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The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-01
A Touching AiIegory.

A certain good. .natured old Repub-
licAn farmer, preserved his constant
good -aatpres satarn- up what might.
One day one Of his men came in and
told him that one of his lead oxen
had stampeded, it being that big
blonde olt-oN, Roscoe Conkling.
"Well," responded the old farmer,
she always was a breacy cnss. I'm
glad he's gone" Not long afterwartl
another messenger came in haste to
announce that old Brindle Butler
was dead. "You don't say SO !" re-
sponded the happy old granger. "IIe
was an cd OK, anyhow. just take
OF his hide and sell it; it will fetch
more than he was worth. took him
Tor bad debt in tie Grst place. "
The thing went on for some time, un-
Til the stalwqrt prpss hegan to repri-
mand Hayes, saying that all his
losses wele judgments sent by the
Lord for his wickctncss. "Well ;"
he responded placidly, elf the Lord
will take out the Judgment in that
kind of cattle, it is the cheapest way !
can pay it,"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-01

A Madison paper gives fearful
account of woman's perfidy. A young
man went to take his girl for walk,
but found that she had not done her
milking, With gallantry that does
credit to tho Madisonian young man,
he volunteered TO do the milking for
her while sue was making her toilet.
After he had got her milking done,
had hung the uiilh-stooi Oh the bars
and set the pail Of milk in the kitch-
en-, washed his hands at tue. pump
with soft soap and wiped them on The
tail of his duster, he discovered that
she had gope TO circus with another
young man who did not know enough
to extract milk from o milk wagon.
The deserted young man kicked over
the milk pail and went his way sad
der man.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-01
The Zulu Assegai.
QRANHEBuRG, July 25.

The shaft of this instrument of
warfare is about five feet long and
about as thick 40 man's little Qnger.
It is made Of wood known 10 bota-
nists ss the enrtissa Of loginea, not
unlike the mahogany, brittle aud
elastic, the latter quality giving the
spear q vibratpry motion, on which
its accuracy Of fight depends. The
head OF the weapon is generally blade
shaped, with raised edge along tho
centre, concave on one side and con-
veS On the other, being like the feath-
ers of an arrow. The tong nf tho
head is made red-hot, and so burns
its way into the wood, around which
band Of wet raw.hide is bound, thst
contracting as it dries holds The head
as firmly rs an iron ring. The Zulus
fling these weapons With great accu-
racy, and they carry oval Tawllide
shields isapervious TO the darts 10
cover their casire bodies. Besides
three or four missile 4ssegais Zulu
soldier carries a shorter and stronger
stabbing assegai.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-01
Sound Advice.

A physician writes to a young man
as follows: "My profession has
thrown me with women of all classes,
and my experience teaches me that
heaven never gave greater proof of
love TO man than Ia place woman
here with him. My advice is go and
propose TO the most sensible girl YOU
know. If she accepts you tell her
you will divide tho last dollar with
her aud that you will love her with
al! your heart in the bargain and
then keep your promise. My word
for it she will live within your in
come, and TO your last hour you will
regret that you did not marry sooner.
Stop worrying about feminine ey-
travagancc and feminine untruth.
Just you be true to hcr-lovc her sin.
cerely, and more fond, faithful,
foolish slave you will never meet any
where. You will not deserve her,
know, but she will meyer know it,"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-01
Marrying for Money.

A late author very trnthful;y saye !:
"Gold cannot buy happiness and the
parents who compel their daughter TO
marry for station or money commit a
greivous sin against humanity and
God. And q woman who marries a
churl for his wealth will find that she
has made terrible bargain-that all
the gatherings of heartless grandeur
are phosporcseent gatherings Of heart
wretchedness that her life will be
like crag on the black side of de.
sert mountain, where cold moon.
beams sometimes glitter, but no birds
sing, but wild storms howl and hosrse
thundera roar, and through tile sweep
ing storms shall be heard the stern
voice Of the great God, saying,
"Your riches are corrupted, Your gar
ments are motheaten, yonr gold aud
silver are caDkered, and the rust OF
them shall he a witness against yon,
and eat your flesh as it were fire."
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-01
WiliiaJnstnn Female College.
'neral fumes Il. klaq.:

General fumes Il. Izlar:
DEAR SIR-I have received through
a friend. q catalogue of the William
ston Female College, from .vhich
see that you, with othors Of saay old
time pupils are its patrcas.
Do you occasionally photograph
for the instant, the old log school
house with its split long benches, its
clay floor and chimney, and windows
made, if / may make an Irish Bull,
by neglecting to put in a side log.
We learned to spell and read there,
and learned il well.
But enough. Williamson Female
College seems from its record to be
the very place fer our daughters, that
should and will be, the future queens
of Southern households. / do not
see that they Kill be carried there
into an atmosphere so artificia'ly ele-
vated as not to know o garden Sege.
table. ! am pleased with what is set
forth rs to the elementary English
Department. It says:
Unusual Importance is attached To
Spelling, English Composition, Pen.
manship and Drawing of Maps.
Spelling is taught Ivy a judicious
combination Of exercises, mostly in
writing and the premium offered for
excellence in this branch is the whole
of the next Sessions regular tuition.
Compositions are always written
in tue presence OF the teacher, who
announces the subject 10 the class az
ter they have assembled. If com
position contains prescribed mum.
her of errors (the higher the class,
the smaller the NUMBER it must be
duplicated in fnll with the errors cor.
rected ; and, If the duplicate has an
unreasonable number, Of errors, i,
must be, re-copied, until a respecta
bic accuracy is attained.
sincerely hope that others may
see the advantages of so thorough
tuition and gil this College TO over
flowing. Yours traly,
NJ. L. B.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-01

Paul Morphy, the once noted chess
player, in his insanity imagines him
self great lawyer, with an abun-
dance Of clients. The great case that
absorhs nearly his whole attention is
an imaginary one against parties who
bad charge Of an estate left him by
his father. He utterly repudiates
chess, and denies having ever known
anything about it. He lives in New
Orleans.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-01
Several Subjeots Considered,
gtlttor .Orange6urg Democrat;


Editor 'Orangedury Democrat:
propose to comment little in
your valuable paper if you will per
nit, occasioally. ] have been the re-
cip,ent Of a neY "'old mans spen"
call it, "A blunt one, and if it writes
bluntly your readers will please for
give. l think the agricultural. critic
of the Times must il.ave one Of the
same. Well, we get at the truth some-
times, through pens that are not too
Timber. Critic, yom are right, keep
them straight-"J- C. H.," 81. w.
S."' and the Old dogies, and make the
way so 4slGin that q young farmer,
though fool, cannot err thercin-a
vide ring fo- Critic.
Or friend, DR.. J. III. Pooser, has
found perpetual motion, Of course.
How often this has been discovered;
still we use the supcl1 1uous steam,
and drive the mule, instead of MAX
ing use Of this stupendous discovery.
When two bricks Of precisely the
same weight will lift each other al
ternately, then Dr.. Jno. Hunter can
use them sor perpetual motion. I
have seen his machinery, and admire
his mechanical skill,ingenuity and en-
thusiasm but when lie asks me to be-
lieve in anything except muscle as a
propeller, 1 say, your most obedient,
excuse me. n' '"h
Tho history of the Edisto Rifles,
by Gen. j. +. Izlar, worries us like
going over troubled dream after
awakening. 1t Is interesting, because
many Of our friends were missed dur
ing the war, and no one except the
immediate comrades knew whittier or
how they went. But the war captain
of the Rifles could only give US
sketch, q synopsis Of casualties and
events There is q hietory Of the
unwritted it! will ever be nnwritten.
1t is the every day soldier life. 1t is
the enthusiasm, the hope, the fears,
the personal joys and perils; in fact,
each soldiers experience is q history
by itself. I have had opportunities.
to listen to recitals Of personal ad-
ventures from soldiers Of all sorts
some experience in that sttuperdiucds
corps, the old Reserves, and am sat
istied that il one single writer could
command tile camp literature OF the
war, his fortune would be made by
the book. . g.
"Society Of Friends" by Muslin,
Utopian dream. It is to lie feared
that the "silvery light Of intellect"
that ls to illumine from the Teachers
Fnstitnte, will never make him who
has stood at the bar, desk and coun-
ter, TO say nothing of following the
l.plow, 2 wan without guile.
Picnic literature. Is not this get
ting to have too much Of 4 samencss2
Allow me to suggest q form that will
cover nine out Of tep Of these effu-
sions: "We came % tue dinner talk,
we saw the dinner table, we conquer
ed the dinner table," Any one who
can't stop at THIS Ray add,that ybepu-
ty was there" that $50 and so went
home without vest buttons," sc.
Why there is more interest in the
standing advertisement OF 9 progress
sive groceri Let it be understood
that the picnic is not ohjectionablei
everybody likes TO eat, frolio and cor
ner beauty but when we have it in
polumn Of opr paper, il is too much
like stale soda water which the edi-
tor and his readers are obliged TO
eWallow. p.
ORANGEBURG. July 25.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-01
Indian Corn.
Editor Orangeburg Democrat :

Editor Orangebury Democrat:
How to cultivate corn, TO secure
good crop. and improve soil requires
some skill and science. Every farm
CT thinks his mode the best. differ
with the most farmers, they practic-
ing shallow culture with scrapers and
sweeps, l will give you my plan with
its advantages. What manures pay
best on worn soil? The analysis Of
corn shows chat it contains much
starch, sugar and fat. Cotton seed
with carbonaceous and vegetable mat
ter I find to be the best fertilizer for
corn. 70 cultivate corn successfully
we must give it distance five and a
half b. four, or Give by flve is the
proper distance on sandy land. We
may plant five by three on stiff or
clay lands, with equal success, but if
we plant close on sandy lands it will
invariably get, in farmers parlance,
the yellows, and be light and chahy.
Distance in corn secures it against
the injurious effects of droughts, which
are common in recent years. PAN
ters shonld plant and cultivate with
an eye to this. Distance in corn en-
ables the farmer to secure a good
crop of peas when sowp in proper
time among the corn. A great dcsid-
cratuml,
AT the commencement Of my letters
| promised to give you my plan OF
improving my land and make paying
crops. A discussion of this suhjec.
in our Agricultural Society gave rise
Lc these letters. I wish your readers
10 remember this. The proposition
now is, How TO raise corn on ex-
hausted land. We haul, in the
months Of January and February
four or five loads of woods earth, fan
ndmixture Of straw, leaves and rotten
woody to the acre, -depositing the
piles convenient to be scattered
broadcast with pichrork. Break
down the bed with q turn plow lay
off tho planting furrow with an open
ing plow. just before dropping the
seed run in the same fHrrow with o
scooter, as deep as the horse, cap pnli,
drop the seed, they viii bury them
selves then SOW ten or fifteen bushels
of cotton seed with about ono bun-
dred pounds Of hope per acre cover
with scooter plow Two furrows to The
row hlock off two or three days be-
fore coming up; this will destroy the
small grass, pulyerize the clods and
leave smooth and even surface for
yonr first SCOOTER farrow, which
should be given in eight or ten days
after the corn is up; liz eight or ten
days follow with five inch twister,
adjusting thin board to prevent tho
earth from covering the corn in eight
or ten days you may break out the
middles; then in eight or ten days
side with sixteen inch sweep; and in
eight or ten days more you are ready
to lay by, WHICH should be done just
before corn shows its tassels with two
Farmers friend or Watt plow burrows
and one sweep burrows. :i'he pens
having been dropped your corn is
laid by with nine or eleven burrows
to the row, and will yield more than
If twenty-onc sitrows were given,
which was the custom in olden times.
MIR. Editor, you have my plan, l
claim for it decided advantage over
the flat culture or Dixon plan, whiuh
is the plan Of most Of our farmers, i
hope some of yonr correspondents
will discuss this with me. j. G. II.
FoRK OF EDIsTo.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-01
An editor got shaved in barber

An editor got shaved in barber
chop lately, and offered the dsrkey a
dime, which was refused, becauae
said he, ~ understand you is an
ediLor!" "Well, what of that p
"Wo never charge editors muffin 7.
"Bnt such liberality will ruin YOU"
ooh nebber mind, sab, we makes IL
up on gentlemen" Heavy on the ed.
itors.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-01

BAD luck is simply man with his
hands in his pockets, and his pipe ii
his mouth, looking on to see how it
IS coming. Good luck is a man of
pluck with his sleeves rolled up, and
working TO make it como out right.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-01

Girls, whose opinion about such
things, is always valuable, say there
is too much shirt collar and too little
young man in the present fashion to
snit their tastes. Boys, something
mnst be done.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-01

The boy who left a piece of ice in
tpe aan an to t yarMa! HHp was no more fool?
ish than the m4p |. WHO oe.ppeInsd a store
and expected people 70 hYnt him out
and buy his goods.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-01

IT is said that "true love never did
rnn'smooth." We have never seen it
attempt to run, but it does some Of
the smoothest kind of swinging on
the front gate.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-01

A horse thief was hung at Sidney,
Nebraska, the other day. He went
West to 60 mp with the country, and
succeeded.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-01

The evening the young man hasn't
money enough to take his girl into an
ice-cream saloon lie sends her note
stating he is sick.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-01

How rapidly man loses all inter-
est in politics ana national finance
when he shuts q door on his own
thumb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-22
Gen. Grants Tour Around the
World.

Gen. Grant left the United States on tour
around the world on May II, 1877, by the steam
being escorted down the Delaware by officers
of the city and national government. He ar
rived at Liverpool on May 2s-the hospitalities
At Manchester he received the like courtesy,
and on his arrival in London was rendered re
ceptlons, at which members of the royal family
made him an honoraly member, and the homo
rary degree OF ID. c. L. was conferred upon him
Dy oxford University: The freedom of the city
OF n6on was next to him after
Queen at Windsor Castle. Gen. Grant then
started on a continental tour, visiting Brussels,
making shoit trips In Denmark, Norway and
SWEDEN and again returning to London. In
scotland he was presented with the freedom of
round of the English provincial towns, leaving
for France on the oath Of october. Banquets
were given to him by President MacMahon,
Emile de Girardin. Visits were next maze
to Gibraltar, Algers, ConstantinopIe, Athens,
Naples and points In southern Europe. On
Egypt and the Nile, visiting the Knedlve at
Cairo; then travelling to ConstantinopIe and
from thence to Athens where he and Mrs.
Gra aa were ", formally presented to the King and
Rome. where the General, his wife and son jesse
were presented to the Pope by Cardinal M
CioSkey. Alter Trip through Italy Paris was
once more visited, next Holland, Germany
Scandinavia, and then Russia. At st. Peters
burg the General had an audience with the En-
peror Alexander. The rest Of the year was spent
1n tour OF Austria, Spain and Portugal, and
third visit to Paris. The long-deferred trip to
Ireland followed, but, although the ex- President
was enthusiastically greeted at Dublin, Belfast
and other points, the reception as whole was
not cordial, and the visit was made as brief as
possible. farewell visit was paid to Paris
ana grand dinner was given at the Palace
d'Elysee by President MacMahon. On the
go OF January, 1879, General Grant and
party embarked at Marseilles for India.
Everywhere throughout that country the
e ,,sI si was received with the most
distinguished attention and consideration.
Slam was next visited, the king bestowing
many honors upon the general China was the
next point OF travel. feature of the visit being
the presentation Of an address relative to the
subject OF Chinese emigration to the United
States. On arriving in Japan, on the Sd OF
July, Grant proceeded direct to Toxic, having
an audience with the emperor on the following
day. A series of magnificent entertainments
was given In his honor, and he was burdened
with unexpected questions in regard to eastern
policy, both sides Of the LGochOo controversy
faving been laid before him by Prince Kung, OF
China, and the japanese authorities. On the Cd
day OF september, after stay in Japan OF two
months, General Grant sailed from Yokohama,
on the steamer City Of Toxic, for San Fran
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-22
Prize Shooting.

The WIMBLEDON CUP WON BY A wAsHINGTONIAN.
The seventh annual fall prize meeting OF the
National Rife association closed last Saturday.
The Columbia Long Range Rife club, of this
city, played prominent part in the contest.
The meeting was closed with the shooting for
the Wimbledon cup. Last year this cup was
won by Frank Hyde scoring 147 out OF pOSst-
bic $50. Thirty. four liflemen were entered for
the contest last Saturday, and many anxious
eyes scanned the range as the fish-tail wind
came blowing up from the butts, striking first
one cheek and then the other. Some OF the very
best OF the shots made very low scores indeed.
been fired it wss evident that the fall meeting,
which opened with so splendid shooting
weather on Tuesday last, was to be treated
The fflemen would have preferred fine drz-
zle to the bracing air. TIL cup was won by c.
II. Laird, OF the Columbia club, OF Washington,
$: I. Scott, of the same club, was next, with
1885, The results were a sore disappointment
to TIE Boston men, who had been doing so fine
shooting at home, but found that Creedmoor
were: C. H. Laird 1877, S. l. Scott 1855, /. L. Allen
1873, R. Rathbone 1872. w. ii. Jackson $50, w
GeSii s,, 12s, e. =. Pray rs f. II; Sanford 12,,
J. F. Brown 124, s. T. G. Dudley 1879, j. p. Wa
tiers. 122, WV. DeForest 1872, l.. L. Hubblrd 12O,
+. A. Pelly ll9, o. Judd u.s. w. Poland lis, P
l15, H. T. Rockwell III, N. d. Ward l13. j.
Het,y III, A. A. Adee Ill, j. w. Shurter lO1, J.
w. Todd 1902.
The conditions for the Wimbledon cup match
threw 1t open to all corners who are citizens of
the United States: weapon, any rifle within the
rules; distance, 1000 yards; thirty rounds any
position without artificial rest; entrance fee. 81.
the cup Is valued at $500, and was presented by
the National Rifle Association of Great Britain
to the National Rifle Association of Americl.to
be shot for annually by American rifiemen
Shooting commenced at halt-past ten O'Clock.
ana was ended shortly after one. The prize
given Tor the aggregate scores mede in the
short range, the champions and the Wimb'e-
don cup matches were won by MI. Laird who
was tied, as TO the number Of points, by Mr.. l.
L. Allen. Each OF these gentlemen made the
fine aggregate of 303 points out OF pos 5ibe 3G5
In the three competitions just named, but Mr..
Lairds score was the best at the longest rage
Col. Burnside and Mr.. p. j. Lluritzen alO did
good shooting during the meeting. The latter,
who is member OF Company A, won the thtr-
teenth prize in the military championship
match, While Col. Burnside made the second
best score In the inter. state match. The high
est score in that match was 214 out of a possib.e
225, and Col. Burnsides score was 213
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-22

THE LCRAY CAyERNs.-The case Of Be.dler
and others, Judgment creditors OF Samuel A.
Buraker, against Campbell Stebbins, pur-
cbaserS OF the great Luray cave, seeking to set
aside the sale OF the cave on the ground OF
1rregular1ty In the sale by the commissioners
and OF fraud on the part OF the purchasers was
tried In the circuit count, at Luray, Va before
Judge Bird, presiding, and was Saturday mOrr-
ing decided In favor OF Campbell Stevens the
purchaser. The case will be carried to the
court OF appeals Campbell Il Stebbns bought
the land, 2SE acres on which the cave was dis.
covered, In April 1878, at SIT per acre, although
the land was appraised at only s. an acre, and
the plaintiffs based their suit mainly on the
ground that the purchasers were aware OF the
existence OF the cave before the sale.
egTwo dollars In the hundred OF tavable
property is TO be the tax rate for 1880, In Pnlla
delphtl.
tB-Sound logic-Arguing through the tele.
phone.
tH-With all the peaches that have been
throw n on the Baltimore market 10 the past 40
days, 1t is stated that packer have not cluno
enough 10 meet the demPnd upon them. one
bouse reported being now 100000 cons short OF
filling orders on hand.
II The condition of Bishop Stevens, of the
diocese or pennsylvania, who has been very III
at Wilkesbarre with congestion OF the lungs
Tor several weeks, remains unchanged.
S-San Francisco cast 4O,717 votes against
Chinese immigration and only 229 it Its favor
~ "A San Francisco man was c. light altering
the figures on his mothers tom tone, his OO-
ject being to make the date suit } purpose in
q lawsuit.
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ALEXANDRIA.

PERsoNAL-The Rt Rev. r. II. Wilmer, d. D..
Bishop OF Alabama, is In town, the guest OF Mr..
James Green. Bishop Wilmer is native OF
Paul's church. 80. Mr.. j. L. Adams, measurer
OF lumber, was taken quite Ill on the street
Saturday, and had to be taken home In an ON
nibUs. VIZ
TIE FAIR-The authorities OF the ". and O
X. X. have agreed to transport stock to the fair
on the same terms as the Midland ROAD A
tournament Will be held on the grounds on the
SOth instant A space has been rented on the
grounds for the use Of Miss May Marshall the
female pedestrlenne, who will have walking
match against time.
THE FREIGHT BUSINESS of the Virginia Md
land road has been very heavy for the past
week or two, and 1t has difficult to provide suf-
fcient rolling stock to carry off the freight
One hundred and fifteen car loads of stock
passed through Saturday night.
MR.. CHARLES A. MARTIN an assistant to Mr.
B. Wheatley, undertaken, died Saturday after a
short illness OF cholera morbus.-[Gazette goth.