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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-22

Board met at the mayors office July
10Th, 1856; present. Mayor Cunning, al.
dermenf Penn, Pfeifer. Withers and
Thompson.
On motion the minutes of the last
meeting were approved and ordered to
be signed.
On motion. Drs J w Martin. J NJ
Martin. Fl Bowen, W Bennett and
T T Mead were duly elected City Board
of Health for one year from the expira>
ton of the term of the present board.
tand that the marshal be required to
I notify them of their election: and on
further motion the ordinance OF August
LIST, 1879, page 25l, 252, 253, be and
the same is hereby re enacted and shall
be in force for the guidance of the
board of health hereby elected.
Il On motion, the salary of the follow
ing officers was allowed for the month
of June:
Chas Cunning. Mayor. $50 on
J w Martin, Marshal. ........ so 70
R Fl Thompson Secretary $500. Is 90
A D McClendon, Street Com. 25 90
and warrants ordered to he issued
! therefor.
On motion. it was ordered that the
City Tax Collector make his final settles
ment at the next meeting of the board
On motion. the following accounts
we're allowed and warrants ordered to
he issued therefor; nj
A d McClendon, for use of horse
and cart .......... =. ....$21 90
A II NTo.-kan Saa~,a o~l 1ako~n~ n
A d Dixon. work on bridges. 6 90
Officers of MAYORS Court -. s 90
The committee on market house mat
ter made a report in writing, which on
motion was adopted and ordered to be
filed.
On motion. it is ordered that leave
III absence be granted Mayor Cunning
for twelve DAVIS. commencing Jnly Goth
1880. and that the board do now pro.
coed oeiect e Mayor pro tempore. to
act in. the absenceiof Mayor Cunning.
and on motion. J. B. Daughtry was
unanimously elected Mayor to act dur
ing the absence of Chas Ginning.
Ordareds That IL shall be a misde-
meanor punishable nv fine not exceed
ing 800 for each offence for any person
TO post bills advertising and business
or enterprise for profit within the city
Of Brookbaven unlcss said person shall
before hand obtain from the city Score
tary a license 80 to do. and said license
shall not be issued until the applicant
therefore shall paw a privilege tax OF
$b per annnm and the S~ecretarv's fee
therefor shall he 81.
On motion Che Board adjourned.
CHAS CUNNING. Mayor.
r. Fl. THOMPSON, Secretary.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-22
Il EHl.H.

? Henry's Liniment is a snre cure for
worms. Instant relief Only Scots a bot
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-22
City Council.

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen o.
the city Of Brookhaven met June l4th
1880, at 4 O'clock, p M; present, Chas.
Ginning. mayor; all aldermen, except
Daugbtrv aud Thompson.
On motion it was ordered that the PEI
titioon of William J. Smith to retail vi
nous and spirituous liquors be received
and that the bond of VIM. J. Smith A
principal and r B. Withers as surety
be approved aud that license be grant
ed. provided the said bonds OF exami'
nation are found to be executed accor
ding to legal form.
On motion the board adjourned.
SignfdiJuly 10Th, 1880. by order o
the board.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-22
4 ShOD.
UISHiu1 Ia Heuiize,

See Dan Linahan's ad. Of Books. Get
his catalogue. 1t is worth while reading.
oct. 2-lyr'
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-22

$50 pounds of fresh turnip seed jus'
received direct from d. Landreth a
Sons. for sale cheap by
iuly8 st DAUGHTRY & SMYLIE.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-22

For Scrofula, Rheumatism, Mercuriai
Poison, and all blood diseases, take ).
8. s. july 22-lm.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-22

Somebody's CHiId.
Go to McGrath's for handsome EN-
broidery lace etc.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-22

Very respectfully,
MRS. GEN Sc. FRENCH.
For sale by F. NJ. Marin & Co, Brookha'
ven. July 22-l-m.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-22

C., st. l.. & n. o. IL. l..
Taking Effect July 4th, 1850
GOING NORTH: o.
ExPREss-Leaves n. Orleans 7:45 a m
Arrives Brookhav'n 1:5U p m
Arrives at Jackson, ago p m
MAIL-Leaves New Orleans, 4:3O p IN
Arrives at Brooknaven 9:32 p m
Arrives at jackson, = ll:3o p m
MIxED-Leaves New Orleans, l:30 p IN
Arrives at Brookhay'n 1900 p m
Arrives at Jackson, 4:35 a m
GOING SOUTH
ExPREss-Leaves Jackson, at 1921 a M
Arrives Brnokhav'n 5:4l a IN
Arrives N. Orleans 1900 a m
MAu-Leaves Jackson at : - 1880 a m
Arrives at ~Brooknaven l:20 a m
Arrives at N. Orleans, l:l3 a III
MIxED-Leave Jackson att 1900 a m
Arrives at BroOkhav'n 1890 a M
Arrives at N. Orleans S:I5 p m
Nos. 3 and 4 will not stop at any Flag
station, nor at BoguechittO or Wesson.
Nos. Sand 10 { . moi run on Sundays,
E. NJ. BEE, Agt.
~Brookhaven, Miss
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-22

McGrath sells kid gloves lower thai
any body.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-22

DR.. Watts celebrated llniment for
sale at Daughtry & Smylie's and F. M
Martin & Co.'S drug stores.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-22

Go to McGrath's for ladies and gents
hats.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-22
WooDRuRy- N J.. July

WUUDBUKf, N. W. July To,
DIR. C. J. MoFFEec-Dear Sri never
70 got the gratitude | owe You for saving
the life OF nv little boy, Robert, when al
deaths door. from Cholera lnfantuin
After having tried travelling, different 10.
~cal;t:es and climates, MANY physicians and
remedies, the disease only increased in vlo-
lence. As soon as W. commenced giving
Teelhina (Teething Powders the disease
began to abate, the child to rest better than
he had for months, his appetite to return
and soon his rosy cheeks gave Joy to his
mothers heart.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-10
Good Advice.

lnSarious parts oftha South in
dications are cropping up of the les
olutiSp by Southern merohants 4 O
patrofizc Southern cities, and refuse
"a ~ 5; -ell g iRsjsecll tq-tlsa
paign funds Of the south hating Re-
publican party, by purchasing from
Philadelphia and New York. 1t is
impossible that there can be oruani-
zation in The movement, but there
cans"'ea gcuoral mauilcsta ton Of de-
termination that will soon make itself
felt. The anxious alaclity with
which q number of Northern dealers
and manufacturers spread dcnials of
charges Of bull-dozing their employ
ees for The Republican ticket, shows
that they respect and fear the com
mcroia! South. Let us all determine
to do each his palt towards making
the South materially solid, and teach.
ing the !rsson that we can accept re-
bulIs aud make our disapproval o. sec,
tional hatred felt. patronizc Bali
more, Charleston, Pichnond and At.
liant n, wherever possible. Nuke the
South independent Of her enemies
GrcenuiUc Nrws.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-10
The Bloody Shirt.

"A significant article by the Hon.
George S. Boutwell,, il The NORTH
Americnn Revto,y for Dece .nber, en-
titled, "The Future of the Republl.
can Party is sure TO arrest attention
Written after the result of the recent
election had been asccrtaincL, this
article defines the position which the
Republican party is, in logic and in
policy, bound to assume toward the
Southern States. Concession, com
promise, .concilation, the author says
lnsubs,ancc, will no longer be tolcra,-
cd. No per son is to be admitted TO Il
seat in the Senate unless the record Of
his election is clear. New laws orc
TO hc passed for lhc supervision anG
protection Of the ballots in the clcc
tions Of The members of The House of
Representative and Presidential clcc
tors. The civil, magistrates must
have The means within call (thc ar
my Of protecting the ballot and keep
ing the peace. The United States
must insure TO The people OF each,
Sta.e truly Republican form Of
government. No grants will be
mado for internal Improvements in
any Southern State where the cunal;
y Of all men before the law is not =
living, practical fact.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-10
AFataI Feast.

New YoRK, Noyember 24.--A
lh&lnoNyille. l&l Tenn, special gives The
following particulars of,a recent poi.
soning in the viciuity Of Kingston,
forty miles from Knoxville On
Thursday evening last was celebrat.
ed5tlie marriage. of fJoel Hembell, well
kntownin that county, and Miss Dali,
an accomplished daughter Of Colonel
Dali, at, whose residence about. fifty
ladies and gentlemen had assembled,
Subsequently q reception was tender
ed the couple, and extensive arrange.
ments had been prepared fofsther en-
tertainmcnt. by some means lin pre-
|paring the feast arsenic was used in.
stead cad of Of soda. About forty !persons
immediately after supper WIS, served
exhibited symptoms Of sickness, and
!lNV,ee I'VE otthe number have sincesstlied.
khe first victim was Robert Dali, a
&&9t1fother of the bride The next was lii.
lle Miss .Lowery, an orpnan. MIR.
May, Of Missouri, and Mr. .Gullal1er,
OF This city, also died The following
say. Today another one is added
TO the number. The father of the
briue WHO was not expected to live is
reported better today. About thirty
other persons who we're present arc
reported sefiously i'll, a, number. Of
whom will probably de. The poi
sonng is thought to bave been acct
dental.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-10
Money.

Many work lorit, beg !ur il, slarvc
for and die for it; and all the while
rom the cradle 10 The grave, nature
and God arc laundering in our ears
the solemn question: "What Shall it
profit man if he gain the whole
world and lose his own soul:" The
madness for money is the strongest
and lowest OF the passions il is the
insatiatc Aoloch OF The human heat,
before whose remorselcss altar all the
finer attributes OF humanity are sacri-
feed. 1t makes merchandise Of all
that is sacred in tie human affections,
and even Italics in tho awful solcmni-
ties OF Inc eternal.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-10
She Disseminated.

-, travelling through Brit
taIny, asks an old woman who is ped
ding crosses and medals at 4 church.
porch, the price Of q certain trinkct.
is it for your wife or your sweet
hcaltE She asks.
'Eor my sweetheart replies X
not precisely seeing the drift of her
question,
Ten francs J.,
'Tcn francs-phcw J says x
turning Oh his heel.
Come back, come back cries the
old woman take it for three. You've
been lying TO me, though; you ha, c
no swcctlicall-if il had been for her
you'd have bought il ct .oncc without
regard u the price.
'ill take there arc your three
francs
'Iou haven't II wife cithcr-if il had
been for her, you'd have bcatet me
down to two francs. OH YOU men.
you mcn!'
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-10
The Methodist Conference.

Feg;the information of3our readers
VIC publish the following list of lay
dclegotes and reserves TO tile South
Carolina Conference, which meets al
Marion Courthouse one the 18th ol
December: .,,t. .5 5
OFangeburg3 District-B. az: Nc
kitnon, Or. j. w. Summers, james
Stokes, Rev. John Inabnit. Reserves :
J. +. E..iNN!viannamaker, 7, Y. Dibble,
Charleston district ny : Stokes.
a. li.iWilliams, DR.. Kirkland,
Y. y. Dibblc. Reserves w. S.
Utsey,J. NJ. Brabbrsm, II. Cog gswell,
W. III Causey. .E
Cskesbnry District-Rcv. NJ. nj.
Boyd, j. Z. Lyon, j. II. Wright, Il. S.
Norman. Reserves: Il. f. Harmon,
G. G.Wallser.
Columbia District-Abram Jones,
y. L; Wright, Or. W, .A1. Walker,
Hev, q: 3, Brown. Preserves: b. r..
f.rhipseed, W.sr. D. Colsar, Il. d.
senn, r. H. Jennings.
Gseenville sDistricl--W! S. Morri-
son, I: A. MeDayid, j. w. Daniels,
J. CSC. Turner.
sparlanburg Dialrict-S. NJ. Rice.
Dr. A%C. Fuller, II. T.. Hamcs, j. b.
sanders.
suinter District-W. II. ,steinmey-
or, John Q. Durant, William Il.
Crosl;fey. T.. Rollipgs. Reserves j..
W. Rembert, NJ. L. Mcdonald, S. II.
SPENCER, DR.. James NJ. Burgess.
E!{RrreeneesDistrict-J, b. Clarkson,
e. tIoiImeyer, j. Il. Carraway, II. p.
Brock. Reserves: J. Epps, w. A.
Erunsson, RR, Lo,wson, ]: \. Kelley.
M$rion ,Dislr,ct--Al essrs. n, rtoA,
i7cliels,al,. NJ: IIamtr, j. c. Covins-
ION. Reserve; Dr.. .E. L. SWEET.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-10
How Georgia Lost Her Vcse.

The Electoral vote of Georgia is
pr0bab! y lost To Hancock and English
for the following reasons: The Re-
vised Statutes Of the United States
provide, in Section 1877, that .he elcc-
toral colleges OF the several States
shall meet on The iirst "Wednesday in
December and east tLrir vote. The
Georgia Code, Section 1912, provides
that the Governor hall notify the
electors to meet ut the capital on the
first Monday in December, TO b. ready
on The Wednesday following to cast
their vote. This the Governor has
done, but the electors did no. meet
nor vote, and it is lhongh! by leading
officials and lawy crs that they have
no right TO meet and vote next We'd
nCsduy.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-10
His CAPACITY.

1t had grown Very, very late, and
despite, her yawns from ear 10 car
the young mans jaw still ccusclessly
rose aud fell.
''Supposc," he sui,l-and he kind
Of hitchcd III ciuscr-.. SUPPOSE
and lie sort OF pu one arm around
her fragile waist--''suppose"-a
somehow he got hold Of one Of her
little hah,'s-" suppose" and il sec ~
ed as il lie drew her head down. on
his manly -hseaste-7.sssa,p9,ss,psee y sia were
in command Of a gallant ship, in what
capacity would you like TO have me
so in the ycsscl!"
lie thought she woulC! say "iirst
mate,' but it had grown very, very
late and Us his arm enciclcd her
waist, and lie! little hand rested in
his, she rnbbcl her. golden head
against his puiko-spottel Shirt front.
and s!ccpily and hrokcnly murmured ::
Gas donkcy-dopkcy pump"
lie took his squat felt hat and car
RED h!a ice-crcam heart out under
the silent slara.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-10
An Interes ting Puzzle.

In 4 storm 1T sea there was q Chris
Ian captain on board IL vessel wi,;
ti!lccn scn!n.n, who CHANGED to meet
with Turkish vessel with the same
number Of seamcn in her, who were
in danger Of being lost. The Turk
ish captain NEST earnestly cmtrcatel
the Christian captain to take him and
his men on board bis vessel in orde,
TO save them from the danger to
which they were exposed. The Chris
tian captain consented and took him
and hi men ON board his visscl, but
TIC storm still increasing until their
destruction seemed inevitable, it was
thcu agiecdcd by both captains to
place all the men on deck and cast Cil
every ninth man, until bali thc msn
were thrown overheard, in order to
save The other half. The Christian
cnptnin performed this with such
simplicity, accuracy and ingenuity
that, by casting oil every ninth man
lie drowned all the Turks and saved
his own men. The question is. how
were the lhiIty men placed in line?
| Have yon l,aid your subscription.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-10
He Did See,

HE l.. q t. - ~ l. F"
Many years ago there lived at Sa.
lem, Connecticut AN eccentric mn,
.ramed Amasa kilboru, abont whom
nnmoerless stories are told 10 this
day. On one occasion in sumllser he
had Il !, FIVE i've acre lot Of chote grass cut ii:
and spread QUITO dry. Snsahe aftes.
noon sllowertcame up dhdf diSSShesl
1t. Ihe next day The liay s4g 4 spreati
out TO dry. Anotiier sho wer Game anne ,l1 M
and re-drepched It. On.the third
day the programme9 was. repeated.
.Qn!Lhe foasLl-elag, ftar l,a lay ..hag,ll
been properly dried and rakcd into
wlndrows, cloud pillar moved up
over the western horizon, and a dis.
lant Srowl OF thunder echoed from The
hills. killorn was mad. IIo looked
al The cloud. "Ran up to the house,
boy," lie said, in voice trembling
with resentment, "and bring down y
lire brand, quick, now!" The boy
asked 1no questions. IIe came bacl,
with the blazing torch, and kilborn
touched off each windrow. "There. :"
said be, "I'll see if this hay will get
wet again -
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-10
Wonaa's SUFFRAGE.

Oregon has legislature that is not
AFRAID OF woman. a bill fus passed
bo!b branches extending The ri Int of
suffrage TO the few womvn they have
in the State. The question now has
TO be submitted TO lhcpeopc-lhat is,
to the men peoplc--fur approval.
The males are largely in the minority
in that State, and there seems no dam
ger OF anarchy resulting from woman
suffrage. While in Utah. n li,,le
inrthcr south, Il man is allowed any
where from one to dozen wives. IN
Oregon man is lucky rhc gets one.
In Utah polygamy is allowed, in Ore
gon nolygamy is c. forced. The ac-
ton o. The Oregon legislature seems
Il bid for emigration CT women to the
State, and we may soon 5e able to
learn the effects Of woman suffrage,
were men arc more couragsous than
here in the South.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-10

HE Mexicans ale fond Of dancing
but at sapte lie The waltz is not c,un-
'enanced i'll good society, and can
only be seen in the low public dance
houses. "At a fashionable gather
'ng'' says n recent visitor, seven tie.
square dance is conducted with great
dccorum. The ladies all sit ON ono
side of the ball room and the genslo~
men on the other, and when the m,,aI.
lc begins the young men walk out in.
10 tho middle Of The floor .nd beckob
TO the young latlies whom thew des;ys
'or partners. AT the close OF the
dance the lr!ies return to their side
Ioi.the room and The gentlemen 10 lbcir
own"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-10
The Printer.

Is. L. Taylor once paid e,sfUllow.
ing tribute TO The toicrs at the case ::
The printer is the ndjutant of thought
and this explains the mystery OF the
wonderful word that can kintlle @ hope
us no song can-that can warm q heart
rs no llope-that word "wc,' with Il
hand ln-hand warmth in il, for the
the author and printer arc engineers
together, engineer indeed When the
little Corsican bo,ubarded Cadiz at
the distance of five miles, it was
Leemed the very triumph Of engineer
ing. Bot What is that range to this,
whereby they bouibald ages yet Il,
be? ~
There at the "casc" he stands unl
marsbals into line the forces armed
ror truth, clothed in immortality and
English. And what can be uuhlc,
than the equipment Of u thought il
sterling Saxnr'-SaXon with the ring
of spear on shield thereon, and llla,
commissioning it when we are dead,
TO move gradually OF to The ''lalcst
syllable Of recorded time" This is
20 win victory from death, for this
hos no dying in it.
The printer is called laborcr, and
The Office liz performs, toll. Oh, it is
not work, but sublime rite that he
is pciurniEg, when he thus sights I'll.
cnsino thatis to ling a wcr,lcd trutl
III granucr curve than missile Ger be
fore described fling into the bosom
OF an age yet unborn. He throws oil
his coat indeed; we hut wonder, Tie
rather that he does not put his sLocz
from Of lis IccL'!ot The place whcrccn
he stands is holy ground.
a liulc song was uttered some
where, long agc--it wandered through
the twilight recbIcr than Il star -,
died uruu the ear. But The printer
caught il up whcro it was lying there
Ill silence like wounded bird, au,i
he cQnips it anew with wings, and he
sends IL forth flom the ark that had
ire SHe Il III Irttu { fIp
future with The olive byarcll OF peace
and around the world with melody,
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-10
No.!
Gossiperis.
Y IN = -
q = u -, :. = ~ ss.ssy = Z
a.E49

We commend thesfollo lowing sss ssii6e
gossipers Of Orange eburg sn tlie
evil wrought by gossipefs Bef est Init,
ed? 5fTps He think not. "A wise woman
can scarcely say too little in company
if the conversation trenches tils
least nlsln scandal. Many 5 sociial,
noble.minded woman has been 81. 81 biz.
ed to withdraw herself Is aeiga.
bo.hood intimacy which aoiil q liayos:
been pleasant othef@iss, beeanss lcr
remarks were returned by sema snlt ! ltiie tii
talc-bearer, SO perverted as t., make
her doubt the existence Of genuine
friendship, and accept loneliness for
the salse Of the safety its. brought.
You say we must talk .about some.
stbissg." Yes; and through that very
FAC. FACT. we see a remedy for she. evil, 10
50 thoroughly interest ourselves In
other and better things that We fp,l
no space to squire forlour neig eigllbolRs
affairs. Let us talk Of our liotnes,
our house 9plants, our BOOKS 81 6ir sotir
g..'l'i babies. Let us teach oureyes 10 ! j,fi9d
! yh!e9auty4 every where, while we blind
them, by constant watclliulncssf'ito
blclnish. Never, under any eircult-
stances, stances, cast tile first stone, Then, tf
an an erring neiehbor goes down, yop
cannot blame yonrselaifor assisting
in the downfall. ~ hi9Ro1
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-10
; Garheid's Birthday.


day. Two engine companies paraded
all around his pumpkin patch and
threw sevcr:l streams over the
Northern rail fence in honor Of the
occasion. About six o'clock the Gen
cral got up, and, after making The
fires, turned out TO see how kindly
nature had smiled upon the 10th
birthday of the new Ohio sage.
A stable boy from Hon. Henry b.
Paync's residence, near ut hand, was
the first to meet him rs he perambu-
lated thoughtfully through the cab
bage garden in his morning gown
and slippers. ! 4
"Wish you m'ny happy returns Of
your 329th birthday" said the boy,
enthusiastically.
The General turncd away with an
injured look, anu alter Il few words
of thanks to the engine companies,
returned to his study, where, af.cr
helping to dress the baby and fill the
tea kectlc, he sat down to await con
gratula,ory dispatches. -Four wires
were run into his study, and two ste
nograpLcrs, his private secretary and
seven reporters waited with him un-
til noon for the enthusiastic outpour-
ing Of congratulations that were eS
pected.
At noon u telegraph boy rang the
bell and tho entire household rushed
10 The doorway. All graspcd ut the
dispatch and opened it with eager
hands. 1t read:,
Many congratulations on your G7th
birthday. When you succeed to The
high and holy nissionSNto which the
mugnilicent voice OF The American
people, ltr5ug Ii Lie saeled medium OF
a pure, hough slishrfS eo!onized bal
lot-boS has elevated yQn.au not fur
get the District Atl0Eiieysliip jewell
spoke about. a. J.fDiTYENll~rrH!i.
Pl.
The Mentor sage went and stirred
She kitchen tiro tc conGca! h's- etiio-
ton.
An ope: ator called out ut this june
turc that another dispatch was arriv-
ing. Everybody rushed to hear it. II
read as follows:
LlvERrooL, Nov. 80.
To Gdrfeld, Mcntor:
Congratulations, old boy, on GOlh
birthday. Send me Minister To Eng
land. Else raise hell in Hrrultl-lne
great American journal.
JAS. GORDON BENNETT.
Collect. ..'j -'..- il.
Garfield sank in his boots and
muscd that this at least should have
been spared him. The next dispatch
revived him |, read:
Congratulations on your GS.h birth
day time. We wants der Deutche
vote. l holds on dose Interior De.
partments, now you don't .lisrcmcm-
ber of it. .I,. Carl. SCuUnZ
The sage hcmmed and hawcd
awhile, and observing that two Of the
operators were Germans, walked oul
and rocked one of the babies until
the next dispatch arrived. When it
came it was startler: is.%9n 10
On your 18TH birthday please bear
in mind that was largely instyumcn.
tol in your election, and give me
something at least as good as Mayor.
rr WM. O'DowD.
"Who The devil is .O'Dowd:" said
Garfield. Nobody knew. One opc-
rator said he was; the hrotLcr-n- law
Of old Daniel Pratt, the great Amcri.
can traveller, and he needn't mind re-
plying.
Dispatches came also from Conk
ling, Giant and Sherman.
Grant said:
I congratulate you very much on
your G6th birthday and ) our election.
Don't you hope you may set it in
1884?
Conklng sent word:
The kindcst reeards-eXcusc me !;
Sprague is said 10 be i'll town.
Sherman sent word:
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-10

The President elect sank helplcssly
in his chair and said he didn't want
any more birthdays. The evening
close with music-Ne,0 York STIR.