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The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-31
MuddIed.

An exchange says: s'Politics in
Charleston seem TO he in most fear
full muddle. The Macs and Courier
doesn't give its readers much light on
the subject. In fact that paper is al
most mum, only giving US one-sid-
ed view of a picture, both sides of
which an interested public would like
very much to see. Things seem 10
get worse and worse rs the campaign
progresses, and recent developments
indicate the existence Of movement
among the Courtenay party, who
claim to be the straightout Democra-
cy, to drop their leader and join their
forces with the independent party
under the leadership of Gayer, who,
it appears, counts upon the support
Of the Republicans. We think that
the Courtenay party has forfeited all
its boasted claims to straightoutism,
for it will be committing the very
same ofense which it has been charg-
ing Mayor Sales party ever since the
beginning of the campaign. If this
be the course which the Courtenay
party have determined to pursue it is
high time that they should stop talk
ing about boiling for it is throwing
stones from glass houses this time"
II the above statement is true the
quicker the Democracy throw Courte-
nay overheard the better, but we are
yet to be convinced that it is true.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-31
ChiIdhood's Careless Sunny Hours

Careless childhood's moments,
All! how swiftly do they fly,
Lenying hearts now bleeding, groaning,
Meath the burden of sigh.
Flowers OF pleasure, too, have faded,
Friendships roses lost their bloom,
Loves sweet token lingering, bending
Ger tho portals Of the tomb.
All! how sad this world and dreary,
Lost-the friends we loved Of yore,
Death'8 pale messenger hath born them
10 that distant, unknown shore.
Gentle spirits hover round me,
Point with loving hand the way,
Lending to your home up yonder,
Where the heart may never stray!
Father. stana forever near me,
While upon this earth roam!
Mother. let your spirit guide me,
10 your bright and happy home!
And thou, too, my little darling,
VINO on earth III see no more,
Whisper gently to thy mother,
OF the beauties OF that shore!
Teach her to be patient, darling,
Though life's trials dark infest!
Bid her look with folld nope, upward,
When alone the hearts fluids reslI
My hearts idol that diti'st leave me,
When no arm could reach to save
Dearest, lost one shall see thee
When l pass beyond the grave.
Meet me love at Heavens portals,
Take my tremling hand and guide
Where the crystal font is gushing,
Far beyond deaths swoolen tide.
Down beside your grave ut moonlight
Where the dropping willow nod,
Annic's kneclling, dear, and weeping
For her lost one meath the sod
Sleep oil, then, my hearts own treasure
In the silent. nOiselcss tomb!
Faircr flowers than Annie's planting,
In eternal gardens bloom.
Hush, my heart! cease thy wild throb
bings,
Twas their God that called tl.eu
home,
His fond arm He folds around them.
Shields them from liie's howling storm
ANNIE AUGUSTA GLOVER.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-31
II the Boston IYatchman is n

II the Boston IVatchman is not
guilty Of exaggeration, morals would
seem to be in bad way in the hub
of the universe. II says: "The Bos-
ton chief of police declares that there
are hundreds of girls belonging to
respectable Boston families who have
adopted ways Of which they would
blush to have their relatives know"
l hc laxity Of the divorce law very
probably has good deal to do with
this. Where marriage comes to be
so lightly regarded by the law us is
the case in Massachusetts, it is nc
wonder that the public morality
should suffer in every direction.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-31

The hero of a German story says
he pressed his burning lips to her
rosy mouth, and "she returned my
kiss, and my soul was no longer in
my body; touched the stars; the
earth went from under my feet"
Dutch fathers wear heavy boots we
know, and no doubt the earth went
from under the young mans feet, but
we don't believe he touched the stars.
That is too steep. Why a mule
couldn't kick him that high. But he
saw stars we firmly believe. 1t is
dangerous to fool around an irascible
old Germans daughter.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-31
Our Scrap Box.

The smallest perfect achievement
is nobler than the grandcst failure.
The veil which covers the face of
futurity, is woven by the hand of mer.
cy.
1t is said with the life as with cof-
fee, he who drinks it pure must not
drain it to the dregs.
Paper umbrellars are now manufac.
tured, and paper borrowers will hence
forth rapidly increase.
If we were permitted to put our
own valuation on ourselves there
would not be low priced' man in
the world. ~, ~. ...s.s....s. ~
This is true philanthropy that bu-
rics not its gold in ostentatiuus char.
ity, but builds its hospital in the hu.
man heart.
Miseries come unbidden and oil.
ways stay too long, while joys mus,
be sought for and when found are apt
to slip away unawares.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-31

1T just amounts to this-either the
tax payers of Abbeville in making
their returns on oath swore falsely,
or General Johnson Hagood is wrong.
He is bold nan, and that Is bold
newspaper, that wonld sustain the act
Of one man, even If be is Comptrol-
ler-General, agaenst tue truthfulness
Of a whole county. The sresent State
Board OF Equalization certainly did
not hesitate In ranging themselves
with the people of Abbhville County.
Press and Banner.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-31
Sneezing.

Some of the negroes in North Car.
olina are highly indignant at the ef-
fort being made TO deprive them of
the right of sneezing. They say they
have always eneezed when they felt
like it, and intend to keep it up,
which they have right to do under
the regulations and provisions Of the
Fifteenth Amendment. They oppose,
i'll toto, the monopoly Of the white
man in the luxury Of sneczing. They
say the next move will be to deprive
them of the right of catching cold.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-31

In the last few weeks young gen
tleman and lady near Staunton, Va,
were married at $50 A. NJ, went
straight to their new residence, to
which the groom had already ordered
new furniture and an outfit for house
keeping, and at IL o'clock they had
dinner, which the bride had attended
to. In the afternoon the bridesmaids
had good deal of fun putting down
the carpets for tho happp pair. That
was business.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-31
An Irish Verdict.

The most original verdict was tbas
Of an Irish jury before whom pris-
oncr pleaded Guilty" throwing him
self on the mercy Of the court. The
verdict was "Not guilty." The Judge,
in surprise, exclaimed. "Why, he
has confessed his crimcI"
The foreman responded: ooh, my
lord, you DO not know that fellow,
but we do. He is the most notorious
liar i'll the whole country, and no
twelve men who knew his character
can believe word he says"
So the prisoner escaped, as the
jury adhered to their verdict.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-31
ALL who have examined copies OF

ALL who have examined copies of
newspapers printed fifty years ago
have noted the dcarth Of local news
in tho columns of such papers. But
when wo think moment and realize
that there were no moving machines
nor steam machinery in those days
the wonder at the absence of sucl
news ceases, ami We speculate as to
whether there was any encouragement
in printing newspaper fifty years
ago anyway.-Romc Sentinel.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-31

A clergyman Of my acquaintance
told me that he once visited lady OF
his parish who had just lost her hus-
band, in order 10 offer consolation,
and upon her earnest inquiries as to
the reunion of families in Heaven, lie
strongly asserted his belief in that
fact and when she asked with ankle
ty whether any time must elapse be-
fore friends would lie able TO find
each other in tho next world, he en-
phatically said: "No, they will be
united at once" He was thinking of
the happiness Of being able to offer
the relief Of such faith, when she
broke in upon such mcdtations by
exclaiming sadly: "Well, his first
wife has got him, then, by this time
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-31
A Leadville jury, last week, becom

A Leadville jury. last week, becom-
ing disgusted with the 'ssass" admin
tered to themselves, as we'll as to
the lawyers and witnesses. by the
Judge, ordered the sheriff to lock the
latter up for a couple OF weeks, "just
TO take some Of the style out Of him.
as the foreman expressed it. And, to
his Honor's great evaporation, he
was inconLinently lugged off to Jail,
and is now in durance vile, while the
case is going quietly on with the most
popular barkeeper in town occupying
the judicial chair.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-31

A 70 year old maid who was quite
i'll in Savannah, told the doctor she
had never been hugged by man in
her life, and asked for one kiss. The
gallant doctor complied with this re-
quest, Of course, and she got we'll.
When the doctor got home and told
the story to his wife he got-well, he
is balder than he was. :.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-31

AN exchange says that Paul II.
IIayne, the poet, thinks of making
his home in the North, saying that
the South shows little appreciation of
letters and gives no encouragement 20
the professional literary man. He
has been for somc weeks with Whit
tier in Ossipee, N. II. and has enjoy.
cd the hopitality of Longfellow and
others in Boston.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-31

IT is always the young man at the
picnic whose rear suspender buttons
are endowed with the weakest spinal
column who is selected by the young
ladies to climb tree and put up n
swing, provided young man with
white trousers is not on the ground.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-31

1t has been proved that the
strength, care, and thought expended
by the average housewife, in coaxing
q weaK-chested, hollow-backcd con.
sumptive geraninm up to two inches,
would lift ton weight three-quartcrs
Of mile, and raise thousand dol
lar mortgage out of sight.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-31

ONE paper takes another to task
for saying in advance of the action
of the nominating convention that it
will not support certain gentleman
for Governor. Such old togyism is
fast dying out in South Carolina, and
we would advise our cotcmporary to
take new lease on life.-IImcs Com
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-31
"DoEs the court understand vou

"DoEs the court understand you to
say, Mr.. Jones, that you saw the edi.
tor of the Augur and Freedom intoxi-
cated?" "Not at oil sir; l merely
said that had seen him frequently
SO lurried in his mind that he would
undertake to cut out copy with the
snuffers-thaL's ALL"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-31

A young lady's hat blew of Satur-
day morning and was run over by Q
broad-wheeled cart. The ribbons
were somewhat soiled, but tho hat .is
now the very latest fall shape.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-26
DOG VERSUS BADGER.
From the keadin g Eagle.

A highly exciting badger match took
place near Shenandoah, Schuylkill coun-
ty, recently. The match was between
David Donnelly's bull terrier dan" and
a badger owned by Charles McCandlish.
The match was for $50 a side. The dog
had to pull the badger out of an empty
barrel to win. The dog weighed 81
pounds, but the badger tipped the scale
at Il. The match took place in a stable
at night, and was witnessed by about
forty persons. McCandlish arrived. with
his badger in bag, and few minutes
later Donnelly with his dog. Three men
were selected judges, and the rules were
explained 10 them. According to the ar
rangements made, Donnelly wagered
that his dog would draw the badger out
of the barrel in less than an hour. Don
nelly was to handle his dog and Nc
Candlish the badger; but neither of the
animals were to be touched while they
were together. The dog was looked on as
a certain winner. The badger was weak
and Notwithstanding little animal,
but its eyes cleaned viciously, and its
long, glistening teeth snapped as it was
taken out of the bag and placed on the
ground. The badger, after cycling the
crowd, waddled cOmplacently into bar
rel that was fastened on its side in one
corner of the stable. The badger was i'm
ported and is six years old. 1t has
fought sixteen battles and been drawn
four times in this country and twice in
England
When the dog was unclaimed it ap-
preached the barrel and shifted at it sus-
piciously, but the badgers teeth snap
ped detiantlY, and in a second Dan" had
entered and they were at it. The bad
gers tough hide and heavy coat of hair
protected it greatly, and as it used its
teeth and braced itself firmly against the
side of the barrel, Dams" efforts to
draw it out did not meet with much sue
cess. After twenty-five minutes desper-
ate fighting the dogs teeth slipped and
it fell outside the barrel. Before it could
re-enter, Donnelly seized the dog and at
tended to number of ugly wounds on
its face. At the same time McCandlish
was paying similar attentions to the bad
ger.
Time being called again, the dog bolt
ed in the barrel like a shot and after a
brief struggle got the badger almost to
the mouth but by a sudden wrench the
courageous little animal freed itself and
got back before "Dan" could prevent it.
Itw now forty-five minutes since the
fight had opened, and the crowd began
to think that DAM had anything but a
soft contract, and bets were freely offered
that the dog would not win. The dog
was allowed to breathe twice during the
remaining fifteen minutes, and each time
it returned pluckily to the fray; but
when the time expired it was still strug-
Cling in the barrel and the badger was
no nearer drawn than it had been when
the struggle began. Five minutes ex-
ira time was allowed the dog, but it
lnh To If,fn nlfNfa
nent, and they were separated. The
stakes were awarded to McCandlish,
who after washing the badger returned
it to the bag and the party dispersed.
The dog received much more punish
ment than it gave. Those who witness
ed the match say it was the most excit-
ing fight they ever saw.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-26

AS showing how much machinery some
times cheapens production, it is said
that Mr.. Perry, who made the first steel
pen on commercial scale, paid his en-
ployees five shillings for making each
pen and even when the trade had become
regular he gave for some years as much
as thirty-six shillings a gross to his work
men. Now pens can be made and sold
at profit for three cents per gross.
A few figures may sli.,w how greatly
Baltimore has grown rs flour and grain
mart since the war: In IS4. the receipts
of wheat at Baltimore erere 6,G69. co.
bushels; in 1873 they haI increased to
20,00S, $50 bushels. In 1875 the receipts
of grain of all kinds at Baltimore from
january to December were nearly 10000,
600 bushels more than for the correspond
ing time in 1877, and aggregated nearly
3S, 000,0 900 bushels. The increase in til,
-four trade has been equally great, the re
ceipts rising from 1,03O,5S5 barrels from
January To November % in 1877 to ,Sl5,
061 barrels in the corresponding time il
1878. During the latter period til,
foreign shipments reached an aggrceat,
of 53S, 994 barrels.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-26
Better than Gold.

The grand climax of success is at last
achieved. The poor rejoice, the sick
arise, the rich bask in the golden sun
shine of perfect health. The physical
miseries of the human frame need no
longer be endured. DIR. Kings Cal1for-
MIA Golden Compoud, for Dyspepsia,
Constipation, Sick Headache, Coming up
of Food, Jaundice, Liver Complaint,
Biliousness, General Debility, Drowsi-
ness and Low Spirits This wonderful
remedy will positively cure, and that
that this wonderful remedy will do all
we claim for it you are presented with a
trial bottle free of cost, by which you
will really perceive its wonderful cura-
tive qualities, and which viii show You
what regular one dollar size bottle will
do. For sale by 3. Wheldon & Co, En-
poria, Kansas 2 d11t6-w14t1.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-26
NEW YORK FASHIONS.

Some New Meterials- Ornithology on
Hats-New styles in Millinery, etc
The mournful expression assumed by
bachelor friend when told him that
silks costing $50 per yard were import
cd this fall, is even now present with me.
How many yards for dress - he asked
hurriedly. l FASTENED to reassure him
by adding that one or two yards of such
expensive fabric placed on something in
comparison more ordinary, such as plain
satin or velvet would be sufficient
This brought CLEAN to his saddened
countenance and he still revoIves un-
certainly the matrimonial question. The
beauty and richness of many of the new
silks are indeed extraordinary, and
oftentimes. therefore, they win be used
In lesser quantities on plain satin, velvet
and sometimes silk, almost always,
however, the two former. Colors are fire.
quontly very bright and we find not only
the Indian cashmere patterns before
spoken of, but all manner of floral ideas
which repeat the gay iardiniere and Pom
padour patterns of the summer. Stripes,
too, are prominent, nor are plaids
ignored, and with both we con-
stantIy see the new Indian and
floral designs united. All are like
wise produced in silk and wool, and
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-26
THE MAxwElL LAID GRANT.

The foreclosure Of 1hc Maxwell iand
grant III New atcxicD is certainly tiIe
most extensive silt OF the kind now pen1-
ing III the United States. and very prob
ably has never been cqualiati IN the eN-
tent OF the property affected. The mort
gagged premises embrace no fewer than
100000 acres, an area larger than that
OF some the original states, and include
some immense gold mines. The mortga-
:res with accrued interest amount TO over
81 100000. The history of the grant is
peculiar. 1t was made forty years ago
by the Mexican authorities to BeaubIen
and Miranda, and after some time passed
into the possession of Mr.. Maxwell, who
lived like prince upon it, surrounded
by scores of Mexican retainerS, and by
Indian tribes over whom he held an I'M
disputed influence. About ten years
ago it was sold to an English company
at a large price, and they sent out host
of officials to constitute kind ofvice-re-
gal authority, and establish Cimarron as
the capital of their great domain. La
wish expenditure sums up the history of
the next few years. The English COM
pany was liberal in making supposed
| Improvement, and there were flush
times" indeed at Cimarron. The poorest
officer Of the the company travelled with
four horses. In 1870 loan of eI00, 600
was placed in the Dutch market,
and two years after e275,G00 more
was obtained from the same
source on a second mortgage.
Most extravaganza representations were
made to induce these great loans; all
soon followed by default in the payment
of interest and the bankruptcy of the
English company. At the recent term
of court in ColfaX county, New Mexico,
ha1I I,r. IL, Dr.
| rate foreclosure suits were pending, and
most interesting legal contest took
.t.e. Besides all the leading members
of tt ;Titorial bar, Judge Birdseye
and Mcfarland, of New York, were pres
ent as counsel, and also Judge Merriam,
| of Colorado. For eight days the con-
| test continued, Il vast number of compli-
cations having arisen during the three
fold litigations; nearly thirty motions
were made, and the New York counsel
each occupied a day and half in argu-
ments. Finally on the afternoon OF
the last day of the term, Judge Birdseye
made coup d'etdt. At 2:;}0 p. IN. he
dismissed his pending suit, i'll which le
had been embarrassed by multiplicity
of defendants, and began a new foreclos-
ure of the first mortgage with no defend.
| ants but the debtor company and the sec
ond mortgage trustees. These instantly
appeared and put in answers, SO that in
half an hour the case was at issue. BY
consent it Immediately went to trial, the
necessary evidence was introduced, all
preliminaries were concluded, and al
three seconds before midnight, when the
term was to close by law, the decree OF
foreclosure was signed by the Judge!
Great excitement prevailed, and the re-
suit was received with acclamations
| from, ha iAay1fu i1a trTaV MT NHrhncn
prosperity depended entirely on an early
conclusion of the litigation. Thus the
largest foreclosure case in the county
was begun and ended in less than ten
hours, and the proverb as to the laws
delays" for once proved untrue.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-26
BUSINESS ITEMS.


The Albany foundries send daily to
New York about 200 stoves. The trade
is at its height.
1t is estimated that in the numerous
manufacturing establishments of Taun,
ton, Mass, nearly a thousand more men
are employed than one year ago.
1t is said by those who ought to know
that 22,000,000 feet of lumber is annually
consumed in making boxes for Chicago
pork-packers, and 100000 feet in pic.
ture frames.
The cotton trade of St Louis exhibits
remarkable growth. In 1870 the re.
ceipts were only 10000 bales, while the
receipts for the cotton year of 1S7S-79,
ended Sept. 1, show grand total of $780,.
936 bales.
Taking the average of few years
past but 81 per cent of our cotton crop
is manufactured in the United States,
60 per cent going to feed the mills OF
Great Britain and Continental Europe
If you wish to do a losing business,
advertise on fence. If you wish to get
rich, advertise in respectable newspa-
per that has good circulation among
people who buy your goods.
We see it stated that within the past
two years Natchez has built cotton
factory, every dollar of the stock in
which is owned by her own citizens,
and which is yielding the very hand
some return Of nearly twenty per cent.
on the investment.
1t is authoritatively asserted that there
are $4,000 unemployed men in the city
of Glasgow, Scotland, and it viii be
necessary for the citizens 10 give assist
ance to the unemployed during the CON-
ing winter. of.all the industries of this
great manufacturing point, the iron
trades alone are doing we'll.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-26
THE GREENBACK TICKET.

The Greenbackers met Saturday pur-
suant TO announcement, and nominated
a ticket, with the advice and consent of
the Democracy. We could not find the
secretary today to get the official report
of the proceedings, and there seems to be
but little knowledge of the affair outside.
We learn there were only twenty to
twenty-five of the school districts repre-
scented, out of upwards of eighty in the
county, less than one third of the people
of the county feeling interest enough in
the cause to elect delegates.
The following ticket was nominated Z:
Treasurer, Thos. Armor; clerk, NJ. a.
Coppock; sheriff, Thomas Ryan; Regis
ter, w. ]. Jones surveyor, James Pagan
coroner, DIR. Trueworthy. The ticket is
composed of good men, but we don't sup
pose they expect to be elected. The
fight on this ticket will be consolidated
on sheriff and register. Mr.. Jones has a
strong following entirely irrespective OF
this nomination, and Mr.. Ryan is and
always has been one of the best men in
Emporia. The Republicans will find
that this last nomination means 'busi
ness" before the election comes, it being
the strongest possible for the parties to
make,