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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-02-15
Che Gafapettc 7ouertiser.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL Of lhs Parish Of LAFAYETTE
and Of the Town Of VERMlLIONVILLE, y

CoNCENTRATE YOUR EFFORTS. When
Agsssiz was ake'l to give his opinion on a
question in chemistry, he pe'sistent|y de.
clined Il am no chemist" was his only
reply. The reso|ute concentration Of his
power in few we'll defined channels was
one of the secrets Of his eminence In this
age, when knowledge goes on adding
province after province to her vast empire,
one can hope to explore but little space.
There are no longer any universal con
querors. Goethe and Humboldt have left
no successors, and il they themselves were
to return, they could not possibly take the
positions they once held. Half the intel
lectual failures come from lack Of de6n
ite aim and an unf1iching devotion to
some special pursuit When so many in
teresting fields Of inquiry are open, it re-
quires Roman fortitude Of mind to pur
posely give up all save one or two. But
this is precisely what yon must do if you
mean to make your power tell in the
world. TO concentrate is to master some
thing eventually. while to dffuse your
time and energy is to acquire great mass
Of imperfect knowledge. and to hold su
perfcialy multitude of disconnected
facts. There isn't part of the human
body, or branch any science, upon which
one could not spend lifetime Of work,
and yet leave much untouched The
Greek scholar who died 'amenting that be
had not confined his work to the definite
article, instead Of taking up in addition
the indefinite. and so leaving both incom
pIete, is an example Of what is demanded
Of one who means to master any one thing.
Herbert Spencer is doing an immense
work in the way Of collecting facts that
have bearing upon each other in the va
rious departments Of science; but familiar
as he is with all these subjects, he cannot
do the work himself Human life would
not be long enough. Other brains and
hands must serve him. And even when a
scholar sets himself to do one thing. and
nothing else, he finds himself unable to
get everything at first hand. He is forced
to take something from other workers in
the same field. This is the experience Of
all life as we'll. You can 10 we'll only
few things, and the fewer they are the bet
ter you will do them. The Admirable
Crichton type Of man is very interesting
to read about, but in actual life he is like
y TO raise great hopes, be very entertain
ing, and die without doing anything.
The man who concentrates must often ad
nit bis ignorance, and he need not be
ashamed to do so, for he knows that on
his own ground be can accept the chal-
Ienge Of every comer.-Christian at Work
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-02-15

FORGIVEN Ess.-A soldier was about to
be brought before his commanding officer
for an offence. He was an old offender,
and had often been punished.
"Here be is again." said the officer, on
his name being mentioned; "a"gging-
disgrace-so'itnty confinement-eyery-
thing-has been tried with him.
Whereupon the sergeant stepped for
ward, and apologizlng for the liberty he
took, said: "There is one thing which has
never been done with him yet, si'."
"What is that?' said the officer.
well, sir" said the sergeant, "he has
never been forgiven"
Forgiven !" exclaimed the colonel, sur.
prised at the seggpstion. He reflected for
a few minutes, ordered the culprit 10 be
brought in, aud asked him what he bad to
say to the charge.
Nothing. sir" was the reply; "on'y !
am sorry for what l have done"
Turning kind and pitifuI look upon the
man, who expected nothing else than that
bis punishment would be increased with
The repetition OF his offence, the colone!
addressed him, saying:
well, we have tried everything with
you, and now we are resolved to-torgive
you y
The soldier was struck dumb with
amazement! The tears started 10 his eyes,
and he wept like child. He was hum
bled to the dust; and, thanking his officer,
be retired-to be the old, refractory, in
corrigibIe man? No! from that day for
ward be was a new man. H. who told
Us the story had him for years under his
eye, and better conducted man never
wore the Queens colors. Ii him, kind
ness bent ons whom harshness could not
break. The man was conquered by mer-
cy and melted by love.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-02-15
The ARrLEss FAIR OSe.-A yictimize,

The ARrLEss FAIR OSE.-A victimized
man speaks eloqnent|y in behalf Of his
unprotected susceptiblities !: There is
certain style Of woman who affects the
most innocent simplicity on questions to
vii ch every one past first childhood can
give an answer; whose cue is maize ignor-
apce, whose charm is her unenighten-
ment. She absolutely makes boast Of
h1 ignoranc.; the tone in which she says,
"Oh! you are too clever for poor little me
to talk to; and | dn,e say you are ,ighf;
bu; then | am such little goose / do not
understand you,' is quite sufficient 10 an
nihilate you for the evening, il you chance
to be Of those nnlucky ones who are sensi.
tive as TO the impression they make. She,
so simple, so untutore'l, the child ofnatare,
makes It plain 10 you that you have gone
on wrong road when you have spoken to
her as to reasonable, decent education,
and have assumed lhat ste possesses
niLd and some degree Of instruction. She
is all heart; If you like she can expatiate
on her dear dog, or tha, darling boat race;
but she cannot let you think that she has
ever used The eyes Of her mind. or seen
anything detper than the self reliant super
ficiai,ies Of life. Her subjects of CONVEX
sa,ion are few; Al sh. wants TO talk about
8 the opera, or the fashions Or the latest
scandal, tb. latest annsementS; and any
thing to mike her think aud nse her brain,
Thong ia the mi dest way, rttfl.s her Sc
tenily and transforms yon INTO a bore OF
the fist magnitude.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-02-15

DRICKS FOR SALE,
ID Apply to
March l6, ls7s.'
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-06-20
Masters Sales.
w. A. Mackey, Auctioneer.
orangebnrg County-1n Common Pleas.
Rein W. Bates. Plaintiff

iahSeoh'S county Common Plcas.
Rein w. Bates, Plaintiff
Against
Robert c. lrick and George Boliyer Clcrl,
ut Court, successor ofY. d. V. Jamison
Dclcpdants
BY virtue Of the Decree Of Foreclosure
made in this case. will sell at public
auction, before the Cour, House IN the tow
OF orangehnrg on the Seventh day of july
a. ID. 1879, during the usual hours for the
sherih's sales, the following Real Estate TO
witt
All that Plantation or tract Of land con.
tanning ioiir hundred and seventy-two acres
more or less, bounded on the Northeast bv
lands now or formerly of l. b Rookhordi
East by Estate lands Of j II Dullas. South.
east by + ID and + II Tricks lands, Soutl.
west by lands Of Estate Of " p Reese and
Northwest by II CogswclPs lands.
Terms oiSale-One.half cash tho balance
on credit OF twelve months, secured lv
liohd and Mortgage of the purchaser.
purchaser to pay for papers and Recording
ALSO
Morris Jaraky assignee vs. r. T.. Clark.
by virtue of a Decree Of Foreclosure made
in this case, ! will sell for cash nt public
Auction before the Court House in the town
OF orangeb'rg on the seventh day Of july
Is 0, during the usual hours for the Sheriff
Sales the following Real Estate:
MI that lot or parcel Of land in the tcwn
OF st Matthews with the buildings thereon,
measuring on the North one hundred and
hity.onc feet, and bounded by lands gf the
South Carolina Rail Road, East bv a lane
80 feet long running parallel to South Caro-
lima Rail Road and 100 feet from the centre
thereof; Bounded on the South by lane ISL
feet long, separating it from lands of the
said X E Clark, OH the West BY lane 50 feet
long separating it from lands ofW p Cain;
purchaser to pay for title
w NJ uUTSON, Master
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-06-20
The Boston Herald" on the auth

The Boston Herald" on the auth
ority of what it calls interested wit
nesses, says that the State of South
Carolina is as certain to go Republi-
eau in the next election as Massa-
chusetts or Iowa. If this be true.
the Republican party is in dcplor-
able condition, for it will assuredly
lose all three of the States. South
Carolina is to day Democratic
State, and will as certainly be the
same way next time us Delaware or
Georgia. The Herald" also has dis.
covered that an arrangement has been
entered into by which the vote ofth e
State is to be given to the Rcpubli-
cans for President, and they are to
have three Congressmen, while the
Democrats will get the State officers
and two Congressman. The figures
of the Herald" are little incorrect.
rs the arrangement, fthcrc is any at
all, is something as follows: The
Democrats will have seven electoral
votes for President, five Congressman,
all the State off crs, ninc-tenths of
the Legislature, eight Solicitors, and
nlne-tenths of the County officers.
The Republicans arc to have the bal
ancc i'll this State. Nc'cJcry Herald.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-06-20


We are satisfied that IIampton's
expressions Of gratitude to Mr. Hayes
for removing the troops from the
State House i'll South Carolina, are
not entertained by the people of the
State for two reasons First, bcca use
we believe Mr.. Hayes promised to re-
move them in order to prevent South
crn Congressman from fillibust tcring,
and thereby defeating his Inaugural
tlon as President He was, therefore,
but fulfilling contract for which he
had already bc en- more than paid. In
the second place, we do not thank
him, because he was compelled TO re-
move them in order to get the Demo
cratic House Of Representatives to
make the necessary approp riations to
support the army. We are, therefore,
under obligations to the Democratic
House of Representatives, and not to
the Republican President, for our
dcliverance. We think it is mis-
take to deceive the country by hold
ing up Mr.. Hayes for commendati on
for dcing what the Dem ;cracy had
to force him to do in this respect
anderson MtcHgcncer.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-06-20
DEN rISTY

DIR. NJ. T.. NHUC41ENFUSS has
moved his Office over store of Vim. Viii
cock, formerly occupied by DR.. Fcrsner
where he will be glad to serve his friends
on the most reasonable terms.
DIR. B. +. MUCK ENFUSS, Dentist
sept % 50 IA
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-06-20
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF FORANGEBURG

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF ORANGEBURG.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
George Boliver, IIaint!b,
James T. Mays and Isabella Mays, Dctrnd-
ants
Copy Summons for Honey Demand
Complaint not !Strrcd
TO JAMES p MAYS:
You are hereby summoned and required
to answer the complaint in this action
which is filed in the Office of the Clerk ofthc
Court of Common Pleas for the said County,
and TO serve copy Of your answer on the
subscriber at his office, nt Orang, burg South
Carolina, within twenty days after the
service of this summons on YOU, exclusive
ofthe day ofservice.
If you fail to answer this COMPLAINT
within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff will
apply to the Court for Judgment against
you for the sum of one hundred and tiftv
Dollars, with interest mt the rate of twelve
per- cent. per annHm from the twenty
seventh day Of November ono Thousand
eight hundred and seventy. one, and costs
JAS. +, IXLAR,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
GEO. BOLIyER,
C.C.P.
Dated March Goth, A d 1879
10 James p Mays one of Tie Deteudauts alone
NAMED:
Take notice that the Summons and Com
plant herein were filed in the Office of the
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for
orangeburg County, South Carolina, on the
18th day Of March A u, 1879.
JAS IZLAR,
Plaintiff, Attorney.
March Goth 1870.
mar II tf
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-10-16
Breaking an Old Custom.

A missionary among the Armenians
relates his experience in the home Of q
convert, as follows: / went the other
day with the pastor to call upon a lead
ing family. The master of the house
showed us every attention and asked us
to stay and eat supper with him. We
told him that if he would bring all his
family together to eat with us we would
stay. You must know that no husband
in this country, unless he be a Chris
tian, ever eats with his wife. But our
host saw the point in cur request; and,
after a little good. humored chat upon
the subject, he agreed to u PROPOSE
ton. The food was brought in and set
upon o table; the father and mother Of
our host entered the room; in came his
FIVE fine-looking children. All gathered
around the table, and we we're asked to
sit up NO. we said. Your wife is
not here. We want to see all your fam
ily,' and we reminded him laughingly
of his bargain. Of he went, and We
heard him in the next room coaxing her
to come in, just to please us. At last
she complied, looking sheepish and
scared. Never had that poor woman
been asked to eat with her husband. A
blessing was asked, and all began to cat
all but three Of us. The pastor bad
whispered to me, that, although the
wife sat at the table, she would not eat;
and so it proved. So, when we were
urged to begin, we good.naturedly re.
piled that we were waiting to see Lucia
eat first. Then there vas more coaxing.
We stood firm and carried our point
But a defeat was coming, Presenting
on victories already gained, we went a
step further. Taking up a piece of su'
gar, the pastor asked the wife what it
was. But in the presence of the mother
in-law the woman dared not utter a
word. We entreated, we scolded, we
urged; but all in vain. Not n word
could we extort from Lucia. Tho old
mother.in.la said in o half warning,
half-apologetic tone; She dare not
speak, you are responsible for this,
said the earnest young pastor to the
older woman. And it is q great SIM
That startled her q little, and she ap
pealed to me: lis il q sin, Bodvellyf'-
1T is said 1. The Bible tells a wife
to obey her husband, not her mother-in-
law But it was Of no avail. The poor
wife could not be made to open her lips.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-10-16
An Italian Hnrrnr.

The assize court at Perugia has just
condemned to death a mai named Thorn
as Longari, who not only murdered his
brother, but also ate him. The two
brothers, Thomas and Sebastian Tonga
ri, had been IN bad terms for q long
time, and on Good Friday last Thomas
waited for his brother as he returned
from mass, and coming up behind him
in a sequestered spot knocked him down
with a blow from an axe, and then
chopped his head of. Having done
this, be belabored the body with his
knife, took out the heart, lungs and
other organs, and placed them upon M
side with the head, while he cut up the
rest OF the body in small pieces and con.
cealed itin a ravine. Taking the head
and viscera home with him, he pulled
ont the teeth and eyes from the head,
while the intestines he fried and gave TO
his wife and children to eat. The other
pieces OF the body were found soon af-
terward, and the crime was traced home
TO him; but when confronted with the
remains he was 80 cynical in his attitude
that some one remarked, Il believe he
would eat macaroni upon them,' little
thinking what he'd really happened
When his house was searched his wife
at once guessed what a horrible meal
she had eaten, and her husband frankly
told the police that it was so, and de-
olared he would do the same thing over
again if he had The chance.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-10-16
The End Of a Foolish Uudertahng.

The vessel which picked up the crew,
consisting Of Captain Goldsmith and his
wife, OF the Uncle Sam, the miniature
vessel which sailed from Boston for
Europe some months ago, was the Brit
ish ship Queen OF Nations, Captain Ed
wards, which arrived at Liverpool from
Quebec. Mrs. Goldsmith, at the com.
mencement Of the voyage, suffered from
sea-sickness. Her illness, after a few
days, assumed a serious form, threaten
ing inflammation of the bowels. Tho
constant wakefulness Of Captain Gold
smith was hui neeessitated. On the
10th Of August, when off Newfoundland,
a tremendous northeast gale was en-
c~ountered, necessitating a reduction Of
sail. 1t was feared that the boat would
be swamped or capsized, and Captain
Goldsmith had to stand, knife in hand,
ready to cut away the halyards. In con-
sequence OF the boat shipping heavy
seas, Captain Goldsmith finally lay to
with two drags over the boats bows, and
tried to take some rest. A tremendous
sen almost filed the place where he was
resting, and his wife was sitting in the
water up to her shoulders. After bail
ing out the water il was found that the
drags and two oars had been carried
away, and all the provisions, except
canned meats, destroyed. Mrs. Gold
smith growing rapidly worse, her hus.
band at ten o'clock on the night Of the
10th OF August began to consider the
desirability Of returning to Newfound-
land. The gale continued on the 18th
and 18th, all the fastenings but one Of
the main sheets having given away. At
three o'clock on the afternoon OF the
10Th, after seventy-two hours OF wake
%fulness, Captain Goldsmith lay down to
sleep, but was awakened by the shock
of a heavy sea-, He saw q large bark
and chased it for an hour. Mrs. Gold
smith was hauled aboard OF the ship
Queen OF Nations with a rope. Every
thing in the Uncle Sam was lost, as the
boat was sfterward scuttled.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-10-16
Exports and Imports.

The bureau OF statistics has received
the reports of exports and imports from
the collectors of customs throughout
the United States, and a compilation Of
them shows the balance of trade in our
favor for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1879, of 1894 661, 666, as against a bal-
snce of 1857, Sl4 234 for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1873. The total value
of exports was sic, 439, AL, and of i'm
ports $445, TT, 775. The total exports
of coin and bullion for the year we're
$24 997, AL, aud the total imports $20,-
$4,000. The imports of sugar, coffee
and other staple articles decreased, while
those Of luxury increased. Exports Of
grain, -four, cattle, iron and tobacco in
creased, while those of cotton and pc
troleum decreased.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-10-16
WIN Has Moi Rssn Rniou,s

Probably no one. Doubtless we have all suf-
fered to some extent the disagreeable sensa-
tions which a disordered or languid liver can
inhict. Sallowness OF the skin, constipation.
nausea, vertigo, soreness in the vicinity OF the
organ affected, q sensation as Of congestion in
the head, positive headache, a loss of appetite,
extreme thirst, q high color Of the urine, are
among the symptoms which announce a per-
version or v~itiation Of the bile. The remedy
OF remedies for the above is Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bittere, administered by medical men
pronounced pure and wholesome by them, and
popular as q comprehensive family medicine,
and as a specific preventive and remedy for
chills and fever and bilious remittents through
out America. and to a wide extent in foreign
countries. Disorders In the stomach and bow
els as well as liver, are speedily Temediable
with this popular and time honored medicine.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-10-16
National SupOrstitiOns,

Among the many strange customs OF
savage nations, not the least curious are
the ceremonious observations offered by
them to the wild beasts which they hunt
and kill. The boldest native hunters Of
British India would shudder at the
thought of leaving the corpse Of q slain
tiger till they have singed off its whis.
kers to the very roots, without which
precaution they firmly believe that the
ghost OF the dead monster will haunt
them into their graves. In many parts
of Russia, the killing of q wolf is not
thought complete without the cutting
off of the head and right forepaw. The
Lapps and Firms, whenever they kill q
bear, surround the body with loud la.
mentations. One hunter then asks the
dead beast who killed thee?' and an
swers, "A Russian when all the rest ex-
claim in chorus, "a cruel deed; a bloody
deedl hoping by this means to divert
the bears resentment from themselves
to the imaginary Russian. Skulls of
brown bears, nailed to the trees by the
Indians, in appliance with some native
superstition, are often found by Canadi-
an camping parties in the woods around
Lake Simcoe; and the tribes Of Northern
Siberia never kill o polar bear without
extracting it's two largest teeth, which,
in their belief, is tho only safeguard
against its coming to life again.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-10-16
Painted Shoes.

A great beau of the time OF William
Rufus, called Robert the Horned, wore
shoes with long. sharp points, stuffed
with low, and twisted in a special form.
This fashion took the fancy of the peo
pie of that day immensely, and the
points went on increasing yearly until
the reign of Richard H., when they had
to be tied on the knees OF the wearer,
to save him from being encountered in
walking. This tying, or fastening, was
in the case of a gentleman by chains Of
silver or silver-gilt. In Chauoer's time
the upper part Of these shoes was cut
to initiate q church window. The rank
of the weerer in those days was known
by the length Of his poulaines. The
men, says Paradin, wore them with a
point before, half a foot long; the richer
and more eminent personages wore them
a foot and princes two feet long, BY
IN act OF the reign Of Edward w., the
absurd length to which the points at
tanned was limited; ard no n under
the rank OF alord was 10 wear shoes more
than ten inches long, and all cobblers
making them were to be fined and cursed
by the olerey.-AU the Year Round.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-10-16
London Bridge.

Proud and loWly, beggar and lord,
Over the bridge they go,
Rags and velvet, feltsr and sword,
Poverty, pomp, and woe.
Who will stop but to laugh and sing
Self Is calling, and self ia king
Who weeps At the beggsrs' gravel
Cmsts they pray for, but love they crave.
Beggsr and lord,
Fetter and sword,
Prison and palace, shadow and sun,
Velvet and rags,
30 the world wAgs,
Untl the river no more shall run.
Sparkle, river, merrily roll
Laugh with the gay and bright
Who will care for the weary soul
Under thy arch tonight
Who will pity her, who will save
Never a tear the cold world gsvel
Down there In the rolling Thames
God will pity what man condemns.
Velvet and rags,
30 the world wags,
Prison and palace, shadow and sun,
Fettered and free,
So shall II be,
Until tie river no more shall run.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-10-16

Sitting Bull is described as a tall,
powerfully built Indian, whose tower
ing form, striking presence, and air Of
unconscious command, announce at once
his name. His face is broad and mas
sive, and has strongly marked lines Of
decision about the mouth; and his dark,
piercing eyes, overshadowed by their
heavy lids, seem to CLEAN with mingled
cruelty and suspicion. He is dressed in
blue leggings, beaded moccasins, and a
shirt of a gaudy pattern like o common
Paisley shawl, while around his waist is
knotted o bright-red blanket.