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Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1880-10-15
FRIDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1850.
GRAND DEMOCRATIC RALLI.
10000 People in Town! 1000 III Pro-
ccssiOn! 4 Grand Success :!

The rally Of the Democracy ON
Tuesday was one Of which Orange
burg may well feel proud. In mum
bcrs and enthusiasm it far exceeded
the most sanguinc expectations, and
fell very little, if any, short Of the
grand Hampton demonstration of
1876. During the whole line of
march, from the Depot to the speak
ing grounds the air was rent with the
Wild huzzas of the red shirt Demo
AerScY 0i our County, which means
victory on the day Of election which
is fast approaching. y goodly mum
her of colOred Democrats who were
brave enough to do right, despite the
jccrs of their comrades, were seen
gallantly riding along with their
white friends in their red shirt uni
form.
An attractive feature Of the occ:-
sion was the splendid display OF the
Edisto Rides, the crack company Of
our Burg, who were out in their
bright and gaudy uniforms.
The carriages which conveyed the
speakers were tastciully decorated
by the far hands of our ladies.
Across the street, near the Court
House, stood Il magnificent arch, also
hcautitcd by the same fairy hands,
upon which stood in bold relief the
tulismanc word, Truth, Justice
and the Constitution
The speakers stand rcscmblcl Il,
fairy bower, and Il little way OH stood
ii liberty pole from which the United
States flag floatcd majcstically in ylic
autumn breeze.
In speakers our County was highly
favored and honorcd on this occasion.
Richlan,l sent us our own Hampton,
who spoke with more than usual iy..-
vor and cloquencc. Elgrii;ll gave
us the noble Butler. Barnwcll sent
us the gallant Ilagood, our next
Governor. kcrshaw gave MS the
trum pct-toncd Kennedy; and t'Iar-
lesion the classic Rutlcdgc and silver
t0ngucd orator O'Connor The speak
ing was cNcclcnto and the cnthlIsi-
assn unboundcd. The issues of the
day were clearly set forth, and Il c
heart of the Democracy fired wi a
zeal which we hope will not die out
until victory pcrchcs on our banners.
There are now but few weeks
left until the day Of election. Let
every man do his duty if he wishes
to pcrpctuatc the Cultivation which is,
essential to the well being of the so
ciety in which we live. TO he lag
gard now is to lose all that we have
gained by the struggles Of the past,
and to fall back into the slough of
Radical corruption.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1880-10-15

oct J
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1880-10-15
THE HOUR is NEAR AT HAND |!

Scarcely three weeks will clapsc
before the political status Of the coun-
try will be decided. 1t is, therefore,
of the greatest importance that the
few remaining days before the rlcc-
tion should be faithfully utilized by
every Democrat who has the good Of
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1880-10-15
harria,E9, Harial. and Sunday school
Celebration Oh the same DAY.
Sr. MATTHEW'S. :. lHSU.

1it". Tip,DS:
GA saturday, OCT. 2n', sunday
"rh"o! co!v.g.:. i TOOK piicc"; Con-
4arrr Churc.. The exercises we're
appointed for 10 O'clock. Ahou; s
O'clock kry. ID. +. Spigacr with Il few
others :l!iyr!nn the ground y few
inmates at,yr Nj. WaI-ou G. I"iglcr
an! Miss %arria,a Erad,Iv arrived
and wctr joined in he holy bonds of
malr;mony hy tn" aforesaid minister.
Ai t!!r same time another patty ar
iyyd with noe "nd space in hand to
III Il :.raNr.
ii -" appointed hour thr children,
teachers ani parents commenced
pouring in, @nd thus at thc same timc
vas prcsrniri the scene ola mar
ria@r Il I~rial, ama a Sunday School
r.yhrnlion
The concour"r Of people, inclnling
youMg and old. that assembled for The
IpNlrr occasion, was nlttcriug to the
community. The services were open
rL with PRAYER hy Rev. +. II. Graves,
and the rXrriIrnl singing was con
Quoted ~ select choir, led by Mr..
:. :. Hammond.
\ short hut pointed address was
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1880-10-15
n oticc

n otlcc
The Ehrnczcr Helping Social Society,
will according to law, 30 days from date,
petition the Clerk of Tie Court Of Orange
burg County, :. c., Geo. Bolivcr, E~q, for
a Charter for said Society.
September I'D, 1880.
+. GREEN, President.
4, j. STOKES, Secretary.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1880-10-15
NOTICE

OFFICE CT touHry CoMM,~sInSEHs.
Oransrbnrg County.
Orang, burg. s. oct. S 1850.
All lersons having claims against Tie
Comfy "f Orangclurp arl r"i hcicturorc
presented, viii ii!e the same with the Clerk
OF the liuard oi County nmsSicncr-, on
or before ;h~ tir-i day "I Novrnbcr. 1850.
ES orGcr OF the Board.
J. II. MANNAMAKER.
tl,rK Board Go. Com, g. c.
oct - II
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1880-10-15

Notice OF l)iSnl lis.@ion
Will file my iinal account. asGuarClian
of Njrn H. Hruncr, with Probate judge OF
Orar gcburg county on 2j,l lav Of October
ne and ask tur Letters of Disn--iun
JOHN l.. RUSH, Guardian.
sept u 4
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-14
The Grumbling Hushand.

The grumbling husband" an indi-
vidual who, of all his fraternity, has
generally the least cause for complaint,
is one of those advanced pessimists who
renders existence as obnoxious as it is
possible to make it to those who have
the misfortune To share his earthly pill
grimage. 1t may be an affection mt the
best of times, but the grumbler makes it
ten times worse. He viii begin the day
by abusing his breakfast and man
who scOwls over his coffee, eggs, and the
daily paper may be pronounced as not
likely to improve in temper as the hours
advance. The influence of grumbling
woman is particularly depressing but
that of man chronic grumbler Is
worse. We may expect to find some
capricious brightness or ephemeral ex-
altation at times support her narrow
minded morbid complaints, for woman's
moods constantly vary but with man
all this is different. There is more OF
the "granite in his composition. His
intuitions are duller, and his sympathies
less active. He will take a positive
pleasure in nursing his gloom. It may
proceed from physical OF mental causes,
incessant disappointments, or poor di-
gestion but the grumbling husband is,
IN American parlance, "a caution -
the most hopeless, selfish specimen
OF mankind we can meet, disqualified
for society, unfit for home, dead
weight on every ones spirit. Who can
combat his prejudices or move his spir-
itless misanthropy? He takes delight
in seeing others rs depressed as himself
You are enthusiastic over music, paint
ing, poetry, literature, or any of the arts
that remove the cold prosaism of matter
of-fact reality; he will endeavor to des-
troy the fervor and happiness you have
experienced in the company of the fab
led Muses-and why? Because the
dull leaden matter that forms his brain
cannot soar to those high pinnacles of
imagination and fancy; and he will en-
Wy another's capacity for approaching
the works which represent nothing or
less than nothing to him. All gum
blers, If nonentities, are, as rule, es-
sentially practical they love their
creature comforts as dearly as they love
themselves their predominant material
ism makes them resent the slightest
flaw III the management of the house
hold as an injury to themselves and
woe betide the woman the grumbling
husband has made his miserable spouse
if the peas are hard for his Sundays din
her, or the potatoes waXy when he pre-
fers foury vegetable What antidote
can be offered to resist the effects of
these intolerable croakers? None. 1t
is in the very blood and bones of the
animal, irradicable as blight. Tlnsley's
Magazine.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-14
Chestnut Flour.

Mr.. j. Schuyler Crosby, United States
Consul at Florence, Italy, gives, in a re-
port to the State Department, an ac-
count of the flour made from chestnuts
and used in many parts of Southern
Europe. The writer says
"The number of trees in Tuscany and
Lucca is estimated Mt several millions,
and the nut and wood have done more
to maintain the population of some Of
these districts than any other produc-
ton. In some places wheat -four and
corn meal are entirely superseded by
the chestnut flour, which is very nour-
ishing and much cheaper as an article
of food"
Mr.. Crosby is of opinion, after care
full study of the subject, that this varie-
ty OF chestnut can be grated on the
native American species, and thus be
made a source of wealth and profit to
this country, especially III certain mount
ainous districts, where it is almost i'm
possible to raise cereals, owing to the
nature of the soil and the steepness of
the mountain sides, and where trans
portation is SO difficult, and labor SO
high and scarce. Outside of this ques-
ton of using the chestnut for food
in the districts where it could be cult
waited and grown to advantage in the
United States, the present price of the
imported Spanish chestnut, which is
used for various purposes throughout
our country, would, he claims, amply re-
pay any outlay farmers might have to
make, in importing rings or shoots of this
magnificent variety from Italy for graft
ing Oh our own chestnut trees.
The chestnut hourishes i'll light, fer
tile, deep soil, bat thrives on the sides
of mountains facing the south and west.
The flour can be preserved for two
years 1t is used In the same way as
wheat flour, and, though less nutritious,
is much cheaper and at the same time Is
exceedingly agreeable to the taste. He
Says that in those regions where the III
habitants live almost entirely on the
chestnut, they are of better appearance,
more healthy and not less strong than
those people who live ON what in Amer
lea is considered more wholesome and
nutritious food.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-14
Ruling Passion.

A decided case of the ruling passion
strong in death is told in an old book of
sporting anecdotes, to the effect that
once upon time famous huntsman,
of the suggestive name of Fox, being at
the point of death, addressed letter to
his master, requesting that when he was
gone his silver-mOunted whip. with old
Merrilas and her litter of pups engraved
upon its handle, should be presented
"to our sporting parson, DR.. Dasher,
upon condition that he will preach a
funeral sarmint over me from the text,
Foxes have holes. In addition, the
dying wielder of the horn inclosed a
copy of his own suggested epitaph. in
the following terms: " Here lieth Tim
othy Fox, who was unkennelled at Z
o'clock a. m, upon Nov. 5, 176S, and,
having availed himself of shifts through
the chase of life, but being at last un-
able to get into any hole or crevlce, was
run down by Capt. Deaths bloodhounds,
Gout, Rheumatism, Dropsy, Catarrh,
Asthma, and Consumption. +"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-14

Truth is indeed often, if not nearly
always, stranger than fiction, ~ the fol-
lowing extraordinary but true story will
attest The circumstance occurred
about two months ago, at gentleman's
seat in North Wales. This gentleman
was the owner of very fine but savage
in him, named Mars. All day he was
kept chained up in back yard, and
only let loose ut night. One day, AZ he
was sitting gloomily within his solitary
kennel, to his unspeakable "rage, re-
sentiment and despair, he saw his mate,
beautiful red-and-white setter, called
Venus, gamboling and flirting under his
very eyes with very handsome gray
hound, called Swift, who had won sew
eral cups. Mars writhed, growled and
clanked his chain, but all III vain. The
happy pair paid no attention to his out
ragged feelings. That day Mars ate no
dinner, but lay with his nose between
his elongated forepaws, uttering low
growl, while his red eyes glared fitfully
from right to left. At length night
came, and he was free. He bounded on
through the darkness, and rushed to and
Nv, ilhC {" eioubicu opiiit, oo iic was, ILL
morning dawned, when he met Swift,
for whom he had been looking all night
The former, like gay and fashionable
dog, waving the little injury he had in
fiicted upon Mars, went up to him, wag-
ging his tail. and holding cut to him the
right paw of fellowship; whereupon
that canine Othello seized him by the
nape of the n ok, dragged him down to
the riverside, and there, with the most
deliberate vengeance, dashed his beau
tiful head against a stone, and literally
split his skull till ~ margin of the river
was ciilnsoned with his Hood. After
which the still-unappeased Mars dragged
his victim into the water, and kept press
ing him down till he was quite dead.
At sunrise the whipper-in, happening
to pass by, saw the corse of this beauti-
full and valuable dog in the river, Mars,
with his heavy paw still pressing him
down, while his red tongue was painting
and his redder eyes glazing round upon
the rocks in defiance, as if glorying in
the foul murder he had just committed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-14
NOxiOus Drugs TO Horses.

Grooms are too much in the habit of
administering these, wholly careless or
ignorant of their injurious effect. This
is particularly the case with arsenic,
which they freely use, in order to give
horses finer and more SNOWY coat of
hair We often hear of cases of the
death of horses from this cause, both ut
home and abroad. IL is an imperative
order from us to our stable men to never
give medicine of any kind to our ami
mails without first consulting us. In
some European countries, particularly
in Hungary, we have heard that the
lower class of females are almost insanely
addicted to the habit of taking arsenic,
to improve the complexion of the face.
In short time the system gets SO accus-
toned to this dangerous drug that IA
delicate female can take enough mt n
single dose to kill half dozen stout
men. But continuation of these doses
for few years is sure to result in pre-
mature death.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-14
The Diamond.

Although found in every quarter of
the globe, the diamond is the rarest, as
it is the hardest, known mineral 1t
occurs exclusively among gold bearing
rocks, or sands derived from gold-bear-
ing rocks, and among strata which,
though originally soft shady deposits of
sand OF mud, have been "metamor-
phosed, as it is called, into hard crys-
talline schists. 1t was once supposed
by biologists that the metamorphic
rocks were deposited i'll their existing
crystalline form from boiling ocean
enveloping the still-heated globe; but it
is now known that these formations
we're originally deposited as mud or
sand, and have been transmitted into
schists by the influence of subterranean
heat acting under great pressure through
heightened periods of time, and aided
by thermal water or steam permeating
the porous rocks and giving rise to vari-
ous chemical decompositions and new
combinations within them. The dia-
mond probably originates, like coal or
mineral oil, from the gradual decompo-
sition of vegetable or animal matter !;
and We may, therefore, regard the brill
iants which we prize in the drawing
room as having been slowly elaborated
from carbonaceous matter furnished by
some dead fish or rotting plant,
originally buried in the mud of an in
conceivably ancient paleozoic shore. -
BcLQJ'aria
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-14

Though Duke grew feeble and almost
helpless in his latter day, he was not
forgotten or suffered to be neglected. 1
have, in walk with the General, more
than once gone to the lot which con-
tanned this living wreck of martial valor,
and while the old creature would reel
and stagger, looking wistfully mt his
master, the General would sighingly
say: "Ah, poor fellow, we have seen
hard times together; we must shortly
separate; yOur days of suffering and toll
are well-nigh ended"
On one occasion, to try the General
on "A tender point, the writer of this ar
ticle suggested the idea of putting an
end to the sufferings of Duke by hav-
ing him shot or knocked on the head.
"No," said his generous master, "never.
never; let him live, and while there is
anything to go upon on this farm Duke
shall have part. "-Rec. H. W. Clyers
"reminiscences
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-14
The Stupidity of Servants.

/ have in my household, writes a cor
respondent of the London Times, an
under-nurse, who, upon the family's
leaving town for short holiday, was en-
joined to see that the birds in the
nursery (canaries) were well supplied
with sand. When we came back we
found them all starved to death. She
had given them sand, but, alas, no seed
This was girl from the country, who,
one would think, would have known
what birds fed upon otherwise one does
not expect much intelligence from Ar
cadia. When our last importation IAN
under housemaid) turned on the gas I"
in the upper apartments, AS she was di-
rected to do, but omitted to light it, /
thought it very excusable !; she had not
been accustomed to gas. On the other
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-14
Strange l}irth.Mark.

Gen. Steedman recently said that
while he was in command mt Chatta-
nooga he was visited by Parson Brown
low, who became his guest. One day,
while changing their underclothing, the
parson exhibited to him most singular
birth-mark on his body. 1t was per-
fectly formed snake, not coiled, nor yet
extended, but curved, as serpents are
often seen. 1t was of red color, and
with every feature so distinct that the
indentations for the eyes were plainly
visible. The head of the snake
in question was just under the
parsons left breast. The body of the
reptile extended down over his ribs, and
was about six or eight inches long.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-14
Chicken Breeding in France.

Thanks to some singular statistics
just published. for the authenticity of
which, however, L should hesitate to
vouch, n mystery that has long hung
over our dinner tables is cleared up.
English travellers or residents in France
must, hike myself, have often wondered
where all the fowls that figure daily in
menus at every hotel, restaurant and
private house in the country, at no mat
ter what season of the year, can possibly
come from. The supply appears to be
inexhaustible, and that it is so practi-
cally is proven by the announcement
that France contains no fewer than 49,
600, 900 hens, which are followed by q
train Of 100, 900, 900 chickens, about II
tenth part of these latter being destined
for the duties OF propagation. The 49,
600, 600 hens lay annually four milliards
of eggs, which, at the rate of 6 centimes
each-a trifie over halfpenny-the
price paid to the breeder, realize sum
of 240, 0OO, 600 francs. If to this amount
be added the proceeds from the sales of
fowls, whether lean or fat, and taking
into consideration also the surplus value
attaching to eggs and birds by reason of
city tolls, the total arrived ut is set down
mt the almost fabulous figure of $50, 900, =
600 francs, or more than half milliard,
produced annually by French poultry
yards. Neither ducks nor geese nor
turkeys are included in these calcula-
tons if they were the gross sum would
have been increased by several hundreds
of millions of francs. So, accepting this
census as tolerably near the mark, we
may henceforth cease to be surprised at
the vast amount of chicken bones daily
picked i'm France
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-14
How He Got Rich.

A good old man, who is very rich now.
was very poor when he was boy. When
asked how he got his riches, he replied:
My father taught me never to play till
my work for the day was finished, and
never to spend money till l had earned
it. If had but half an hours work to
do in a day, L must do that the first
thing and in half an hour. After this
was done was allowed to play. / early
formed the habit of doing everything in
its time. and it soon became perfectly
easy to do so. 1t is to this habit that l
now owe my prosperity"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-14
Habit and Little Things.

We are too much in the habit of de-
spising little things, but some of the
worlds greatest discoveries were the re-
suit of studying little things. In the
cathedral mt Pisa, Calico discovered
that pendulum would mark the time !:
Sir William Brown, by watching spi-
der, formed the idea of the first suspen-
sion bridge; Franklin, by the aid of
silk kite, invented the lightning con.
ductor; Vests first brush was fur
nished by cats tail and so with the
invention of the steam engine and Fara-
days experiments with an old bottle.
Little things are like flakes of snow
harmless enough in single flakes-but
what is more powerful than an ava
lanche, carrying away villages in its
course of devastation. II. Gouoh.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-14

hand, when her mistress told Der to
"look to the fire of certain room, L
contend we had right to expect that
that fire should be kept in. 1t was not
so, however, and when the lady in
CURED "Why did you not look to it,
as told you ?" the girl replied well,
/ did, mum the door was open, and l
looked at the fire every time passed. y
She appeared to attach some sort of ig-
neOus power to the human eve.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-14
A BUGGY-IslDE.

4 buggy-ride, perhaps, is not
The finest subject for a song,
Bat when the muse has thus been caught,
70 treat things right deem no wrong.
Twas even's stillest, saddet hour,
When all the ether seemed ablaze
With filings Of golden shower
That spanked in the western haze.
The trriest pair of glowing eyes,
Though tathomess IA azures sea,
Glanced up in mine with mute surprise.
Aud dashed with friendships ecstasy.
Oi course they were the cornerstone
OF this production, howe'er grand;
They give il depth, and strength, and tone,
II to such heights 1t doth expand.
Nong the quiet, dusty way,
With events shadows dropping down,
TO fold the feeting, dying day
In dingy robes Of deepest brown,
We drove our slowly -prancing steed
Hired horses ne'er possess souD,
Aad, though IL always IL the need,
/ never thought of paying "tol,
Until at last she said that
Must write "A poem of our ride.
| thought the theme was rather - dry"
Unless she be the song implied.
And, whispering in her list'ning ear.
asked a slight but simple boon-
So simple that no maid need fear
Bestowing il upon "loon.'
1t was not granted; and, OF course.
| knew IL was not right to steal:
'TwOuld tinge our JOY with relnorse
/ hope no soul shall ever feel.
oh. why hoard those exhaustless stores
OF rapture that but bringeth bliss"
Why wreck our hopes on fancy's shores,
When It's no theft to steal kissg
plead-but il was vain to plead;
Aud teased-but useless twas 10 tease
And reasoned but twas wisdoms need y
That whispered this would never please.
The ride was over, and at last
The silent, parting hour had come,
When thoughts are roaming swift and fast,
And eyes but speak, and lips are dumb.
And, though but friends, know the bliss
That little favor might have wrought;
The rapture of one simple kiss
Had savored this with deeper thought
learned lesson. So may you,
Young men and boys of "tender" years,
Who buggy-ride and read this, too;
Twill save you many doubts and fears.
Don't beg and crave 40 slight boon
(And yet 80 great you cannot break it),
But if kiss you want, sir "loon,"
Just simply watch your chance and take it.
hicdgO Ledger.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-14

A CLASS of little primary children
were busily engaged in their reading
lessons. They read in order something
like the following: "The hat is i'm the
box" "The man is in the box" "The
rat is in the box" "The cat is in the
box" When all at once up came
chubby little hand, the signal for per-
mission to speak. "Well, what is it,
MATTER" said the teacher. CT sh ,ild
fink e box God be full after while.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-14
A LITTLE NONSENSE.


He was lite lawyer man,
Who meekly b,ushed while he began
Her poor dead husbands viii u ssan.
He smiled while thinking Of his fec,
Then said to her. so tenderiy:
You have nice fat legacy"
And when he lay next day in bed,
With plasters on his broken head,
He wondered what on earth he'd haid-