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The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-07
The Story OF a Trail.

She was a tall; stout individual and
sprang out Of The wagon us lightly as
spring chicken after grass hop
per. lie was u little, withercd. dried
up wensel, and followed slowly, with
basket of eggs. They entered one
OF our stores and she asked:
"What are you givin' for eggs2"
Slight CENTS" was the reply of the
county jumper.
"Well, here are three dozen," said
'the fat party, "and Ill take it out in
calico"
"But I want some yarn to mend
up my socks" put in The old man.
"The weather will soon be warm"
replied the fat party, "and you can
then go without socks.'
"I'ut my boots hurt my feet" in.
sisted the old man.
"Go barefooted," said she rather
sharply. Then turning to the cleric,
she changed her tone, and remarked !:
"Young man please count out the
eggs and give me four yards Of cali
CO to match this ere dress"
''But -" the old man was going
TO continue, when she raised her
huge index finger and said: "Henry
Winter Davis Spriggins, them 'ero
eggs nre mine; the hens what laid
'cm are mine the corn what fed 'em
was mine, and Use going to have a
trail on this ere dress as long as
Betsy Gowen's, if every toe on your
foot turn into gumbilcs. Now, shut
'up and you youngster, yank OF that
'crc calico, or you will hear q bum
ble bee buzzin'.'
The old man shut up, and the
clerk yanked off the calico,
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-07

A witty Western editor, suffering
from depleted purse, copied in his
paper an account Of an accident, in
which the man rescued from drown
ing related that, at the moment Of
sinking, he had most vivid re rolec-
tion of every circumstance of his life,
and at the end of THE paragraph
pointcdly advises his subscribers TO
bathc in deep water.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-07

BLESSINGS on him who invented
slcep-the mouth that covers all liu.
man thoughts, the food that ap-
pcases hunger, the drink that
quenches thirst, the fire that warns
cold, the cold that modcrates heat,
and, lastly, the general coin that
purchases all things, the balance and
weight that equals the shepherd with
the king, and the simple with the
wise.
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MAIL FAILURE.-A large portion Of
the people Of Yakims county arc now

MAIL FAILURE.-A large portion Of
the people Of Yakims county arc now
without any mail facilities whatever.
save such as chance and the liberSlity
of the settlers can procure. A mail
route was established from Wallulu, by
way of Yakima City to Ellensburg.
which was taken so low that the con-
tractors failed to perform the ervice
after q few months trial. Thus the
people Of Kittitas for the past three
or four months haye had no supply by
the government at all. and the wants
of 800 or 400 settlers are badly ne
elected. The matter has been brought
to the attention of Delegate Brents
who we are pleased to notice. is endeav-
oring to re.establish tho route. This
isolated section has never. at any time.
had anything more than weekly mail.
and 10 DO deprived Of it seems to Us
very hard Indeed. There should be o
penalty attached to all such defanlting
contractors for non performance of
duty. A through semi-weckly mail,
from Seattle TO Wallulu, over the route
established by act OF Congress, is what
the people need. and want. II the
Government would give adequate COM
pensation tor the service it would very
quickly be put on. BY the way, now
that strong post has been established
in the kittitas, wouldn't i: DO easy to
get this service ordered, and won't
Delegate Brents make tho effort!
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VICTORIA News A friend Just up
from Victoria says: Washington Ter
ritoTy is evidently not the only plsca
on this coast tha: is behind the times
Fank Campbell, who keeps = cigar
and news stand on the corner OF Yates
and Government streets. in order to
wake the people Of that place from
their dormant state, has posted in q
conspicuou. place on his bulletin board
one OF the circulars issued by the
Washington Territory immigration
Aid Society, with the following addi-
ton in bold lstters: An Eye to Bust.
ness and British Columbisps Awake
from your Sleep lie says he wants
to stir up the people to business. The
encouraging railroad news of late has
had tendency to enliven business; a
large amount Of building is going now,
among which may be mentioned several
large brick business houses. The war
ship Osprey has received orders to 60
down south and will leave Esquimalt
next Monday. 1t is reported. but not
generally known. that two or three
cases Of s,sSllpox have broken out
among the school children recently,
enc case having proved fatal"
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MIrCHELL's GEoGRAPHY.-Mr. Grit
fith Davies has on hand q large number
of Mitoaelrs New ermediate Geog-
rsphies. which he will be pl- ed to
dispose Of to those needing them. We
regard Mitchell's Biographies as abb U
the best of their kind issued from the
press. They have been favorites for
twenty-five or thirty years. and have
kept pace in tho later editions with the
changes aud Improvements t, be .x-
pected in such works. The book under
review is illustrated by twenty three
copper plate maps and embellished
with numerous engravings. II is de-
signed for the use of schools, acade
mics. offices and families. Price, by
mail, postage paid, one dollar, which.
to SUIT the convenience Of those at
distsnce, Mr.. Davies will receive in
gold, silver, grecnbacks or stamps. as
may prove most easy. Two dollars Is
the usual price of tins Geography.
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Friday. Jure 9Th. Common School
Bookkeeping, F Arithmetic, Rhetoric
and German.
Monday, June 9th, B Latin and Eng.
Esh Grammar.
Tuesday. June 10th, c. d and E Latin,
French and Counting House Bookkeep-
ing.
Wednesday. June 1l,h, Botany and
\. B, c. D and z Arithmetic l Pm.
Geography and Greek.
Thursday, June 18th, Counting House
Bookkeeping. Algebra. A and B Read
ing; Pm. Elocution and Spelling
All examinations except those whose
time is specified begin at o.. An.
Ex6.niLstions III French. Reading.
Elocution aud Botany in part are oral
Closing exercises at PM. on Friday,
June Is. 1879.
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LACoHNER Court. - The steamer
Josephine arrived yesterday afternoon
from LAconner. bringing Judge r. S.
Greene. Prosecuting Attorney Ballard.
Col. G. II. Larrsbee and others who had
been in attendance upon tho Whatcom
County Court. The principal feature
of the term was the eight cases of
fornication. A previous Grand Jury
had brought in true bills against eight
citizens Of Whatcom County for living
with Indisns to whom they had never
been married. Since said indictments
ell but one of the defendants had been
legally married. and in their cases the
Judge ordered that q nolle be issued in
each instance. and that the defendants
pay oil the costs Of the various actions
and be discharged. In the one case
trial was had and an opinion rendered.
Judge Greene deciled that all men and
women Qndian or mott living together.
or who have lived together. as man and
wifs, are. in the eyes Of the low, mar.
ried. whether . license had been OBJ
tanned and ceremony undergone or not.
At the Same court four convictions for
larceny were obtained.
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SoLD.--The handsome team Of gray
mares owned by Crawford 4 Herring
ton, of this city, and used on their
delivery wagon for the past year and a
half, was sold, together with the hand
some truck belonging to that firm, last
week, to a stsbleman of Victoria. for
the round sum Of one thousand dollars.
The late owners had repeatedly refused
six hundred dollars for the team; but,
as they were heavier animals than were
necessary for their use. they finally
concluded to let them 60 at the above
figure. A bay team now supplies the
place of the gray.
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LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

White & Tenny sent lot Of castings
over to Blakeley yesterday BY tfc Sue
cess.
Dsscomb is the name of the new Sig
nal Service man at Olympia. And be is
said TO be splendid gentleman.
Captain B. Smith. of the Kentucky
Colony Association, arrived in this city
last night and put up at the New Eng
land.
Rev. p. II. Harper. late pastor Of the
White river Baptist Church, has re-
moved with his family to the country
east Of the mountains.
The barks James Cheston aod Jennie
Pitts arrived Ut Port Gamble yesterday
from Honolulu. One will load lomber
for San Francisco and the other for a
foreign port.
Steamer Nellie brought up from
Suohomish river yesterday five thou
sand feet OF spruce lumber and q scow
load Of alder bolts for Hall & Paulson'.
furniture factory.
John Hanson, formerly with East
wick, Morris Il Co.. of this city. forms
one Of the ID. d Clark party Of North.
ern Pacific surveyors now in the feld
east of the Cascade Mountains.
Among other citizeus Of the Territory
in Portland yesterday were Rev. Isaac
Dillon. Judge Lewis. Cspt. Ayres and
Messrs. A. 7. Burueil and Il. 6. Hays.
Of Seattle.
One hundred ard sixty -onc thousand
tons Of sail shipping sre now on the
way to San Francisco from eastern and
foreign ports. This looks as If there
will be no scarcity Of grain carriers
this season.
Hash Knifc, new postoffice Just
established in Texas. may be fairly
held to balance Fried Liver, in Arizona.
A traveller by the Southern Pacific may
hereafter be able to breakfast at ono
and due at the other.
Ex-Governor Addison c. Gibbs has
accepted an invitation to deliver an
Grafton on the 4th Of July at Tacoma,
where extensive preparations are being
made for . grand celebration Of the na.
tional anniversary.
A carriage containing four Of Olym-
pia's young men backed of the bank
on the road leading to the new wharf.
day or so ago. The vehicle was badly
damaged. but the occupants received
nothing more serious than scratches
and slight bruises. II was thought q
narrow escape for oil.
The Tivoli Reer Hall has recently
been renovated and repainted both in
side and out, until it looks as neat and
clean - new pin. Hess is determined
not to be outdone by his neighbors, and
lie has hitherto pretty we'll succeeded
in his endeavors in this direction. A
new pigeon hole table has been added
to the attractions Of the Tivoli.
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A New vEssEL.-Captain Bruce. Tor
some years Of the three masted schooner
Reporter and other coasting craft. ID
now engaged 10 building = new vessel
at Little River, California. The new
vessel will also DO schooner.rigged. will
be of about l50. 600 feet lumber carry
ing capacity, and is intended for the
Humboldt trade. Captain Bruce viii
be her master and half owner. He
hes recently cold . portion Of his in
terest in the Reporter to Capt. Koch.
present master of that trim aud fast.
sailing packet.
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a lively RUNAwAY.-Sesttls has

4 HvELY RUSAwAY.-Sesttls has
not had q runaway Of any consequence
for . long time. until yesterday after
noon. While Mr.. Sewer, the driver OF
L. B Ebey's team. was loading some
feed on tn. wagon, near the rear of his
store. the horses took fright and started.
Mr. s. grabbed the lines. bu. was soon
jerked against the corner Of building
and the rcins wrested from his hands.
The team came dsshing out Of the alley
just east Of the mill. and. in making .
turn to pass up Mill street, struck tine
awning 10 front Of Mr.. Harkness's money
exchange Office, knocking it. together
with various bulletin boards and signs,
into Q cooked hat" On they went.
till their flight was intercepted by the
Occidental Hotel. Striking the steps,
the team made Q complete circle. Just
ut this juncture Mr.. Hildebrand. an
employee Of the hotel. made q lunge
forward and grabbed one Of the lines.
by means Of which he soon had the
team and wagon spinning around in q
circle on Occidental Square. They were
soon brought to a stand by the gentle
man mentioned above. The damage to
tho wagon was slight. and the horses
were uniDjured Ten or fifteen dollars
will repair all the damage sustained by
what might have been first class run.
away. 1t is due to Mr.. Ebey to state
that, with promptitude worthy of the
highest commentator. he procured
carpenter and had the damage repaired
within two hours OF the runaway. He
did not wait until requested to do the
thing that was right. It 10 acts like
this which show the character Of the
man.
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s. & w. w. r, R-The bark j. B.
Bell brought up the iron for the beach
line extension to the Seattle s WallA
Walla Railroad, and il will be unlcadsa
in . few days. Work has commenced
In earnest on that section and in less
than one month VIC are assured that the
new track will be completed and trains
running over it. The fine locomotive
A. A. Denny will be ready TO 60 on
the road by that tune also. and the
transportation Of coal can be increased
to one thousand tons per day il neces.
sary.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-06-06

d. AUTrEis NKSzlEzTCrN works wonders
In all cases Of Dropsy. Bright's Disease, Kidney.
Bladder And Urinary Complaint, or Retention
Of Urine. are cured by the Nephresieun. Female
Weakness. Gravel. Diabetes. pain In the tack,
side and loin Are cured when al other medicines
havc failed.
See What the Druggists of Portlnad and San
Francisco cay about Dr.. M.aue's Nephreticurn
and English Dandelioa Pills:
We have sold large amount Of Dr.. Nintje :
medicines: The English Dandelion Pills; Also the
Sephreticun, ard In all cases highly recon-
msnded:
John A. chiles. Druggist. secona street. Port.
land.
C.H. woodward L Co., Druggists, corner FRS;
and Alder streets. Portland
4eesrs. Abrams Carroll, Wholesale Druegi sts
Nos: and Front street 3 p.
We regard the Sephreticum a. the best Kidney
and Bladder remedy bsfore the public. Ali Drug
sists keep them.
For all arrangements of the Liver.
Use DR.. Minties English Dandelion Pills
For Biliousness and Dyspepsis,
Use DR.. Mlnties English Dandeion Pills.
For Fever and Ague.
Cse DR.. Aintie's English Dandelion Pills
Every family should not fail to keep the En-.
lsh Dandelion Pills on hand.
DR.. Mintie's Remedies will not " Cure all CON-
plants" but viii give immediate relief and per.
feet . cure in all cases IL taken according 20 ii.
rections, which they are recommended for.
d2-iAwiy
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THE BEST Y.r.-On her frat run
from Astoria to San Francisco the
new steamer State Of California made
the beat time on record. From dock
to dock she was 80 hours and 40 min.
utes. The steamer State Of Oregon, .
few days before. made the best pre-
vious trip. which Was 80 hours and 80
minutes from the bar to the San Franz
cisco dock. The vessels named are un-
doubtedly maeificent ships, but in the
matter Of speed the California is I'M
questionably the first on the coast if
not in the world.
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ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. - George
Smith, the we'll known cattle driver,
who arrived here with o hundred head
Of beef cattle from the Kittitas Valley.
. few days ego. will start on his re-.
turn this morning - 10 o'clock accom-
panied by his son George, Jr.. who has
been attending the University here for
the past year or so; Joseph McClairc.
Mr.. Lofthouse. W. d. Lytz and son
and several others. making Q party of
fifteen will also accompany his train.
Most Of these gentlemen 60 over to
look 1t the country and take up homes
for themselves.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-06-06

OuR MrrLs.-Card & LAir's. Stetsou
& Post'shnd Colman's uillsare all three
running q. present. The former is
cutting some hard wood lumber aad
turning out some special orders; Stst-
son & Post ere getting out . number
of orders for inside and outside blinds,
besides . large quantity Of finishing
lumber for Capt. L. n. Starr; Colmas
/, saving railroad timber. besides
several special orders for lumber.
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FROM PORT LUDLow.-T The twenty

FROM PORT LUDLOW. The twenty
fifth new schooner being built by the
Hall Bros. is now we'll under way.
Quite extensive improvements are be.
ing made to the saw mill; large brick
smokestack one hundred feet high is
well under way. and soon an addition
Of fifty feet will be built on to each end
of the mill, making it nearly three
hundred and Fifty feet in length. The
mill will start up a. coon as business in
the lumber trade will warrant its doing
60
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THE SOUTHERN PACiFIC.-Trsck Q

THE SoCTHERN PAclFIC.-Track on
this road has been laid to Casa Grsndc,
Arizona. 1873 miles east Of Yuma, and
twenty-six miles beyond the late term
mus at Maricopa Wells. A terminal
station has been temporarily established
at Casa GrAnde and the trains run to
that point. which is Ola miles from San
Francisco. Work is progressing steadi-
~ toward Tucson.
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A DANGER REMEDrEp.-On several

A DANGER REMEDrED.-On several
occasions the roof of Stetson & Posts
mill. at the foot of Commercial street,
has been discovered to be on FIRE. The
flames hare for'as;ely leen ex,ingui.h
I'd IN time to prevent any serious re-
suits. This enterprising firm. realizing
the danger Of such occurrences, are
preparing to put up very large round
tank with capacity o. IL, 900 gallons,
the bottom Of which will be sixty feet
from the wharf or fifteen fec, above
the ridge pole Of their factory. This
tank will be kept fall Of salt water by
means OF steam pump. Msssrs. Hail
& Paulsou will be equally interested
IL this work and will bear half the ex-
psnse. The tank IS to be placed over
the wharf. an equal distance between
each building. Pipes will run from
this tank over the roof. OF both build
iDgs and down the sides With hose
connection at each window. The bose
will be KEEP. coiled up in different
places in the establishments where it
will be handy to get at. During the
sunme: S,etson & Pest will wet
down the roof OF their mill two or
three times day 30 that sparks from
passing engines or elsewhere can get
no hold on the shingles. The water TO
supply this tank will be pumped
from the bay aud consequently will
DO brscki-h, which will render j, all
the more Effective as an extinguishine
medium. This firm are also putting
up a fresh water tank for the use Of
their mill engine. This engine will be
fed from Yesler's mains. hut in case of
q shut off or detention from any cause
Of the water supply. the mill viii be
enabled to run on a. though nothing
had happened by the aid Of these tanks
Of fresh wafer kept in reserve for such
emergencies.
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HANDSOMELY TREArED.-Passenger

HANDSOMELY TREATED.-Passenge
on board the steamer Josephine are
loud in praise Of the handsome treat
ment received by them while on board.
Ore OF the main features was big
dinner, that was little short of ban.
quet. Chicken. ham. buildings. pies,
jsll,es. aud all the deiicacies of the sea-
son were there, the preparation of which
tor the table was iu the highest and
most unexceptionable style of the Gu.
linsry art.
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CALL on j. A. NcPHRE for Cigars
Tobacco. Pipes and Cutlery. He keeps
the best supply in the caty and sells at
the cheapest rates. Customers may be
supplied ct either Wholesale or retail.
Stand neat to Schwabscher's store, on
Commercial street. Seattle, w. +.
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NEW HoUsE.-Mr. L. d. Frank ha
the frame up and roof on of neat little
house 10 the southern outskirts of Bell.
town, near Front street. 1t is "a by %
feet and two stories high. and will b
used by himself and family as their
place Of future residence.
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PERSONAL Louis Schwabscher
and wife arrived here from Wslls
walla Wednesday evening. Mr..
C,stxers. the resident partner OF the
firm Of Schwabscher Bros. & Co.. OF
this city, will start IN few days tor
The Pas Roubles Spring.. in CAlitornis.
for his health, and Mr.. SchvsbAcher
nh look aikse IL interests OF the drn
- durinR Nf. 0's absence.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
NEW ENGLAND HOTEL

MINING CLAIMS Fob SALE. Tho
undersigned offers for sale one Hydrau-
lie Claim on Hilbert Cheek and one On
Dufot Greek. joining the Discovery
above. in CAssiar. b. G. For particu-
lars inquire at the Centennial Saloon
Of NJ. THrBERr. or Of Geo. Martin on
steamer CAssiar.
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ONE THIRD INTEREST SoLD.-While
in San Francisco recently Capt. E. L.
Marshall sold one-third interest in the
steamer Donald. to ]. W. Grace aud ].
F. Chapman. for $4,000.
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MARKET REPORTS.

SHATTLE, June 5, 1879.
Financial.
Currencv-Buyina. 99h; selling. par.
Silver Buying. l i "a: selling. Il.
PORTLAND. June 4.-silver coin-2Gs2E per cent
discount.
SAN FRANcIsco. June .--Currelcy-Psr.
Silver-9s l-5tg9ehc.
Trade dollars-96GS97.
NEW YORK, June 4.-Silver bulliOn-$l osh
per nne ounce.
o. 8. Bonds-5-20s Of 1867. ~; 50 Of 1881, ~;
rs, An; As, 99k.
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PERsoNAL.-Mr. Abe Reiss. formerly
ct the firm Of Rothschild & Co, Port
Townsend, passed through town last
evening on the Aida, bound to San
Francisco via Portland. Mr.. Reiss 10
on his way to his cid home in Ger
many. where he proposes spending
several months Visiting old acquaint-
anois.
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THIEF CAUaHr.-A Chinese thief
was caught in the Occidental Hotel
kitchen last night. His trial will be
held. before Justice Coombs at 10
o'clock this forenoon.
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FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
wanted the at c. o. D. Store, on Occi-
dental Square. Gold and silver taken
q par in sxchaBge for goods apdH.
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WHERE IT Is.-By following the
crowd you will fetch up at the {, IT,
NAL Saloon, at the foot CT Mill street,
first door east of the Seaman's Bethel
and Y. NJ. c. A. rooms. where you will
find the genial James Vergon, "back Of
the bar" ready to serve out his fine
wines, liquors, cigars and beer to order.