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The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03
Forfeitrd Lands.

The Comptroller General has sent
to the various County Auditors and
Trcasurers a circular, stating that
"upon an inquiry made by the Audit
or of ColleLon County as to the con
struction Of The Acts of$Assembly sto
cxtand the time for the redemption OF
forfeited lands,'' approved December
23, 1879, and February 10, 1880,
being respectively Nos. 629, 207, the
following endorsement was made
"The intention Of the 9Legislasure
was no doubt to extend the time OF
redemption 10 3lst October. 'The
words used in the Act raise q doubt
whether the purpose was nccomp ish.
cd: This oilicc is inclined to construc
the Act literally and accept the evi.
dent Intention Upon inquiry at
the Comptroller Generals office we
ascertained that the circnl ar Swag in
tended 10 relate only TO those
lands that we're forfeited prior to Feb
uary, lS80.-ColumJin Register.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03
Shocking Murders.

Two negro men in the employ of
Mr.. Hugh Workman, of Laurens
County, named Dorsey Greer and
Prince Greer, brothers, were found
in Little River near Mrs. J. q. Lenn
ard's plantation on the edgo or Eau.
rens Co., last Saturday, by their ia.
ther, who was fishing. They had
been missing since Tuesday night.
One hnd :wo bullet ho!es il tic
breast and back, and the other one
ball in the right breast near the heart.
;Each one had rock weighing about
80 lbs tied to the body. One was
floating on the top of the water, and
the other almost covered with sand at
the bottom Of the river. The verdict
ofstLe coroner's jury was that they
came to their death by gun shot
wounds fired by tho hands of some
party or parties to that jury un.
known. r.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03
4" After MARRIAGE.

o'Fhc lappiest marriages crc :hos,
in which ahigli type of friendship fol.
lows love. Friendship of q snbiinat-
cd sscrt is what'lovc becomes after a
year or SO Of marriage, and he who is
friendly to the very depths of his
soul enters into this state happily,
and is ready for all the delights that
follows. But u man who is capable
of nothing but that fleeting afTecticp
which ever pursues n new object, and
cares for no woman when she is won,
bates the domestic ties and becomes
!detestable in consequence. It is the
man who Wonld die for his friend. and
for whom his friend would die,
who makes mirac,ilotsly happywife
of tho woman TO whom lie scarce.
~ knew how To make love when he
courted herr > ''j S2'tf@ hEI ,a'r
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03
Abraham Lincoln ou Gen. Hancock.

Mr.. James \. NcDougol, promi-
nent Republican of Baltimore is re-
eponsiblc for the statement that Abra-
ham Lincoln said to Baltomorc del
egation that he regarded Gen. Han,
cock as the ablcst soldier in the
Northern army. One OF the visitors
rather dcmurred, saying that liam.
cock was crash" whereupon Lincoln
replied: "Yes, SO some of the older
Generals have said to mc, and l have
said to them that have watched Gen.
Hancock's conduct very carefully,
and have found that when he goes
into action he achieves his purpose
and comes out with smaller list OF
casualties than any OF them. Bold
he is, but not rash. l tell you gen.
tlcmen. that if his life and strength
are spared, | believe that Gen. Han
cock is destined to be one of the most
distinguished men Of the age. why,
when / go down in the morning to
open my mail-and l rise at 4 o'clock
i do it in fear and trembling, lest
may hear that .IIsncocl has been xiii.
led or wounded.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03
The Loss Of a Wife.

In comparison with the loss of 6
wife, all other bereavements are trl
fling. The wife she who fills &C
large space in the domestic heaven
she who is busted, SO unweariediy, fol
the precious ones around her; bitter,
bitter is the tear taat falls upon her
cold clay! You stand beside her
coffin and think Of the past. 1t seems
an amber-colored pathway, where the
sun shone upon beautiful flowers, or
the stars hung glittering overhead.
Fain would the soul linger there. No
thorns are remembered above that
sweet clsy, save those your hand may
unwillngly have planted. Her no.
BILE, tender heart lies open to your in
most sight. You think of her now as
all gentleness, all beauty, all purity.
But she is dead! The dear head
that laid upon your bosom rests in
the still darkness, upon pillow of
clay. The hands that have admins
tered so untilingly, are folded, white
and cold, heneath the gloomy portals.
The heart whose every beat measur-
cd an .eteruitMS of love, lies under
your feet. The flowers she bent over
with smiles, bend now above her with
tears, shaking the dew from their PEE.
tails, that, the vcrdurc around her may
be kept green and Beautiful. There
is no white arm over your shoulder
40 speaking face 10 look up into the
eye of. Love; no. trembling lips to
1nurmur, 80, tits so sad" sTheresis
so strange q stiffness in every room
No light fOotstepS passing around.
No smile TO greet you at nigatfall.
And the old clock ticks and strikes,
and strikes and ticks--i: was such
music when she could hear it! Now it
seems to knell only the hours through
which you watched the shadows Of
death gathering upon her sweet face.
And every day the clock repeats the
old story. Many another tale it tell
eth too--of joys past, Of sorrows
shared, OF beautiful woltls ani deeds
that are registered above. You feel
O, how often do you feel that the
grave cannot keep her. a#a
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03

The 2, bem0prats, Must !t!l!asmOnizee

The Democrats sa'is Must l7 lH7arn,onize? q ;
I'VE agree6entirely with the George,
! town Times in its assertion That There
is no longer any doubt. as as to the
course the Republican party of this
State intends pursuing in Tie up:
proa'cchiibg ,electionla, ;;TlhAsS have called
a convention to meet9in Columbia on
| the 2d of September for the purpose
Of nominating al, entire ,Staterticket,
fronf the highest TO the lowest officer.
1nlotherS words, they have given the
Democrats fair. notice 1ofi their .iDten-
,ion to enter the political arenah with
ell of their cohorts against them ,tbis
year, year, and OF their determination to
exert every effort, to get tie. State
back into the hands of tho political
plundcrors, again. This Is the issue,
and the Democrats will have toDface
it fairly and squarely. II is D5be'a
fight between Radicalism and, Dcmoc.
racy; contest between barbarisml
and civilization. In view of such q
struggle, harmony and Unity must
prevail in the Democratic party 10th
erwise, we may expect ignominous
defeat TO be the reward Of our wran-
giles and 'tissensions.a If difference
exist among Us, let, US, rs true Demo:
Gratis, who have the interest Of our
county and State at heart, lay them
aside and enter the coming campaign
with united and solid front, :prepur-
ed to meet and defeat bold and de-
iant enemyIlYe cannot afford to
suffer our personal grievances to IN
fluence our action ut the present
time. There are considerations OF.
higher moment before us than theIac-
complishment of certain aims or the
advancement Of, the interests of Ger
tain individuals. Let us march
against the foe as one harmonious
whole, and victory will sit, ,perched
fupon our banner in November.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03

shEhe IGreenville Net0S very pertin-
entity says: ga correspondent writing
to an exchange from Anderson, de.
.ppres the lack Of Democratic ,enthu-
siasm in that country. This is as it
should be. Where enthusiasm is re-
fquired just now. is in the cotton flelds.
When The big bales arc. rolling iii tIias tic
people can turn to and devote them!
selves to,piling up the majoritics for
Hancock and IIagood with a clear
conscience. Very little artificial aid
is isrequircd 10 bring a m man -, to his post
'in,this section when the time comes.
We will have yelling and working
enough during October TO satisfy any
body. ae Election IN day q is two months g, Of
- Shs f.- r.-4 g-yr..sy., E..-44-
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03
r. a. SAWYER.

| - = {. - -.
Here is another, case, that almost
makes one lose faith in human nature.
In 1S44 there graduated from ,Har-
yard University young man of won.
derful promise. He was 20 years old
and the world opened bright and pro-
missing before him. He was, / believe
for time teacher in Harvard, and
subsequently, lie founded very sue.
cessful school in Massachusetts.
Some time afterwards lie went South
as principal of State normal school.
The war coming on he was driven
from the State and came North. At
the close of the war he went back to
the Southern State as collector of in
ternal revenue. When the State was
reconstructed lie was elected to the
United States. Senate, and served with
distinction. for six years. he was
chairman. Of the committee on educa-
tion and labor and a member of tue
appropriations and other important
committees. Hes was q very. strong
ana pleasing speaker, and stood, very
high among his colleagues. After his
termsexpircd he was appointed assis.
tant secretary OF the treasury and was
at times acting secretary. 1t was
here that he fell. He was cou:ted
aud aattered and used. Wine, cards
and women did their part to occom-
pIish his fall. There were some very
crooked transactions while he was in
office, and some way or other the assist
ant secretary lost his Office and land
ed in Jail. He was speedily got out
However, but he became wretchedly
poor and got-to borrowing fifty cent
pieces of his old friends. 1t was a
pitiful sight to see him about and
know W at he had been. Finally
somebody had him appointed to
twelve hundred dollar cierkship 0,e.
wrote a beautiful hand) and it was
thought that lie might; pick up and
recover; bnt he didn't. He had got
aapassion for gambling, and whenever
he could obtain a,y money lie sought
the tiger and Of course lost it, and
soon he lost his little clerkship. l
understand he now borrowsa a dollar
or two whenever. he can and goes in
to the lowest places and plays until
it is gone. If lie has no money,
which is nearly always the case, lie
will sit where the game is going on
and keep the score for the low wretch
es that infcst the dives he visits. lie
once had a charming family of boys
and girls, but the lord only knows
where they are now. If there is any.
thing stranger or more revolving than
this in fiction / have never come
across it.-IAsladelphia Times.
a
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03
A young man : in Dubuque, gIowa

A young man in Dubuque, Iowa
has become partially deranged over, q
mustache which refuses 10 sprout
He was formerly happy and good
tempered. He is now morose, de-
spondent, and melancholy. One day
he visited prominent drug store and
purchased oil the different hair res
toratives to he had. After compile.
ting tile rounds he carried the bottles
to his room and put them aside for
future use, When he left the. room
his sister found over a;hdndieds bot.
ties in the bed lick, and all were war.
ranted 10 cause hair to grow on The
smoOthest skin. . \ A3r4%9 =,
nv, 4. . .
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03
Locating the EQUATOR

Anlexcellent instance of the way in
which the children in the average pub.
lie school learn without learning is
related by . Barnes q Edd"atioRal
Monthly. A teacher in one of our
public schools has been ustomed TO
rquire her pupils 70 say; The equa.
tor is an imaginary line passing round
the earth" etc., 1t never occurred to
her that the boys and girls of her
school had no i ,lea what, an Imaginary
line meant, until one. day q, visitor
asked thehshow fwide they thought
the equator 'is. Some Thought 1t was
5000 miles, wide, Others 1000, and
Others said, they could jump over it.
The e1visitosNsthenssaskeds,how,rthey
thought ships get ever ,.t2'' Ones u.
pill said he thought they got iout and
drew them over, ,ahd another said he
had 7road that d canaIsrhad BEEN dug
Through it ! What, is the name ol
this canal? ?"r,tFEhe Suez canal r. was
the answer. ESt"" '". ! .Aa",,oH ,H ,.'
sac. -.l i-fEG III J7TTg II JTIiTTT y.4y.. ia .
-Bclle+a'ahisJ holly in my hail
wants little" relief, it's too red.'
Aunty-"Well, r why mat qut in ,
1sprig Or two oof rrnistletoe, - dear 2
Bellea77''Ni' ea77 Ni'onsense,I ,apnty,,., why, =
shouldhave all the younggmen kissing
me" Auntyy- - Indeed, no my dear
they'd do, nothing ofthe kind Nv
trieI 'nn "s' E,ii 50 Ituli.iT..t a...fr
"'eo 'n''3
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03
j iAtSGafaeFaogd

's Ths lhiIkst taadss dss' various ,qai us things To-
sPecslpte about while = passing through
lie. 1t iti'? e sipagdllaaGt, ila llaG that b man, ai6,e Tie
,btiiled, is tie IS, only shy ahiPai that feaairE
es amusement: No other animal aanii1na on
the ace of tie earth thifsid Is driven iha 70 tile!
base espfdients5c which man "a IS Is q Com! l.!
PEELED 70 resort for diversion. MAI, IT,
the pleasure loving biped, must needs
XIII Il ne; and, il the criminal law: Ia y:
we're to select OUT, Of tie murderreeras d Re 3
those who commit crime for the Sake
Of something 70. do, It would be found
that . J9 vast p number Of Innocent vic
tins wers used as as mere s,. wax dolls Of Of
dummies, and that the actual and pur-
posed victim. was poor old Time.
Why The ampeeo time Of f,I these IS human beings
Should be freiated 1reiat.itd1a and given into their
hands merely for them to Kill IS q
thing which the Creator thereof can
alone explain. MIN,
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03

+ !, AT --,"sIIfI havss? ever used ny dppElad
words, Hannab," said Mr. Smiley, rer.
flcc,ively, "Lwilltake them all back" -
'Yes,l + suppose youwans to use them :
over again." was tie not very sooth.
ing reply. u
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03
iTanner Eolipsed by q Moiaaana,, ~, =, :,

: .Yesl lerday morning Mrs. Chatter
mug,'a lady living In Nevada atreet,
got ex cited over the account Of Tans,
mere fast, and annoppeed ..hafb she
would refrain Eff ffFom talking for forty,
days: She .b3eganIaty 9 o'cleck ip The
morning yesterday, and 1880 her
pulse was 50 feeble from exhaustion
that the physician feared, she would
die at noon. .iAt1h, ,ber heart beat
26 a'minute, and her respiiations were
hardly noticeable, Her f1!ends here
urged her to discontinue her terrible
task, end told tt'epr her ,gm some gossip about
g neigh hbor, On lly lhyeaalihg i, she, ipme-:
5d'ately rushed 3e1Ii ffom 81 tie ,fs' house and
going across the esasatEF astFessts s. met ret a. lady,
friend and l!tl talked 3D. until until $50 last
night and djisstge il nov lf9qllly lf9qllly FssIorsd. Her,
record Of nearly ty9 YSp,lhaqq lhqurs ulr and q
qaarter Of Of absolute llts silence now takes
iitsplace at the Top + Of the 1is.. Con. /,
gratalatoTy letters are poYripg 10 from
all aideese, ,apd, and, che has bad several
offers to take the he leatpFe .siAg ffelld.M
sop &NfY) AAppeeqql, l,i,ou t,,on a, a. ,,,,,, -
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03

stiJ nEuI1 uI1ilsooNooiSBs sE nyTn, oi
is@ The three negroes. arrested ia Ala-
bama for digging up dead white .peo-
PIE and taking their bones as'charms,
were visited by /, mob and shot to
death. THEY gave an an 'a,csc;o,uhe of
their proceeding and motives. Among
other statements was that to acquire acc
"eaId charm, three Of Or more rt, GO q to a
grave !; one 'kneels at the heat, and
hprays; ofhie or oit more stand at tie foot
and curse tie balance dig down an and
get the bones and fill up the grave
again, tie praying and cdrsiing 9Hiin! going
on al' tie willie. Then al1 join Ina In q
game o. cards On tie grave, rave; and ali III
have acquired the acha.m." They
put tile bones in a poke or string
them, and wear them about tile body,
and, as they expressed it, awe have
good luck. They lick dust Of hu..
man bones, and wet the tips Of their
fingers while they handle or play
cards, and have "good luck" They
rub the cards against the bones abou,
their body for, s'luck." And they
swallow dust for '.good luck" in any
undertaking. @''''''''' q -
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03
A Collection of Patriots.

|an Taken individually and collectively
the patriots who were invited to New
York TO moot the Credit Mobilier can.
didate for the Presidency were pecul-
ilarly adapted to the man and to the
occasion. EX-Governors, ex-Sena-
tors, ex-Secretaries, ex-Commission-
ers, eS-Nlinisters, eS.Generals, ex-
Colonels, cx-clcrks, and otlier extra
ordinary persohages Of the past, to-.
gether with a few present dignilaries,
made m the motley assemblage at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. Landaulct Will
liums, Sceor Robeson, Belknap,
Banks, now United States marshal,
and a patriot of many sides; Bullock,
the notorious Tex. GovernorEof Geor-
gia; Conover. S-carpet-bag Senator !;
Yarmouth, ex-carpet-bag Governor
OF Louisiana @Synher, sex-carpet-bag
Congressman; DOrth, the Venczuels
jobber; Storrs, who defended Bab-
cock in the Whiskey Ring trial, and
now iitly defends Garfield in the pay!
ing job; Filley,ex ex Postmaster at Isl.
Louis, whom Schurz pursued to the
bitter end :; Dorsey; ex-carpet-bag
Senator; Pinchbuck, whom the Re-
publican Senate refused to admit 70 o
sect, a$sa sa!.e:;$saa voting Him SCI seventeen
thousand dollars for more than three
years Of salary; 'Cleiical-Error
Stoughton, and Other distinguished
personages, were conspicuous in the
throng around, the Credit Mobilier
|S,:hdidatc. John Sherman, with a
specially detailed force of collectors
and revenue Officials as his staff, gave
a festive airto the occasion.---Neac
York S1tl. ~aiviesb Ern ,'y ..ss
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03

IA yankee came running down 10 q
pierjust as a steamer was starting.
The boat moved off some four or five
yards and he took n jump, and, com.
ing down on the back Of his head on
deck, he lay stunned for two or three
minutes. When he came TO the boat
had gone the hest part Of quarter Of
amile, and, raising his head, ami
locking to the shore the yankee said
"Great Jehosaphat, what q jump"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03
No Chanqe.

1t would seem that the love Of the
Republican party for the negro is not
altogether Of the earth earthly. Sun
set Cox has interviewed o neglo who
went to hell in q dream. .tGa.a!i !,
"Was there any Democrats tl,eres"
- -"Yas, right smart sprinklin." RI
"Any Republicans?" "In,
II s"Hell, war full OBJ bium." go. IL
A"What were they doing?"t ~
"Holdln' de niggahs 'twiXt dem and
de fire." -s5tr. ia ;n'.1afi a,i
r'I.', .I.t...ff i..7,.l-... ..f.f ,.,,r, i.
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Faimeas,IlR

j i. 4 q
wherpsssssd pss II t9ea 3 merchants g ?odf 'oraHge:
burg orpoertaip of Them, patrons, 81 ol
F: w. Wagner &. Co., of Charleston,
is. c., have shfeatensd theiatter with
discontiadaiiee; OF PATRONAGE ifnsaiel
firm persist ris5iRI. #. selling oF adyapcipg to
the .farmers of this, ncounty,;l and,
whereas, itiiss tht,indisputable right
of frecmeiiy yhowepeiH humbls, tortrads
in, whaleyef maH, and tygiitT1batever
psarsiss legilijipqltssS lijip aqlsS business; is phE phREersst
may indicate.ibtllefefores be, it, resolys
ed by stheaGaFnerg oftlMiddies Pen
Townsliip, ghd mass meeting assems
lbIed. .lHeh"T i3H 61om y,l oi nIa9I
Fist. Thaat we we s,ut euter our IL nalh SOLEMN II
protest against spsI q base aud ,ignSps-
BILE combination, P feeling, Certain bhet
.tloan only respAlFtf pAlFtonn N DIZZY to tlle
Second That We regard .sucR d
measure ab The result d. profoahd' i&-.
noraDcc, hacked BY rdemsg sgogdes1 I and'
ext0rtionsrs, WHO are ai5Sgrs6e} 5g5s }sf' p
Third. Ne 3plt 3pplsdhggeH dhgHoa1 Ourselves too'wIlhe
hold our patronage from the :origina-
tors and supporters Of this disgrace
ful measure I; and we caall upon an.
farmers, and every Grange in Tie
county to, aid us. In our efforts to,
make the perpetrators Of this shame.
falSmoostlFe feel = What llpG they sofiecfblyyt
Fourth. !1Th 1ThatH - ! copy u these pre.i
ambles and resolutions, be published
in the county papsSfs and an ,dheS,7 the Ne'os IS
and Courier. ,..,,,.,,n', 1---t'' a 90
r. W. r, PARLiEHR, PAtRsIiHR s$1A' ga 'G4
= W. Ss Barron, &c Gomnm;,,oo nj, :, 20"
auo1 SAM'I F'ATREY, i,"I' '.'ea.
a., +, FAlE, n.y. 5 'ao'a4 nna .,' 's,''e? ?
orangshprg, s. Ca .Aug,f2t 1880 1880
~ .1sAnElrsqur7 feF ILiifsssma ;i,ss -
n,a Once welded forlife tolap un,sor-,
thy partndRs An error; hss beenundad
which viii rob il Yf, all ss&sy;ft$Sess Of
possibilityaeG Joy. Leg The young
think of this, q dslet themoWalkl eure7
fully in a world of shares, and take
heed to thsE steps lest 'ins the! most
critical event OF life they go, fatally.
astray. But here we must guard
against another error. Many people
think they have made mistake in
marriage, when the mistake is only
in their, own behavior since theya we're
married. Good husbands make good
wives, ondi good wives makergood
husbands and the scolding and in
temperate. or slatternly, partner Of
ten has but himself or herself to
blame for the )misery3tha clouds the
life and desolates the home Multi
tudes who feel that their marriage was
a mistake, and who make their exist
ence q, lifelong; misery, might, By a
little selfdsnial, and forbearance, and
gcntleness, and hold-time courtesy,
make their home brighten like the
gates Of Eden, and bring back again
! the old love that blessed the happy
golden dayso gone by. dAnd aybet
sweeter mission in life tlian. that OF
Ireclaiming the weak md sinful !!.F q
| 's'N .'!h-S - slgz-- La Ang 4Tuig2
|rr Locating the Equator. e.b
Anlexcellent instance of the way in
which the children in the average pub.
lic school learn without learning lis
| reJo,od nv .jiI3d,.nysS, 3:F3 ,;nc.;;,, - a,
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03

= WHEN, being by nature utrns,fula
and ignorant of evil, is the Hpfedestin- 50
ed prey of the peddler.a When'he as &
jsures them that he Is offering them an
opportunity TO buy valuable articles =
at ridiculously low rate,' they has
Ten 10 buy. VII WHIST is Teaiiy iilsA
cable is the fact that, though q wo-s
man may be Cheated by six success
sive peddlers, she never Permits herr
experience to lead her to distrGst the {,
seventh. This faith in peddiersi; Tis!
ing triumpliantover every other obsta. :
Gle, is sublime as we'll as ttouching,i
and is a distinctive trait ofF OH good
women. '''@ ""R 'a'@6'a -7sNh"St .,
- lp LI------+ -----.---Sz----t. gg..
the rebels aopght TO-, break
up the Union, ,.he Republican patty
rallied as q man TO the tnag,n' said
John Sherman, at Washington. Did
Editor. Clapp, that, maps Of blood - of
the Republican, who ran the meeting
rallygang 2 How much did Jim Blaine,
of Maine'rally! Who, saw Roscoe
Conkllng hurry, to the front with or
withouta lshotgun2 Whers was it
Tia 7. the, ggisly John Sherman rallied
and how 'far?g What flag gand where
did the CORY Arthur wrap himself
around p Green Vilte Ne,os. 'a'-,4 e
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03

We were mistaken in supposing DIR.
Tanner 10 be an American, he is an
Englishman, and unless some fooiJof
al American shall fast forty enc day 5
and nights, the eagle bird Of this glori-
ons Republic willituck his tail between
his legs with shame. ssiThe crowned
heads of Europe" have their ,scornful
eyes upon us. z Englishman have
learned to beat our riacman and now
q "bloody. Briton" has more notable
stomach than any Yankee Or South
erner. Alasl sn8nHl .iai ,8sl.tp -.,i
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03

MANY persons who rake through
another's character with q finez-tooth
comb, 10 discover a fault, could find
one with less trouble by going over
their own character with a horse.
rake. .lt.t, -..r ,.,, o.