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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
rronb1s., In His r.rues,

I had occasion last week to call on man
of business in the Standard on huilding. I
found him in his private office, with the end
Of section of rubber pipe, such as Is used on
extension gas lights, in his mouth. The other
end fitted in metal plate in one Of the panes
of the window nearest to his desk. Ho ap-
peared to he sucking away ct the rubber tube
as if it was the stem Of tobacco pipe, and
was writing letters with great speed and de-
cisiveness Vt hand. He enptied bis mouth to
talk, but ever and anon, in intervals OF con-
versation, seized the tube again and took an
other whiff at 1t. This singular proceeding
SO completely demoralized me that 1 ab last
asked hiur, point blank, what it meant
aOnly fresh air." he replied; II havo been
troubled in my lungs for some time, and the
high temperature Of these steam heated Of
fees nearly kills Ee, BY this means can
breathe fresh cir all the time am ct work
Itas the greatest invention Of tho age. 1t
ought to 5s in every Office building IN New
York" "
It's not uninteresting, as illustrating the
average consistency OF mankind, thas thia
gentleman, who sucks In a steady scream OF
cold air while at his desk, Is sanitary
measure, wears respiraeor b che street, to
keep tho harsh breath Of out OF doors from
bis delicate lungs. Tho invention he dis
played to me is, helieve, Of European
origin and was imported by hirn.-Alfred
Trumble in New York News.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
phouomeuul Growth of q Town.

Durham, N. c., Is another southern town
which has. .fad phenomenh growth In 1870
its population was only $50; now 1t has q
population Of 6,5OO, with 1000 or 5000 just
outside the corporate limits. The property
assessed for taxation in 1870 amounted to
$4,000; it is now sa,5oo,ooo. The amount
assessed in manufactures in 1870 was S25,0Ooi
now, S2,25O,Oo0 The retail trade Of mer-
chants in 1885 was $3.50, 900; wholesale, $780,
600; cotton and fertilizers, $780, ,o0o. There
are two banks, with resources Of $500, ,OOo
There are twenty odd tobacco factories in
successful operation, with an annual value Of
products amounting to more than $4,000, ,ooo
In addition, there is large cotton factory Of
G,OOO spindles, and wooden mill turning out
thousands of shuttles, boobins and other neces.
sary articles There are employed in the
above factories alone about 1,1Oo whites and
500 blacks. A contract has been awarded for
water works, and there aro electric lights on
all the principal streets.-Chicago Herald
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
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SHAVING A DEAD MAN.
A Eoquscious Brooklyn Barber Gives O
Bit OF HIS Experience.

a Eoausciou5 Brooklyn Barber Gives o
Bit OF His Experience.
a loquncious barber informs me that his
most trying experience is in shaving dead
people. He says on this cheerful subject:
3You would be surprised to notice how fas-
tidious some people are about the tonsoriai
treatment of their dead. Last week was
summoned to shave the face Of deceased dry
goods salesman In life he was very fash
ionable person, vain of his good looks and
possessed of the notion that he made an IRE
Bistible impression upon susceptible female
hearts.
9His weakness was shown by bis desire to
linger in the BARRIERS chair. He always in
sisted upon having his hair dressed to perfec-
tion, and there was great trouble unless his
mustacho was curled with the nicely Of exc
cution Of which the most skilled artists in my
line alone nre capable. Well, when went to
attend Him after death his widow, who had
beel, extremely proud OF her handsome hus-
band, insisted that he should be mnde rs or
tructlve as he was before he relinquished the
caro- OF e1istence. ~. '.. .,,..-.,l
Il worked over him for moro than two
hours before she was satisfied. Every re-
source OF my. profession wns hroughtsiEto
pluy, including d liberal expenditure. Of bay
rum. hair tonic, cosmetic and brilliantine!
He looks real nice, .was the widows conn
ment when I had finished. She was 50 well
pleased that she never deuurred when l
charged her the rathor stiff price Of s5 for
the lob. For work Of This kind the ratssor-
dinurily runs from fifty cents to sa."-Brook-
lyn Eagle "a u - .esyEr- ..--l.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
Gold Mines in South Africa.

Marvellous accounts are given by the
English papers Of the richness of the gold
mines in South Africa The Sheba mine is
apparently enough to supply the world with
the precious metal forever. The formation
on one side Of O thirty-tive foot reef has been
carried away, leaving exposed mass of gold
quartz, which, at rough calculation of six
teen cubic feet to the ton, will yield l, ,00O 900
tons of payable" stone without sinking one
sirsle inch below the level Of its exposed
base. Visible gold shows freely wherever
thu quartz is Clipped, and it is asserted that
nowhere in the whole of the known mining
world can such q marvellous deposit be
matched. ed.-Cleveland Leader.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
White Hands Coming into Fashion.

The, remarkable discovery has; recently
been made that "white hands are coming into
fashion again" It would seem that hands
have been growing less white than they used
to be, and havo suffered from too great at
tachment in ladies to lawn tennis and boat.
ing and other masculine accomplishments.
"Chapped and red hands are never pretty,
and these, Of course, invariably follow on out
door exercise. The evil IS, happily, not be-
yond remedy, and, to effect this purpose, the
daughters Of fashion, as many Of them will
learn with surprise, now have dishes of hot
water shaped like flower leat on their toi,
let table, in which they steep their hands for
q while before going to bed, then anoii,
them with vaseline und put on gloves lined
with a preparation of cold cream. These
gloves should be of wash leather end several
sizes too large for tie hand. "-Argonaut.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
photography by phosphorescence.

TIE researches Of II. Ch Zenger have
shown that many substances absorb luminous
rays during the day and ct night emit these
rays in such manner as to impress photo
graphic plates, although they may not be
perceptible to the eye. he has succeeded not
only in photographing tho visible night phos-
phorescence of Mont Blanc's summit, but hes
even secured an impression of an invisible
midnight landscape OH the terrace of the as
Economical observatory at Prague.
In another experiment piece of printed
white paper was left in the sunlight for an
hour and then put in the dark in contact with
ordinary sensitive paper, and so good a trans
fer being produced-ths black parts in white
and the white in black-that the process has
since been adopted for copying bills and
notes.-Arkansaw Traveller.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
A.Nsv tav 3e .oast. an an Appetite.

This il5,1,ing sk dyepeptic looking man en-
tered a5blaGksihith Shop @ Rondout He
waited iinui the BLACKSMITH pnta hot shoe to
the footot- the horse, tliat .was being 'shod,
when, he bent and drew III with his nbstrils
several draugAss OF sinose, that rose fron'the
burning hoof! After The man left the shop q
reporter of The freeman asked the black
smith if the man who had just taken bis de-
parture was CRAZY. :s1oh, no,p responded the
blacksmith, Aheis onlgWorking up an appe-
tlte. Strange us it$rnay appear to you, yet
the fact is true that limitation into the lungs
of SMOKE from horses hoof when it is being
shod is the best appetizer iii the world. That
man YOU sawishere will now, so home and eat
u good square meal He came into the shop
for an appetite and went away hungry.
have on an average five patients a.dny who
visit my shop for an gappstizer. ."--Kingston
IN. VI Freeman.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
a SCENE FOR AN ARTIST.

A. ghnrply Drawn Contrast Betwecn
Hopeless Uselessncss and Industry.
Clouds Of smoke belched from gravel
heap on Fifth avenue, opposite Delmonioo's
a furious fire was roaring in section OF IRON
tubing under the heap, which it was heating
to proper degree Of caloric to be OF use TO
the street paving men. Around the glowing
mound gathered as squnlid and miserable
eroup as ever camped by the roadside over
in Jersey. swaddled in rags and shuddering
In the cold wind they cracked their cold
knuckles over the hot pile, and two or three
gnawed fragments OF food like hungry
wolves
With the smoke billowing up In whirlinrg
clouds Of dun and black commingled, the
piles Of Belgian blocks, the smoking pitch
boilers, the carts and wagons OF the conerac'
tors, and the bare park dripping IN the NO
vember drizzle, the picture was one that no
artist could have passed by unnoticed. But
it is not the sramps alone who find comfort In
the contractors fires. When the workmen
knock OF for dinner they esther about them
In picturesque groups. !
II you want to note the contrast between
absolute and hopeless uselessness and patent
industry you can do it with glance at these
contrasted groups Of the men who work and
earn their bread and those who do not. The
laborers view their squalid neighbors With
small favor. Tho sight Of these hulking
idlers, With their hands In their poatets, look-
ing sullenly ut better lneh earning taeir hon.
est living Is not calculated to make the better
men good tempered As one OF them put 1t,
aGod knows, sir, its no crime 10 be out OF
work in this town- But to be willing to be
out OF work, like those vagabonds, Is enough
to make any decent man tired. That big
fellow there was offered a jeb to handle dirt
this morning. What do you think be told
the boss. That he was not ditch digger.
But for three days he hos hung about here
and not been too proud to pick up the scraps
we throw away."-Cor. New York News.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
PROFESSIONAL SECRECY.
a Case Before Ffaaeh Court In whichis
4yis qested ia E&fe insurance.

a, ears Eef,re a F4aaeh Court In which It
Wis Tested "a asEe Insarance.
Weiea.a ON re Union Medicals that 9
cass yyas lately tried ijaEeFe i, French court in
Whicn the secrecy imp ossd upon medical men
by the law was pleaded by physicia as his
justification for refusing to certify ss TO the
nature and duration OF the last illness OF
man who had insured his life in the sum OF
10000 francs The life insurance company
demanded the certificate as ono OF the conu1.
tions on which it would pay over the amount
to the estate, and Il appears that the heirs,
for their part, united in absolVlng tne pnya-
clan from the obligation Of secrecy. SuS tn9
doctor held that 1t was not within tne ieg0
power Of any representative or heir OF tne
deceased to dissolve the obligation-thar, ne
c,ntended. was q function vested only In the
sick person lid to tho time OF death, and one
fbst coild not pass into other hands after tho
death. He held also that he was not at hb-
erty TO use his own discretion in the matter,
but was absolutely bound to secrecy.
He laid tbs question before his professional
brethren Of Ha7re, the town In which tho
case was trssd, and they sustained him Fur
therinore, tho court affirmed tbs validity OF
shs position taken. It was laid down that,
admitting that o patient might n certain
eases rellsye his medical adviser os the.obn-
eatian Of secrecy, that power was absolutely
personal and could not be transmitted to the
bsirs; also, that the physician must be tho
cole Judge a.s to whether or not, In nny given
eass, he had been consulted under the zeal OF
secrecy.
The writer in the French journal Expresses
tho hops tliat these points may be sustained
on appeal, md thus the rule Of procedure be
definitely settled. It might work hardship in
exceptional instances, unless the insurance
companies were compelled to pay regardless
Of the causs of death, but 1t certainly seeuas
as II in the generality Of cases nothing but
the public good would be promoted By en-
forcing the points put forward in this case
New York Medical Journal
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09

A Boston man makes tho following calcula-
tions in regard to the 25o,0O0 edition of The
Century: "The weight would be 1S7,5OO
pounds, or about ninety-four tons. The mag
azines, piled one over another, would make
pile S,Sl2 feet high, fifteen times as high as
tie Washington monument, or fifty-five times
as high us Bartholdi's Liberty. Placed end
to end the magazines would reach distance
of thirty nine miles The sheets of white pa
per, before folding, would cover 3O7 acres, or
placed end to end would extend l ,lSo miles,
way across the continent. A cylinder press
making 10000 impressions daily of an eight
page form would be kept busy for over two
years in printing the edition. York
Tribune
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
A Now society wrinkle.

The society young man will surprise the
girls;Rith new wrinkle this winter. Let 1t
be only fnintly whispered, but they will
powder their hair. TO be prematurcly gray
is to besfithe height OF fashion. fyou have o
tlorid face so much the better, but gray you
must be and still look young. 'A'fashinnable
hairtlresser has been besicged With applica-
tons fer lotion which will bring about the
deaired result, but lie has failed to produce
anything satisfactory as yet, although no hns
sold large quantities Of stuff which he claims
viii bring the 1slver threads" Those who
are impatient have given up its use, however,
and viii powder their hair.-Cleveland
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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
Queer Business Ideas.

A Georgia newspaper illustrates tho aver
age southern negro's POOR business ability by
telling Of one who asked the price OF coats In
o store. The store keeper offered him yarioui
garments sheap for cash, but the darky would
mot bay, and finally tho merchant picked oui
g. coat that cost him S1.65 and offered 1t to
the negro for $40, agreeing to take SO in cash
and trust him for the balance. The customer
jumped at the offer, and without even trying
on the coat paid the s. and went away happy
In his ability to owe S. The store keeper
will not worry II he does not get the money.
Exchange
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
The Giant Tramp.

William Dunn, the gigantic tramp who
was locked in the dead mans room" in the
City hospital because he refused to crack
stone for three hours, was released this morn,
ing. William not only refused to crack stone,
but also to eat or sleep. He would not eat
because he had not earned the food, he said,
and he would not sleep because he feared the
bed was not clean. He is believed to be q
specimen of new genus OF tramps. The
official figures show that William is feet
inches in hcight.-Elmira Gazette
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
WHY tho vanderbilt Gallery is Closed

Why tho VondefbIIt GnIIery lB VIoBou.
It Is q well known fact that Mr.. Vanderbilt
had to close his gallery to the public on'ac-
count OF the way the privilege Of visiting It
was abused. Although he only admitted the
public by card, and the people who visited bis
galleries were supposed to belong to tho bet
ter class, they were SO rude and so recR1es5 2 y y
the treatment Of his property that he was
obliged to close his doors against them They
even went SO far as to try to push their way
into the private apartments of his house.
And ON several occasions it took actual force
to keep some apparently decent people from
bursting uninvited into his dining room
New York Cor. Philadelphia Record.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
When the Ex-Enpress Smiled.

John S. Barbour, OF Virginia, has been
talking 10 George Alfred Townsend. He
said that Mrs. james Brown Potter created a
good deal of q sensation on the other side OF
the water. She went to Osborne to read to
the queen and e1-Empress Eugene by invita-
ton. Dir. Barbour said that it was stated in
London that Eugene, who had seldom smiled
or laughed since the death of her son, did both
when Mrs. Potter read.-New York World.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
A Rich Mans Sensitivencss.

After the death of S. H. Thompson, q we'll
known restaurant keeper of Chicago, S134, ,00O
in bills were found in his safety deposit vault.
He could not write, and it is thought that his
sensitiveness on this point led him to keep his
money In bills rather than let it be known
that he could not write q check. If the old
gentleman had not thus tiedu his fortune it
is thought that he would have been worth
$500, ,OOO.-New York Sun. It,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
Educatire to tho NIasscs.

George II. Pullman was lntely asked
whether he did not think the railway car.
riages so numerously built for the general
public by bis workmen unnecessarily elegant
and rich. u consider such cars educative to
the nl,sses," WIS his reply. ITO many man
or woman it is Il look at comfort and luxury
that is their ideal They dress themselves
better to travel, behave more courteously in
n handsome vehicle than a tasteless and cheap
one."-Boston Budget.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
A Leeky Barrel.

L. G.. Gorsuch caught lot Of eels In fish
pots in the Susquehanna, put them in bur
rel and started to carry them up the bank.
The bottom of the barrel fell out, and, despite
Mr.. Gorsuch's best efforts, every eel wriggled
back into the river, and he now knows what
he's talking about when he says 4as slippery
nc an aal u
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
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Cost of Being Fashionable.

Kate Field says that the woman who aims
to bo fashionable might Us well commit sui
eide at the start. She must neglect home,
husband children, put away comfort and
convenience, be first class hypocrite and a
good slanderer, and at the end Of ten years
become O. physical wreck.-Detroit Free
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
How Would They Know?

Some New Workers want church bell ring
ing abolished. How would man and his
wife who are punctually in their seats ut tho
opera three or four nights week, fifteen
minutes before the curtain rises, know when
to start for church if it were not for tho ring
ing of the church bells!-Norristown Herald.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
A Famous Girl.

The nurse of the baby Alfonso XIII Of
Spain is a famous girl now. When the royal
youngster received his three decorations
from the King Of Portugal she exclaimed:
"Now I trust his little majesty will keep
his nose clean"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
Turned On tho Gas.

A young man in Lancaster, Pa. before
boing to bed the other night hung his panta-
looms upon the gas jet. The weight of the
clothes opened the stop, letting the gas out,
and the young man was found dead the next
morning g-Chicago Times
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
Smelted by q Lightning Stroke.

The applications of electricity become more
varied every day. Air pressure, heat, steam
pressure and water stages at distant points
are now recorded by its use, and now Cali.
fo,nia electrician has invented a process
whereby gold, silver and copper can be In
stantly smelted by lightning stroke.-Bos'
ton Budget.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
Jupan's Grant Mementoes.

The Grant mementoes and the pieces OF
useful and ornamental art contributed by the
japanese government, and low on their way
hither, belong in the National museum ut
Washington, but its director cannot find room
for them.-Harper's Bazar.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
POKER for Arc LIGHTS.

It is estimated that at the present time not
less than l4,OOO horse power, derived from
water falls, is in use in tho United States and
Canada FOR. driving dynamo machines.
Nearly the whole of this power is employed
for arc Gghts.-New York Mail.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
CLAW g,auss .Nr. sale.

NNE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
" or tive hundred acres of clay land Tor
sale at Il low figure. Distant two miles
from Fort Motto, on the Belleville Road
This is one of the best cotton farms III the
county Annly to VIC. HANE,
Or Il. HANE,
Oct. .s- Fort Motto, S. e.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09

The libel law of Texas is more stringent
than any of the other states Of the Union
A newspaper can be sued in every county
where it circulates
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
Tallcst Boy in the Country.

George Kersey, the son of DR.. Kersey, of
Lancaster, Pa, is said to be the tallest boy in
tho country. H. is u years old and seven
feet high, and he has an older brother who
measures six feet three inches The father
and mother are each six feet tall-Detroi.
Free Press
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
An Unusual Honor.

Miss Dora Wheeler, daughter of Mrs. 7. NJ.
Wheeler, of the Associated Artists, and re-
cipient of several art prizes, has been elected
q member OF the Society of American Artists
a very unusual honor-Harper's Bazar.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09

Mr.. William Blaikie, OF stroke oar renown
ut Harvard, tells the White Cross society
that pure mind dwells best in we'll
trained body.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
Fish for Winter Storage.

Last year the owner of refrigerating cs'
tablishment at Sturgeon bay, Wis, froze
fifty tons of fish for winter storage. This
year he expects to freeze twice as many
Chicago Herald.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
McCOrmick's Mowers
DURABLE.

rV,HESE MACHINES ARE ALL
1 warranted to be we'll made, and CT
ruod material. Farmers will consult their
interest by examining these Mowers before
purchasing. Machines and repairs for
same always on hand. Sample Maehint:s
can be seen at Mr.. B. Frank Slater's In
Orangeburg, and at Messrs. Antley i
PricEett's in St. Matthews. Illustrated
catalogues sent free on application. Cor
rrsnondcnce solicited. Buy n Mccormick
iron Mower, and save your hay and paa
vines. q. W. .WANNAMAKER,
Aug. 19-3mo. st. Matthews, sc.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09

Mir. Wilson Barrett's first performance Of
Hamlet" in Boston was critically observed
by four Of that city's most expert brain doc
tors, who by odd chance were seated side by
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09

Whitelaw Reid's new Madison avenue
house in New York resembles royal palace
more than anything else. 1t Is mass OF
costly marbles, cedar, moJher-of-pearl ard
rich frescoes. Chicago Herald.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
JAMES VAN TASSEL.
H. sale.

TUOROUGH BRED J ERS i Y
l Calves. One yearling registered Jer-
scy Bull Registered Ayreshire helferS.
Several grade lleifers as also several Milcl
oo"' III '"''"' E. y. CuISOLM,
RoweSville, 5. G..
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
The Cpptain was SURPRISED.


The latest case against sea captain IS for
putting man in irons for seventy days and
combining him in space so small that he
could not lie down. The captain was sur
prised when the man finally ydied.-Exchange.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09

Father Beckx, the gcneralissimo OF the
Jesuits, is still hale and hearty, although he
Is now in his 92d year.
Have Won Maid the Printer?