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Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1880-09-10

:stt%nH!
Elo iu'i wai' until ,,u spend
every ccnr in places dear,
SFakr n.MARS vnlr Grocer here,
S<k him for his II \MS So nice,
~ rnning ri the LOWEST rRlCE!
!-iou and try his Flour so fine,
Cheese, and AL. things in his line!
star" some sGI'rEH sent rfn,y17is-
EVERY man should have pound.
4 ul il yuu',! lpci well and able.
PUT his MNCkEREI. on your Table
Good ,rc all things in his Store,
reason cannot ask for more
CIiv try his Liquors ,arc--
AMI br,Iuallcd any where,
l.vcry innn VIII" knows nEMARS,
ESu~l.,'s Tor his good Scgar~
IN hi> Sample Room they fly,
very time that they are dry.
:."nr hng tells them rs tn. mrn
.tnd he alwrys leads the van
Nrvcr Yet did he retreat,
Don't YOU know he can't be- heat?
I .""k within his Store 80 grand,
I'm his Harinum near ar hand;
denc-ii"m him and you will see
GNDEltSOl.D- III CANNOT BE!
OH wait not till vnri are wiser,
Eirns"n points Ia NJ" RISER,
sScliing fancy Dri. kS to all
Give HIN then l General call,
fsvSl assured, DEMAliS sells cheap,
/ nj the finest goods will keen.
Never rc,-r To bless y"ur stars
Eown with all-cXccpl
IN.NT voc,
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1880-09-10

\ weak mind is like Il microscope,
which ma@niiics tritlng things, but
cannot receive great ones. K hester
ticlu.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-25
Eleuents Of Popularity in Texas.

It was plain to see rs soon as he en-
tered the sanctum that he was mad
about something. Very likely his name
had been mentioned in the proceedings
of the Recorders Court in connection
with the charge of inebriation. He was
laboring under intense mental excite
ment. 1t was some time before he could
control himself enough to speak.
"I-have-come- see-about-
Recorder er's-Court- business" he
gasped, painfully.
"It's the rule to publish the names of
all those who get drunk and are fined.
Can't make any exception in your case"
"That's not what I'm complaining of
/ want my name in the paper as having
been drunk but you got my initials
wrong. I am going to run for a city
Office, and wanted to use that issue of
the NetOs as campaign document. It
would have made me popular with the
boys, and here you go and get my name
wrong, and some ether fellow will get
credit for it.
"Well, what do you want ?"
"I want to be vindicated. Iwant you
to come out in a card stating it was me,
John Snooks, and not Isaac Snooks, as
you have it, who got drunk and smashed
a gas-lamp. want it to be understood
by the voters that was the man whom
six policemen took three-quarters of an
hour to take to the lookup, a distance
of only $50 yards. I've been slandered,
and if I am not put before the public in
my true light I'll bring suit for dam
ages. That's what got drunk for, was
to get my name in the paper SO people
would know am duly qualified. p
41Lre8t01 Mefn2
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-25
solomon and the Blacksmith.

The story goes that, during the build
ing of Solomon's Temple, that wise ruler
decided to treat the artisans employed ON
his famous ediice to banquet While
the men were enjoying the good things
his bounty had provided, King Solomon
moved about from table to table, endeav-
oring to become better acquainted with
his workmen. To one he said:
"My friend, what is your trade?'
GA carpenter.
"And who makes your tools ?"
"The blacksmith, " replied the carpen-
ter.
To another Solomon said:
"What is your trade ?" and the reply
GA mason"
"And who makes your tools? ?"
"The blacksmith, " replied the mason.
A third stated that he was stone
cutter, and that the blacksmith also
made his tools. The fourth man that
King Solomon addressed was the black
rmith himself. He was a powerful man
stood out in bold relief, seemingly almost
as hard as the metal he worked.
"And what is your trade, my good
man ?" said the King.
Blacksmith" laconically replied the
man of the anvil and sledge.
"And who makes your tools ?"
"Make 'em myself" said the black
smith.
Whereupon King Solomon Immediately
proclaimed him King of Mechanics, be-
cause he could not only make his own
tools, but all other artisans were forced
to 90 to him to have their tools made.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-25
Elephants and Tigers in South Africa

The district of Uitenhage is Just now
rather overrun with wild animals of the
larger kind, and IN hours ride from the
town would bring sportsmen into the
haunts of elephants and tigers. On
Monday morning, as Mr.. Fourie, of
Wolvekop, was coming into town, he
passed through n large herd of elephants
Mt the Coega. Gen. Nixon's estate, Bal
moral, seven miles from town, is actually
overrun with the huge animals; and they
have become very troublesome on the
generals farm, Doorn Kraal. occupied
by Col Ashburner, tearing down the
fences, destroying the crops, and scatter
ing even the prickly pears in all direc-
tions. The place is about eight miles
from Uitenhage. The farm, Kamachs,
which adjoins Uitenhage, and may be
reached in twenty minutes, is just now
subject to great destruction from porcu-
pines, bush bucks, and tigers.
On Sunday afternoon last Mr.. Harry
Marshall, of her majesty's customs, mar
He was spending the day with Mr.. Clarke
at the farm Kamachs, and in the after
noon went for quiet stroll, gun in
hand, along the kloof to the favorite
picnic spot near the dam, and suddenly
came upon tiger drinking at the stream.
He impulsively leveled the gun at the
beast and pulled the trigger, but the cap
missed fire. The animal then, with
snarl,, ascended the celebrated wild fig
tree, the bark of which is scored all over
with the names of pleasure seekers who
have from time to time visited the spot.
Mr. Marshall attempted second time to
fire, with no better result than at first.
It then occurred to him that it might
possibly be fortunate for him that his
gun refused fire, for had he wounded the
brute it certainly would have attacked
him.
Mr.. Clarke's ostrich camps have been
greatly disturbed lately by tigers, the
spoors of which have been found in the
camp, and on one occasion the tigers
hair found on the claw of bird indicated
an encounter, in which the ostrich came
off victor. A grand hunt upon the farm
will shortly take place, at which some
exciting sport may be expected. The
danger that Mr. Marshall escaped may
be guessed by those who remember the
| crouching and scratching that Mr.. Hay
ward, of Great Winterbrook, received
some years ago from wounded tiger.
The brute had been caught in trap,
and sprung at Mr.. Hayward as he ap-
preached, literally biting his wrist
through and scalping him. Mr.. Mar
shalls animal has not yet been captured,
although parties have been on the look
out for him ever since. - Uitenhage
| Tr917oe
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-25
Speak a Cheerful Word.

Did you ever go out in the morning
with heart SO depressed and saddened
that pail seemed spread all over the
world? But on meeting some friend
who spoke cheerfully for minute or two,
il only upon Indifferent matters, you
have felt yourself wonderfully lightened.
Every child dropping into your house on
an errand has brought in ray of sun.
shine which did not depart when he went
his way again. It is blessed thing to
speak cheerful word when you can.
"The heart knoweth its own bitterness"
the world over, and good words to such
hearts 'are like apples of gold in pic
lures of silver" Even the strangers we
meet casually by the way, in the tray
elers' waiting room, are unconsciously
influenced by the tone we use. It is the
one with pleasant words on his lips to
whom strangers in strange lands apply
for advice and direction in their perplex-
tiles. Take it as compliment if some
wayfarer comes to you to direct him
which street or what train to take: your
manner has struck him as belonging to
one he can trust. It is hard sometimes
to speak pleasant word when the shad-
ows rest on our hearts; but nothing will
tend more to tighten our spirits than
doing good to one another When you
have no opportunity to speak a cheering
word, you can often send full beam Of
sunshine into the heart of some sorrow-
ing, absent friend, by sitting down and
writing good, warm-hearted letter.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-25
All the Rage.

We see nowadays city and country
houses which look rather like shops for
the exhibition of bric-a-brac and rich
hangings than homes in which people ex-
pect to get comfort. The rooms upon
which some famous upholsterer has law
ished the resources of his stock may re-
mind one of the modern scenic seats ON
the stage of theater, and there seems
to be little provision for the substantial
enjoyment of their occupants. Every
thing in them is harmonious enough,
perhaps, except the people. In color
and composition they suggest picture,
but the inmates of the house are out of
place as the living figures in it. They
don't belong among such surroundings,
and they can't be comfortable amid all
this tasteful and splendid display.
But unquestionably peoples houses
are looking better than they formerly
did, and more particularly those of peo-
pie of moderate means. For the hap
piest thing about the modern decoration
is that its effects are produced rather by
colors than materials, and very inexpen-
sive fabrics will serve the purpose. Cot
ton stuffs, as, for instance, cotton fan
mel, will take the most delicate dyes,
and yield tints of remarkable beauty.
And our own wall papers, which are now
in unexampled demand, may be bought
for small price, and yet be of patterns
and colors which will satisfy critical
artistic taste.-NeD York San.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-25
The Two Charges at Balaklaya.

In describing Balaklava, writer's hither-
to have been so deeply imbued with ad-
miration of the Light Brigade charge
that they have generally devoted but lit
tie space to that of the Heavy Brigade;
but the latter was grand affair, never
theless. The Heavies were dragoon
guards-large, strong men, and, with
their scarlet jackets, white gauntlets and
with the exception of the Grays, who
wore bear-skins,) brass helmets, they
made gallant show as, charging with
sabres en- tierce, the turf flying from the
hoofs of the horses and the earth liter
ally trembling under their laundering
rush, they struck the enemy with shock
that could be heard all over the valley,
and with an effect that almost chilled the
blood of the beholder. They fought,
sabre to sabre, against great odds, and
won. The light charge was daring, bril-
liant, dazzling; but at no point did it ap-
pear more SO than when, amid smoke
and fame, they closed on the battery.
Then when men and horses were lost to
view, We knew that they were still there
and doing their duty bravely, for, like
forked lightning playing through thun-
der-cloud, we could see the cleaning and
flashing of their sabres and lances. I
have beheld many cavalry charges since
then, says a letter writer, but the two
charges at Balaklava will remain fresh in
my memory while life lasts.
TIE Boston Transcript says that
civilian is only another form of barbar-
ism, or words to that effect We think
so every time we see selfish brute tax
ing up whole seat in railway carriage
while some pale-faced woman or tired
man is compelled to travel through the
entire length of the train in order to find
q gentleman or lady.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-25
His Exact Age.

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aske9 n nus age ne prohp.iy Iephea:
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nlgn ~ ars oie as aey can make EN-.
II you can : Ire read' OF write OF CIPHER
now % can you tenf
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an = you = LA saAg ,ta1, = tenon An prove my
age ~ no III iain1 Io.,nao., . ,,ro,.uoa h;.o,.
Uhe VI :ne toue.s pisPaieu P pinsen
VIII penSn ANU papei' anu onoie iseupen
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:. now san, III o,, Wla' J ar oio OoiumDus
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3. D1n M1 SOU .La. das oImn Ian a.
WY, InaC III h.as sne ON aascoserer u
AInerNa 70 uo Win your ages asked sew
era " nolces.
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How' en oen' "hen was oe reVoiushunary
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In ITO. 80.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-25
COUNTRY ROAD.MAKING.
A Matter That Is Indifferently Under
stood Everywhere.

btOOu Every Wnercs
From the Hartford CourantJ
1t is a matter of universal comment
with travellers that country road-making
In the United States is either a lost art
or to-be-acquired science. The aver.
age selectman or road agent of country
town is usually deplorably ignorant Of
the Hrst principles of making q good
road. Nothing will SO surely advance
the growth and well being of town as
well-made ard well-kept roads. No part
OF its domestic economy will more GER
tainly repay the outlay. Nothing more
bespeaks the intelligence and character
or public spirit of its citizens. In En-
gland and most of its dependencies the
roads are made directly by the state or
under its supervision. As result, the
contrast between English roads and
those OF this country is much In favor of
the former. A common and natural
mistake of most towns in this country is
that an intelligent farmer must neces-
sari1y know how to make a good road,
but the reverse is the fact. Road-mak-
ing is q subject requiring study and
q knowledge of the nature of soils, not
often considered by any but engineers,
or those to whom such knowledge is
necessary adjunct of their business in
life. A well-made road even in our
climate and with the wide differences in
soil ingredients, will last for years,
whereas ordinarily the item of repairs on
our roads means an entirely changed
thoroughfare, the pitch, watersheds and
general character being more in
the way of experiment than q scientific
and practical renovation. The
throwing out the "big stones" on to the
side OF the road, retaining the smaller
ones, when by thoroughly "bedding"
the big stones the best possible founda-
tion is had and. with covering of
smaller stones mixed with gravel, or
even with good loan carefully narrowed
and scraped, road-bed is formed which
will defy both rains and heavy teams.
Generally the tyro deyotes his time tc
heaping up the material in the center
with such a slope rs often to interfere
with locomotion, and which heap the
first heavy team resolves into deep ruts,
vitiating its usefulness for any but a sim
ilarly heavy team, and for it only with
constantly increasing strain ON the
horses. Yankee ingenuity has invented
capital road-making tools, which need
but intelligent application to developing
such thoroughfares as would make them
admired, in place of being reproach
and shame. Our country is rich enough
to place the roads in the hands of such
government as will insure their perfec-
tion, instead of leaving them to town
officials without the education or expert
ence necessary to an accomplishment of
the object. Most of the roads east OF
the Connecticut river are sandy, and
this fact, together with the indifference
or ignorance of those in charge toward
improving their character, necessarily
impedes and retards the natural and
growing tendency of city people for
building and living in the country.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-25
WHOLE NUMBER 7Os.
Miss Muiock,s Romance.

It was "John Halifax" published af-
ter she was thirty years old, that brought
her fame, and made the task of earning
her daily bread little less arduous.
Seven years later she was awarded
pension of three hundred dollars year.
She was nearly forty when she married
In 1885 Capt. George Lille Craik, an Off
Ger In the English army, who had been in
the Crimea, met Miss Mulock, and, al
though some years her junior, addressed
They proved most congenial companions,
and their married life was all they could
wish, with but one exception. The wo-
man whose love for children amounted
almost to a passion, who wrote Philip,
My King" was denied the happiness Of
feeling baby fingers upon her cheek or
of ever hearing herself called mother.
This was severe sorrow, but even this
pain has been partly assuaged. Strangely
enough, one dark, rainy night, while she
and her husband were speaking of chill
dren and of the joy and brightness they
bring to SO many dwellings, there came
lcld ring at the bell and then furious
knocking. On opening the door, lying
upon the sill they found basket en-
closed in many wrappings. When they
were removed they discovered lovely
little baby only few hours old. The
child was wrapped in one roll after an
other of India muslin, and ON its breast
was pinned note begging Mrs. Craik to
be kind to the little waf thus brought to
her door, and assuring her that no mean
blood flowed in its veins. Tenderly she
lifted the little thing IN her arms, and
her heart opened as warmly to take in
called the child Dorothea, God-given,
and she became their legally adopted
daughter, as tenderly Cherished and as
passionately loved as though she had
been their own.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-25
An Interesting Puzzle.

Perhaps some of our readers are not
familiar with the following puzzle A
young man asked an old man for his
daughter in marriage. The answer
was:
$50 into the orchard and bring in O
parcel of apples. Give me one-half of
the whole number, and the mother one
half of the balance and half an apple
over, and the daughter one-haH of the
remainder and half an apple over, and
have one left for yourself, without cut
ting the apple, and then, if she is will
ing, you can have her."
He solved the question; and how
many did he bring? Fourteen, as you
can easily prove. The old woman was
to have one-half of the balance, which
would be three and half, and half an
apple over, which would make four ap-
pies for her. There would be three
apples left, of which the daughter was
to have one-half and half an apple over,
which would give her two, and leave the
lover his own,- without cutting the
apple"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-25
Irish Criminal statistics Of a year.

DR.. W. Nelson Hancock's bulky "Blue
Book" giving the criminal and judicial
statistics of Ireland for the year 1879 has
just been published The indictable
offenses not determined summarily num-
Der 8,0S9, being 1, 130 more than in 1878,
while In the latter year the number was
631 in excess of the number in 1877.
The last year in which there was SINH.
lar increase was 1862. The increase Of
1,120 was distributed over thirty-five
county and town districts, the most
marked increases being 228, in Dublin
City, 217 in the County of Galway, and
1914 in the County of Mayo. On the
other hand, Kildare showed a decrease
of 66, Cork East Riding 16, and Cavan
a. The number of offenses determined
summarily was 255, $40, being q decrease
of IL, ,8S9, of which decrease STOP was
in punishable drunkenness-a result
which DR.. Hancock attributes to the
Sunday Closing Act The statement re-
lating to the Landed Estates Court shows
that there was fall in the average price
realized from eighteen and nine-tenths
years purchase in 1878 to seventeen and
seven-tenths In 1879. The average of
the five years ended in 1876 was 1914. OF
course, fewer sales we're effected, and the
total amount of the purchase money was
only e799, 900, as compared with 91 ,217,.
600 in 1878. There was 1,482 bills of
sale registered in 1879, as against 800 in
1878 and IA in 1876. The County
Court ejectment suits increased from
5,942 in 1877 to 1901 in 1878 and 9,611
in 1879. The execution of the DEGREES
in these suits by the Sheriff increased
from 1895 in 1878 to2, ,676 in 1879. The
increase of ejectment suits in the High
Court of Justice was only 4 in Con-
naught and 20 in Ulster, while in Lein-
ster thece was an increase of 169, and In
Munster 141. As to other creditors, the
amount recovered by ordinary civil pro-
cesses increased from s109, 800 to E4S0,-
$40. The number of such DEGREES exc
cuted was, 35, ,091, rs against q, ,67S in
1878. The gross total of ejectment pro-
ceedings increased from 2,517 to 1926.
OF this increase of 1,009, no less than
928 were in ejectments for non payment
of rent. The amount of compensation
for disturbance granted in Ulster, where
non-payment of rent does not forfeit the
right to compensation, was s5, ,290, being
only e49 less than in 1878, while for i'm
provements there was an actual increase
of G2S9. In the other three Provinces,
notwithstanding the increase in the num-
ber of ejectments from 1,776 to 2, ,428,
the amount of compensation for i'm
provements granted showed decrease of
G1 1874, or 40 per cent, while under the
head of compensation for disturbance
there was falling off of G2,56S, or 45
ger cent.-LordOa WeaUs.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-25
Rhyming Made Easy.

The Tribune has fitted up room for
the exclusive use of its poets, and has
introduced its new system Of rhyming
charts, which are designed to aid those
of our songsters who never have any
difficulty in whooping up the sentiment,
but are occasionally little shy on the
jingle part of their otherwise highly
creditable productions. The charts con-
tain words that rhyme pretty well, and
are adapted to any kind of poetry, from
the Papa's-stepped-on-mother's s-bunion
order to the wierd, moving machine
verses of Swinburne. When a poet
wants something that goes along smooth
and easy, like Maud S. or the price of
wheat, he has only to glance at the one
SYLLABLE chart, which contains words
like:
Lime, Time,
Crime, Dime.
If he is in search of something with
little more get-up to it, he can refer to
the next one, which contains words like:
Item, Benson,
Fly-time, Yenison,
Redress, Despot,
Maud g., Guess Not.
If the Swinburne metre is what he
wants, Chart No. may be studied to
advantage. 1t reads:
Azure Sky, Daffodil's GLOW,
Refrigerator, Sorrel Horse.
And so forth. ALI poets are cordially in
vited to come in and try the scheme.
Take the elevator. It may fall some
day.-Chicago Tribune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-25
The Gain Of a Loss.

The following circumstance actually
occurred in Dublin short time back.
Mr. l. was much attached TO Miss
C., the young, beautiful, and accom-
plished heiress to a property of some
Els, 900 per annum; but, being himself
lord of no other earthly possessions than
talents and good looks, he "never told
his love-" fearful not only of refusal on
the part of the lady to reciprocate the
sentiment, but of the probable imputa-
ton of mercenary motives by her friends.
Miss c., however, had sufficient pene-
tration to discover the genuine and dis
interested affection of the swain, and the
highly praiseworthy sensitiveness which
caused him to shrink from its avowal
She was by no means indisposed to en-
courage his suit, but the consciousness
of his comparative poverty rendered
more than the ordinary encouragement
given by lady to her suitor necessary
to stimulate his courage to PROFOUND the
decisive inquiry. How was she, then, to
give expression to her sentiments re-
garding him, without at the same time
overstepping the bounds of "maiden
modesty." She proposed game at
cards.
"For what stakes shall we play?''
asked Mr.. l..
"There's my stake" said the lady,
throwing down a soveieign; "h you win,
you win it-if I win, I win yourself. I
am aware have NO chance of winning,
though, against so expert player as
you"
Mr.. IL was, indeed, about the best
player in Dublin, while his fair antagon.
ist knew little or nothing of the game.
Strange to say, however, on this occasion
his luck deserted him. The poor gentle.
man was so unfortunate as to lose both
the game and himself-a,ld Don the
hetress! Their marriage was celebrated
at st. St Peters.