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The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-04
Crops in AbbeviIIe.

The stands of cotton in Abbeville
County are better than was ever
known at this season of the year.
The oat crop is as good as the land
will produce, and there is o large area
covered with it. The wheat crop in
some sections will be very nearly a
failure. There are few fields of this
crop in the county which will yield a
satisfactory return. Liberal provis-
ions have been made for corn crop.
The farmers are acting sensibIy in
abandoning, TO n great extent, the
cultivation Of this crop on high, thirs
,ty lands, but have cleared and ditched
thousands Of acres Of bottom or wet
lands for the cultivation of this grain.
The barley and Iye crops of the coun-
ty are, as usual, so small as to be of
little consequence. or these crops
we have heard no reports. AS evil
dence Of progress in producing the
small grains wo would mention that
several of our planters are buying i'm
proved machinery for cutting the
crops.---Press f. Banncy.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-04
Ihe Confederate Army.

For Englishmen especially, the
story Of the American civil war must
always possess the most powerful ut.
fractions. On both sides the principles
Involved we're those which must deep.
~ affect our national feeling The Ian
guage, the race, the ideas Of the com
batants were our own. The army OF
Northern Virginia in particular, from
'hc nature Of the defence it had TO
maintain, and the character it earned
and sustained, enlisted, and will for
generations continue to enlist, the
strongest English sympathies. 1t
fought with English tenacity. English
indifference to odds, what was from
the first very doubtful and soon be-
came all evidently losing battle. Once
only was it fairly beaten in open field !;
over and over again, both on the o.
fensive and on he defensive, it prov
ed itself moIc than a match for ap.
parently overwhelming odds. Its
composition resembled very closely
that of our volunteer regiments. Its
chiefs were men whose personal char
ac'er and public conduct displayed
all the virtues on which EnglisEmen
most pride themselves as the people
of Virginia are perhaps the most thor
ouehly English Of oil the many off
sets which the mother race has plant
Ell in every part Of the world. Gen
eral Lee was as perfect type Of
the English Soldier and gentleman as
history can show. "Stonewall" Jack
son reproduced, with many OF it's &C.
centricities, but scarcely one of its
worse and meaner features, the his
toric character Of the Puritan leaders.
Stuart, Fllzhugh Lee and Wade
Hampton reminded those who closely
followed their career of the finest ex-
amplas of English Cavalier LOYALTY
and simplicity.-London Saturday
ReUic,U.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-04
Go Up Head.

Monday proved field day with
the alligators. They came out in
large numbers to basi in the warm
sunlight after the rain. Fatal rccrea-
tion Everybody on board went TO
shooting them. Even the scullion
would leave the dish and take shot,
and it seemed hard to miss them.
The champion slayer was an old hunt
er from the Granite. Whenever he
raised his rifle death was in the air,
and its sharp report was the crack of
doom for some cousion of the croco-
ollie. The 'gator-slayer expended his
last cartridge in the evening, but not
until he had SEQ ed his sixty fifth al
ligator. We have killed upwards of
200 altogether. Their vitality is re-
markable. ! chopped Off the head OF
one few minutes after it had been
shot. Several minutes after The head
was severed completely from the
head | thrust an oar at 1t. The jaws
opened and snapped to again, like IL
huge steel trap. driving the teel,
three-fourths of an inch into the hard
wood and splitting the oar handle.
Even twenty minutes later the gator
head would not have been safe for
Orlando Reporter.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-04
Another Story AboukMr. 'TiIden.

Is = 80. . ! -.
The story or Tilden's love'is the
saddest page in all the long his,or,
Of his eventful life. Let him tell the
people how in the first bloom Of early
manhood he was bclrolhed To q heau-
tiful lady Of one of tile old families of
New York; how her parents lecrecd
that on account of her youth she
should spend two years in Europe be-
fore her marriage; how they pledged
eternal fidelity to each other, and
registered their vows at parting that
no matter how many years might in
tcrvcne, each heart should heat
sacredly for the other Till IL kindler
fate should rcunite them; how the
loved one sailed away in The famous
but ili-fated steamship President,
from which no tidings have ever yet
been brought back how annually on
the day that farewclls were spoken,
he rapairs TO the seasllorc, and listen
ing to the sad murmur Of the waves,
rencws his VOW, and how, through all
The temptations that have come Will,
long life Of influence, wealth and
power, the pledge Of his youth has
been faithfully kept, and his heart
remains sacredIy true to his first love
while the years glide by.-Leavcn
avorM Times.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-04
The Presidential Outlook,

A Washington special of Friday
to the Baltimore Gazette, says: '''The
interest manifested in the Chicago
Convention is becoming absorbing
Grants success in Illinois and Ala.
bama has been received here as an
assurance OF his nomination. Blaine
said this morning that he had never
in any of his calculations thought OF
doing anything elso with the Illinois
delegation but to put them down for
Grant, and he talks cheerilv about the
situation and thinks that he will be
nominated, but the almost universal
opinion outside Of the adherents OF
the different candidates is that
Grants nomin "tion is now certain.
The Sherman delegates in the South
will 90 over to Grant when be devel-
ops strength such ut lie must do at
once, and Cameron now claims that
Grant will get 470 votes on the first
ballot and will be nominated before
Pensy ylvania is called. The state
ment that E1munds has pronounced
Tor Grant is now fully confirmed, and
all of his delegates who are influenced
by him will vote for The eX-President
1t is upon that assurance from Ed
munds that Cameron makes up his
latest figures, and the sharp turn Of
The lhird-term people in pu ting up
Window cheats Blaine out of the
votes of that State. Everything now
point, exclusively toa Grant victory a,
Chicago, although Secretary Sherman
said this morning that Grant would
lack good many votes Of a majority
on the fist ballot. Sherman claims
273 votes and is, or pretcnds to be,
remarkably sanguinc as to The result"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-04
A Good Bill.

Mr.. Bayard did n good piece OF
work on Wednesday when lie intro
duced q bill designed TO secure the
objects of tue "idcr" attached to the
deputy marshal's deficiency bill which
was recently vetoed by Mr.. Hayes.
Ills bill provides that the deputy
marsha S shall be chosen from the diff.
fercnt parties instead of fro,r one
party, rs now, anil that they Shall be
appointed by the United States
courts. Mr.. Bayari's object. OF
course, is to present the bill to the
President as Il piece of Independent,
legislation, SO that the objection OF
MIR. Hayes to the "ridcr" will be over.
come, and he will be given an oppor.
tunity to approve or veto tho measure
upon its merits. The issue will then
bc squarelv made between the Rcpub
licans and Democrats US to whether
The elections shall continue to he held
under partisan control or BaUi
more Guzeuc
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-04
The Presidential Contest,

The Winnsboro Ne,os and Hcrald
commenting on the approaching Pres
ldential contest, has this to say:
"Alter all, the Independent vote of
the North must decide the coming
Presidential contest. Partissns on
both sides will hurrah until they are
hoarse for their respective candidates
but the floating vote is like the wind
that blowcth where it Ilstelh, and no
man can tell where it will fall. II
1876 it went for TiIdcn and elected
him. Grant has many stiong points
and very many veal. ones, and his
weakness lies just with the Independ-
eat voter. We believe the Democrats
can beat Grant just as easily as thcv
could beat Edlnuntls or Washburne or
Fish or Sherman. The difficulty they
have to contend with is that the
Grant men win try to sieze the cover
mcnt by force if defeat, d at the polls.
1t remains to he seen whether the
Republicans will he allowed TO steal
another term OF Office for Grant or
any one else"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-04
Only

"She is nobody! Only a post-trad
er's wife," said the pretty Mrs. Bel
knap, with toss of the head. 1t wa.
only sentence, but it hurled th,
speaker and those dear 10 her from {
position long held and highly priced
and brought to light transactions thai
made Americans fora time almos
lose faith in public men.
Only one Marshal failed 20 obey
commands at Waterloo on that mem
orable 18th of June, but it broke tho
proud heart of Napoleon, caused de,
feat 10 be written on the French ban.
ner, which heretofore had only victo
ry inscribed thereon, and brought un.
told glory to Wellington, and joy to
the allied English and German
troops. OF this defeat Theirs wrote
AS for this battle, no one can deny
that the plan and execution were all
that could be expected of a comman.
der" 1t was ouly Gronchy who was
TO blame, and lie only little too late
but Napoleon died in exile because OF
1t.
Only n child left within burning
house. Who would enter at the risk
Of lille and save him? lie was saved
and after years proved that it was q
life worth saving 10 the church and
the world. 1t was the immortal Yves.
ley.
Only one risk more. "Stock mus,
go up; all will be retrieved. Hun
dreds Of mortg gaged homes and penni-
less widows in California to-day can
tell the rest.
Only fallen girl. Years ago she
was pure and happy. 1t was only
one false step at first, but years OF
misery have followed. May God
show mercy TO the fallen one.
Only one glass more. The thirst
cannot be qnenched. Down, down
the victim goes, saying: "Only one
glass more" Hundreds of ruined
families and hroken-hcartcd mothers
the world over can tell the rest OF
that sad story.
Chemists tell us that only one grain
of iodine imparts color TO seven thou
sand times it weight in water. SO in
our lives things that seem only trif-
ling Mt the time-a mis-spcnt Sab.
BATH, a broken promise, q little lie, q
careless word even, oitenlimes gives
color TO events ofintinite Importance.
God grant us grace 10 comprehend
the vastness Of that brief word only,
ere it be too late.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-04
Jennie Fyall.

A petition is being gotten up, to be
sent TO Governor Simpson, request
ing him to commute the sentence Of
Jennie Fyall, the colored woman who
was convicted at the last term of the
court, Of intrnticide, and sentenced to
he hung on the 18th of next month,
from that of death to Imprisonment
for life in the State Penitcntiary.
This petition is signed by some Of the
most respectable and influential cili-
zens Of the town, both white and
nlack, and we sincerely hope that il
will meet with favor at the hands of
tic Governor. The unfortunate wo-
man, from what we can learn, is not
at present, and has not been for
months past, in her right senses, and
she seems To be decidedly more
suitable subject for the Lunatic Asy-
lum than the gallo"s, Under these
circumstances we think it would be
little less than inhuman TO execute
the sentence Of the law. which pre-
sumcd, ut the time when sentence OF
death was pronounced upon the un-
fortunate creature, that she was sane.
|-GcOi getO,Un Times & Comet.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-04
Death Stalks Abroad.

For ten years or more he had been
faithful friend and companion Of The
con'positors and employees of the old
Ih9nic office. At all hours of the
day and night lie welcomed all friends
with wag of the tail, and all enc,
mics with u bark. Old "Cricket" is
dead. He was black and tan of
pure breed, no mongrcl like the fel.
lows who lorded it over this land in
the days Of his youth and his prime,
between 'Go and '79, but simon-pure
"ratter' of the black and tan tribe.
Just before he died Monday lie drag
ged himself up TO the feet Of his mas.
ter, the old pressman Of the Phenia
and afterwards of the Register, and
extended his paw for last shake and
then laid himself down to peaceful
slnmber. Alas! poor Cricket, VIC
knew him well he was dog of inl fin
ite jest and as fond Of a Norwegian
rat as any canine Of our Acquaintance
-COiumbiu RegiSter.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-04
The Difference.

The secret Of woman's power and
success in regard to tic relief of trou
hle among The afflicted poor lies, not
where most olher secrets of force and
ctlicrcy have their slronghold-in the
inlcllcc,-but in the simple authority
OF virtue. The sweet and even oper-
alton of ~ tender and steadfast spirit
of charity necessarily carries all be.
fore it. Woman wins her way also
b., showing, what she cannot help,
that her sole object is TO assuage and
succor, leaving upon the threshold all
that is not pure and simple good will.
With men to do so is difficult. Men
go 10y statute; they are upholde,s of
the law, which demands obedience TO
The letter, enforces the application OF
it. and insists a'wHys upon technical
justice. ContrnNEise women prsrer
equity. The justice which follows the
dictates Of nature is always more
Christian in essence, more liberal
and maSnanimous, therefore better
adapted for achieving noble ends.
When men in this department OF
work are exceptionally successful, it
is because, as individuals, they have
feminine dispositions. Equity, what
ever may be claimed on behalf of JUS
tlce as u rule Of life, is the substralum
ofall The noblcst natures, ~ neither male
or Imale.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-04
The Radicals Object to a Colored
ce-President.

There seems to be some objection
on the part of the Radical tllird-,erm
leaders and organs to placing color
ored brother on the ticket with Grant
for the Vice-Presidency. There is
something extremely inconsistent in
this objection. On What ground can
the Radicals object to putting such u
colored politician rs Fred Dorgias,
Senator Bruce or Hon. Milton j. Tur.
ner in the second place on their Pres
iden:ial ticket? Either Of the men
named, as Radical politicians, are the
peers Of the white leaders of the pur.
ty, who profess to be tue especial
friends of the negro race, and who so
strenuously insist upon negro social
and political equality and their fitness
to hold the offices Of the government.
And as for Grant, surely he can
make no objection to the placing of a
respectable colorcd Radical Oh the
ticket with him for did he not during
his recent visit to Florida, when the
question was raised about admitting
negroes 20 one Of his receptions, utter
these memorable and significant
words--"Wherever am they can
come"
Withou; the colored vote no Radi-
cal can be elected President. III
view OF this fact, the negroes have
right to demand the second place on
the ticket; they Gun force the conces-
sion if they will, while the granting
of it by the Radicals, however dis
tasteful 10 them, would he but just
recognition Of their obligations to,
and dependence on the negro vote.
-SaUdnnah Ncws.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-04
Glass Cloth,

Glass Cloth is being made in Ger
many. AT Gaudenfrei, the artist and
glass spinner, A. Prensel, Of Vienna,
has established his glass business,
Offering carpets, cuffs, collars, wells,
ETC., OF glass. He not only spins bu,
also woaves glass before the eyes of
The people. The otherwise brittle
glass he changes into pliabIe threads,
and uses Them for making good, warm
clothing hy introducing certain inyre-
dients which are his secret, and there G.
by changing the entire nature tf the
glass. lie makes white curly glass
mutfs ; also ladies' hats of glass with, /,
glass feathers, which are lighter than
real feathers. Wool, made OF glass,
it is said, cannot be distinguished
from the genuine article. Glass is q
non-conductor, and the time may not
e distant when it will cause a revolu
ton III dress materials.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-04
Prudent Democrats.

Republicans are flee to admit that
the Democratic majority in Congress
has managed most discreetly in refus-
ing to be drawn into political debate.
One Of them said last night that the
extra session came year too soon.
Az that session the Democrats blum.
dered, and went home condemned and
humiliated. The Republicans, flushed
with victory, re-enacled the role of
their Democratic brethren and were
anxious to renew fight from which
they had plucked such honors. But
they forgot that in The fight of this
session they had changed places with
the Democracy and themselves be-
came the aggressors and peace de.
stroyers. The same wisdom which
has characterized tho mana ement OF
the Democracy in Congress has mark.
ed its proceedings elsewhere.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-04
Starting a Paper.
One more unfortunate,
Heealess of evil.
Rashly importunate,
Gone to the devil.

Why any man, sane or insane, with
a sound body and chance to cult.
vate his neighbours watermelon patch
and smokehouse after night, should
ever want to he an editor, is more
than we can tell. 1t is conundrum
that stumps us as plumb as a sumac
grub does sore toe, or as a common
sense question does an average Amer
lean statesman. AS for us, give us
liberty, or give us q respectable death
with an undistorled corpse and a
good looking girl TO kiss us for our
mother.
An editor! Everybody's pecking-
block, scapegoat and sway-backcd
packed mule. Ten thousand times
one millionth rather let us he a boot
black, chimney sweep, penilcntiary-
bird or Congressman be mud clerk
on q coal.ba:ge, deck hand in tripe
factory, engineer of n one donkey
power canal-boat, dairy maid with an
aged OK and two he goats rs our stock
in trade, or servant gall in poor
house or an orphan asylum he u
stocls-sambler, railroad director, pres
ident of sausage machine, rag ven
der, charcoal bawler, governor or
dalkey preacher; anything, every
thing but al editor.
And yet there are victims, self
doomed, ever ready TO sacrifice them.
selves on the ink-smcared altar of
endless and thanklcss drudgcry.
''Mam'sa vapor
Full Of woes;
Starts paper.
Up he goes"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-04
Phases of Crime.

In lecture in New York on
"Phases of Crime" District Attorney
Phelps called attention to two or three
features oft which are apt to he over
looked by the public. One is the
idea that an innocent man will not
show signs of guilt. So far from be-
ing the case he is apt to sho" them.
while the guilty inan shows none
Another mistake is trusting to a
criminals protessed sudden reforma a.
ton. AS no one becomes suddenly
base, SO the base do not suddenly be
come reformed. He said, too, that
the great mistake made in the treat
ment of criminals is to look upon
them as differently constituted from
other people.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-04
Siqnifcant.

One Of the most significant signs
of the times was the refusal, by an
overwhelming vote, on the part OF
the Methodist General Conference,
to elect bloody shirt, social equality
Bishop, to fill the place Of the late
Bishop Gilbert Haven. The Bishop
selected is neither politician nor a
tirebrand socially. There has been q
simllar change in the editorship of the
New York Christian Advocate. This
is prodigious change for the better,
The world moves.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-04
Ammonia,
Editor Orange6u1y Democrat:

Last winter you requested me to
write you on this subject something
practical. Atthis late day comply.
Nltrogen, ammonia and nitric acid,
for practical purposes, we will CON
slider the same thing. Nitrogen or
ammonia is originally received from
The air. In the decomposition Of all
vegetable and animal matter ammo.
MIA is formed, ammonia makes
nesh andblood. All plants re-
ceiVe nitrogen from the air, even the
lowest order of plants, and when de-
composed forms ammonia. Som
plants contain much more nitrogen
than others. The cxcrement OF sheep
contain nearly twice as much as the
horse, because we imagine that the
sheep feeds ON nitrogenous plants.
In fact stable manure contains ammo
MIA in proportion to the quality and
quantity Of feed. We need not 90 to
chemist for proof that ammonia
makes flesh and blood. just turn n
parcel of poor COWS on rich and sue
ulent grass for several weeks and
they will furnish abundant proof.
Ammonia is admitted by both the
scientific and practical farmer to be
the most important plant food. II is
the principal factor in The growth OF
our crops. 1t must be sustained by
phosphate Of lime and potash or rust
In wheat, rust in cotton. and yell wv
in corn will result. Mr.. Editor, you
remember l had tilt with one OF
your st. Matthews correspondents
on this subject last year, and he
fought well, but became short windcd.
I reserved some OF my strongest ar
guments, thinking he would continue
for know he is able.
Ammonia not only furnishes food
for plants but is stimulous ard SOL
vent. Ammonia is volatile and liable
to escape from our soil in the form of
ammoniacal g"s. 10 prevent this,
land plaster should be used. Humus
should be restored To our worn out
soil to prevent the escape of ammonia
1t attracts and holds it.
l have written enough, | will give
you my plan of using ammonia. /
use ali the cotton seed can get, for
cotton seed contain considerable am
monia. l divide the number of bush
e.s by the number of acres, ana give
to each acre his quota even if the
quantity is but bushels TO The acre.
l use much straw and leaves to at.
tract and hold ammonia from the al
mosphere. let my stubhle land re-
main unploughed until July SO tina,
weeds and grass can collect nitrogen
from the air. l make much stable
and lot manure rs possible, about ten
two horse loads to the COW or horse.
l obtain the greatest quantity of am
monia from the common COW pea. |
SOW peas on all stubble land, on corn,
cotton, rice and and all waste places
if seed is sufficient. Peas furnish not
only nitrogen but phosphate of lime,
and potash nre very essential ec-
ments Of plant for remuncrative
crops. l have written a number Of
letters on this subject last year. II
the brother farmer who asked for this
letter wishes more light let him pro-
pound questions, and l will rs to an
swer. Very respectfully,
j. c.. ii.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-04

BEAUTIFUL lives have grown up
from dark places, as pure white lilies
full OF fragrance have blossomed On
Shiny stagnant waters. We bear
within us the seeds OF greatness but
suffer them to spring up, and they
overshadow both our sense and our
happiness. Can there be any greater
dotage in the world than for one TO
guile and direct his courses by the
sound Of @ bell and not his own judg.
ment and discretion, Energy will do
anything that can be done in this
world; and no talents, no circum-
stances, no opportunities, will make
a two-leggcd animal man without it.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-04

ONE of the daughters Of Brigham
Young, who was lately expelled from
the Mormon Church for sueing some
of the rascally brethren who attempt.
ed TO rob her, when cntrealed to re-
turn 10 the fold, replied "My father,
prophet though you call him. broke
many woman's heart. If it was re.
quired of me to break as many hearts
and ruin as many women as my faith
er did should 80 to pcrdilion before
l would go back into the church. A
religion which break women's hearts
and ruins them is of the devil. That
is what Mormonism does. Don't talk
to me of my fathcr!"