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lie $2 l'iSR ANNUM,} "On we move inbissolubi/it fxi^m; God and nature bid the same." -{ IN ADVANCE. Vol. 1 ORANGEBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1872, No. 21 the 0rangebu11g times Is published every WEDNESDAY, at ORANGEBURG, C. II., SOUTH CAROLINA by HEYWARD & BEARD. uubsciuvtion rateh: $2 a year, in advance?$1 for six months. JOB PRINTING in its nil depaitmcnts, neatly executed. Give us a call. Klingslancl & Hea-tli, dealer in HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, and Crockery, Plated Ware, Table Cut lery, &c. &c. (Under Columbia Hotel,") Columbia, S. C. J. A. Heath. R. Kingsland. npr 27-Gnio IZT^VX*, & DIBBLE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, RUSSELL ST R EET, Orangeburg, S. C. Jas. P. Izj.ar. f$. Pinn i.e. inch 6-1vr BROWNING & BROWNING ? Attorneys At Ijaw, Oranoeuuko, C. II., S. C, .Malcolm 1. BaW'xixa. A. P. Crowning inch C-lvr FERSNER & D?NTZLER, d m >t t j s t s 9 Orange-mrs, S. C, Oflice over store of Win. Willcok. K ruiisN-i::;. P. A. Dastzlbr, I). 1). s. DR. T. 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Parlor, Chamber, Dining-Hoom, and all kinds of Furniture, from the best manufacturers in New York, Baltimore 'and Philadelphia. apr 26-?mo SELECTED STORY. BIRTH OR WORTH? BY A?-. "You do not heed mo, Vievie, do yon not hear me?" Vincent Du Chesneimpa tiently grasped the small white hands that were pulling away leaf after leaf of the Hazel bcsido them, and looked almost fiercely into tho deep, dreamy blue eyes that were raised to his. "You have been gazing at nothing for the last half hour, while I hive been tell ing you?Heaven knows what I have been saying, but it came far short of what I want to say. Did you hear ono word I said ?" "I have been listening, Vincent, but you know what a habit I have of dream ing?you must learn all my faults now, before it is everlastingly too late," laugh ingly answered Vievie Lay no, as she eoaxingly slipped her hands in his. "I could never dream while you were talking, Vi evic. Oh ! I want you all my own?I want to see you once with your thoughts all on me, your eyes seeing only mc, your ears only for my words, and your voice for mc alone. Then I would grasp the happiness that now only trem bles tauntingly just beyond my reach." "I shall begin to think lam insufficient for your happiness, if you talk in that w ay. 1 have promised all a woman can promise-, and if that does not make you happy, it is beyond my power to make you so." "You know I should be utterly misera ble without you, and must be content if you assure me you love me, though you are so dreamy and indifferent at times.'' ?'That is right, Vincent. Try aud en dure my words and caprices patiently, for they are numerous, I warn you." They turned und walked homeward. Vievie fell to dreaming again, and Vin cent s.iiontly and gloomily watched her. They were engaged?those two. You would scarce havo thought it possible, to look at. them : site was such a noble, beautiful woman, with such a pure, strong soul b?amiug froth her eye, and a broad, white brow so expressive of intelligence, ?ho was so young, so boyish,s"> childish ly impetuous and impatient, so extremely fastidious in all the little details of dress, and with .such a little, petty vanity show ing through all his actions, that you could not help but notice how utterly un suitcd they seemed to each other. Vievie thoughtshc loved him?perhaps she did. But it was not the love you would have expected from a strong, ar dent nature like hers. She had known Vincent from childhood, and liked him better than any one .-he had ever known, lie was refined and educated and roman tic, and his fanciful little air castles, and his sweet, dreamy scntimcutalism charm ed and amused her, while his gallant, devoted love-making was done so prettily that she felt flattered and fascinated. And then he was so wealthy, ami he be longed to one of the. best families and was one of thi matches of the city, and so Vievie concluded she loved him and became duly engaged. But still she was conscious that there was something lacking. Somehow his flattering, ardent love-talk did not make her as happy as she supposed she would be?indeed she was becoming a little tired of his ceaseless adoration and longed for something?she knew not what. She concluded that a real country visit?not a journey to some fashionable rural re sort; but a long visit to a real old country farm-house, away from fashion and show and dazzle, and among the hills and streams and clover and meadows of real country life?would refresh and enliven mind and body. So she bethought her self of a friend of her mother's away out among' the hills ami valleys?a good motherly soul who would kindly care for her during her pojourn. And so Vievie had recommended to Vincent a little more attention to his neglected law books, and left him disconsolately among them. But one week's separation doomed the law books to dust and neglect and found Vincent lied to Vievic'sside again. And this is how they happened to ho on the banks of a swift, beautiful river away out in the country that lovely suninler after noon. As they nearcd home Vievie looked up, started and blushed, then glanced quickly at Vincent to aec if he had no ticed her; she saw that he had, and bit: her lip with vexation. Vincent looked around to see what could have caused her confusion, 'out saw no one excepting a farm laborer who war. shutting the gate after the cows he had driven in. "What is it, darling? Arc you not well ?" he asked tenderly. / "I am a littlo tired, that is all," she answered quietly. "And now, dear Vievie," said Vincent holding'thc gate open for her, "I must sny good bye again. I wish the time were come when I should never have to say good-bye." Sho smiled a little wearily, perhaps, and simply said "good-bye." "I must see you again before I go back to the city, Vievie. Gtod-bye." As soon as the gate clicked upon her departing lover, Vievie ran up stairs, threw herself upon the bed and burst into an angry fit of sobhing. "What a sill)', wicked, unreasonable little fool I am," she exclaimed passionate ly. "What does ail me, 1 wonder? That that common farm laborer, whom I never saw till a week ago, and with whom 1 have never had above two hours conversation in rny life, should make mc blush and tremble so ridiculously, is per fectly?awful!" said sho at loss for some terrible word with which to express her vexation. But she sobbed on till the gold faded from the clouds, and the sky grew darky aud heavy shadows cume'selT tliiig over the room. She scarcely knew for what.?weariness, loneliness, vexation ?altogether perhaps. ?? ^ Frank W yman, "the common farm la borer." was a nephew of Mrs. Stanhope's (the lady at whosj house Vievie was boarding) orphaned from his childhood and her sole oare. She had given him a good education, which he had just com pleted, and now he had come home to enjoy a summer on his aunt's farm, as only he with his love of nature and free dom, could enjoy it. lie had donned the laborer's suit, and had gone to work with zest that made rest and sleep, and Mrs. Stanhope's good substantial meals, true luxuries. But Vievie only knew that Frank Wymnn, one of the field I hands. Yes, she knew that among all her many admirers, she had never seen so tall, vigorous ami manly a form, so high and noble a brow, or such deep, j thrilling, soul-speaking eyes. But, pshaw', what was all that to her?he was only a poor, country farm-hand, not even a far mer. The weeks passed on like a fairy dream. Vincent would flit back and forth from city to country, like an idle butterfly that he was. Vievie spent the time between his visits, in walking, rid ing, or sailing on the river with Frank too often her companion. Yes, too of ten, for unconsciously she was beginning to love, to listen to his quiet, earnest con versation, to watch his changing expres sive eyes, and his calm, respectful man* ncr towards her. Always distant but courteous, he had never shown that he thought her more than a mere passing acquaintance; and so Vievie, unalnrmed by any action of his, dreamed on, and innocently believed her heart true to Vincent. Her whole lifo that idle, dreamy summer was like a dream in which she took no part but glided un consciously along with it. But an awakening came at last. Vin cent had been down and had been more impetuous, impulsive nnd boyisff than ever, urging her to a speedy union and de claring that he could not live without her. At last she had promised, and his rhap sodies had been so persistent and passion ate, that his departure was a relief. And now she sat at her window watching that I old yet ever new?ever beautful scene? j a sunset, and looking her future steadily in the face. "Why is it that I dread my marriage day so much ? Do all young girls on the eve of a new life, feel so reluctant, I wonder?" she mused, and then the name of Frank trembled on her lips. "No, not lum! Never him," she said resolutely, \yhilo her compressed lips and face slowly paled till they looked cold and still, like marble. "A country laborer! A penu r' ??s farm hand! I love him ? Neverl" Thon the words she had somewhere read n|ng faintly through .her brain: "I do not love thee, no, I do not love thee, i do not, though a mnothcred thrill (hucken? the heating of my heart when thou art near me, . A quick strong beating that I cannot still." Then she pictured Frank as belonging tc'another, as being lost to her entirely ; with one great heart bound and one tear I? sob, sho sank upon the floor. *'0 I do love him! God help me! I love him and am bound to another! I love him unasked and unloved in return!" Teijirs come to her relief and she wept loug and bitterly. Then with a prayer to Heaven for help to do her duty, she a&sc composed and resolute and pro ceeded to pack up her possessions. "I nrttat go homo and the sooner I nm?mar ried the better, for nj the wife of Vincent I cannot, will not think of ancther. One more evening with dear good Mrs. Stan hope, one more visit to tho loved scenes around Valley Farm?and then good bye to them all forever. Oh Frank, Frank, can I ever forget you? This happy, blissful summer with y?u will evoBtbe green in my memory. Oh, that I could forget." The tears sprang again to her eyes but she fiercely brushed them away. Vincent was there again the next day, ana.together they wardered over all the -?nPfrtik? hud "stopped at last close to the river's edge. The river was deep with a swift, strong current, and Vievie had of ten stood gazing into its ('.ark, gloomy depth.?, dreaming for hours; now she bent over them silently scarcely hearing Vin cent's passionate words. . Just across the path in the next field were the hayma kers, and among them she easily distin guished Frank by his tall symmetrical form and his easy, graceful motions. Fix her eyes determined as she would upon the water, they would wander to him, and had Vincent known how far her thoughts were from what he was say ing, he would have bceen more impatient ami reproachful than ever, But Vievie was growing so weary of his ceaseless homage, and a fancy seized her to see how far down she could look into the clear water of the river. There was au old tree near them that had fallen with its top far into the stream. Out upon that she climbed, as far as she could go, spite of Vincent's entreaties, and lightly lean ing over the old bough, she gazed down, down into clear swill waters. But the old decayed limbs could not bear up even her slender form, and swaying and trembling a few moments they fell with a crash and left Vievie struggling in the cold river. She grasped one limb after another, but they all gave way and she guvo up in despair. Meanwhile Vincent was delivering a series of frightened yells, running up and down the bank, and jumping in and out of the river, and fi nally pulling oft* his "beautifully fitting boots" and laying them carefuly on the log. lit: was just deciding to wade out a little way into the water, when Frank WyniAU bounded past him and plunged into the river. Some of tho harvest hands started tor a boat a quarter of a mile tip stream, others stood hopelessly with Vincent on the bnnk. But Frnnk rapidljr swain toward the spot where i Vicvu had sunk, and grasped her firmly just aj she aroje. He struck out vigor ously for the shore, but the swift, strong current carried him farther ami farther down the stream, and spito of all his ef forts, burdened as he was, he could not get near the bank. His only hope was that he could keep up till the boat came ; but at last he despaired even of that. "Oh Vievie, I cannot save you. God help us, wo must die together." "Leave me and save yourself," said Vievie faint ly. "Never! Oh darling! with death so close u cannot be wrong to tell you how passionately J love you! Vievie I Vievio, one word 1 Oh God, she is dead I" But she was not dead, only exhausted. One faint smile, one low whisper, "I love you," and her senses left her. With a now strength in his arms, and a new hope in his heart, he exerted himself once more, and with almost superhuman effort kept Vievie and himself above water till tho boat came, and they were lifted almost lifeless into it. Ceaseless and untiring care at last re stored them both. Vincent, was bend ing over Vievie with passionate extrava gant exclamations, and praying her to live for him, when she came to herself. "Vincent, if my life was not worth to you the risking of your own to save it, you cannot have it. It is useless to say more; henceforth you are nothing to me." No entreaties or excuses could prevail; and Vincent, departed from the country a sadder and a wiser man. Vievie returned home soon to make pre parations for her coming bridal day? but she did not make them reluctantly this time. Whatever may have been her thoughts of marrying a "poor farm hand" once, she is to-day proud of her noble, intelligent farmer-husband. - ? i a AX ACT for the Protection ami Preservation of Useful Animal*. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting ia General Assembly, and by l.he authority of the same : That it shall not be lawful for any per son in this State to kill any deer or wor ry them with dogs or otherwise, with the intention of destroying them, between the 1st day of January nud the 1st day of September, in any year hereafter. Sec. 2. That any person violating the foregoing provision of this act shall, up on conviction thereof, be fined not less [ than twenty dollars, or be imprisoned not less than twenty days, which fine, if im posed, shall be recoverable before any couri of competent jurisdiction ; one-half j thereof shall go to the informer, and the other half thereof to the school fund of the said county. Sec. 3. That any person in whose pos session recently killed venson or fresh deer skins shall be found, between the dates above mentioned, shall be liable to the same penalty as those violating sec tion 2 of this aet. Sec. 4. '1 hat it shall not bo lawful for any person in this State, between the l?th day of February and the 15th day of October, in any year hereafter, to catch kill or injure, or to pursue with such in tent, or to sell, or expose for sale, nny wild turkey, partridge, dove, woodcocK, snipe or pheasant; and anj person found guilty thereof shall be fined not less than ten dollars, or be imprisoned not less than ten days, which fine, if imposed ,shall go, one-half thereof to the informer and the other half thereof to the school fund of the county where the offense was com mitted. Sec. 5. That it shall not be lawful for any person in this State to wantonly shoot, or entrap, for the purpose of killing, or in any other manner destroy any bird whose principal food is insects, or take or destroy the eggs or young of an)' of the species or varieties of birds that arc pro tected by the provisions of this nc% com prising all the species and varieties of birds represented by the several families swallows, bats, whippoorwills, fly catchers, thrashers, warblers, finches, larks, orioles, nut hatchers, woodpeckers, humming birds, mocking birds, blue birds, red birds and robins, and all other species and va rieties of land birds, whether great or small, of every description, regarded as harmless in their habits, and whose flesh is unfit for food, including tho turkey buzzard, but excluding the jackdaw, the crow, tho crow blackbird, and eagle and all hawks and owls which prey upon other birds; and any person violating the pro visions of this section shall, on conviction thereof, forfit and pay a fino of ten dol lars, or be imprisoned not less than ten days, which fine, if imposed, shall go, one half to tho informer, and the other half to tho school fund of the county in which [ tho offense was committed; Provided, That no person shall be prevented from-, protecting any crop of fruit or grain on his own lands from the. depredations at;. any birds herein intended to. be pro-,r tected. > ' \f Sec. 6. Whenever a person shall bavef. made or created an artificial pond on htt own land, and shall put wMf:j or the eggs of .any fish or oyster, for the purpose of breeding and cultivating fish or oysters, and shall give notice thereof by written or printed handbills, put sip in public places near said pond; and any person who shall thereafter; enter , in or f; about such pond for the purpose of fish ing, or shall catch or take away any fish 1 or oysters therefrom, or shall be guilty of committing any trespass upon any *r?oii tificial fish pond by fishing In tho same*,,,, I or in any manner using any means to des | troy the fish or oysters raised or collected in such pond, or by breaking the dam or dams for tho purpose of permitting the fish or oysters to escape, or by poisoning the same, or in any manner destroying or injuring the same; and any inch, per-1 sons, upon conviction, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty l dollars nor more than one hinndred dbf-V*' lars, or be inprisoned, at the discretion of the court; which fine; if imposed, shall go, one half thereof to the informer* au4;,1L the other half thereof to the peraon^or..j. persons whose property shall have been , injured : Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed as to apply to ponds used as water power ror manufac turing purposes. Sec. 7. That it shall not be lawful for . any person in this State, after the }*st day of April, ( iS7 2,) to take any trout from the streams thereof, by impregnating the waters with poisonous or deleterious sub stances ; and any person ' vi6Iatfagr tmV provision shall, upon conviction thereof, j be fined ten dollars for every such offense, or be imprisoned not less than ten days, which fine, if imposed, shall go, one-half to the informer, and the other half to the school fund of the county in which such offense shall have been committed. Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved March 12th, 1872. AX ACT to Regulate the issuing of Check* tm Laborers upon Plantations and Elsewhere, Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the 'the authority of the same That' unless otherwise provided by special contract, it shall be, and it is hereby, required of all persons who em ploy laborers upon plantations or else where by the day, week, month or year, to pay such la borers or employees in United States bank notes or fractional currency. Sec. 2. That if any person or persons, after the passage of this act, shalf offer to any laborer or employee, except as provided for in the preceding section, as compensation for labor or services per* formed, check or scrip of any description in lieu of United States bank notes or fractional currency, tho said person or pcr-ons so offending shall bo liable to in dictment and punishment by a fiuc not exceeding one hundred dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding twenty days or both, according to the discretion of the court. Provided, That tho word checks in this act shall not be constructed so as to prohibit the giving of checks upon any of tho authorised banks of deposit or issue in this State. Sec. 3. All acts or parts of acts incon sistent with this act are hereby repealed. Approved Mt rch 13, 1872. Effect of Frost on Plants.?It has been a disputed question whether plants' killed bv frost die in freezing or in thaw* ing. That the former is the case, at least in some cases, has been satisfactori ly demonstrated by Professor Goppcrt, of Breslau. The flowers of certain orchids, produce indigo, but only by a chemical reaction that takes place upon the death of the parts. Whoa they are crushed or tho vitality- of the cells is otherwise de stroyed, they turn blue at once. Now this change of color occurs immediately i)pon freezing, which proves that the lite then ceases. Certain other species are said to show the same thing.?{Boston Journal of Chemistry.