The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-27
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rain, lie waller courses are
b running sand iie ponds are filing up.
There is more water on tie ground
. now than there has been Since tie
early spring. But for the fact tina,
our little town is pretty thoroughly
drained, tho place would have swarms
: Of mosquitoes, and no little cliilIs and
/ fever. 1T is said that it is a bad wind
! that blows nobody any good--the
clouds and rain are very much
against fodder pulling and cotton
picking, but very favorable for rice,
sugar cane cane aid '2otaloes. This has
been u SfehaFkable season, notwith-
Standing its dryness, for rust. !
heard farmer friend say.a day or 30
ago that everything he had planted
had rustcd, had even effected his wa.
ter melon vines, something he had
never seen before, Ibis disease snust
he the result of atmospheric cond;.
Ftions--it can't tc in The soil or seed.
He said also that bis corn in tho
swamp had tuken the "m"b1rs," and
was ruined. Now that to INC is
anew disease, CT it may he new namc
fUr q we'll known disease Has it
heen discussed in your Agricultural
Society? What is tho m,.tllcs any.
how? How does it show itself? Al
what season of, the year? What stage
OF the crop? Will our friend, DR.. S.,
"r some onc else explain. IL strikes
INC here is chance for post humous
fame. Let o mau give an unfailing
Tecipe against mutlles in swamp corn,
and lie will he written down as
bcneiuclor To his race. Cotton pick
ing has commenced down here, and
the tieedmun aIe happy. There arc
two occasions, the occurrence OF
which always revive the dropping
spirits and gladden. the hearts of the
"truly loil"-Llley are cotton picking
md election times. Rolh point to
underground railroads, mean whis-
key, corrupt men, night movements,
&c, &c. The political pulse is not
high us yet with us. The whites arc
resting on the won laurels of tile past,
and theie seems TO bc an indisposi-
tion 10 enter the fray just now. II
may he they are waiting and watch
ing, catching breath aud gathering
strength for the home, stretch. / see
d call for the colorcd citizens to form
a Democratic Club. / fear it will
not amount 10 much. Negroes are
largely like sheep they herd together.
Meetings at their churches is now the
order OF the day and night. From
what learn these meetings are voic
ing politics and politicians, rather
than prayer and praise TO Almighty
God. What a monstrous wrong is
being done the negro just at this
point-advantage is taken of his ig.
norance, and the fact that he is lead
more by passion AZ d feeling, than in
tellect and reason, to use him under
the guise Of religion and the holy
sanction of christianity for political
purposes. There is fearful respon-
sibility resting somewhere.
We learn that, Mr.. W. Reeves, OF
Reevesville, has put up steam mill
about four miles Fellow this place. 1t
is in n finely timbered section, and
he will likely do we'll The mill is
On lands of Dir. j. =. Berry, an enter.
prising farmer Of this township. En-
ergy, enterprise and capital will tell
in any community. We wish these
gentlemen excess. We learn that
thre is 10 he u steam mill for grind
ing and ginning purposes put up in
town soon. 1t is to be under the d.
rection and control OF Mr.. A. S.
Dnkes-who is fine business man.
Competition increases lie business OF
any place, and is said to he the life of
trade. Dir. j. d. Rhoad, one Of our
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