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Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1881-01-27
THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY OF, 1884,
HOW IRtSH PEASANTS LIVE.

The dcns, msnamed cots, in which
the peasantry Of Galway and Mayo
counties live are merely stone shell
ters Owing to the intense ignor-
ancc Of the people they are not pro
vidcd with any facilities for drain
age, and are often incolnparablv
filthy. The floors are of hard mud;
it is rare to find more than one room
in hut, and only one story. Beds
and bedding are luxuries which the
poorer tenants do not possess; old
heaps Of hay and straw are the
couchcs on which the lovely, brown
eyed, large browed naidcns Of Con
naught repose. The smokc from a
peat fire in Il common PEASANTS cabin
spreads through the room, and you
narrowly escape stiangulation your
first visit. l have had this exper-
iencein Herzegovina, and consequ-
entity minded the smoke but little
How family decency il maintained
in these dens is a mystery, and how
the people manage to keep clean-for
they look clean.-is puzzle. The
pigs run in and out Of the door, and
such wrctched pigs! y North Caro-
lima wild hog would be an aristocrat
beside them! In dozens Of these
cabins sick people are to be found
sick people dependent either on the
charity OF their neighbors or on
friends in America who send them
small sums. "A gentleman in Gal
way told me that the agents Of land
lords treated the poorer tcnantry as
if they were animals. lie instauced
the case Of one agent who, on rent
day, when any tenant WAS short q
halfa crown in his p yment, wonld
knock the money or the table on the
floor, SO as to humiiate the tenant
before his fellows. Up to very re-
cent date the better class of tenants
would not have dared resent any
such behavior; they were ready to
iawn before the man who had Insult
ed them Now the tables are turned
and tie agent snealls in and ont
among the people, taking 25 per cent.
less than the usual rental, If indeed
he gets anything at all, and is glad to
get away again out Of the farming
district with his head still on his
shoulders. Letter IN tie Boston ,Jom
nuL
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1881-01-27
TEXAS TO BE DIVIDED.

ltis reported from Texas that at
the ensuing session OF the E.clisln-
tnr~ Of ,Ela' @is,c p,o,i,uu wi!l lie
made for tie crra,ou uf three new
States, as stipulated in The trrn.s of
the joint resolution anncXing Texas
to the Union. 1t is held that if the
Legislature creates the new States no
objection can be made to their adj
mission, as the joint resolution of
Congress expressly provides that
"her States. Of convenient size, not
exceeding four in number, in uddi
ton to the said State Of Texas, be
formed ont Of the territory, thereof.
Only the consent OF Texas, it is claim
Ell, IS necessary, as the consent oftlc
United States is given in advance bv
the terms of the resolution of anncxu-
ton. There is sufficient population
in Texas tC entitlc each of the three
n.w States to two members of the
House, whereas only one is necessary,
and the fourth new State, it is held,
can be created ut any time hereafter.
Three new States out of Texas terri
tory would give the Democrats Six
more Senators. 1t would be good
thing for the Democrats, to be sure,
but no one here believes that the Re
pnblicans in Congress would stand
by the literal terms Of the resolution
OF annexation If, rs reported, the
Texas Legislature makes the three
new States, rs proposed, the six
gentlemen upon whom senatorial
honors may he conferred will have
good time waiting to get in the
Senate.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1881-01-27
TIE PRESS AND THE PARTY.

We Go not occm it absolutely nc
ccSsary to the success Of a paper that
it should avoid saying anything that
might not be strictly within the
bounds of the defined limits of tho
party 1t claims to represent. Con
dcmnation is much more potent
instrument than llattcry, when used
moderately and not from morbid
desire TO find fault. We do not hold
ourselves one whit less Democratic
because we have at times seen fit to
disapprove the action of the party,
nor because we have volunteered to
give credit to those Of the opposite
party whom we thiuk deserved 1t.
We do not look upon one man as an
angel because he is n Democrat nor
devil because he is a Republican,
BcdHyUrt (reyrcm
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1881-01-27
SAM. DADDY.
ga GOVERNOR WHO CAN'T SWIM"

Cnd, + this startling side head the
Ncwbcrry Mr'di gives thrilling ac
count ofGovernor lIagoOds narrow
escape from n watcrv grave on the
lst instant. The Herald saws that
while the Governor, in the absence of
the terryman, was padding his own
canoe over the swollen Saluda an
immense ice foe struck his frail
craft amidships, caused i, to take
water several times and almost
made Gen. Kennedy Governor.
Now the H. uld man is mistaken
Governor llagood is always on top
lie spent considerable potion of
his boyhood in Turkey Creek and can
outswim didappcr and ouiclimb a
catsquirrcl. Barnwell never raises
boys who cant swim Bu,nucN
it"pic.
Into one Of our largest dry goods
stores entered a gentleman, the other
day, and with the air of one who had
been used to this sort Of thing all
his life, you know, lie said to the as
inMl"hed sales woman: Give me n
yard OF maroon-c colorcl flannel to
match BABY, please Correcting
himselihastlly, he began again: Il
beg pardon; mean yard of flannel
o match . maroon colorcd baby
here (ptolncinga & bit Of flannel from
his Test pocket), l want a yard OF
that"
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1881-01-27
PICKED UP.

We picked up letter in the street,
the otEer day, Of which the following
is copy, e5ceping the addresses.
The owner can have the original by
calling at our office:
DEAR BRotHERs, SISTERS, Cousins,
AUNTs, UNCLEs, ETC. Il now take
my seatand set down to take this op-
portunity to infolm you that an
Daddy" that is, | suppose I am, for
Abbic mas got Il nice fat baby, and
we hops these few lines will find you
enjoying the same great blessings.
Now this is to ben strictly business
letter. Firstly, rs said before Alb
bic hasgot as nice baby as ever
made up faces. Nextly, l have
swappcd away old Buckskin, and
think have got q pretty nice horse,
is a little girl and weighs nine
pounds mean the baby, and is
just as TAT as,butter, and has got n
good strong pair Of lungs; she is red
and gotta bobtail the horse mean |.
and a white strip in her face, aud is
goo driver; she has got blue evs and
ample III her chin I mean the
baby now, and just the prettiest
mouth that ever vas OF course), and
judging from her teeth should think
she was about Six years old l mean
the horsenow); she is sound, smcothe
and kind Il mean the horse or baby
either, (now) and the doctor sails she
Is the ialres he ever saw, without any
exception he means the babv). I
got % dollars to boot not in the baby
scrape, tho, for the boot was on the
other foot, end two or three sizes
larger us near as can find out.
Am going to harness the horse now,
and go after mother; she was born
last Wednesday night, 20 minutes
past nine (1 hope you don't think
mean mother or the horse, | mean the
babyt1- Sheis as hearty as pig, ate
an egg, biseuit, and drank three
cups OF tea Gor her dinner (I mean
Abbie). Shcis getting along nicely,
and If she don't have any bad luck
she will GET along fustrate She is
rather windy. and they say that is a
sign ofcolic | mean the bahyl. /
hope it is, Tor the nurse says colicv
babies never die. She talks through
her (nose) as she takes snuff (thc
nuss mean now.
There. I've been reading this over,
and see plainly that ain't fit to
write. The amount Of it is, | am
illustrated; AIN daddy and that ac
counts for it, SO you must excuse me
this time.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1881-01-27

It's hope thatkeeps us up,
It's hope that keeps ouf memories green
It's hope thar keeps our lives sublime,
ltssoap that keeps us clean.
Ynnkfra Gn,-ns
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1881-01-27
OFFICIAL ARISTOCRACY.
T.. l.. A.

The boy who blacks boots or sells
ptpcrs in the streets to-day. is quite
as likely to be a Senator thirty years
hence as the "curled darling in the
finest residence in our West End
Nor, than one ex-senator has been
dependent OH private charity to keep
him IN. Of the poor house in his old
age. There have been Senators who,
IN every element Of manly character,
in intellect, culture, manners and
morals we're far inferer to the mcnials
who swept the Senate floor. More
than one or dozen Senator's have
bought their way into that chamber
Almost rs many corporations as
States have elected men to sit there
In this country, the bottom often gets
ON top, the top often gets to the
bottom.
There are no rulers" here. The
people select and hire men to perform
certain duties which cannot he con
veniently performed by all the people
A President, n Judge, a Senator, n
Member Of Congress is but the hir
ed man of the sovereign people. And
ali this talk Of rank is the sheerest
nonsense that ever ut':lcd fools.
There have been, and sill are.
great men in the Senate, but their
election did not create their great
ness. There have been, and are still,
small men in the Senate, for their
election could not 50 supplement the
work Of God to make them great.
"Pigmies are pigHies still though
perched on ALPS, and pyramids alc
nN.yanilC in yoin " u,vL,n,,y,, JI,.,
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1881-01-27
DENTJ Tx
OPERATIVE AND ECHANIeAL.

BY DR.. l.. 8. WOLF Office over
D. Louis Store. Satisfact., y guaranteed
in all operations
Bag Teeth extracted without tain hy
the use Of Nitrous Oxid Gas.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1881-01-27

Vcnison is plentiful, but deer as
usual
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1881-01-27

In my hothood l heard one of the
most illustrious of American preach
crs say to his people that he had been
compelled to neglect the spiritual
nutrition of his own soul in the
intellectual struggle to provide food
for theirs.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1881-01-27
CHURCH ETIQUETTE.

kilograms report that a fight oc-
Cured in Bethany Baptist Church,
Pulaski County, Ky, last Sunday, in
which knives were fre, ly used ana
one man fatally cut. The row was
started by deacous attempting to sit
in the same pews with ladies whom
they had brought there, which is con
tray TO rules.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1881-01-27

The liar may succeed for time
but Justice is sure to overtake him.
a Chicago man told the burglars
around his bed that he hadn't dol
lar, but when they put candle to
the soses Of his feet, he ehelled o,st
$3.50
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1881-01-27

iva "a nv " u u II "A EAu
FrienGls and CountrynAen
attend!
DO not wait until ,ou spend
Every cent in places dear,
Make DEMARS Your Grocer here:
A ak him fer his HAMS so nice,
ESmnning at the LOWEST PRICE!
stop and try his Flour so fine,
Cheese, and ALL things in his line!
BFAve some BUTTER sent around
Every man should have pound!
And If you'd feel well and able,
Put his MACkEREL on your Table!
Good are all things in his Store,
Reason cannot ask for moro!
Only try his LIQUORS rare
ant be equaled any where!
Evcry man who knows rEMAKS,'
Brushes for his good Segars!
In his Sample Room they fly,
T. very time that they are drv
Some hing tells them II Els the nun
And he always leads the van
Mover yet did he retreat
Don't YOU know he can't be beat?
Look within his Store so grand,
p his Bar-Room near al hand;
Question him and you will see
URDERSOLD-.llE CANNOT BE!
oh wait not till yeu are wi, ser,
Reason points to NJ. RISER,
Selling fancy Dri, ks to all
Give him then general call,
IL eet assured, DEMARS soils cheap,
"A nd the finest goods will keep,
n lever cease TO bless your stars
Dovn with all-cxcept
De Nj a RS.
, 1881-09-23

LAND MONOPOLISTS.-The Mountain /
seer' says the stock range of one firm ins
the south end of Grant county Oregon, is
fifty miles wide and Ole hundred and;
.tveEty-ffve miles long. This firm TAXI
sing advantage of the nefarious swaRlp-E
SIand laws of Oregon, now hold possessions
] of the watering places in this vast region.
sand rs cifectually keep settlers ont, as if:
sthey had patent tor the whole region
There is much valuable land in this re-!
gion upon which settlers would gladlyI
locate, bur for the spurious claim of theseI
Seattle kings. Six thousand two hundred.
and fifty squale miles held by one riclIi
company. is startling yet it is true. The!
3poOr man who wants 100 acres of this 4, !
sOG0, OGO acres, upon which to make a!
shome for Il family, soon finds that he is:
,,pOwer'css to contend tor his rights and;
ssadly moves on. A condition of affairs
{in southeastern Oregon of which lawl
9makers and courts are as ignorant as OF;
) the domestic affairs OF the inhabitants OF:
:thc moon. An immigrant who settles in
sthat region is soon made to feel that heI
snust quit the country or be lawcd out off
shis little property. Let immigrants comes
Ito this territory, where the monopoIist;
zcannot reign after the manner reported.
, 1881-09-23
WIN. A. NEWEI
BY the Governor:
n. Fl. OwINGs, SECRETARY.

No. y, vol. 3. of the Resources o.
EOregon and Washington. published a
Portland, by Messrs. David and W. G
Steel, has reached us. II is issued for III,
months of July and August, and contain:
Isl handsomely printed pages. 1t is {
screditable production, aud comes fully NJ
ito what its name indicates as far as Ore
'gon is concerned. This territory, how.
ever, might as we'll have been left ont OF
the title, unless the publishers intend here
,,atter to devote more space and attention
Ito it.
, 1881-09-23

WALL PAPER.-ro those wishing tC
purchase anything in this line. we wouid
say that we have large and well selecte,
assortment of all kinds of cheap, costly,
plain and snowy wall paper. just received
and now OF hand for the trade. Call and
examine, as we feel sure we can suit all.
in quality, style and prices. The selec.
tions have been carefully made by compe,
tent judges, with-a view of putting su.
perior article on the market.
n. ID. HILL & SON
, 1881-09-23
For Sale.
In South Port Townsend.

~ BLOCKS-l92 LOTS. 45xI2O FEET.
This property is eligibly located. d ot
H. mile south Of the furnace ut Ir0ndale;
nc corners on tide water. Plat nearly
,leVe'; timber partially removed and being
removed: Good water obtained anywhere
..at depth OF about II feet.
Iiiie Perfect; Terms Reasonable.
The above lots will be offered for sale
lior the next 30 days, cheap for cash. Ap-
.piy 10 JAMES JONES,
h. Port Townsend.
July 20, 1881. 3m.
, 1881-09-23

GENERAL Arthur, now President
lof the United States, occupies a
lmost unenviable position. Coming
into office under the cloud of ii
lcrime committed for the avowed
purpose of making him President,
being notoriously opposed in pollti-
cal sentiment to his principal who
was elected by the people to that
lpositition. he is in a dilemma. If he
3follows the inclinations of his former
Spolitical advisers, and makes changes
accordingly, the result will be divls
jon and disruption of the republican
party, because it would bring a large
majority of that party into bitter op
3position TO the administration. II
3he follows the course marked oct by
5President Garfield, he will doubtless
5antagonize many of his former polit
5ical associates, besides giving up
3perhaps, his own candid judgment
llf he is sensible, however, he will
afollow the latter course. The coun
stry is willing to give him a fair trial
land hope for the best. They elected
S,.Iames A. Garfield for their Presi
5dent, and are entitled to such an ad
.sministration as he would have giveI
arhem.
, 1881-09-23

THE S. F. ''Alta" says, the excellency
.of flax grown in Oregon and Washing
ton Territory has been so well illustrated
by several invoices sent to Belfast that a
movement is being made for the exten-
sion of its cultivation. Irish linen me,
propose to go into manufacturing linen
on Puget Sound. This is an Industry
that is sure to have great expansion.
, 1881-09-23

and to whom he was married at
Hiram, Ohio, in 1858, was one of
his pupils in the college. She prov
ed herself helpmeet indeed, and
during his last sickness
!elicitel the admiration of the world.
President Garfield was man such
AS the nation cannot produce more
than once or twice in a generation.
iThe country may have learned use
5ful lesson in the circumstances OF his
! sad and untimely death. If SO, let
Gus be thankful that an inscrutable
Providence brings good out of seem,
jng evil.
, 1881-09-23
PUGET SOUED ARGUS.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF JEFFERSON CO

FRIDAY. SE1TEM BER ~ ISSl.
ssrz =
, 1881-09-23

rB Mr.. Korter mas made nice
improvement in his barber. shop. We
venture to say that he has a shop as
neatly fitted up as any on the Sound.
He has also fitted up bathroom for
salt and fresh water baths. He has
done his best to have one of the fin
est shops, and is master of his pro.
fession.
, 1881-09-23
WaTningi

| desire to warn those hoodlum boys
who have been breaking the windows in
my house in Maple Avenue. and thcr.
wise injuring my property, that if they
10 so again will prosecute them to the
full extent of the law.
ALFRED SwENDsEN.
, 1881-09-23

San Juan Lime for sale, at low rates.
, 1881-09-23
PROCLAMATION.

Governor Wan. A. Newell, Of this
territory, has issued the following
President Garfield is dead, and his
mortal remains will be consigned to
the tomb on Monday the Goth day
.of September.
An afflicted country deplores the
untimely death of the departed pat
riot, statesmen and president, and
gives mournful homage to his mem.
sory.
Conforming to that universal sen.
stiment I, William A. Newell, gov
;ernor of Washington territory, dc
recommend to the people that they
5refrain from secular business on the
sdesignated day, and consecrate it tc
3the observance of such funeral cere
,imonies as may be ordained by then
Gin their respective localities.
I Given at Olympia on the 2lst da.
sof September.
j WIN. A. NEWELL.
= D,,kIo n
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14

WHEN THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A
WAY.-Any one who has the will to try
Thomas Eclectric Oil will surely find the
way to robust health, in cases of bronchi-
al affections, sore throat, pains, ETC.; and
as an internal remedy, it is invaluable.
Sold by III. T. Eberle.
An interesting will suit is on trial in
Westminster, Md, turning upon post
script to a letter said to have been written
by the late John Henry Hoppe to an
adopted daughter. He left no will, and
the estate has been settled. Suit is now
brought upon the postscript written on
the back of letter from him admitted to
be genuine, while the heirs claim the
postscript and his signature to it to be for
geries. 1t reads in part: Don't worry
yourself, but take things easy and do the
best you can for the present. l have
prospered and have accumulated great
deal of money together, and intend to
do what I please with it. And, Ann, at
ter my death you are to have $40, 900.
This you are to have, will or no will.
Take care of this letter until my death.
Ann, keep this to YOURSELF
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14
GD,er I1eiehbors.
WATERLOO.

The Waterloo cheese factory shipped
the last of this seasons cheese last week.
The season just closed has been very IA
vorable to this factory, bringing to it
many new patrons and the quality of its
products stand well in market. Another
season will undoubtedly see still fur
ther increase of business.
By the number of hogs shipped from
this point this fall it would seem as though
every farmer in the surrounding country
had devoted his resources to raising hogs
for market during the past season.
Moses Wetmore departed his life at his
home in the town of Portland, Dodge
county, Saturday, December a, 1881, in
the SD year of his life.-Jomnal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14
NO.. g.

A PREVENTIVE OF DIPHTHERIA.-To
the Editor Of the Neoo York Tribune-
SIR: In view of the great increase in the
number of fatal cases of scarlatina and
diphtheria | wish you would publish the
results of the use af preventive against
the ,contagion of these diseases. During
the four years past [ have used it, and in
forty well-marked cases of diphtheria,
where 40 persons were exposed to the
contagion, not single case has been re-
ported to me. use one drachm of Mon
sells salt, or the sub-sulphate of iron, in
eight ounces cold water, adding plenty of
sugar, simply to overcome the taste of the
iron. Of this solution | give from two to
eight teaspoonsful each day, according to
the proximity of the disease. AS it has
proved so eficacious in my hands I am
anxious to have it generally tested.
J. w. MACLEAN, M. d.
NoRwALK, Conn, November %, 1881.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14
LAKE MILLS.

Fred Strasburg of, Kroghville, has sold
his farm and brick residence to his
brother, August Strasburg, for $4,000. a..
Oscar Ray has sold his crop of 1881
tobacco for eight and half cents per
pound.
Rev. r. Quaife intends shortly to start
out upon q lecturing tour. He has an
excellent Stereopticon, and will inter
sperse them with views shown up to life
size. His subjects will include John
Bunyan; the Assassination of President
Garfield; London; England and its Cath
edrals; General subjects on Europe, and
Temperance.-iSpike.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14

A LETTER FROM PRESIDENT GARFIEID's s
MoTHER.-The following is a reply
written by the mother of President
Garfield to the Rev. U. M. Browder,
pastor of the First Christian Church Of
Ottumwa, Ia:
"CLEvELAND, Nov, Is, 1881. My
Dear Brother IN the Lord:I received your
kind letter this morning Christian
advice and encouragement-fo which [
am thankful. [ feel that | am deeply
afflicted in the death of my noble son.
He was my stay and support in my old
age. 1t is hard sometimes to say, Thy
will be done If he had sickened and
| could feel differently; but l put my
trust in God and lean on Him for support.
1t is great comfort to feel that | shall
soon meet my darling on the other shore,
where parting is no more. My daughter
in-law and the youngest children are well,
and my health is good considering what
l have passed through. Thanking you
again for your good letter. | subscribe
myself your sister in Christ.
''ELIzA BALLoU GARFIELD"