The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-03-05
= ORAEGEEURG, 5. c.. MARCH 8. 1880.
Notes.

"A wise toTn lis known by the fire
Company j. keeps. ~:
The article on our outside enti-
tied "Imputlent Mendacity" should
have been credited to the Columbia
Register.
We can give hearty amen to
this sentiment: "What the South
wants is more work and less. poll
tics"
-Whan asked for subscriptions
long due, it is an old .jolle o'say, you
have missed receiving the paper sew
eral times
The Widow Oliver says she is not
done with Simon Cameron yet, but is
in ambush for the proper hour to
s;'ing out on him.
i-fl is a mistake, young man, when
YOU think tie gi:ls are jusr'dying af-
ter YOU. 1t is':only you who arc
thoroughly in love with yourself.
That's all.
Oranges sell on the streets of
Lake City, Florida, at from fifty cents
to one dollar per hundred. And aili-
gators, snakes and such fruit can be
had for the asking.
A great many Of our delinquent
subscribers have paid up and renewed
their subscriptions. There are Still Il
lew behind, and We ilioPc they will
/. come in during court week and pGy mp
1leir arrears.
"A striking feature in The Cha, les
ton stock market is the continual de-
mand for South Carolina Railroad
securities Of the classes which, few
mon lls' ago, seemed to be good for
nothing, or next door .to. it. :
Now doth the average school
boy look forward. with ah anxious
heart for the swimming season to
tnaugurate itself. The present
Galmy weather brings yividly to his
mind the time when he used TO cut
hockey and 60 swimming.
"A Virginia editor has been found
courageous enough TO decline chal-
lcnyc 10 mortal combat. lie says hc
"doesn't care to add 10 the number of
fools" That's Il REASONABLE notion,
but if lie were good shot he might
go oGt apd deplcat thc number some
what.
Our Republican cotcmpoary the
Baltimore AmsricaN, says =. 'It the
fhoicencXt November is to lie simply
between 6 rant and TillGn, thousands
bf Republican and Democratic voters
will follow Mr.. Halstcad's example
and take 10 the woods. SO to speak
The woods will bc quite full of them"
The Car of "IIoly Russia" pro-
poses TO abilicate, having not only
found how very ';uneusy tie head that
years The crown," but under the cvi-
dc,.t apprch cnsion that unless the
weather changes lie Wilt haIc no head
Oh which to wear it. lie has put up
with a;good deal, but dlaws the line
at dynamite
The appointment Of cnumcrators
will take place carly in Ma cl. Their
compensation is two cents for every
live inbabi,ant, two cents for every
death reported, ten cents for every
farm, fifteen cents for ricYsry business
establishment and twenty-five cents
for every ma:ufactory. They are
limited to 1000 population each.
AT q ball in Texas few evenings
since, a young lady present refused
an invitation to dance, and in the
Subsequent! proceedings one man was
Knocked down with u pair of tones,
anotlar.s Eot in tie hand, another in
!hs. lag, aid anDlher in the thigh
appther. was knocked senGc)css with
n pistol, and another killed. a Tex
rs gill is the life and ioa1 3f q party.
"a 'corrcapoadent Of the Union
Tipcj, over Tie signature of "Agri-
colh," concludes an article with the
above chption us follows: "Give us
johnson lIagood for Governor and
II. B. JeLer for Lisutenant-Governor,
and the executive Offices will be filled
hy two farmers, whom their brethren
Of The plow will nothe ashamed TO own
as belonging to their most honorable
calling" ."
"A well husbandc6 lady is now re.
si,Hng in Arkansas. ShG'is IS years
Of age, and is now liviljg with that
courageous man who has assumed the
posilioR. o. being her fourteeh,k hus-
band IL is said that in the Eall of
her honso arc .hirtecn pegs, upon each
9f which hangs hat duly labelled us
The property Of each of the dcfunct
hnsbapds. 1T ,mnss Jake considcra-
BILE courage 70 ..::hans' up your hat"
in that hall. NJ =
Tho Li'chfcid montgomery
Democrat is ra:!ier facctiouS in this