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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-10
The Census Rurean.

Gen. Francis A. Walker, Superintendent OF
the Census, in his regular annual report to the
Secretary of the Interior, says that although
the work Of taking the tenth census is sub
stantially complete (the returns having
been received from all but seven of the
total number Of 1926 enumeration dis
I'll ts), it will probably be two or
three weeks before the Office will be
able to present complete statistics OF the poPu-
lation Of the country. and he therefore consid-
ers 1t advisable 10 postpone TO a future report
Ill mention Of the results of the enl me1s ton,
and also all di scussion Of methods III use al
well as any suggestions which may require to be
made of changes IN the census law with
reference TO future enumerations- The
SUPERINTENDENT saws that every year and
every month which can be saved IN the COM
pilali0n and publication OF CENSUS statistics
adds appreclably to their value, and recon-
mends that Congress be asked to authorize
the printing by special contract under the
supervision of the Secretary of the Interior,
and. If it be thought desirable, also Of tine
Printing Committees of the two houses %
Congress, Of the several reports OF the Genius
as fast as prepared. The accounts OF 25.4l0
enameFato1s have already been settled, iuvOlT-
ing total expenditure Of upward Of $780,
900. Only about $500 accounts rem; in UNI
adjusted, and there is no reason to doubt that
the saoE.h Of Decent eT viii see all the enume-
rators paid for their servi es, except only in
cases where suspension Is reg dred for rea-
SONS unmistakaLiy connected WIN some fault Of
tie enumeralor.
Coz INGERsoLL, according to the
Washington Star, being congratulated
because he had been Endorsed by Beech
er, said: So think it a good deal more
fortunate for Mr.. Bsecher that 1 in
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-10

rae ANCIENT AoRlcULrusIsr UNTO THE suM4I


NJ ANCIENT AGR1CULTUR1ST UNTO THE 9UNlGK
BoARDER:
Aiikin', friend why. It's easy 'nuf-
81. there. toss- eOnsarn your tail!
q cour>e IN res COWS that will act rough
s@sat right, darn ye, mash the pailI
You'd Ike tn try one, eh7-aIl right
Ihar's stool, thar, the she's.
AN here's pail-@n0w take that white,
Or, no, stranger, mix that red.
Heyi tother side thar that's the way;
30, 20, bossy, steady Inwl
one won't hook ye, IT'S just her play
re can't Ind gentler COW.
got her from Squire SINNERS Josh:--
OhV yes, miikin' prime fun
zold on or ~ scot ! swon, by goshl
3Aarn IL, shcs killed him, sure q guni
On, say old fellow raise yer head;
Come now, sgt up, sho yer sense
NO, sire, ye Sinh bit deal
she just licked ye or tue feuco,
w1efe are you nowf Why In the yardS
IOnr hat? sty--up that tree.
WI yes, she's drsuped you p.sotv hard
what was the cause7 tnat beats ma.
WHAT'S that you ask7 What n ada her kickf
:, WHAT made her kiek-wall. I swar:
~ aInsst1 Why, twas just the trick
" nilkin' vita lit clsarl
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-05
Pathos of Divorce.

GlRgory against Gregory was the
tltleJof st. Louis divorce case,
whieaswos varied by mn exciting Incl.
dent recently. Mrs. Gregory, whose
examination wss interrupted b. lie
remarks OF counsel bearing upon the
mattsr set up in the cross bill, listened
witiMgreat interest to the colloouy,
and5kept her eyes steadily fixed upon
her3husband's counsel. Her bosom
heaSed when counsel argued upon
tic allegations Of Irritation at length
unable TO stiilc her emotions, she rose
froEs the witness clair, and throwing
her#arnss, with Il dramatic gesture
antStone exclaimed "Yon will drive
me fcrazy! Would you c0b me of
thai! you have ruined my character.
MyIGoa | cannot bear this. Eugene
myl husband, save me save me |!
lhfse impassioned uttcranccs produc-
cd 4 great sensation in court, which
wa4 filed with ladies, witnesses, and
spectators. The agouizing appeal to
the}lusband brought him to his wifc's
sdg. He bent over her, and did all
in bis power to soothc and quiet her.
Anseldcrly man who had accompanied
Mfs. Gregory TO court also went for
wafd. but ,i2 husband gave him 10
understand that his wife having sum
moncd him to her side, he would al
low no one c'.u to rcnder any service
atthat time. The ladies' in court
were much affected by tue scene, and
and some began 20 sob. In the end
the proceedings were adjourned until
morning.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-05
Sermons.

Sermons are Ike guns. Some are
large, others are small; some are
long, others oshoft; some are new,
others old some are bright, others
rusty; some are made to3be looked at
others to be used some are Loaded.
Others empty; some arg, ,oyned, others
borrowed. Some are 44iir55gpns, some
pop1gnns, some Of eyeyI size from the
rocket pistol 10 'he 1'aiYbpp 3 gun,
Some 8re charged Gdlrqnpal1 rqnpal1 Xith powder,
ando malfte, a2Ee"t Rt2di4gsi Rt2di sgd tFaipok".
SONG send only tSma|l sbai, I{hat, irri-
t"|fDJaEll4yer tisn .kilIlsiliSomer carry
IpsssTy9rdm4retnl' that at. 81 does exception.
some some discharge !el chain shot sthy9tt, moving
down "hole platoons. Some arc
wide mouthed morlars, throwing only
boImbshells. Some are dneling pis-
tols' used only in ,e1onltTroYyersy,-vile
things. Some go off hal:7bent,n Some
flash in the pan, Some make a,terri-
bic liz, the charge all escaping ,at the
prming hole. Some SHOOT Loo high,
some too low, some sideways, o few
directly at the point, Some are aim
ed at nothing and y Jl'it it,f Some mfes scat
ter prod'sioHHNslly; j. IsopmYt kicki, their
owner aoyeF.i3 Some are uperring,
others always bit the wrong object.
Some have too much wpdling, and
rice yersa. Some are alarm guns;
others are complimcntarya guns, used
only lor, salutas on special, occasions.
Some are in series, constiLuting
batteryi others are swiyels, made to
turn in any direction. Some are use
lul, some useless, some dangerous
some amuse, some frightcn, SON. ex-
asperatc, some explode, some gain
The victory. Very mnrh, depends
upon the manner in which they arc
made and managed.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-05

1t is very disgusting to see Ameri-
can people honoring Sara Bcrnhardt.
She has rclinquished all that Is hon
orable and lovablc in n woman, and
Iaunts her shame in the face of the
world. That men who have pure
wives and daughters at home can pay
homage to impurity and immoralit,
is almost inconceivablc. Yet they
do so. Truly, those Northern hrclh-
rcn of ours are n great folk. They
"vindicato" and hurrah over Bccchcr.
WHO would be assisted from almost
any Southern town on q rail, and now
banquet the Bcrnhardt, n public np-
pearance in whose company would
place Il man under social taboo
almost anywhere on this side OF the
line.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-05

nothing was wrong, md Mr.. Schultz
retired. Last evening he mentioned
the name Of Miss Lcinbacls, and ask
ed where she was. He wished to
know why she had moi called upon
him.
"Oh, but they used me badly !" he
exclaimed. "Why did they knock
me down and fill my head with holes !?
But it's all right. God and our side
will win !" He tore of the bandages
from his wounds, and insisted that
they should be placed in another way.
"Why does she not come to me ?" he
asked in piteous tones. See my poor
head all covered with wounds"
This was fact, because yesterday
it was learned that of The men he had
assaulted on Saturday night one had
knocked him down with q hundsaw.
lasccrating his head friehtlully man
ner. The man who Gid this claimed
that he did it in self defence, ns Mr..
Schultz had conc after him with n
brass stair-rot, and was about strik
ing him down N,h il, us he had
struck down a number of others. Mr..
Schullz's friends, who are quite vel
off, decided to have him placed in The
State Insane Asylum, nnt; lie WAS Ia
ken there by the first train today.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-05
Origin OF the God Hymen.

4Hymen was Il young men of Ath-
ons, ohscurely born. but extremely
handsome. Falling in love with q
young lady OF distinction, lie diseuis-
ea himself in female habit, IN order
to:get access TO enjoy the pleasure OF
,hsr company. AS he. happened to be
one day in this disgu;sc with his mis-.
'fssSaa and her femala companions, cele
hrating on the seashorc the rites OF
Ceres ElcusiDn, gang of pirates
came upon them by surprise and car.
ried them all off. The pirates, having
conveyed them TO distant island. 90,
drunk for joy and fell asleep. Hymer
seized his opportnnity, armed The vir
gins when, leaving The ladies ON til,
Island, he went in haste to Athens
whcr" he told his adventure to n
the parents, and icmAdcd her he low
cd in marriage as his ransom. Hi
reqnes: was granted and so forlunat
was the marriage that the name O
tlyIhcn WAS ever afterwards invoked
on all future huptials, and in pro
grcss OF time the Greeks enrolled hiu
among t!oir gods.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-05

A sad looking man went into n
burlington drug store. "Can you
give me-" he asked, "some.hing that
will drive from my mind the thoughts
Of sorrow and bitter recollections ="
And the druggist nodded and put lin
mp little dose Of quininc, and worm
wood, and rhubayb, and epson salts,
and dash of castor oil, and gave it
to him, and for six months the man
conldn't think of anything in The
world except new schemes for golling
the tuste ont of his mouth.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-05

SOCIETY," has been aptly compared to
II heap Of cmbers. which, when scpar-
atcd, soon languish, durken, and ex.
pirc but ifplaccd together glow with
4 rnG'y and intense hcat-a Just en-
hlcm of the strength, happiness, and
the security derived from hc union Of
mankind. The savage, who never
know The blessings of combination,
and he who quits society from apathy
or misanlhropic spleen, arc like the
separated cmb!crs dark, dead, use
less; they neither give nor receive
heat, they neither love nor are bclov-
cd. To what acts Of hcr0ism ard
virtue, in every age and nation, has
not the impetus Of affection given
rise 10 what gloomy misery, de.
spair, and even suicide, has not the
deser:ion Of society led! How often
in the busy haGi.la Of men are all our
noblcat and gcntIest virtues chilled
forth And how, in the bosom OF a
reclusc, do all Tic soft emotions Ian.
guish and grow faint!
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-05

Captain James +. TS,dtlcg&ho COM
mandcd a South Caaft9liha Company
during the war, has 'ssdtnt'D Sffss Lucy
Sims, teacher in ) one hbeeao OF tlhe public
schools nfbIooklyn, Soitllost by
Captain SIMS. l,crIialher,tdtthe bat
Tic of Petersburg mine. Captain Sims
was killed at Pelenbprg,. ,pnd his
motherless child vas adopted as The
'"naugh,cr cf Tie 1sagihient"sby the
Thirteenth New YGk Volunteers.
Tie regiment ctueattl rher 3;tt'Va assar
College. "'eii.'
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-05

The late Empress Of Russia was
one OF tic richest persons in Tic
world. Though she was generous TO
her friends, and very liberal 10 BE-
nevOlcnt institutions, her allowance
was SO great and the presents she re-
ceivcd from her husband, her subjects
and foreign sovereigns SO many, that
she accumulated enormous wealth.
The diamonds, the objects of art, The
wardrobe, etc, which she left, have
been arranged in twenty great halls
in the Winter Palace ut st. Peters.
burg.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-05

II you hope for what is reasonable
and then work, you Will probably get
it. But yon expect the impossible, ,
like the man who wanted TO buy Il
pair Of spectacles with which 10 get y
bird's-cyc view Of the city, you arc
bound to be disappointed.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-05

Boston morality has had another
shock. John a. Woodward, chief
clerk in The city rreasurcr's office,
and one Of the persons ofconscqucncc
in society has decampcd leaving n
deficit Of $4,000 in The public fund.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-05
The Village Fire EnGine.

a secondhand engine is bought at
q low price irola some city which is
,liscarcd the old style and introducing
the steamer system. a pleasant the
ory supposes this L achinc TO be as
good as new, with the exception of
Tic somewhat worn paint and varnish
and the battered brass works OF the
ornamental parts. When such an
engine is bought it is received with II
fair degree Of enthusiasm and wheeled
IN triumph to 4 safe place in The
town barn or shed. There it. is lock-
cd i'll, and The key is SO safely> pat
away that nobody can iind il. The
presence OF this engine in town is
something like that of fetch alnoug
a pagan tribe. The villagers do not
fall down aud Worship their new pur-
chase, but they retire to their beds at
night With sense Of security, because
they have a fire department..
The engine rests ard rusts. Hens
roost upon it. Its cylinders become
encrnstcd with oxide. It's joints grow
more still than tho-c Of the most rhou-
matte patriarch in town. It's wheels
clcavc TO the aXlcs and rigidly refuse
to rcvo!ve. The hose is like & sieve,
and will not carry water. No fire
breaks out for five years. Then Que
is suddenly discovered, and the fire
departure is called. The man who
has the key is away from home. The
barn door is pricd from its hinges
and the old engine is trundtcd OH
Men and boys man the rope and drag
the thing 10 The scene Of connaeration
yelling like untamcd and untaXcG IN
dians as l!.ey move along. On uu.
deavoring to put the lire Department
/ into service, its weak points become
painfully apparent. The flames have
their own way, and the is much IN
Unnecessary dcstruction.l
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-05
f'Wrecked." "

ness. Life has been compared to the
great ocean, and men to the ships
which sail thereon. When a barl,
which has brhved the tempest o.
strange seas comes home with ruste6
hull and tattered sails men welcome
her back just as they DO one Of lheil
own kind who has journcycd arnr and
passed through peril to benefit his
race. II is when We como upon The
wreck of once noble ship that mcl
TRY hardest to remember How. we'll she
scrvad her builders. 1t is Riicln Yc
hear that some gallant bark is miss,
ing, leaving no sign nor trace, tina,
men are awed as they speak her name.
There is nothing that will touch and
soften the heart like the sight of the
wrecks which drift here and there on
llte's occan-once grand and gifted
men now blown hithcr and tLilher,
now going with currents. now hidden
from sight by the mantle Of night or
the mysterious fog. lie WHO visits
an asylum for the insane gazcs out
upon an ocean which is ever changing
its surface and its shores. One mo-
mcnt the waters will be calm and
pcaceful-the next there will be The
roar of q storm and the growl of
breakers. Before him will drift
wrecks without number-somc NOV
ing slowly out Of The fog-some
drifting into it-some skirting the
shores on which stands fearful friends
to wave farcwclls-others being car
ried by unseen currents afar to sea.
1t is an ocean without q harLor of re-
fngc. Once wreck upon its bosom
and there is 10 landing. Day aud
night, for weeks and months and
years, and dismastcd and lismantlcd
hnlks weave in and out of the fog-in
and out of the unlight-whrl slow
ly about in the cddies-catch on the
shoals and go driving further out
upon the troubled waters. Storm and
rust and time are silently ut work !,
and one by one, as The years creep
on, old wrecks sink silently into the
sea and arc heard of no more forever.
When men die we fo:get that they
were like those who still live on. We
forget all That was bal in them and
remember all thct was good. We
know that they are dead, and the
busy world closes up the gap and
marches along. But when men sail
out upon !ife's ocean to become
wrccks--lo be dead in all but name
20 drift in the darkness without char
or bcacon-to feel the shores eoino
! Farther and further away from them
there ia something SO pitiful tia,
eyes fill with tears and hearts grow
tender. They have no tombstoncs
yet men read ;heir epitaphs and for
get them. In battered hulk drift,
4 skeleton crcw-drifLing, diving
swirling, plunging. and there is N.
help. The end is darker night. /:
stronger gale and cry Of despair a
the waters close over all and roll OF
rs before.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-05

Dclllnap and Mrs. Greene clopcd
together, at Merosc, Wis. They
drove good horse rapidly, but had
not got more than ten miles before
they heard O cIattcr Of hoois behind
Greene had hastily mounted and
started in pursuit. The race was
long and exciting, but tho husband at
length rode alongside the pair, cock
cd n pistol, and commanded halt.
Bcl!linap was ahicct with terror.
"iou may have your wife," Mr..
Greene" he said. ~ don't want her.
You don't think | have chased you
like mad to get her back Oh! no.
But I'll take my dollar and n half
that she's got in her pocket" The
money was given up, and the clope-
mcnt proceeded quietly.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-05
Babies.

We love babies, AMI everybody who
does love them. 10 man has music
in lis soul who docs not love babies.
Babies were made to ibe loved, especi.
ally girl bnLies when they grow up.
a man isn't worth anything, who
hasn't u baby, and the same rule ap-
p!ics 10 a. woman. A baby is q
spring day in winter; ray of sun
shine in frig;d winter; and ifit is
healthy and good-naturcd, and your
very own, it is busLcl of sunshine.
no matter how cold the weather. A
man cannot be hopeless case so
long as he loves babies one at a time.
We love bubies all over, no matter
how dirty they ale. We love them
because they are babies, and because
their mothers are loYeable and lovely
women. Quraloye for habiessis only
bounded by the numbenocl babies in
the world. We always look, for ba-
bics, we9do mth,paternahIaGectl
and anxiety; We ido, indeeds We
pity wivesgwho have no babies:S Wo-
men always look .downshearted who
4 have no Jbabiesstmen,nndwhoA have no
babies always gamble,and drink whis
Ky and stay tout atnight trying.to get
music in theirh soplsi ibatsthey cant
come it.ta Babies ere hesth;;aa77 he.h;a77, AM,
nothing. can taketheiEplace.li Pianos
play out, Iaudi good living plays out,
unless there. sis!acbPby s&n the ahousc.
We say there's rollIng like q baby.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-05
A gale blew down cilcus tent nj

a gale blew down ,''tdi ci,rns lisit iteut at
Argcnta, Arkk, and tiWo@ w 81 @Ho5n'ss 5's,s escaped
from their broken eage. ea ~ ThsSbcasts
bounded through Tic frightened as
scmbly and. disappeared into tho
darkness. . Irho!rareopgo,iuni,y of 3
lion hpnt waslnoh 1slntraceF by tho
inhabitants, ,i,whe,slL LigesaheI:nI Sc
c!y(es'enfdotiptnR aAiiqaiakly rs
possible. ihe,taspyS a'aittpbsss, how
ever, proyidedssEthemselsgs with
torollcs,Hpursu ihe,fugitiNes, fright
ened them with lsrjnglI;shts, and
drove ihem into dhcage.hnG .ts
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-11-12

in involving themselves and number OF
sober persons In general row. D. Ballard
received three painful bot not serious cuts
in the srh, breast and eroin during an en-.
counter With a Young man by me name Of
Uacsam Three or four others are under
bond TO appear at Circuit Court to discuss
The concealed weapon proposition, while
half dozen Others ore yet to be- tried on
various charge such as ss.auli. breach IT
The peace, sc.
} ~. Hilton has sold bic house md lot
near the bridge To- LEROY llout for 5000
Mr. IIout will build on IL at once hand.
some two-slory residence ..-.. Leroy llouk
aud lcandor lIouk have bought the entire
stock Of general merchandise snd the store
house Of John Melvin, and are doing a
thriving business ...... llcmphill & Watts
have huili neat and connections store.
honao naal iie de,aai ~ -. ;-....s- -.
an elegant siock of coois.....M Mrs Conn is
preparing TO build o. comfortable residence
on her farm near town. having rented her
present home IN town 90 Me- \ nuiner, Of
Your couniy.....T s Firth !. supplying q
pressing need NJ our town by building a
number of cottages for tenants
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-11-12
ROCkCisTLE.


Somebody has sold out and Mr. Lucas
may have at least one sympathizer II the
ropes work smoothly, But what il the use
Of indieting a rotten official in this county.
Such indictments are always aociiea,aiiy
passed over.
George Ballard and another indiyid.
ual, ofYour county, came over on thee day Of
election TO see how things were a "gwine,
aud ON their return home that evening had
a disagreement which resulted In the de-
siruolion Of pair of guns--each smash
ing his gun 10 pieces oy' . the head of the
other No further damage.
On the 10Th alt /, at an examining court
held at Squire Cabbel,',, anumber Of young
hoods became in'os'c,isd an 7 ,ueoeeded
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-11-12

VIZ GIVE below the official returns
from this District 60 far as we have
been able 20 get them. II will be
seen that Mr.. Thompson's majority is
2,l9O, which is as greater than in
1873. lie made a very excellcn,
race, and We believe today he is the
most popular man in this District.
The figures may vary a little from
these but they will not be- materially
changed.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-11-12

The Republicans are ilattering them
selves that the Democracy has made
It's last race; that IL members, firing
Of defeat. will desert the good old ship,
and that q general disintegration will
take place. But they will be sadly
disappointed. The Democratic party
was not born to die. Its principles
and its truths are eternal, and as long
our Republic exists. so long will IL be
found battling for the Constitution,
for union and for honesty in the adj
minis,ration Of the government Z
may be re organized, and doubtless
ought to be, but its principles will
remain the same, and so sure as there
is a God, will finally triumph and
make us the greatest and most prosper.
Gus people on earth. A large major
ity Of the voters OF the United States
are Democrats from principle, and
will not give up a well grounded be-
lief because fraud and corruption may
run riot for a season. They will see
that now, more than ever, is the time
for them to work, and they will go at
il with a will that is bound to con
quer.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-11-12

HANcocK's majority in Kentucky
will be about 30, 900. John ID. White
is elected to Congress in the Ninth
District by over 2, 600 majority. The
rest Of the delegation is the same as
before. Since we had to give up one,
We can better afford TO lose Turner
than any of the others. lie never
has and never would have amounted
10 much.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-11-12

THE Louisville Commercial, in the
exuberance of its feelings. declares its
belief that the Republican is now liv-
ing who will be Governor of Ken.
lucky. Hardly; but we could name
a dozen Republicans more worthy of
the Office than the present incumbent,
who thinks his highest duties are to
attend hops and races, and grant as
many pardons as possible.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-11-12

An ITEM is going the rounds that
Governor Blackburn has offered $3.50
for the capture of a certain murderer.
lie must be getting hard up for some
body to pardon, when be has to resort
10 such an expedient.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-11-12

The Republicans sent $4,000 to
Delaware to secure a Republican Leg.
stature, so that Senator Bayard would
have to go, but they did not succeed.
Mr.. Bayard will be his own successor,
by a good majority.