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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-03-04
DECORATIVE NEEDLEWORk.

Condition of the Art in 1s51-Improved
Taste-Some Criticisms.
The revival of embroidery was the
natural outcome of the general revival
of decorative art to which the great ex-
hibition of 1851 gave such an important
impulse. At 40 time in the history OF
English art had decorative needlework
reached such state Of absolute debase-
ment as in the first half OF present
century, nor was it alone in that I'M
enviable position. 1t is both interesting
and humiliatng to look back at the
illustrated catalogue of the great eIhi-
bition, and gain an idea from what was
then thought worthy Of engraving, OF
the condition Of the art of the day.
Decorative needlework, however, had
ceased to be an art at all, for ecclesiast-
cal purposes it still fingered on, but
secular embroidery had sunk into the
abom;nation OF desolation known as
Berlin wool work.
A better state of things no doubt ex-
lists now; but while it is well to measure
our progress by looking back and noting
how short time has elapsed since the
decline OF the decorative arts had
reached what we may hope was its low
est ebb, it is painful to think how much
of this improved taste is mere fashion
the reproduction of good models rather
than real renaissance Of art, on which
any reliance can be placed. The very
rebound carried us into a phase of low
toned monotony which was certainly less
aggressive, but scarcely in itself more rea-
sonsble than the snowy and pretentious
style which preceded it, because it was
a craze rather than the result Of any per-
ception Of true art principles.
Hence we had forms of construction
which were passed as artistic by the
would-be cultivators Of the beautiful,
mere reproductions OF apast era which
had come into fashion again, but which
were not beautiful in themselves; and
in coloring 1t only needed to be dingy
enough to be admired, There was, If
possible, greater absence OF any
thought out harmony of color than in
the old Philistine days, when people did
at any ratio guide themselves by COM
plementaries, even if Of a most crude
and primitive kind. The result was, as
we have said, generally less aggressive,
but in a true sense, often not more ar
tistic.-Art journal.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-03-04
Intelligence and Size of Brain.

The Revue d Anthropologie reports
an investigation upon the relation of
intelligence to the size of the brain.
The main conclusions are that there is
no absolute relation between the factors,
though the brain proper may become
voluminous proportionately with the
degree of intellectual activity. The i'm
portant point in determining the intelli-
gence is the quality of the brain cells,
constituted by their impressionability.
This, if native, marks superior intelli-
gence; it can be acquired by continued
work. and it may be produced by nerv-
Gus disease. In some races certain in
fluences contributed to increased intelli-
gence, but in none does the volume
alone of the brain constitute the princi-
pal factor of the intelligence.-New
York Sun.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-03-04
Native Iron Ore Of Greenland.

Since 1913 pieces of native iron have
been brought from Greenland by many
explorers, and have in nearly every case
been ascribed to meteoric origin. Steen-
strup, in his third voyage to Greenland,
1s76-sO, found the native iron, however,
in basaltic rock in grains varying from
a fraction of a millimeter to eighteen
millimeters. 1t also occurs on the west
ern and northern sides of Disco island
and in other places. This settles beyond
a doubt the question Of the origin OF the
Greenland native iron. This ore may
become of great commercial Importance.
Now York Times.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-03-04
THE SAGE's WISDOM.

Fer nothing worthy proving can be proven,
Nor yet disproven: wherefore thou be wise.
Cleave ever to the SUMMER side Of doubt,
And cling to Faith beyond the forms Of
Faithl
She reels not In the storm Of warning words.
She brightens at the clash Of ayes" and
"No."
She sees the Best that glimmers through the
Worst.
She feels the Sun is hid but for night.
She spies the Summer through the Winter
bud.
She tastes the fruit before the blossoms falls.
She hears the lark within the songless egg.
She finds the fountain where they valid
"Mirage"
-TannNSnn-
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-03-04
THE TINES AND DEMOCRAT: THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1886

E~S>~SsS1 AAASS&4t.AAA~~~NJ
wont, took the road which led to the
Rue des Martyrs. -.
On reaching the house where he had
30 long lived, he stopped and looked up,
but there was no bright light up stairs
TO welcome him home! Choking and
nervously trembling, a sudden fright
came over him; he ran away with all
his might, straight before him, like one
suddenly seized with fit Of madness.
Unwittingly, he took the deserted
road along which the funeral procession
had wound in the morning. He passed
the city gates and soon reached the
walls of the cemetery, over which he
scrambled with the nimbleness Of cat,
leaping from the top of the wall inside.
Quite beyond himself, he threaded the
tombstones, jumping over the slabs in
his way without once tripping; his tall,
thin body gave him a weird aspect, and
he like ghost issuing from one of the
thousand tombs which surrounded him.
Suddenly he stopped. There, before
him, in the newly turned clay, uprose
little black cross, on which, in the light
of the moon, the name of Martin was
painted in white letters. He faltered
and fell on his knees; memory was now
returning; he remembered! The remi-
niscences of all his Life gradually filled
his mind. He called on his mother with
hoarse voice, wept aloud, beat his
forehead, and shrieked in his affection
but clone, afar of, the depths Of the
cemetery re-echoed his lamentations. 1t
was one general outburst of pent-up
agony that tsought to find egress from his
breast; his heart was overfull to break
ing, and his brain wandered; he dragged
himself on his belly in the mire, rolled
over the tombs, and, in mistress, bit tho
ground with his teeth, and his mouth
with its clay.
But he stopped; a smile hovered over
his ips-from long, long way off, as if
from the depth Of the earth, he thought
he heard a voice, the voice of mother
Martin, which said:
us that you, Charlotg
ayes, NINA, here am, mmal" He
shouted, and thereupon tainted right off;
his body sunk deep into the soft earth,
moulding itself in the clay, as if he
sought to bury himself in it.
n = y = y . .
In the morning the custodians Of the
cemetery, as they went their usual
round, discovered by the side Of new
tomb which had not yet received its
railing, o shapeless heap entirely buried
in the snow. .-~1". -''- .-
Probably some poor dog who has
come to die on his masters grave" said
one of the keepers, as he drew near; but
the fellow suddenly recoiled, e1claim-'
ing: ',
ats mani"
He leaned down, placed his hand IN
the region of the heart, and merely
added, as he took off bis cap:
Hes dead!"' r.
The body was quite deep in the earth;
the keeper uplifted it, brushed the mud
and snow from the dead mans face, and
the head of poor Martin appeared.
And, from his half-open mouth
whereon death had placed the smile of
hope, from his laughing mouth with its
fat, comic lips, still seemed to come the,
the words:
Here I am, NINA, dear m'ma!"-
CASTOR Schaedler in Figaro.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-03-04
Did Not Need n Hotel.

Gen. Tombs discouraged the building
of hotel in his native town of Wash
ington, Ga, on the ground that all decent
people visiting the place could stay with
him, and no others were wanted.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-03-04
VI. Pasteur's Theory Of Happiness.

VI. Pasteur has theory of happiness.
"Truc happiness, he says, appears to
to ME in the form of a man of science
devoting his days and nighta to pene-
trating the secrets of nature and dis
covering new truths. Inter Ocean.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-03-04
THOMAS, KESTAURANT

Is constantly supplied with the very best
Il Oysters and Fish that the Charleston
Market affords, which is sold at 4 reasona-
BILE price. Meals can be had at The Restau-
rant at any hour and cooked in a way that
will please the most fastdiouS. nov J-jm
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-03-04
URIC GUANO.

TO THE MANY ENQUlRERSI WOULD
state that one car has arrived. The de-
mand for this MANURE will be larger
than supposed.
10 CASH BUYERS the price will be re-
markably low.
Orders filled as rapidly as possible.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-03-04
Van OrsleIPs Photograph Gallery
OVER i. i. OWENS, Russell Street,
Orangcburg, S. {.

TO THE PUBLIC: ] have opened 4 first
class Photo Gallery. would be pleased to
have samples of work examined at Gallery.
All work >trickly iirst-claS$.
Photos of Groups and Babies speciality
by instant method. All Viewing EXtcriorS,
Dwellings, Horses, Dogs and Animals
taken at short notice by instant method.
Old pictures copled.and enlarged. Special
attention given to this branch of work.
Pictures finished in water colorS, India Ink
and Crayon. Also Photo taken from the
size of smallest pocket to fnll life 3X5 feet
All work done with ncatness and dispatch.
Viewing any where D the State. Special
discounts on all orders 0rcrSl0.00. Give
me q call, | will assure satisfaction. All
work CASH on DELIVERY. Positively
no credit. VAN ORSDELL, Artist,
July u Russell Street. Orangeburg. S. e.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07
THE CHINESE TALLOW TREE.

The high price Of tallow of animal
origin has caused the attention of
sop and candle manufacturers to
be turned toward vegetable fats
and their origin. The tallow tree
is a native of China. 1t produces a
fruit which, according to the Tech
mische Seitensieder, has a kernal COW
cred with a thick layer of tallow,
and contains a yeIlowish, aromatic
oil, used for healing purposes.
After the fruit has been gathered,
which operation is effected in south
China during the month Of July,
and in northern China in October
hot water is poured over it. When
the water has cooled, the tallow
can be taken off, as it forms a layer
upon the surface. 1t is then care
fully melted and run into molds
made of bamboo cane, and is ready
for the market. SO, as our readers
see, the operations + simple and
expeditions enough. AS to the
product, it has a green color, it is
crystalline in structure, melts at 400
c., and possesses a characteristic
odor which is not at all d~isagreeable.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07
DIDN'T HAVE DIRT ENOUGH.

MY dear little man." said a
prominent politician. as he came
upon a boy playing in the centre
OF Chestnut street." my dear little
man, what are you doing?
Maxim a p'litical rally" the youth
replied. The politician went his
way, but CHANGED to be returning
by the same route an hour late, he
found the boy sitting on the edge
of the sidewalk contemplating his
work.
"Is it done, little man p
"Bet yer sweet life it's done ?"
What is this, and this, and this %
"That's the house, an them's the
seats, an them's the people"
Well, where's the speaker"
Didn't have dirt enough to make
one" was the significant reply
PnuIadaphia CAL.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07
AS FOOD.

1t is known that the essence of
tomato made into a pill acts on the
liver, and to that extent must coun-
teract biliousness and all forms of
fever. The free use of figs is known
to multitudes to obviate constipa-
ton in a great. many cases. Every
intelligent druggist knows that a
tablespoonful OF white mustard
seed swallowed without chewing is
useful in the same direction, has
been used for that purpose for a
century, and for that reason is
keptin every good drugstore for sale.
The seed pass from the stomach
unchanged, but are supposed "to
act" on the bowels delicately. The
seeds of the tomato act in the same
manner; hence the fruit, while it is
palatable to the taste and nutritious
to the body, has a health-promoting
effect on the liver and the digestive
system.-HaUs Journal Of Health.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07

A REMEDY FOR RHEUMATIsM.-Ive
been doing nothing SO long that I'm
not much account. | tried pulling
one end of a cross-cut saw to-day,
and it made me blow like a porpoise.
I had to get a substitute, and then
/ tried my favorite amusement OF
chopping with an axe, and | couldn't
hold out long at that. / took a walk
over the farm, and when | got back
/ tumbled down on the bed to rest
and Mrs. Arp asked me if was sick.
But. | am going to keep it up until
| get my wind back. Exercise is
the best medicine in the world and
the cheapest. Ny father said it was
the best remedy for rheumatism he
ever tried. When the pains struck
him bad he would get up and take
a tramp over the farm, and would
90 in a walk or a fox trot, according
to suffering.-BM Arp, IN the atlanta
Constitution.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07
MIND YOUR EYE.

Those "Windows of the Soul"
our eyes deserve u careful atten-
ton. The following rules for our
guidance in the care of our eyes +
from an eminent oculist:
l.. Avoid reading and study by
poor light.
2. Light should come from the
side and not from the back or front.
3. Do not read while i'll or greatly
fatigued.
+. Do not read while lying down.
5. Do not use the eyes too long
without rest.
6. Read only clear and distinct
print.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07
THE VITALITY OF FROGS.

How long is it possible for frogs
to live without air and food, has
been a matter of experiment many
times; but in the face of we'll estab-
Iished instances like those quoted it
is difficult to conduct experiments
that will be considered as being of
a conclusive character. That these
should be able to live not
for centuries only, but for ages, APP
pears contradictory to all reason
and common sense. In some cases
frogs have,been found in cretaceous
rocks. The oldest fossil toads and
frogs occur in tertiary rocks. If,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07
PREACHING AND PRACTICE.

"See here, Mr.. Blank, what are
you going out tonight for?" asked
Mrs. Blank, with a threatening
look.
"Big political meeting tonight
explained Mr.. Blank, apologetically.
"Political meeting, eh? !" echoed
Mrs. Blank. "You have been going
to political meetings every night
for five weeks, and if it hadn't been
for me you would have worn your
boots to bed every time"
"But just think how nice it
would be if [ should get nominated
for something! Think of the loads
of money | could rake in, and the
nice furniture, and new clothes, and
sealskin sacques, and"
THAT will do interrupted Mrs.
Bland, II have heard that story
before. You made a speech last
night at the ward meeting, l hear"
YES" responded Mr.. Blank,
with pardonable pride.
"And [ see by the two or three
line notice Of it in the newspaper,
that the burden of your remarks
was the office should seek the man,
and not the man the office Now,
you just take off that ~overcoat,
and sit right down, and if any office
comes along and knocks, l will
let it right in"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07
1T PAYS.
ANNA E. TREAT.

1t pays to wear a smiling face,
And laugh our troubles down.,
For all our little trials wait
Our laughter or our frown.
Beneath the magic of a smile,
Our doubts will fade away,
AS melts the frost in early spring,
Beneath the sunny ray.
1t pays to make a worthy cause,
By helping it, our own;
To give the current of our lives,
A true and noble tone.
| tpays to comfort heavy hearts,
Oppressed with dull despair,
And leave, in sorrow-darkened lives,
One CLEAN of brightness there.
1t pays to give a helping hand
To eager, earnest youth,
To note, with all their waywardness,
Their courage and their truth
To strive, with sympathy and love,
Their confidence to win;
1t pays to open wide the heart,
And 'let the sunshine in"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07

therefore, those found in cretaceous
rocks had been there from their for
nation, it would be equivalent to
saying that the live frog could be
ages and ages older than it's fossil
relative. To most people such a de-
%claration would be the height of alb
su1d;ty. If thoroughly inquired into
it would probably be discovered
hat in each case there was a assure
in the rocks or trees in which frogs
have been found large enough for
the admission of water and the en-
bryo frog which has developed there.
1t has been assumed by some that
the frog naturally contains an acid
which by chemical action on the
stone provides that the space at the
frogs disposal shall be as large as
it's body. A second hypothesis is
that not the egg, but the primary
frog, scarcely larger than the egg
itself, falls into the rock or tree and
continues to grow, deriving air and
food in the form of small insects
from the water that penetrates to it's
abode. Certain it is that frogs,
when a%rtifcially secured in air-tight
and ~water-tight vessels, speedily
die. Experiments made by mem
bers of the French Academy a CEN
fury ago proved this. Milne Edwards
early IN the present century in
closed frogs in vessels impervious to
air, and the creatures speedily per-
ished. Three frogs were once in
closed in a close box for eighteen
months, at the end Of which time
one was dead, and the remainder in
a diving condition. DR.. Mccartney
buried a toad in a vessel covered
with a slate about a foot deep in tt e
ground. At the end of fortnight
it seemed we'll, and as plump as be-
fore. When, however, he inclosed
the same toad in an air-tight vessel
and buried it, it soon died, and at
the end of a week was much decay
ed. DR.. Buckland made some ex-
periments which are claimed as con-
elusive. He placed twelve toads
separately in twelve holes cut in
blocks of hard finty sandstone.
They were firmly sealed in. The
imprisoned animals were buried
three feet deep On Nov. 26, 1925. At
the same time four toads were de-
posted in holes cut in the heart of
an apple tree, and the opening Sc
curely plugged. Four others were
also placed in plaster of Paris, cov-
cred with luting. On Dee. 10, 1926,
all the buried toads We're examined.
All in the hard stone and in the tree,
and two in the plaster of Paris were
dead. The remainder were dying,
but some placed in a softer stone
were in tolerable good health, and
some were actually fatter than when
placed in the holes. From this it
would appear that in positions where
water a penetrate, frogs may live
and even thrive, although buried at
a considerable depth, entirely away
from the light and any visible means
of subsistence.-Mamber Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07
flashes Of fun.

"Mamma.' cried a f~ive-year-Old
girl, 81 started to make my doll a
bonnet, and it's come out a pair of
pants"
"What made you assault your
wife p please your honor, / didn't
know it a wrong to join the ranks
of the strikers
A little boy in Georgia, who
wrote to Santa Claus for a pony,
was wise enough to add: "Poscrit:
If he is a mule, pleas ty his behind
legs"
A little girls father sang in a
church choir in Boston. Upon at
tending church here she noticed
that the singers seats were in the
rear gallery. She inquired: docs
my pa sit in the attic and sing,
same as they do here?
A little boy came running into
the house and told his mother that
he had kicked another boy. Why
did you not stop and take the con-
sequences?' inquired his mother.
ooh" he replied, 4 took the con-
sequences before ] kicked him"
"Sam, you are not honest. Why
did you put all the good peaches on
the top of the measure and
the little ones below" "Same
reason, sab, dat makes de front of
your house marble, and the back
gate chiefly slop bar'l, sab"
Il can't make my wife exercise,
doctor: what shall | do p
Buy a dozen mice and let one Of
them loose every day in your wife's
chamber when she gets up, and
you will see the liveliest gym
nasium you eve saw in your life"
Il don't wonder that people talk
of the good old times" said the
president of the gas company. cat
one time it was dark for three days
and three nights on a stretch, in the
land of Egypt. What a big thing
it would be for the gas companies
if we could have something like that
in these days."
Colonel FizzletOp was under the
painful necessity of administering a
severe castigation to his son Johnny.
After he had completed his labors
he said, sternly, to. the suffering
victim: Now tell me why | pun
ished your "That's it." sobbed
Johnny ",you nearly pounded the
life out of me, and nov you don't
even know why you did it."
1t is said that a bachelor can live
in Richmond. Va, for $500 a year.
This shows how the cost of living
has fallen in that city since the war
closed. In 1868 a bachelor couldn't
live a year in Richmond for less
than $13. OOO-in Confederate money.
-NOrristOun Herald.
Prof. Willis, the physiognomist,
says: beware of the girl that has
black eyes; shun the girl with blue;
and run from the girl with gray
eyes" This practically restricts
the choice of the foolish young
man to the Circassian girl with
pink eyes, who is not warranted
genuine outside of the dime museum.
Yes, sah," said the old colored
man, " de fus year, I give fifty dol
lars to de church, dey call me Mista
Richad Johnson, Esquah; de secon'
year times was bad an | couldn't
Civ no NOAH than twenty-five dol
lars, an dey call me Bruddah John
son; de next yeah | couldn't Civ
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-17
An EugIi,b Decision on Betting.

Tie English appellate court ha> decided
A QUESTION - 10 betting on races in ~ opin-
ion which has an interesting practical bear
ing on our own law. An act oi Plrln-
mert declare. that "no house, oIice, room.
or other place .hall &c opened, kept, or
used" Tor betting by The owner, Occupisr,
or keeper. OF any person employed 10y the
owner. occup.cr, or keeper. section 3ji Of
The Penal Code Of this State makes It IN
lawful for ans person . keep any room.
she'd, tenement, tent, booth, or building,
or any rant thereof" for betting purposes
or 10 d" occupy any place upon ans public
or private grounds with books, npparati.
or paraphernala for the purpose OF record
ing or registering bets OF wagerS or OF sell
ing pools." These statutes are alike IN one
respectfully prohibit betting In "any
place" on race-track By the owner or
keeper Of the "phce."
IN the case before the English court the
prisoner bad been simply visitor to tha
races, and had made bets 10 space re-
served for obtaining the best view OF the