ln'
stances there was o compromise, while 10 25t
cases the mon went back to work on employ
RI 4f,,ry,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

The latest premium offered by religious
papers az q premium 10 a shotgun, probably
It'd view of quarantine season being at hand.
They used to supply subscribers with So pis-
A~fss
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

The wheat corner, maintained for nine
months BY Jim Keene, the famous Califor-
nian now operating In Eastern stock, has just
been closed. During that time he has handled
so, 900. 900 bushels.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

The average country editor is now busy
figuring on how many ears OF corn, soft
shelled pumpkins and unwieldy beets will
counterbalance d years supply OF his paper,
with liberal discount to clubs.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

The newsboys and bootblacks Of New York,
to the number of 600, went on their annual
picnic up the Hudson On Saturday, and were
RECALLED with scenery, fresh air and sand
NinhfsS
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

Roulette In no longer the rage In Europe,
since pool.selling on which sovereign will
. figure In the next shooting scrape Ia fur more
exciting and uncertain.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

The fashionable amusement now ls to go
out Iii yacht and get capsized and furnish
items to the INDECENT press.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

The Rev. Mr.. Clifford, oil Boston, pronounces
the theatre to be a common sewer, 4 but says
IL ia not bis duty to reform IT.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

] The New York Herald has started d sub
scription to enable the poor living In districts
infected by yellow fever to leave.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24
DIED.

vATT ETTE-On Wednesday, July 10. 1879. a
7.so o'clock b, M, francois Vallette. aged "a
years, q native Of Louisiana.
The friends Of the family are Respectfully In
yited to attend the funeral. which Will take
place from his late residence. corner Peters and
vallette stseets. AlRiers. This Evening at s:at
O'ciock,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

A subscription fund has been started IN
New York for Chastine Cox who has obtained
d stay Of execution until October.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24
rHn NEW ORLEANS DaMooRAT THURSDAY, july ~. 1879.

widows ID that State. Without foreign 2. IN.
mIrration the population of the Old Bay state
world RAPIDLY decrease.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

An Episcopal church Is to be established on
COnav Island.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

This century liz that of discovery and In
yention. The next will be that Of engineering
and art.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

Napoleon Bonaparte, colored, was hanged
At SardIs, Miss, on the eighteenth.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

Nearly one hundred camp meetings are now
ILL full blast Iii the United States.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

and other improvements in the North,
while all that 1t appropriated for the South
was money to pay ruffian bodies Of troops
and their ruffian officers to sustain carpet
baggers In plundering Southern people, in
insulting and outraging Southern Democrats,
In depriving US Of the right Of free elections,
and in protecting Ignorant and mis-
guided negroes In their threats against
our homes and our lives. None Of these facts
known to every man, woman and child In
spires any indignation in the breasts Of those
extremely Southern men who own the New
Orleans Times. Oppression, robbery, viola
lions of laws, human and divine, disregard OF
humanity and common justice on the part OF
the National Republican party, seem, In the
eye OF the Times, to be virtues, the prac-
tice Of which the Southern people ought
to bear in tender and grateful remembrance.
Farther; the recent course Of the President,
instigated, encouraged and bullied by the
leaders of his party, in standing resolutely
by all the obnoxious laws, enacted during
the era OF sectional hate and recon
/ structlon, for the purpose of controlling
our elections by force and prosecuting and
convicting Innocent citizens In the Federal
courts, provoke no denunciation from our
intensely Southern contemporary. The
| course Of the Republican party in the late
great contest for free elections, which took
place In Congress, the Times no doubt be.
lieves was necessaryto maintain the integrity
| Of ssthe nation
/ On the other hand, though the Democrat,
] party has had control Of Congress but for {
brief period and has been antagonized in al
! Its great measures by the Republican Presi
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-07-10
A SIiehted Girls Revenge.

Norman Spencer stole Sl7,5O0 from
the Pennsylvania Oil Company, that en-
ployed him as bookkeeper, and fled to
the Southwest. The robbery was
carefully planned, and the thiefs inten-
ton was to take q new name, settle down
us planter, and marry the TituSville
girl to whom he had long been engaged.
She knew all about this scheme, and was
to Join him as soon as practicable. A
detective was sent to watch her, and
when she started Westward, after receiv-
ing mysterious letter, he guessed she
meant to Join her lover. He. shadowed
her en- the journey so closely that she
became aware of his watching. AT
Quincy, Ill.,, she hired woman ofabout
her own size and shape to put on heI
travelling suit, cover her face with a
veil and 20 to Chicago. The detective
unsuspeclingly followed the wrong wo-
man, while the real one went on to meet
the fugitive thief Meanwhile Spencer
had bought plantation near Galveston,
Texas. and fallen in love with neigh
boris daughter. Desiring to marry her,
he wrote 10 the Titusville girl at a point
on her Journey that she need not come to
him. The Titusville girl was as quick
at revenge us she had been at dcceiving
the detective. She at once informed the
police where Spencer was and he was
arrested.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-07-10
The Two Mill.OWnerS.

There were two men (about 1889,
Stickpenny & Whewell, who owned Il
sawmill near Old Town, Maine. in COM
mon. The arrangement under which
the mill was operated was that each one
had the mill all to himself during the al
ternate weeks. Stickpenny was a mean,
rusty old chap. Whewell was shrewd,
Investigating young man. The mill was
run by crude, rough kind of an under
shot wheel that gave very little power
for the amount ofwatcr used, so that the
water was often short. Whewell wanted
to put in Il new iron spiral vent wheel
then lust coming out, but Stickpenny
would have nothing to do with it. He
wasn't going to lay out money for any
"such lob as that" Finally, Whewcll
said he would pay all the bills, to which
Stickpcnny ut last agreed, but pro-
vided you put the wheel in in your
week" So the new wheel was put in,
and Whewcll. being mechanical turn
of mind, experimental with it, and soon
found that by plugging up some of the
orifices the saw went through the log
faster than when they were all open. So
he plugged them up during his week,
and always pulled the plugs u out again
for Stickpenny to operate with. Soon 1T
began to be noticed that somehow or
other Whcwpll always managed to saw
a couple "a! thousand feet more Of lumber
in his W @'k than ever Stickpenny could,
no matter how the pond was. Finally;
Stickprnny went down to see Whewell
about it.
SAYS he: "Whewcll, how is it that
YOU always manage to saw more lumber
in u given time than | can when my turn
comes round?" Says Whewell: Don't
YOU know how that is2 Waal, ,1'lltellyou
It's because you amt been treatin' of me
fairly on this matter. It's again nature.
You can't expect the mill to saw as well
for YOU rs it does for them as do the square
thing all around" Stickpenny wouldn't
believe that and went away. But still
the mill went on turning out regularly
more lumber for Whewell than Stick
penny managed to get out oft; so finally,
the latter came around and said
WHATS your bill? I'll pay my share.
lie paid it, and thereafter Stirkpenny
managed to saw lumber Just as lively rs
Whcwpll did. "Well,n said the old
fellow. Il always knew that the folks
around here were all ag'in me, but |
never thought the Almighty was; ard
he died without finding out the explain
alton of itall.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-07-10
The Duke Of Argyll.

The Duke of Argyll now visiting
America is the eighth duke of that title.
lie was born ut Ardingcaple castle, DUN
bartonshire, in 1923, and succeeded his
father in 1916. Before his fathers death,
and while he was Marquis of Lornc, he
took an active part in the controversy IN
the PRESBYTERIAN church. and did some
literary work, publishing, among other
things, "A Letter to the Peers from
PEERS Son." a letter to the Rev. Thomas
Chalmers, d. D., on the present position
ofchurch affairs in Scotland, and i'm essay
entitled Presbytery Examined. lie
has been frequent speaker in the House
of Peers. lie has filled enough Offices to
turn an American politician green with
envy. In 1851 he was chancellor OF the
University of St. Andrews. in 1852 lord
Drivv seal in the cabinet of the Earl OF
Aberdeen. in 1855 he held the same Office
under Lord Palmerston, in 1856 he was
westminster general in 1858 lord privy
seal again, in 1860 postmaster genera
again, 1861 lord privy seal again; T. ne nas
been rector of the University OF GlaSSoW'
president of the Roy:l Society OF Eain
burg, and secretary of state for lnola;
Among his other offices are tlose Oh
hereditary master of the queen liIu>e-
hold in Scotland, chancellor OF the III
vcrsity of st. Andrews. trustee OF NV
British Museum and hereditary siri,il
and lord lieutenant Of Argyli,llire' pun,
with all these honors. he walks and eals
and has hands and feet Just ike nther
men. In later years he has pub,isllea,,
"'Thc Reign Of Law" " Primcval Man
and number Of other works.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-07-10
An Enormous Condor.

Tn the course of the day l had an op-
portunity of shooting condor; it was
so satiated with its repast on the carcass
Of a dead horse rs to suffer ME to ap-
proach within pistol shot before it ex-
tended its wings to take flight, which to
me was the signal to fire; and having
loaded with an ample charge Of pellets,
nv aim proved etfectual and fatal.
What formidable monster did behold
in the ravine beneath me, screaming and
Tapping in the laSaconvulsive struggles
of life! 1t maybe difficult to believe
that the most gigantic animal that IN
habits the earth or the ocean can be
cuualed by tenant OF air; and thf Sc
persons who have never seen a larger
bird than our mountain eagle Will
probably read with astonishment OF q
species of that same bird. in the
southern hemisphere, being so large and
strong as to seize IN OK with its talons,
and TO lift it into the air, whence it lets
it fall to the ground in order to kill and
prev upon the carcass. But this aston
ishment must in great measure subslde
when the dimensions of the bird are
taken into consideration, and which, in
credible as they may appear, l now IN
srrt verbatim, from u note taken down
with ny own hand. when the wings
were spread they measured sixteen
PAGES (forty feeD in extent, from point
to point, the feathers are eight PAGES
(twenty feet) in length; and the quill
nart two palms (eight inchcs) in circllm-
ference. 1t is said to have power SUI
ticient to carry off live rhinoceros." -
Temples 1rarelS in Peru.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-07-10

given back to him, so it seemed, from
death. 1t was u second marriage.
We often wonder five could live our
lives better if we could live them over
again. Certainly Eddie and her hus-
band profted by their former mistakes.
For one thing, they spent their second
honeymoon in home of their own.
When Eddie went down from Sweet
brier springs, in the fall, to Port Royal,
she fount. lovely house made ready for
her, of which she was the unconditional
mistress. George explained, to all whom
it might concern, that the situation of
the house suited the requirements ofhis
practice better than that of the lie Roy
homestead.
1t was astonishing how easy it was to
get on with Mrs. lie Roy mere after this.
Sometimes, indeed, Eddie wondered
whether her former troubles had not
been chimeras of her brain.
AS for Mr.. and Mrs. Clark,7>they were
at last entirely reconciled, to their
daughters marriage. 4GlIey spent the
greater part of their Subsequent lives in
spelling their little grandchildren to
their hearts content.-Harper!s BasGr.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-07-10
Words Of Wisdom.

There is no difficulty to him who
wills.
An open countenance, but close
thoughts.
We live no more of our time than we
spend well.
Never mind where you work; care
more about your work.
There is nothing so fatal to comfort
rs well as to dccorum, rs fuss.
1t is the best proof Of the virtues of a
family circle to see happy fireside.
How few faults are there seen by us
which we have not ourselves committed.
The heart is book which we ought
not to tear in our hurry to get at its con-
tents.
BE not affronted at a jest Ifone throw
salt ut thee, thou wilt receive no harm
unless thou hast sore places.
Hannah Moore said to Horace Wal
pole" If wanted to punish an enemy
it should be by fastening on him the
trouble of constantly hating somebody
Times of general calamity and confu-
sion have ever been productive of the
greatest minds. The purest ore comes
from the hottest furnacc-the brightest
flash from the darkest cloud.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-07-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

What the country wants-Summer
boarders.
Uneasy lies the man who has already
been caught NJ it once or twice.
Three Nevada mining towns that mad
81, 900 people now muster, all told, about
fifty.
Hanging is capital punishment-es-
pecially when you're hanging on some
good looking girls arm.
Why is q newspaper like tooth
brushp Because every one should have
one of his own. and not be borrowing
his neighbor's.
A liver pad man wants us to adver-
tise him and take pad. We don't
want liverp ad. without the money
Saturday Night.
George Eliot got $4,000 for her last
novel. We expect people would pay us
that much for our last one, too-if they
could be convinced it really was the last
one.-BurdeHe.
Young men who make regular visits
Sunday nights, with several sandwlched
in during the week, may properly be
said to belong to the "Press Associa-
ton. ."-Bradford Era.
"The only real bitter tears" says
some one, "are those shed in solitude"
You may bet your life that philosopher
never saw en-year-old. boy coming out
of the woodshed in company with his
father and skate-strap.-HdUkeye.
Must have rained around about last
night, " remarked the old farmer, rs he
looked abroad in the morning. And his
little boy, whose jacket was very ragged,
said he wished that it had raired q
roundabout. for him. GrisaCoh. >.
A parishioner of a Berkshire pastor
was asked what the color of the parsons
eyes was. He didn't really; know, tQr'
he said, ."when he prays; his eJfSsre
shut, and when he breaches, I ger AS
slglt mine mine-"-~S----l.-A< y
When you and I were lad and lass 2. -. -
A fresher hue was on the grass,
And stars were twingiing in; the skys.
Because YOU hit me in the eyeSse s.
We quarreled then from first to last, !. - =
When yoHand were lad and lass. t..
When lad and lass were you and I
You stole and ate mas custard pie, ,
Then in my coat the crumbs did throw
And how they licked me you well know;
Such were the things that came TO pass
When you and 1 were lad and lass.
Oil City Derrick.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-07-10

Do Right.
Take this motto Tor your lie,
DO right!
Guard it well in every strife.
Do right!
Heel its teachings in your heart,
From its rreccpts ne'er depart,
Let not evil get the start,
DO right!
Though the tempter whisper low,
DO right!
He will only prove your foe,
Do right!
Ever be where duty calls,
In the field or palace halls,
Flee from haunts where sin appals,
DO right,
Pleasure will allure the mind,
DO right!
IT'S snare to all mankind,
Do right!
=. Principle must help us here,
Keep our minds from doubt and fear,
Make our pathway bright and clear,
Do right!
Hattie B. .Austin.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-07-10
Total population. s, ,Sl3, 4O7

From the above table we learn that
the average death rate per 1000 living is
less in twenty-three cities of tlis coun-
try than in us many in Great Britain.
Still, us will be seen, the population in
the cities of America is not us dense, and
in most cases the water is more pure
than there. In England the rule is laid
down that the mortality of n healthy
city should not exceed II per 1000. I'm
til we reach that limit in both countries
the work of the sanital'ian must be re-
garded rs incomplete. - MdW -1H4aoea
TTnjOn
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-07-10
The Health Of Citiess

The following tabulated statement is
compiled from the annual summary
published by the Registrar Gen'iEn of
England. It shows the death rate and
population of twenty three Of The largest
cities of Great Britain for the.year 1878: ::
o.. - D.. Deaths
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-07-10
ADYERTIsING RATEss
Song and Summer.

Song and Summer.
Whilst the golden hand of morn
Scatters roses over the sky;
And the south wind, nearly born,
Wandcrs full OF odor by;
sing-tor summer speedeth fast?
Sing-and every pleasure share!
Soon, alas, the wintry blast
Strips the woodland bare,
Sweet bird,
Strips the woodland bare!
Sing, and make the morn thy friend!
Circle round each happy tree
Where thy brother mates attend,
Full of joyous liberty!
Speed thy wing from spray to spray
Teach the world thy merry song;
Swiftly summer glides away
Pleasure lasts not long,
Sweet bird,
Pleasure lasts not long!
Charles SUaf&
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-07-10
TIMELY TOPICS.

The statement is given that more
candy is made and eaten in the United
States than in all the rest of the world
combined. Boston manufacturers con-
sumo about 1000 tons annually, New
York about 1000 tons and Chicago does
a large business in the same field. The
exports from the United States to
Europe include "the best French
candies"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-07-10

A man may be as pure as virgin
snowflake and rs mild as May morn
ing. but he will get wild Just the same
when his Office boy dips the mucllage-
brush in the inkstand.