The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-18
Clippings.

Every man throws on to his sur
roundinss the sunshine or the shadow
that exists in his own soul.
Don't remark that there's moth
Ing now under the sun. There are
sixty new styles OF bonnets.
A recent poet Gays: ''As SHE
sighed he sighed" IF hey were sit
tng side by side, it might have been n
great sighed worse.
-Emma: the only point of rescm-
blance nctween flowers and women,
that We are aware of, is that they both
shut up when they sleep.
Worldly friendship is like our
shadows while VIC walk in sunshine
it sticks close TO us, but the moment
we enter the shade it deserts us.
Baton Rouge has lately incrcas-
cd her police force to three men and
dog. The dog is depended on to
stand over the officers while they
sleep.
oh, fashion 1T was abou: | Il.
m, and she was blowing an old one
horned OK. She was barciootcd and
parehea!ded, but had on Il ''pin- back"
dress.
1t is said that q coon can be
caught by leaving whiskey in its vi
cinity, but The average hunter would
rather drink the whiskcy and take
chances on the coon.
The Democratic State Conven-
lion of Maryland did not instruct its
delegates to Cincinnati, but express
ed confidence in the distinguished
ability Of Thos. +. Dayard.
Hasty words ranhlc wound,
soft ones dress. forgiveness cures
it, and torgct1ulncss removes the scar.
1t is more noble to avoid an injury by
silence than TO overcome it by argu
mcnt.
A young Western lady, who is
partly deaf, is in the habit Of answer
ing .'yes" to every thing when gen.
tlrman is talking to Der, for leal he
might propose to her and she not
hear it.
When you see man take Off his
hat to you it is sign that hc respects
you. Bat when he is seen diycstirg
himself Of his coat you can make up
your mind thai he intends that YOU
sl.ail respect lin.
At a regent Philadelphia picnic,
when it WAS discovered that the GRO
Qnet arches had been forgotten, a
wicked girl suggested supply ing
their places with the two bow-lesgcd
young men present.
TASTES differ. Some men would
like nothing better than TO go to war,
become heroes and return home
colonel, while the ambition of others
is 10 sit on dry goods box circus
day, chewing gingerbread while the
parade passes.
The latcs: yarn about fast time
is to the effect that on Il certain road
a ycungster put his head out of the
car window lc kiss his giil good bye
when the train pulled out SO rapidly
that he kissed an old African female
NJ Tie ncSs' station.
The Northern Methodist Gene
1al Conference refused pointedly TO
elect coloied man bishop, nutwl,h-
standing tie hody was strongly i'm
portunea TO do 50 by the colored
members Of the church, on the ground
that one Of their race could more
heartily sympathizc with them.
An item Of the UcrnlTs Chicago
correspondence reads thus: "lt is
something novel and rather refreshing
10 see coal black negroes in hotels
smoking, drinking and swinging
canes. They are here e7. maSsc, and
drive about the streets in open car
liagcs "happy as the day is long"
What is friendship good Cor that
only hlpssnma !n s'"i.siiiiiv, AMI shuts
up at night and in stormy days:
What is friendship good for that
stands in stead when you do not
want or need it: ] hen, when q man
would be ribbed up in strength, is the
time when friendship will show itself.
Arizona sends walling cry to
the East for 10000 women, but VIC
can't spare them. If all our women
are to be dragged West. we'd like TO
know what provision is going to be
made for the support of the men who
sit on the grocery counters and tell
what tremendous men their grand
fathers were.
The Rochester Dlmocrdt says :
"An ordinance could hc introduced
in the Common Council making it q
lnisdcmeanor for Il Young man to
drive horse in the evening with one
hand. This one arm business en-
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