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The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-17
Tribute to Worthy CoIored Man

John Scott, worthy colorcd man,
OF Mechanicsville, and staunch
member Of Hampton Democratic Club
which he joined about three years
ago, at time when it was rcproach
among his race to be a Democrat
died short time ago, after long
sickness from Dropsy. The Club
bought his coffin, and its members,
both white and colored, attended his
funeral, and united in showing to his
remains the respect due to good and
true man. True SOuthron.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-17

Georgetown not only has the most
beautiful women and the smartcst
men, but also benevolent old turkey
gobbler. Mr.. Ed. Harper informs lis
that, near his place, on the county
line, is brood Of young guineas, all
hatchcd out by turkey gobbler be-
longing to his mo.her-in-law. This
beats anything we ever heard of and
now we want to see any of our up
country friends beat it. Will you try,
Mr.. Medium, of Abbevilic p George
tOaUn Times d Comet.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-17
A Grange Essay.

Inc Grange was formed for mutual
education. elevation, assistance and
sympathy among farmers for an in.
terchanpe of thought, observation
and experience, SO that each may be
benefited by the thought, observa-
tion and experience of all. Every
one might bring something to read or
to be read, ask some questions, give
some item of his own experience new
to the others if not to himself, and
this at every meeting. ] each mem.
ber considered himself or herself re-
sponsible for the interest Of every
meeting, what centre of attraction
our society would be, and what vim
it would add to our gatherings!
Farming is not such a finished,
dead and buried science that there is
nothing new TO be said about it.
There have been wonderful improve
ments made within the last few
yenrs, and who can say the future
will not bring out still more wonder
full things? Farmers, many of them,
have been behind the times, attending
to their own business, raising their
crops, while sharpers made it their
business to watch the markets, buy
at the lowest price and sell at an adj
vance, thus making money by their
brain labor, often without lifting q
finger, while the farmer perhaps loses
or is barely paid for his hard labor,
when, had lie been better informed,
he might have had the whole profit
himself.
We are instructed to adorn our
homes, to make them attractive to
our children, to buy more books,
take more newspapers and magazines,
SO that we may compare favorably as
class with other classes. Now this
cannot be done without money, and
if our means are limited I see no way
Of initiating the currency in a safe
and perfectly legitimate way except
by purchasing our supplies at whole
sale prices. We arc assured we can
do this at fifty per cent. discount: if
so, and I have no doubt of it, it
would have the same effect as maxi
ing fifty cents worth dollar TO us.
AS to quality, the purchasers having
direct interest in the articles for
their own use, would certainly aim
TO obtaiHChe best. 1t is merely a
question of putting fifty per cent.
profit in the dealers pocket or our
own. II we can save from ten to
twenty dollars each family per year,
which is, think, within reasonable
bounds, that would be from two to
four hundred dollars per year for n
Grange, which is certainly worth a
little excrtion. If any Of you are in
such easy circumstances that you
do not feel the need Of cooperation,
you could obtain an article of as
good a quality through the Grange,
and have half your money to bestow
on charitable objects, which abound
on every side. l do hope all will
feel it their duty and pleasure TO
unite in this work, which is intended
equally for the beLeft of each and
every member Of the Grange and for
the exclusive benefit of none. A
Grange without discussion Of sub
jects, without the reading OF selected
pieces OF essays, without the inter-
change of ideas, experience and OBJ
servation, and without cooperation
in financial affairs, is like the frame
work Of honse-useless unless fin
ished and furnished. Our Grange
will be just what we make it; let US
make it decided success.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-17

a Democratic gin in Burke county,
ga, killed negro the other day.
We give the politics Of the gin for
the benefit Of the stalwart organs.
There was no provocation on the
part OF the negro. The gin simply
reached and took him in.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-17

WHAT this great and glorious coun-
try of ours needs most just at the
present time is deaf and dumb poll
tician.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-17
loneliness.

What constitutes true loveliness
Not the polished brow, the gaudy
dress, nor the show and parade of
fashionable life: A woman may have
all the outward marks of beauty, and
yet not possess lovely character.
1t is the benevolent disposition, the
kind acts, and the Christian depart
ment. 1t is in the heart, where meek
ness, truth, affection, humanity are
found. whore we look for loveliness !;
nor do we look in vain. The wo-
man WHO can smooth the aching heart,
smooth the wrinkled brow, alleviate
the anguish OF the mind, and pour
the balm Of consolation in the wound
ell breast, possesses, in an eminent
degree, true livcliness of character.
1t is such character that hlesscs with
warmth and sunshine, and makes
earth TO resemble paradise,
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-17

AN instance Of hereditary in crimo
is furnished by Elias Phillips, of Free
town, Mass, who recently appeared
rs witness in burglary trial, hav-
ing turned States evidence. He is a
grcat-grandson of Maibone Briggs, a
notorious criminal, who was in prison
with seven of his sons at one time.
Briggs ancestry is traced back to n
noted pirate in the time of Earl Bell
amont, and his branch of the family
has, for over century, furnished
noted criminals in every generation.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-17
ABSENT MiNDEDNEss.-"What

ABSENT MISUNDERSTANDING is
your notion of absent t-mindednes 2"
asked Rufus Choatc of a witness
whom he was cross. examining.
well," said the witness, with strong
Yankee accent, 81 should say that n
man who thought he'd left his watch
to hum, and took it out'n his pocket
70 sec if he'd time to 60 hum and get
it, was leetle absent-minded,"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-17

A gentleman was promenading tho
street with bright little hoy at his
side,when.the little fellow cried :"Oh
pa, there goes an cditor!" 'Hush,
Hush y said the father, =" don't make
sport Of the poor man-God only
knows what you may come to yet"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-17

GREAT MIsTAKEs.-To set up our
standard of right and wrong, and
judge people accordingly.
10 expect uniformity of opinion in
this world.
10 worry otthrs and ourselves with
what cannot be remcded.
Not TO make allowances for the in.
firmities Of others.
10 consider everything impossible
which we cannot perform.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-17

WHEN woman tilds she cannot
afford u new dress, slo economies
by spending as much rs it would have
cost in buying ribbon TO cover the old
one with bows,
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-17

THG editor who squashed a juicy
ccckgoach with the butt end of his
load pencil and afterwards forge,fully
sucked the same while wooing coy
expression, suddenly found u word,
but it proved to be foreign on the
subject under contemplation.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-17
Grimes at the North,

One of the most absurd charges
brought against the South is the vio-
lence and lawiessness that are said to
prevail. 1t is absurd when we con-
slider the source and in view or what
is daily occurring at the North. For
the last few days We have partially
scanned the record of Northern crime.
and we do not hesitate to affirm that,
population considered, there is double
the crime in the Northern States that
there is in the Southern States. We
do not say this by way Of revenge or
rejoicing, but because the records
will sustain the charge. 1t requires
vast deal Of cheek in any people to
be hurling accusations at their neigh
bors when greater cause Tor COM
plant lies at their own doors. There
is refinement and ingenuity of saw
agery and diabolism in the crimes of
the North of which our scoundrels rs
yet know nothing Wilmington Star.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-02
The Pay of Women Teachers.

Women complain, and very Justly,
of the discrimination made against
them in the matter of wages. They
receive generally, as is well known,
much less than men, even when do
ing the same work that men do, the
fact Of their sex being thus, most I'M
gailantly and unrighteously, counted
against them. Perhaps, the highest
price paid in the country proper to any
number Of women Is in Boston, where.
as school-teachers, they get SIS 80 a
week the year round, including 10
weeks of vacation. Statistics of the
relative wages Of the sexes have been
made up in number of States for
1873. In Massachusetts, the average
earning per month for men was S88-
81; for women,s35 Sc. In Maine, men
S3I; women SIS. In PENNSYLVANIA,
nAen $41 o.; women s34 O9. In Ohio,
men see; women S44. In Michigan,
men Sol 29; women $28 10. In some
States, however, tn Iowa, for example
the custom of allowing the same sal
ary to men and women for the same
kind Of work is growing general. In
ST Louis, no distinction of sex is
made in respect to teachers pay.
When women do mems work they re-
ceive equal wages. The California
Legislature determined, years since,
that female teachers in the public
schools should have the same pay as
male teachers for like services. Some
of the Southern States, and Arizona,
Idaho, and Nevada, pay men and wo-
men equally sc. .Ethat justice is likely
to be done ere long to all women OBJ
liged to earn their own livelihood.
Teachers of both sexes in the schools
all primary of Arizona earn from 800
to S125 a month but one sho..ld be
paid handsomely for merely living in
Arizona.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-02
CHIPS.

The Grange organization is d s.oble
institution and should be regularly at
tended and supported by every farm
er. Il protects him and family from
the tricks and impositions of unscru-
pulous traders. 1t raises the standard
on intelligence and morals. 1t gives to
its members 4 nobIer type Of manhood
and womanhood; in fact, it Is life
educator for the weII-being both Of
men and women.
Sheep can be made profitable on
almost every farm. They relieve the
farmers of much labor in keeping
down weeds and other worthless wild
growth, and at the sane time enrich
the farm.
Inclement weather can be made use
full to tie fIrmer. It invites him to
the cultivation of his mind for future
success, and enjoyment of real life
Clover isg,od for pigs with rings
in their noses.
The farmersof Maine are largely
engaged i'll the production Of the sugar
beet, Louisiana and Maine at present
are the border sugar States.
Old observers say fence or other
posts, inverted from the way they.
grow, last much longer.
Italy has paid one and half billions
dollars in order to relieve herself or
foreign dopinaticn. The United States
may, in a few years have to spend
more than that 10 rid herself Of politi-
cal traders and demagogucs
Politicians want national bank notes
for currency. The people want greer
backs from 81 notes up to $1,000
notes, with a mixture c gold and sill
yer when called for. Politicians want
the people to continue Taying the
banks millions Of dollars interest. The
people say they are poor and not able
to accommodate theig lPyely polit. cal
masters.
i we'll attended manure heap, care
fully protected from sun and lain, is
a forermuer Of high farming and heavy
gains.
\ rich twenty acru farm gives Il
better living 10 q managing farmer,
tEaa 4 f.tr acre far. of n'o ~ kpI,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-02
Needs Looking into.

Six Of the recently elected members
Of the South Carolina Legislature are
colored men of the Democratic persus-
sion. Now here Is a pregnant fact
which BIsine, Edmunds & Co., should
look into most carefully. First, let it
be asccrtained whether these SIX mem
bcrz are genuine negroes, ;, or only dark
complexioncd white folks. If they
turn out To be the simon-puro article,
''dyed in the wool" then let it be as
certained by what mental or physical
process they became Democrats. This
is the all important point to be settled;
for according to the Republican theO-
~ each and every colored man Is as
certain to be a Republican FIRST, last
and all the time" as the sun shines or
water runs down hill. Ifthe six color
ed men in South CorOlina have be-
come Democrats without compulsion,
intimidation, or any species of bull
doing whatever, then other colored
men may do likewise, and then the
bottom drops out of the tub in which
Blaine, Edmunds q Co. are preparing
the material for the fiery baptism of
the solid South.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-02
Tramp Law of New Hampshire.


SEC. I. Any person going about from
place to place begging and asking or
subsisting upon charity, shall be taken
and deemed to be a tramp, and shall be
punished by imprisonment at hard la
Dor in the state prison not more than
Is months.
SEC. 2. Any tramp who shall en-
ter any dwelling house, or kindle any
fire in the highway, or on the land of
another, without the consent Of the
owner or occupant thereof, or shall be
found carrying any firearms or other
dangerous weapon, or shall threaten
to do any injury to any person, or to
the real or personal estate of another
shall be punished by imprisonment at
hard labor in the state prison not
more than 2 years.
SEC. 8. ANY tramp who shall viii
fully and maliciously do any injury to
any person, or to the real OF personal
estate of another, shall be imprison-
ncnt at hard labor in the state prison
not more than years.
SEC. 4. Any act OF beggary or va
grancy by any person not resident
of this state shall be evideuce that the
person committing the same is a
tramp within the meaAing of this act.
SEC. 5. Any person upon view of
any offence described in this act, may
apprehend the offender and take him
before justice of the peace for exam
nation, and, on conviction shall be
entitled to a reward of SO therefore,
to be paid by the county.
SEC. 6. The mayor of every city,
and the select. men of every town are
hereby authorized and required to ap
point special constables whose duty il
shall be to arrest and prosecute al
tramps in their respective cities and
towns,
SIC. I. This act shall not apply tC
any female, or minor under the age
of II years, nor to any blind person.
Sec. s. Upon the passage of thisact
the secretary of state shall cause print
ed copies of this act to be sent to tht
several town and city clerks,who shal
cause the same to be posted in at Ieas
six conspicuous places, three of whicl
shall be on the public highway.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effec
on and after Aug. 10, 1878, and al
acts and parts of acts inconsisten
with this act are hereby repealed,
Approved Aug l, 1873.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-02

SEC. 8. Nothing in this act contain
ed shall be constructed to take from
the county court its jurisdiction to try
and punish any of the ofenses describ-
ed in this at.
SEC. 8. Whenever any tramp in
this state shall have committed any
ofense described in this act, any sher-
if, deputy sheriff, high bailiff, or jus
tice of the peace Of the county, or any
constable, grand juror, oyerseer Of the
poor, OF selectmen of the town, or any
constable, grand juror, overseer Of the
poor OF policeman of the city in which
such ofFense is committed, may with
out any warrant, and it is hereby
made their duty, to apprehend such
person and take end retain him in
custody, at the expense of the State,
in any place within the county, in the
discretion of the officer so arresting.
until opportunity shall have been Civ
en- to some proper complaining or in
forming officer of the town, city, or
county where such offense was COM
mitted, to prepare and file with the
proper magistrate or officer Of the
court his complaint against such often
der, and it is hereby made the duty
of the officer making such arrest to
give notice to the nearest complaining
or informing officer of such arrest,
and the nature and circumstances of
the offense charged and it shall be the
duty of such complaining or inform
ing officer to forthwith file with the
proper magistrate or court his COM
plaint OF information against such of
fender, and to prosecute the same
SEC. 10. In all prosecutions before
a justice of the peace or municipal
court for violations Of the provisions
of the third section Of this act, the
cost shall be audited and allowed by
the court suditor for the county, and
paid from the state treasury in the
manner provided for in other cases
where in prosecutions before a justice
of the peace, the costs are to be paid
out of the state treasury.
Sec. II. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.
SEC. u. This act shall take effect
from its passage. Approved Nov. 26
1873.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-02
The Local Option Movement.

We find the following in this
weeks Cumberland Presbyterian.
To the people of Tennessee--a.c.
ter thorough discussion at three
consecutive meetings held in tho
city of Nashville, the undersigned
committee was appointed to draft
and circulate a petition to the Leg
islaturc with regard to the passage
Of the law known as the Local
Option law.
So many states have this law,
and their Supreme Courts have
declared it constitutional, that
there can no longer be any re-
sonable doubt on this point. We
Therefore entreat all the friends
of the law in the State to give
their influence promptly to this
end, as al united petition has
much more force than separate
petitions. We ask, ,therefore,th
you circulate, rapidly as possible
the accompanying petition, and
get as many--signatures as posi-
bic to the petition, and return it
to the committed promptly by
the goth day of January next and
they will put them together, each
county, ssbys itself, and present
them tothe Legislature; and we
will also publish the number of
petitioners from each county.
\. S. Colyar,
Rev. D. G. Kelley, D. D,
Rev. a. J. Baird, D. D
Rev. L. B. Fish,
A q. Adams.
PETITION.
To the Senate Iaud House cf Representatives of
Tennessee, in session at Nashville:
We, the undersigned citizens of
county, State Of Tennessee,
would hereby most respectfully,
but earnestly petition your honor
able body that you during your
present session, pass the law on
the subjectzof tippIing known as
the Local Option Law" prohibit
ing the sale Of Intoxicating Iiq-
uors as beverage until the peo-
pie Of each civil district, ward,
corporation, or county shall de
clare, by vote, that they desire it
sold in the bounds Of their district
ward, corporation, or county, as a
beverage.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-02

Memphis Ledger. Our Washing
ton correspondent suggest that Col.
Casey Ioung's prominence may make
him speaker Of the next House of rep
reseptativcs. He richly deserves the
honor, and would FIJI the position with
great dignity, propriety and efficiency,
but we have 10 idea that he has any
such aspirations On the floor of the
house where for two terms he has
served his constituents and country so
well he Will doubtless be content to
work on as usual in his quiet and cffec-
tive way.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-02
CHRLSTMAS BELLS.


This is the day that Christ was born!
Hark to the music, sweet and mild,
That wakens glad hearts and forlorn,
To greet the blessed Child!
o silver bells, that ring so cIear
All in the wintry morning gray,
Rouse up the sleeping world to hear
That Christ was born to-day.
Ringtir the children star. from. sleep,
Sweet with the dream of JOY to be,
And clap their little hands, and leap,
And shout aloud in glee.
Ring till the sorrowfuI ones of earth,
Whose lives are spent in toll and tears,
That leave, alas! 40 place Tor mirth
In all the dreary years,
Shall hear the tender words He said
"Come unto BE all ye thGt 1aoalrn,"-
And gather strength anew to tread
The path His feet hath worn.
Ring loud, ring sweet, o Christmas bells,
And tune each waking soul to prayer,
The while your joyful pecan sWeIls
Upon the frosty air.
Though misty dawn, and sunshine clear,
Ring till the callous hearts Of men,
Stirred with the thought Of Christ so near
Grow warm and soft again.
Ring till the tender impulse turns
To pitying thought; to generous deed;
Ring til the eager spirit burns
To succor all that need
And whileye ring, with heart and voice, :
Glory to God! let all men say,
And every living soul rejoice
That Christ vas born to-day.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-02
Tramp Law of New Jersey.

An act to define and suppress
tramps, adopted April 10, 1876.
SEC. l. That the following deserib-
ed persons are hereby declared to be
tramps: All persons who shall come
from any place without this state, or
from any city, county, township, bor-
ough or place III this state, and have
no legal settlement i'll the places in
which they may be found, and lre
idly and without employment, and re
fuse f. work for the usual and com
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-02
Cat SaUsagcs.

The society which looks after the
interests Of dumb inimais in California
has done a service to animals of a
higher order in prosecuting its work.
1t recently arraigned a man in court
on charge of cruelty, the specifca-
ton being that he had cut off cats
tails. Very naturally the court inquir-
ed what his object was in thus depriv-
ing eats Of member which adds so
much to their personal beauty, and it
was found that the defendant bought
all the cats that he could obtain of
boys at ten cents each, aud immedi-
ately chopped off their tails and then
let them loose in his room. The am
PutatfOA was Of course followed by a
large loss of blood, and the hemor-
rhage so whitened their flesh as to
make it suitable for-sausagcs. 4
practical butcher, who was careful to
say that he did not speak from expe-
rience, testified that such bIoodletting
would probably make cats meat an
excellent imitation Of pork.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-02
Pittsburgh, Harrisburg,
PHILADELPHIA.
N II w Y O r K
aud all ether Eastern Cities without change.

This is the Cnly line running Pullman sCJtRern
sleeping Cars from New Orleans, Mobile, Jackson
Miss Montgomery, Grenada, Decatur, Jackson,
Igenn., and Nashville, to CINCINNATI without change
connecting at that point with ali lines running Pull
man and Wagner Palace Sleepers to Toledo, Detroit,
Grand Rapids, Baltimore, Washington sSndusky,
York without change
This is the only line running its entire trains be-
tween Louisville and Cincinnati and the only line
by which passengers from the SOuth en- route to
Eastern and Northern cities mot in through sleeping
car.l can avoid tedious haul through the city OF
Louisville by changing at the Short Line juno
tion with Louisville { Great southern Railroad,
three miles south Of the city where one elegant
dining hall is located under the management Of the
railroad companies.
through sleepers from Atlanta, Chattanooga,
Little Rock Memphis and NieksbuTg, made direct
connection at short line Junction with through
sleeperi 70 New York, Philadelphia, and other
cities via this line. Ask for tickets via lsuisvie
ana short Line. No Of her line can equsl II.
c. X. KELLY, CienI Ticket Agent.
JOHN KII4KENY, Neu'l Passenger AgeRt.
SxB MO LEODs SEE ] s1-t- ISi1t-4s!e,