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The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

SHARP PRACrICE.-A colorcd man
on Thursday Of last week bought
some goods from one Of our mer-
chants, paid for them and went
away with his goods. Being bcwil-
icrcd with the size Of Orangcburg,
or under the delightful effects Of
NNXX, he left his bundle at another
store. He returned to the place
where he made his purchase and re-
presented to the clerk Gin tho mer-
chants abscnce) that those goods
(pointlng 10 two Or three picccs)
were his, and he had paid for them.
The clerk told him 1t was strange,
but as the fellow seemed willing to
sit until the merchant came in, the
clerk put up the goods, and the man
dccampcd. On the merchants return
the fraud was discovered and the
lEan Was brought back. The marsh
al put lin in Jail, he asserting all The
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des'inS TO appear i'll court against
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The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

WE learn from different sections O!
the county that ninc-tenths Of the
cotton crop will have been gathered
before the middle Of October, if pick
ers can be procured. The crop will
fall short Of the calculation made at
the beginning of the season because
OF the disastrous effects Of the late
drought.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

a corn doctor was in town on Sat-
urday last teaching every group of
listeners he could set, tho anatomy Of
the toe, the wonderful skill OF him
self, tie ignorance Of every other
corn doctor, and the certain ~ well
as permanent relief to be expected
from his operations. We saw him
skin out = corn from q friends toe,
and might have done as we'll ou:sclf.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

TIE Eplsro RIFLES FAIR.-As
mentioned in this paper Il short time
ago the Edisto Rifles will hold Il
Fancy Fair about The middle Of next
month to assist them in procuring q
uniform. We are pleased to report
progress in the completion Of the ar.
rangcmcnts fer this chi nlcvtain.ncnt.
and would urge upon tic people Of
our town and county 10 lend their aid
in contributing TO the Fancy Table,
or sending in such articles as will be
necessary for the supper table and
cake and ice cream department. To
make this effort success it needs
the cooperation Of our people, with
whom we know the mention Of Edis-
to Rifles is sufficient to secure their
aid. This we feel assured will be
given and both company and patrons
Viii enjoy q pleasant and profitable
time on the evenings Of October IG:h
and 17th. Contributions may he
handed in to any mcmbcr of the com
pany or to either Of the following
gentlemen, who compose The Com
mlltcc OF Arrangements: Messrs. +.
5. Dibblc, ". b. Thompson, j. S.
Sorrentruc, G.. A. Neulrcr, l.. II.
| Wannamakcr and J. NJ. Brunson.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26
HOME
TO the Public.

'HNllE undersigned respectfully an
4 nouncc that they have purchased the
exclusive right 10 sell the justly cclcbra-
tcu New Virginia Feed Cater" in the
Counties of Orangcburg and Harnwcll.
In this Cutter, chcapncss of construction
minimum OF power and rapidity of exc
cution have been fully attained. The
oinnirn,i"itGia oi thc many vino are
using this Gutter render it unnecessary
Tor us to say anything relative to itS
merits. We only ask II trial and feel fully
confident that satisfaction will be given.
For sale ut The store of Mr.. }. G. Pike,
OranGcburT. 5. G..
EDWARDS s. TIIOMPGON
June l3-3mo
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

SPECIAL attention is invited 10 the
splendid lot of jewelry just received
by Mr.. w. +. Robinson, and for sale
at his store. This lot is superior TO
anything Of the kind ever brought to
Orangeburg, and will be sold remark
ably low. Bring your watches and
clocks to be repaired and made just
as good as new. Mr.. Robinson guar,
antees satisfaction.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

WE learn that the wife Of Mr.. r.
B. Jackson, near Four lIolo Bridge,
died on "Wednesday morning leaving
a little bate. We tender our sympa-
thies to the bcrcavcd husband and
mothcrless little one.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26
MIR. David Sallcy and others

MIR. David Salley and others il,
company with him have caught a..
ready since the hunting season be.
gan ten foXcs-two Of them were ia,
ken up within one hundred yards OF
the spot Of jumping. No guns arc
carried by these gentlemen, but the
animal is allowed fair chance to
save his life.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

SINCE our last issue the long and
disastrous drought has ended and
gentle, continued rains have fallen
throughout our connty. The rice
crop III some sections may he benc-
fitted, while in others it is complete
failure. The pea crop will bo i'm
proved likewise potatoes, wherever
the vines lived through the dry sea-
son. The top fruit Of cotton will
also be benefited by the recent rains.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

a private circular received here
last week brings the startling and
regretted suspension Of The honsc Of
James Adger & Co. An honorcd
aud solid landmark of Charleston is
crushed, and many arc compelled to
suffer, as the business Of this house
was vast.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

NlE. Virgil G. Dibblc, Of Charles
ton, was in town on Wednesday Oh q
short stop from his trip to tho noun,
;ains, looking well and greatly i'm
proved. He returned to Charleston
yesterday where he will enter upon
his duties as Principal Of the High
School, on The first Of October noxt.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26
Our thanks are due Capt. J. L. Moor

Our thanks are due Capt. J. L. Moor
er and Mr.. A. Fischer for fine lot
Of excellent turnips. This is carly in
the season for.ths vegetable and the
fine samples sent us bear witness to
the skill Of the producers. In the
market they command an excellent
price, aud will continue to do so un.
til the full crop is maturcd.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

Gov. VIM. Cla!lin, Of Boston, has
presented to the Frccdman's Aid So
ciety Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, by DR.. Rust, the deed Of The
Lcgare property, adjoining Clalin
University, consisting of tliirty-onc
acres and buildings, valued at s5, 900
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

Our readers will take notice that
Mr.. Il. j. King has moved his bar to
the stand recently occupied by Mr..
w. Nj. Sain, where he will continue
to serve his customers with the pur-
est and best liqaors to be found in
town,
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

LADIES, BUTTERFLIES Fall Styles
Patterns havo arrived known to be
the best fitting patterns sold, as eve
ry pattern is perfect, no allowance
being necessary for seams. Call and
procure at catalogue from Henry
Kohn.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

PoMoSA GEANGE.-The next quar-
telly meeting Of Pomona Grange will
he held at White Cane Grange on
Saturday, October 4th, 1879. A large
attendance is earnestly requested, as
the meeting will be an important one
to the order. Masters and sccrcta
rics will please have their reports
ready. Hour Of meeting II o'clock
y. NJ. kirk RoDISsoN,
Scct'y L. c.. No. II,
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

THE man who shoots another sim
ply because Of 4 difference ofpolitical
opinion, should be made to stretch
hemp SO fast that lightning couldu',
keep track Of him. SO says an cX-
change, and so say we.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

TIE Missionary Society Of ST.
Peul's Methodist Sunday School will
meet next Sunday at halr-past three
o'clock. The public arc cordially in.
vited to attend.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

II is said that Eastern capitalists
have recently bought the Mammoth
Cave Of Kentucky for 100000, and
will build railroad TO it and improve
the property.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

Mr.. j. r. Tucker has repaired and
remodcled his residence on Railroad
Avenue, adding greatly to lis com
:fort,as well as making it an ornament
to that locality. The work was done
during the drought without q drop OF
rain while the repairs were being
made.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

TIE proper capcr at Newport just
now Is for the young ladies' who be-
long to the "cottagc families" to play
ut butter making in the dairics, and
for the young men who make Il living
10y sucking the heads CT their canes
TO look on admivingly.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

Mr.. John G. McKcwn last week
fell from his hand car while running
and was seriously injured. We hope
lie may soon be able to enter upon
his duties again.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

THE Executive Committee of the
Teachers Institute will meet at this
office tomorrow morning, 9th in
slant, at ten o'clock. Members are
requested to be punctual in attend
inc,
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

BEFORE the recent rains set in, the
red oaks and pines were dying in
large numbers. Between the places
of Mcssrs. Paul Stroman and Il. Stro-
man there are over one hundred dead
oaks, caused by the recent drought.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

Two houses in Charleston doing q
large business are reported as having
suspended last week in consequence
Of the Adger failure.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

Mr.. Joseph A. Minicken fell from
the gin house Of Mr., D. J. Knots one
day last week and was painfully, if
not seriously, injured.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26
COURSE OF STUDY.


First Grade.-Alphabet. Spelling, Rud-
imentary Arithmetic, Writing and First
Steps in Geography.
Second Grade, Spelling, Reading,
Writing, Arithmetic, Second Steps in
Geography, Grammar, Written COmpo-
stion, Latin, Greek and German.
Third Grade. Spelling, Reading, Writ
ing, Arithmetic completed, Geography
completed, Grammar completed, Coripo-
sition, History, Philosophy, Rhetoric,
Logic. Bookkeeping, Algebra, Gcome-
try, Chemistry. Latin, Greek, German
and Written Composition.
ElOcution is taught in each grade.
Miss Mackay has charge Of the girls.
Students may enter at any time during
the term, and are charged only from
date Of entrance.
a liberal deduction made when three
or more children attend from the same.
family.
Boys and girls are prepared for tho
Sophomore Class In any College or for o
successful business life.
Neatnass Of person, polite n,annexs
and high sense of h6rioF are consldcYsA
Of no less Importance than the branches
taught, and are therefore ineulcatea
with u"remitting assidnity.
Board may be had in good families
near the school ut ten and twelve dollars
per mouth, including washing and iipbta.
Boys and girls are kept separate and
no intercourse allowed.
\ liberal share Of public patronage Ia
respectfully Solicited.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

DR.. Henry NJ. Bruins, the Ncstoi
OF education and science, is here on q
vacation, stopping with the Rev. T.
II. Lcgare. The Doctor looks we'll,
though past his three score and ten.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26
EOticN to 'ENDcEr

'bNlE last examination Of Public School
Il Teachers will be held ut Shcridan's
School Room. Amelia Street, on Sutur-
day, September 18th, 1879, commencing
ut 10 O'Clock a. NJ. No further opportu-
nifty will be afforded until the summer of
1850; and to this rule no exception will
be made; and all certificates granted
prior to August %. 1879, will be revoked
on the first day of October, 1870. BY Or
der OF Board Of School Examiners.
d. l.. CONNOR,
School Commissioner.
Orungeburg, 8. c., Aug. %, lS70-5t
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

TIE woods were burning in the
neighborhood Of Mr.. Adam Stroman
on Friday lsst.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

MIR. w. w. Cutler was painfully
injured last week by his horse falling
in hole while deer hunting.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

MARRYING q woman for beauty is
like eating bird for it's singing.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

ORANGEBURG, S. g. SEPTEMBER &c, 1879.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26
]. A. BARDIN & BRO.
PINCKNEY'S LANDING,

OH SANTEE, NEAR VANCES FERRY
DEALERS IN
~ ENERAL. MERCIIAND | S E-OF"
VI FERS for sale full aud complete
stock of Groceries, Hardware, Ready
Made CloIhing, Boots and Shoes, Hats,
Caps, and Trunks, and a fine line of Dry
Goods of oil descriptions for Ladies' use
and ' .ar Also
A full .. Of Foreign and Domestic
Wincsand :, ars, Segars az '"'qcco,
&C., &c. il sept. o, 30.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26
Dealer in Country Produce,
sos KING STREET,
CHARLESTON,

FOWLS, per doz.............3.25a3.70
Chickens, per doz..........2. .OOa2.55
Ducks (Eng'h) per doz..........4.O0
Ducks (M'c'y) per doz. 500
Geese per doz.. oz.....................6.O 600
Turkeys per doz.. 2.0Oal5.0 90
EGGS, per doz.. .......................l4 II
PEANUTS, per bushcl.....".75al.1O
POTATOES, 1.25a1 80
PEAS, clay, per buslicl...........65a7O
4" Mixed :. .............. GOa65
RICE, (Rough) per hushel..l ..l.l0a1.2O
BEESWAN, per lb................".a22
tloAN T. / '....'.ss..s.....l "
HIDES, Flint, per b.............1O
=" Dry Sailed, F" ..................S
SKINS, Otter, apicco..........25a2.5 so
" Coon, :" .............5al5 5
=" Fox, " ......... .10a40
Deer, per ID .................15
Goat, 6 ......,..............o 8
Highest market prices obtained for al
goods consigned to me. Returns mad
promptly. Consigumcnts solicited. 1y
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26
SHERIDAN'S SCHOOL.
A CLASSICAL SCHOOL FOR
BOYS AND GIRLS.

Nhis School opens OH the First Monday
u in September annually, and contill-
ucs sunintcrruptedly until the last of June.
TERMS PEI, MONTH.
First Grade. beginners.............. 50. 90
Second Grade, Grammar pupils...... 25O
Third Grade, advanced Englsh...... 800
Latin. G- eek, and German each.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26
Orangebnrg demperat.

a Paper Ton. tho People.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-27
What the Country Needs.

Fewer dogs and more sheep.
Epnoae. -aasi %tAA~A
Fewer scrub cattle and nor good
ones.
Fewer idle politicians and idle per-
sons, and more industry.
Fewer men who seek offices and
more men whom the office seeks.
Fewer loafers about railroad sta
tons, four corners, stores and tav-
ems.
Fewer impetuous young men, eager
10 rush into print and raise the devil
generally.
Fewer men to advocate the cleo
ton Of favorites on personal grounds
and more for the pulic good.
Fewer juvenile statesmen, who are:
eager to rush into the place their
seniors and betters ought to occupy.
Fewer ''leaders" to knuckle tc,
popular prejudices, and more leaders
to combat such prejudices when
wrong.
Fewer great men made to order
and of small material, and thr ust
in front of men who have a capacity
for greatness.
Fewer trucking demagogues, who
are anything or nothing, as interest
dictates, and more brave mel who
dare to do their own thinking, and
speak what they think.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-27
Business Proverbs.

Business Proverbs.
Never sacrifice safety to large x
pected returns.
Never borrow money to speculate
with.
Never make a loan on importantly.
Never loan a borrowing friend more
than you are able to lose if he can't
pay.
Never speculate deeper than you
are able to lose if you lose it all.
Owe no man anything.
Be satisfied with a moderate rent
to a good tenant.
Keep well insured aud watch your
policy.
Never consult a man on business
who does not manage his own.
Avoid a second mortgage for a
fresh loan.
He that maketh haste to be rich is
not wise. ,
Poverty is no bar to marriage if
both parties will work and save.
The gods help those who help
themselves, men or women.
God promises nothing to idleness.
A man must ask his wife if he may
be rich. I
Little coins, like drops of water,
will fill a bucket.
AS We sow in temporal affairs we
shall reap.
Short settlements make long friend
ships.
Fortunes are made by earnings and
savings.
Money easily gotten is soon spent.
Money earned is money valued.
1t is easier to loosen up good prop
erty than to re-establish it.
In discussing business disagree
ments keep cool.
Less wisdom,is required to make
money than to keep it securely when
made.
The wolf asked the goat to dinner,
but the goat declined.
A fox sleeps, but counts hens in
his dreams.
The wolf changes his hair once q
year, but remains a wolf.
Dog, why do you bark? To fright
en- the wolves away. Dog, why do
you keep your tail bete'yn your legsI
l am afraid of the wolf.
Love, fire and cough cannot be
hid.
Make friends with the bear, but
keep hold of the axe.
Everything is bitter to him who has
gall in his mouth.
A full stomach is deaf to instrue-
ton.
If you hunt two hares you will catch
neither.
God is not in haste, but his aim is
sure.
Praise not the crop until it is stack
ed.
With God go eve over the sea
without Him not even over the thresll-
hold.
Truth is not drowned in water, nor
burned in fire.
A fool may throw a stone into q
ond it may take eve sages to pull
it out.
No bones are broken by a mothers
fist. .
Whose bread and whose salt / eat,
his praises l sing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-27

Really, / am beginning to like this
Missouri country. I'll meet many
more friends down here / shall want
to buy q piece of it. 1t is a State
that has immense undeveloped re-
sources, q delightful climate, and is
only just now waking up to a sense
of the Importance of calling tie at
tention Of immigrants and home buy
ers to the advantages and attractions
offered by this State. With proper
work by an energetic State Board of
Immigration, Missouri would grow
SO rapidly IN the next three or four
years it would frighten itself.-Bur-
lington Hawkeye. ~
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-27
A..
Object

From the New York school journal.
The impressions, made upon the
senses by external objects return to
the mind in the absence of the objects.
This is the simplest working Of the
conceptive faculty. Thus, when a
distinguished quality is observed, the
children should be directed,in search
ing lntheir own minds for the idea
of some other object in which they
had before recognized the same quail
ity. Care should be taken by teach
ers when they wish, in the first in
stance, to develop the idea of a quail
ty, to select q substance in which it
is very conspicuous; and secondly,
when giving a lesson on an object In
which the same quality recurs TO adj
vert to former impressions. The
distinctness and force Of our ideas,
and their firm hold on our minds,
depend on the vividness and clear
ness with which they were first APP
pretended, and on the reiterated re-
currence Of the same Impressions.
1t will be a useful exercise for the
children to classify the various quail
ties, which they have observed in OBJ
jects, under the heads of the different
senses by which they are discerned.
They will soon perceive that some
may be discovered by either of two
senses; for example, Liquid, Solid,
Rough, and the Varieties Of Form
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-27


There are 4,562 ssilliterates'' in
Illinois between the ages of twelve
and twenty-one.
Boston university has received
S12, 900 IS the nucleus ola professor
ship in the college of liberal arts,
and $4,000 as the nucleus OF a
fund for the endowment of Il woman's
professorship in the same college.
Kentucky has a school population
476, 200. The pro rata sum has de-
creased from $3.50 To- 81. 60; the es-
timated fund for this year is $780,
749, Of which sum nearly $50, 900 go
to the superintendent ard county
commissioners.
Wisconsin's total school receipts
for the past year ere S11,793,627.-
ca; expenditures $40, 623, 505.69
The public schools were attended by
1882, 052 pupils. The number of
persons in the State between the ages
615,256.
The California constitutional con-
yention has so amended the educa-
tlonal article as to exclude all foreign
languages from the primary and gram
mar schools of the State. 1t also
provides that the text books adopted
shall continue i'll use for. not less than
four years. 1t declares the ~unlversi-
ty to be a perpetual institution of
this State :" its officers are to hold Of
flee for such time as the legislature
may prescribe. 1t is to be kept from
all political influences.
The rapidity with which coIored
children have learned to read and write
since the schools have been opened
to them is said by the Charleston
News and Courier to be highly credi-
table. The children appear to have
a passion for learning. and their
parents are justly proud of their &C
complishments. Forty-four whites
are said to attend the South Carolina
public schools, against every fifty.
six colored children. There is a diff
ference of twelve per cent. in the at,
tendance, with a difference of seven
ty-five per cent. in the population.
It is the opinion Of the Educational
Weekly that the educational men are
the ones who ought to shape If not
absolutely control all legislation upon
educational matters" Well, hardly,
unless it is proposed to make our
school systems more formal, more
rigid and less inspiring than they al
ready are. Educational men" are
too near the subject--they want per-
spectlve. The control of ''education-
al matters should rest with thought
full, practical, educated parents who
r without the drawback of official
connection with the schools.
Both Wisconsin and Illinois have
recovered legal decisions as to 1.-The
choosing of studies by parents or
teachers. The Wisconsin court says /:
1T is unreasonable to suppose that
any scholar who attends school can
or will study all the branches taught
in them. From the nature of the
cas some choice must be made, and
some discretion exercised, as to the
studies which the different pupils shall
pursue. The parent is quite as likely
to make a wise and judicious selec-
ton as the teacher. At oil events, il,
cases ofdifence Of opinion betweenthe
parent and teacher upon the subject,
we see no reason for holding that the
views Of the teacher must prevail -
The same conclusions are arrived at
in the Illinois decisions. ,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-27

A fashion note says: "Square
necks are much worn on low corsages.
V necks are also seen, but round,
low necks are preferred by most young
ladies for ball toilets" We prefer
round, low necks, and object st. Tong
ly to square necks because the cor
ners cut your arms, and the " necks
(Which means five dollars we sup
pose) are too costly. BY all means
keep the round necks in position, for
we'd hate to see ladies going lround
looking as ifthey had put a white
pasteboard box down owe their heads.