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The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05

A ''maf who knows Grant" writes
to The New York Sun rs follows 81
have known Grant ever since he haul.
ed wood to ST. Lonis, before he dream
cd Of being President, when his wag-
on was put in Arnots livery stable
many years ago. lie was then and
now is, ambitious, and while he pre-
tends he wants nothing, has always
been willing to accept and is good
on the take. lie will take or accept
the third time, and will seek and keep
all other terms, but will always, like
another friend Of mine, prefer n
gold NINE. lie would like to be at
the head of an empire, even if it
drcnchcd the United Statcsin blood"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05
Giant Craze.

The Baltimore Gazette saws: If
there is any discretion left in the
South, however, there will he no
spread OF this allcdgcd Grant Gaze.
Grant can never be honest nor fair
nor. sincere in. his treatment Of That
section. lie belongs to the stalwarts
the bloodhounds Of the North. II
reelected he would pass at once into
the lrantlS Of the extreme Radical cl-
cmcnt. Itaycs started out with fair
promises to The South, but rs soon
as he saw that the doctrines Of the
Republican patty were not fully &C
ceplcu down there he became bit.
ter and sneaking foe. A few men in
The South who live 10 hol' Office
might bc benefited by selling out tc
Grant. But the people at large who
might bc betrayed into the shameful
movement would be m"tsc to suffer
NEST wociullS.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05
Patriotic Sentiment.

Senator Hill, of Georgia, gives ut
tcrancc TO this bold declaration and
patriotic sentiment: eve, as Demo.
cra.s, must put down corruption
wherever VIC find it, inside Of our par
ty. as well rs outside of it.. That is
my doctrine, and l intend to proclaim
it all over Georgia *ilcu I return
home" This is the only wise AMI
patriotic course for the Statesman to
pursue. That man is poor States
man, and very much ont of his place
as a leader Of the people, who would
cover up corruption and wrong doing
i'll his party to maintain political as-
ccndancy. The time has come when
political parties, like individuals,
must stand upon their merits, if
they stand at all. A great many ir-
regularties have crept into the ranks
of the Georgia Democracy within the
past few years, and Senator Hill sees
the dangers which are threatening
the existence Of The party and is Civ
ing the people warning.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05
''Boonl.'

Th!s is one Of the latest slang
words, and :t is fast creeping into
every grade OF society. No matter
what it is that laIics sud len star,
upward, it is described rs :, "boom.' y
we would not be ut all surprised to
see it applied TO hangings, and have
an execution headed rs "AIr. Cut
throats Boom" We think It, would
hea good thing for the language if
those parties who invthS such words
were 'boomcd" at the cntl Of rope.
Let us staud by the good old plain
English. We can understand it t'bct-
ter than the newly invented slang
Camden JOnrnal.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05
CIR Conyicts.

The horrible tale uEfoldcd in the
N.,cs dud Courier Of Saturday, which
publishes the evidence Of certain OF
the convicts who have not only felt
The string Of the lash, the blow and
the scourge, but have seen many OF
their fellow mserabIes perish day by
day from the shotgun and from The
cruel treatntnt received ut the hands
OF inhuman taSkmasters set over
them by the corporations to whom
they have hccn hired, is enough to
cn:hic the blood. 1t slo,i!u ae,kcn
grave thought in the minds of our
legislators. Think Of their most
wrctchcd state. Alleviate their mis-
cries. IT not, let us abolish i'm
prisOnmcnL ami make death the ben
atty to he metcd out for ill crimes.
however great or mean. Then, at
least we shall not bc denounced rs
cruel monsters who keep men alive
simply to torture their spiritual be-
ing through the vehicle OF the ma,cri-
D.uHtOH Crescent.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05
Hancock and HAMPTON,

From its masthead, until the tick
ct is elected, or some other nominat-
ed, the Norfolk Guz. Uc viii float the
names of'liancock and Hampton rs
the Democratic candidates for prcsi-
dent and Vice President in 1880.
The GaEctte says "rhc Republicans
big gun is Rebel Briga,licrs, and the
gallant Ilancock's war record will
spike that. While the cowardly pol
icy OF Tic Northern Democrats, hith-
crto, which has feared to put true
Southern man on the ticket, has led
but to defeat, the time is now here fGr
Il rcpr, sentative of tho South to have,
at least, the second place Oh the tick
ct, and none can be named more tru.
: ly, representative than the gallant
Wade Hampton"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05

TIE Elbel ton (Ga) Guz,Ne tells
"how 10 double the price Of our cotton
crops as follows: Supposing ou
crops TO reach 5000 balms, at ten
cents, it would bring to our county
S320,O00. II this crop was used up
by factories in the county it wound
bring, instead Of S320,00O, return
of nearly 100000. This being the
case it bchoovcs every farmer in the
county TO use his cXcr,ions for the
establishment Of cotton factories
right here at home. With their crops
yielding such handsome amount,
those who are bchind-han,i-slavcs
to their factOrs-would soon be able
TO throw oil the shack'es Of debt and
scrldom.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05
A Radical Love Feast.

A Radical Love Feast.
! One Of the features Of the Fair tllat.
has escaped notice, was the general
gathering Of the Radical clans in CO.
lhmbia. The time was cunninely
chosen, in the expectation that this
Hoe king together Of harpies would be
unobserrcd in the Immense crowd
that visited Culumbis during Fair
week. But their prolonged absence
from Columbia makes their assem-
bling conspicuous: What they did
is not known. What they desired to
do every one can guess. Theg are
preparing for fight in 1880, as des-
peratc rs any yet witnessed in the
State; al Il they hope, through the aid
OF Northern Republicans, the Federal
government and Democratic dissen.
sions,. TO carry South Carolina for
the Presidential nominee OF tile Re-
publican party and for Radical Con-
gressmen. 1t is idle to pooh.pooh
their efforts and predict walk-over
for The Democrats next year. That
the Republicans expect TO make a
desperate fight in South Carolina,
Louisiana, and perhaps Mississippi,
next year, is already foreshadowed
in stalwart Northern newspapers.
lhc situation can be briefly summed
up. The Solid South with New York
and Indiana can elect a President.
Indiana, went Democratic last year
by an increased majority, wi,ike the
Republicans gained in all the other
States, and carried New York by
thirty.firc thousand. Tlis year, de-
spite Democratic dissensions in, New
York the votes for Robinson and
X lily combined exccet'cd those for
Cornell by thirty-iive thousand, al
though Cornell was run by Conkling
on the Grant platform. The Repub-
Leans a:e not sanguine Of carrying
these Two States next year, and they
will make the fght in the three
Southern S atcs named above. they
hope 10 carry one of the three at
least. Failing i'll this they will raise
the cry Of fraud, and claim that thew
have been counted out. a prominent
Republican has already said that
Grant will not be nominated unless
there is fear of Democratic fraud.
otherwise Blaine or Sherman will he
selected. This means that if the Re.
puollcans feel eoaiident of CARRYING
New York or Fncsiana, they will nom
mate civilian, bat if not thew will
select q ant, cry rraul in the South.
ana cndcavor TO steal the Presidency
again. AN Indispensable feature of
this programme is TO make a close
Fen in South Carolina. We firmly
believe that The gathering of The Radi-
cal cars in Columbia last week
meant much more than mere visit
OF pleasure. They were taking pre-
lim'nary steps for pcrfccling dcs.
peratc campaign next summer. Fore
warned is forearmcd. II the Democ-
racy devote their whole time 10 an un-
sccmly sQuabblc over the loaves and
fishes, they will wake next November
to find that the Radicals have sliypet,
III and captured the FEAST IPinns-
Joro NcWS und Herald.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05
The Chronic GrumbIer.

"What want," said Boremilsr1,
laying down a proof slip that he had
taken cn our table, after tearing of
Il piece TO light his cigar-"What I
"%ut is palc cr that'll slways come
up to the scratch. Iou editors ain't
got backbone enough. want = pa
per that's rough yes one that'll take
the skin off. do" Old Shayincs,
The carpenter, who WAS fixing onr
sanctuH door SO we could close it
when We heard Borcmhard coming
in future, here "put in his oa- and re-
marked that he thought so too and had
jess such a one in LIS pocket. Have
you said B, adjusting his eyeglasses,
lets see it, Old Shavings fell in the
pocket Of his overalls, and solemnly
handed ever sheet of sandpapcr.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05

1t is found, by adding together the
vote given respectively 10 Gov. Rob.
inson, John Kelly and the Grcenbacli
and Temperance candidates in New
York State, that Cornell, the Rcpub
lican Governor to be, is in miner
ity Of oyer seventy thousand This
docs not look like q Governor chosen
Of THO people
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05
A Song.

Said the wind. 81 know she is fair,
For toyed with her beautiful black hair
And the rin9lets unhcctlcd flow
Rested light OH breast OF snow
Aud tic rosebud whispered, "shc's sweet
For in kisses her lips meet.
And my fragrance the deeper grows
From the ROSE Oh hcr. lips tlfht & lows"
And the sky said, II know she is true.
@aZe in her eyes of dark brown hue.
When she lifts them to me IN prayer.
And all heaven is mirrorcd tlittrc.''
AND my hear:-my heat said to me,
"All that wind. sky and rosebud see.
Fairness, iragance aud truth are thine.
For love her, and hope she'll be mine =
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05
Pretty Women.

Is it not strange fact, that not
more than q dozen mascuincs will
ever agree as regards beauty in wo-
men, and that we have no standard
TO mark this excellence; form or fig
urc ;tic' not even defined, much less
The facial featurcs-ncilhcr the hand
with its soft PRESSURE nor The foot,
whether large or small, forming a re-
quisitc. Nor The eye, the window OF
The soul, whether IS be blacks mt
brown melting blue OF ;'intclligent
grey" The beauty Of women consists
in more than fine complexion, or
stylish dress, for either Of these may
DC possessed by q most hateful vira-
go. The tact Of making themselves
agreeable, is the basis of beauty's
structure; The heart culture must he
real. 10 counterfeit, or iL.will not bear
washing, and it is even 80 much pre-
(crable 20 That Of the head. Asclfsh
woman is not long cared for by any
one, and although mnclp has been
written by talented writer's on "beau-
ty of face" beauty Of character will
last, and, in Glc end, be found far
more desirable; it will brighten
homes, under clouds, and be CON
tinnous sunshine 10 husbands and
childrcn.-uomc Circle.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05

The express robbcr, James Gil
more, under sentence of seven years
imprisonment in the Ohio pcnllcnlia-
ry, one only of which he has served
refuses TO divnlgc the whereabouts Of
the $4,000 which he is charged with
stealing. He has told the express
people that he intends to keep the
money for the support of Ills family
and to reconpensc him, when he shall
get out, for what lie has had to suffer
for his crime.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05
Cost of Fences.
5ditor O5ongeJurg Democrat i:

Editor OfangeJu1y Democrat
see ih-your issue orlthe 14th III
slant an article under. the above head.
ing, which goes on to show the cos,
of fenting farms. l have been trying
to farm for several yeats and in ,lris
time have fenced q good deal of land
and find by calculation that 1 can
easily fence forty acres in the manner
proposed at cost Of sl75, including
rallsS hauling and building fence,
Which is large price and ishuL lit
Tie over onc-third of your calcula-
tion. This amount would no: enclose
Il pasture sufficient for half uhc s,ot.I;
generally kept on forty acre farm
Without which the lahoring people
could not make q living. Besides,
there are thousands of acres OF land,
~hich,'i in the case OF the passage OF
the law, yon seem 20 favor, would lie
used for pnsluring that have no water.
This would cause the stock to be re-
moved off such farms and he thrown
upon the market at a'sacriliGc until
the supply became exhausted :, then
whoever coul,l not raise his bauon,
woull Say double The present price or
do without which would BE the case
with the poor laborcr, white or black.
1t would he Impossible f0f man
who owns no land or such as has no
water on it, to raise his meat. | an,
inclined 10 think if you calculate the
profits Oh the milk nlbutter of three
Or four COWS TO family for the
length Of time your $3.50 fence would
lose, you will find The figures 10 over
balance the fence figures, large us
they are, 10 say nolliiilg Of the bacon,
land and an occasional beef which is
no small item with the labo.cr Of the
country:
Raise your own provisions, is tho
advice of all intelligent advisers.
How can you expect us to raise our
meat when we cannot keep a cow 0!
4 pig except in the lot, while it is all
we ca!f do to- feed onr little stool;
through the sovcrc winter months
and let them provide for lhems elves
The balance of Il e year. I, for one,
say, let our legislaanrn their at
tention TO something that will be. u
b, %cIiL TO all,nos to The rich land own
cr ".Une. Should the stock law pass,
the poor man will belong to the rich
and provisions will 60 up anil about
the next election will place The fSali-
Gals i'll coutrol at the capital, from no
other cause than the passage Of the
stock law. l believe if candidate
for the Legislature should declare
himself in favor Of this law, -. A.
Slrakcr, black carpet bag Radical as
he is, would beat him badly in this
locality. IT the Radicals did tax us
heavily and steal all the money, they
did not deprive us Of the right lc
use milk and butter: CONGAHEE.
The article alluded IT, hy the cor,
respondent above was not written by
us, but was clipped from an exchange
rs 4 matter Of news on Il subject o
general interest. The Fence Law is
question that should he discussed
and decided 10y farmers alone.-EpI
TOR DEMccHAT.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05

The desperate struggle for the
political possession of Indiana in
1880 has commenced. 1t is charged
that large aumbcrs Of Republican
negroes are being colonizcd in the
State and the Democrats threaten to
Offset the movement by bringing owe,
10000 white kcntucliians and dis.ri.
buting them around rs farm laborcrs
and artisans. a better plan would
be for the Democratic Legislature
this winter to annex the entire west.
ern end of Kenturky until after THO
Presidential election. Amicablc ar,
rangemcnts might be made to borrow
at least q dozen counties.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05
If they Could See.

The Raleigh (N. c. .hcAun,c untl
Farmer, OF Friday last, says: "I
woulh hc wC;'lh Il hundred thousand
votes for the Democratic party could
each Northern State have a dozen
representatives TO walk our streets
and visit the colorcd peoples fair, TO
sec the battalions Of well-armcd
troops lawfully bulldozcd, they look
to be y to see the Governor, Il Delno
crat aid cN-COnlctcratc, riding in a
lour-horsc barouchc, to open the pro-
cccdIngs; TO see the street corners
crowded with noisy and well dressed
negroes, with glossy stovc-pipe hats
and big gold watches, to see the cred
table display Of farm, field and sllou
products, to sec the swarIms of cxcur.
slonists from all parts of the State
in short, to see what the Radical
sheets style the poor, -trotlden
robbed and intimidatcd ncgro'-as
We see him in our midst"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05
WOmanlY ModestY.

Man loves the mysterious. a
cloud less sky, and the full blown
rose leave linn untouched; but the
violet which hides its Gluslling beau
ties behind the bush, and the moon
when emerging from behind cloud
are to him sources of inspiration and
Of pleasure. Modcsty IS to merit
what shade is TO a figure in painting
il gives boldncss and prominence.
Nothing adds more 10 female beauty
than modcsty. 1t sheds around the
countcmancc Il halo Of light which is
borrowed from virtue. Botanists
have given The rosy hue which tinycs
the cup OF the white rose The name OF
"maiden blush This pune and deli
cate hue is the only pait:t Christian
virtue shoul, use. II is the richest
ornament. n woman without mod.
csty is like faded flower dihusing
an unMholcsome odor, which the
prudent gardener will throw from
him. Her destiny is melancholy, for
it terminates in shame ants repent
aEee. Beauty passes like the flower
Of tho albc, which blooms and dies in
few hours but modcsty gives the
female charms which supply the place
Of the transitory freshness Of youth
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05

WHO wouldn't rather tc President
than he right? Come, now, no shrk-
ing around. The salary of President
is 100000 per year. The salary of
being right is all the way from sl5
per month down to splitting wood for
II COLI dinner.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05
Thirteen Days Without Food.

The steamship England, Of The Ma
tional line, arrived in New York from
Liverpool. When Ecr cargo was be.
ing unloadcd man was found lean
ing against crate, who gaspcd out
"watcr.' lie WAS terribly cmaciatcd
and weak. lie family gave his name
as Harry, and said that he was a ba-
kcr. lie was asked if he had been
Ill the time while the ship was at
sea without food or drink, and he
nodded once, sliudderc,l and died.
lhc body was sent 10 the morouc.
Nothing was found on it to indicate
its Identity but 4 Licce Of paper, on
which WAS scratched The address
"lcter Hartman, baker, ut Simpsons,
Soho street, Branch" Tie s,owa-
way must have hCcn thirteen DAYS
without food or water. The dead
man appeared TO be about thirly-two
years Old.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05

Il correspondent of the New York
Sut writes: "-l farmer had ten
gallon kcg Of whiskcy in his CELLAR
hc was going away 10 be away ten
days; before going he told his wife
tha! for every day hc was away she
should draw one gallon off the kcg,
and put back one gallon Of water ;
she continued this for ten days.
How mulch whiskey was in the kcg at
the end of ten days!" This is an
easy one, although it may not appear
so ut first sight. At The end of ten
days the kcg contained ten gallons OF
whiskcy-such rs is sold at seaside
and many other hotels.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05
One Way to have Quiet.

Probably at no time since the first
white person set foot in South Caro-
lima has there been as many men
wanting Office as now. If every aspi-
rant could only get fat ollirc there
would be quiet along the Congarcc
and other water coursGs In the State
-may be not either, for unless Ger.
tain "palriots" got lat,er salary
than any of the rest the country would
bc "in danger; and so too others
might like to know what business
some men, outside of their "rings," :"
have to be i'll oillce at NcighJor.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05

No woman can afford TO grow up in
ignorance Of household management.
The comfort Of some home in the fu-
tue is endangered whenever instruc-
ton is withheld which would enable
woman TO plan wisely all arrange
mcnts necessary for the well ordering
of the spot which is TO be her home,
whether that home he one Of wealth
or the reverse may come even after
prospective wealth. makes such knowl-
edge seem unnecessary.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05

MEN do not like men pianists,
much singers, lady punstcrs, whist
ling women, or men who part tn cir
hair and name in the middle, and
women do not like men poets, timid
lovers, vain upstarts, or algebra.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-05

SUnscElEE for Tie ORASGEnuEG
DEMOCRAT. Only Sl.50 per annum.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-24
SPIRIT OF TIE GERMAN PAPERS.

Inc NOlkslteunV,
The Gar of Russia las followed the sub
lime example "f Emperor William, and is
now accOmranied on his daily promenades
by swarm OF fierce looking Cossacks
IThe Freie preSse
When one looks at the two parcrs to
whom Sheriff Weber has given the publica'
tion of the Sherilfs advertisements, it
would seem that. not the Republicans, but
the Democrats, gave him his position and
its emoluments.
THE Volksblatt1
The renowned Russian writer Turgenief1
has been banished from Russia.
The assassination fever has now nlsC
reached the United States. Our dispatches
mention all attempt at murder yesterday
In Chicago upon the celebrated tragediar
Booth, which, luckily, however. WAS not
successful. The attempt transpired in tile
theater. About fourteen years ago Lincoll
was shot by Booths brother in a theater.
Yesterdays Abend Postl
II the Cincinnati Pnst-otfice under the
present Postmaster, Loge, or rather, under
his guardians can actually not get to a
state of quietness, but on the contrary keel
on shaming the German name and injuriEt
Republican interests, President Hayes
would do well to speedily give us libera
American rs Postmaster We, on our part
| are tired of seeing incapable and unpopula
ward politicians figuring as the almight!
office holders or Otfice-givers and constant .
harming the Republican party, while 9th
ers-and in the first line the Abend Post
are fighting the Republican battles ant
winning victories. We hope we have mad
| ourselves understood