t~ -.?-?.?_-? feliSiljXN & SIMS, Proprietors. SU USC KITT l ON. One Year.SI BO Six Months.1.00 Ministers of the Oespel.1.00 ADV EKTI8EM ENTS. First Insfertlon.31.00 ICuch Subsequent Insertion.?u Liberal contracts made for a mouth nnd over. ,J03B(0FFICE ^ia niErAiiKD, Ta do all kindsqy m ? i..'. . . ? ?.( : That'Stook Law Again. Editor Orangcbnrg Democrat: In your issue of the 5lu Dccembei, tbcro nro two .o^icle^ signed respec tively Congarce ami Watch, both in opposition to a s!ock law. As the columns of your paper nie liberally ottered and open to a free discussion pro and con of all subjects involving the welfare of our oounty, I take the liberty of saying a few Words on the pro side of the question. The strongest evidence in favor of such n law, is the fact that wherever it lias gone, or been in operation, the people are pleased with it. The wri ter visited one of the middle counl'te? of oor state the past summer and found on crossing the line, the slock law iu force, and in order to gain in formation on llio subject, conversed freely with persons he met, as to its working. Was told ^y several tiint they were violently opposed to such a* law, and would have voted against it, but since they had cxperieneetl its effects, would not return to the obi system if they qould. Some said they got more milk and butter, had no dillieulty in finding their cows, as they knew just wlieie to go, or send for them, instead of hunting the whole ncighl orhood as they did form erly. One man on u two-horse farm expected to make a bale of cotton on the ground ins fences had occupied. The argument against the law in that county, I was told,, was the same us that advanced by Congarce and Watch, the "poor man and the labor er," which whittled down to a point would be this: "Yo.u land owners must furuish pasturage for out stock ; and more than that, you must keep good fencing around your crops, fot in autumn when the grass on your woodland becomes sere and tough, our stock, both bovine and porcine, will mu: ifest a wonderful proclivity for something more succulent in the shape of your green peas, lice," &e. That is the argument of the opposi tion in a nut shell, and does not re *quire "every column of the Democrat Wttwelve years" to express it. ^ Since the visit to the up-country I have conversed with many farmers of oin county, and found but two op posed to a stock law. In speaking to one gentleman on the subject, I casually rcmatked to him that such a neighbor of his was opposed to the law. Said lie: "I do not wonder at it, for his stock pasture on my land." Watch speaks of ten head of cattle, twenty hogs, ten sheep and tor goats. I advise him tp reduce the number ot cows to one-fourth before the advent of the stock lav/, for it is surely, if slowly, making its way down from the up country. The twenty hogs will do. Sheep are desirable, but unless there be a very sltingcnt dog law, and it very rigidly enforced, Watch would not have many sheep to eat o^t pf his twenty acre pastures. - Goats I consider a nuisinec. I am fuily persuaded that a stock law would benefit the whole country. It is already a nc2essity in some por tions of Sr. lyiatlhews, where they have good land but a paucity of tim ber, it is true, a farmer could not Keep as much stock as at present, but the deficiency in quantity could be balanced by improvement in quality. It .would bo better to be restricted to two good cows ;and twenty hogs then to be compelled, to.,build a fence around a crop, when the whole stock would not pay for the fence if sold at a fair price, Besides, a farmer could with care, make more, and better manures with his two cows, than Watch can with his ten, roaming over the woods. The idea is to keep no more stoclc than oould bo supplied with Water from the. well if necessary. Congarce mentioned "an occasion al beef." Since Sherman's raid the country has never recuperated in the beef line, and occasional nre so few and far between, that a large majori ty of farmers, would not feel the de privation, It would he off-set by ad vnntngce. accruing from the stoclc law. I will conclude by asking tho two writers, Congarce and Wnleb; how many farmers among their acquaint ance own sloek thtit arc worth the fenoing around their plantations? XV. Episto Fork, Dec. 12, 1879. We overheard d country darkey telling a crowd of lowd negroes last Saturday that about, one hour before "do brake of day on de night of the 18th, he saw Job's collln to fall to the yeth,andde atars 'spangled olT in balls as big as my hand." Branchvillc Dots. liitANCiiviLU-:, S. C, Doc. 9,1879. Editor jOrangeburg Democrat: Krnuchvillc is looming up in ira porlanec, if uot in material prosperi ty, in the law "boom." Cases here have been as plentiful us loaves in Valambrasa. Mr. Jno. C. Ueevcs has established a first-class livery stable here". His genial manners and accommodating' disposition will guarantee to bis en ' terprisc abundant and long success. There is a lively rivalry going on here between our good merchants. Margins arc close. Sometimes live cents rvill turn an important trade. To-day a certain individual went to one of ourmercbants offering a bale Of cotton for sab?. This merchant offered 11 25. "Think I can do bet ter," said the vender. "All right," said the merchant, "see what you can do and let me know before you Bell." The sample was taken to No. 2, who, when he found out what No. 1 offered, bid 11 2G. "All right," said the vender. "If I can't get any more you shall have it." lie then re turned to No. 1, and told him what had passed. No. Jl said he wanted the cotton and would give the 11 25 but no more. "No," said the vender, "I promised to take it back to No. 2 if I did not get any more." "Tell you what I ii do," said .No. \. "I will give you 11 2G and a five cents pocket knife to boot. That will be mor.c than No. 2 offered. "All right," said the vender. The cotton was bought by No. 1 at 11 26, the vender receiving a live cents pocket knife to boot. Can any of your Or angeburg merchants beat that? Ego. Kissing. Girls take naturally to kissing? there's not the slightest doubt of it. A man slides as awkwardly into his first kiss as into Iiis elder broth er's tailcoat, and his vanity is cquully great on both occasions. He con siders them as steps up the ladder of life, and would have.his promotions proclaimed from the housetops, and shouted from the church steeples ; but such is his modesty in his family cirelp that when a younger brother quietly mentions them, ho looks red and feels unfraternal. The female sex obtain their remarkable profici ency iu kissing by perpetual study and constant practice. They arc eaily distinguished for their aptitude in the art, For what girl is not ready to kiss a baby at all hours and all sea sons? This sort of a kiss eventually develops into the genuine love-kiss? pleasant to experience and contem plate. Bound lo Marry in That Family, Alter many devious windings through l|ip troubled waters of the epuise of true love, a well-to-do far in er has finally drifted into the haven of wedlock. He courted a yonng lady for a year, became her accepted lover, and then wa9 jilted. He next made love to lit." sister, induced her to name the ?!??? , paid for the wedding cards, and then at the last moment was shown to lbs door. Another day was set, and again the maiden Paul, "We must part." In sheer despera tion he reopened negotiatious with his first sweetheart, und made such quick work of it, that before the girl had lime to change her mind he was her husband. The Washington Post has inter viewed quite a number of Southern Congressmen in regnrd to the new York Herald's Grant boom in the goulh. They all toil the same story ?there is no such boom ; it is all a newspaper sensation. Gentlemen from West Virginia, Arkansas, Mis souri, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennes see, Mississippi, Virginia, and per haps other States, all agreo that i there ts no such boom, and that only a few hungry cfllce seekers, "fools or rascals," are clamoring for or medi tating the Grant suicide. Many persons have greatly exag- ; gerated ideas of the space required for largo numbers of persons to stand Allowing two square feet to each per son, the entire population of the world (now estimated at 1,400,000 000) could stand on a plat of ground eleven miles squnro nnd leave room for about one hundred millions more. The little state of Rhode Island would in this way accommodate more than ten times the entire population of the globe. That Petition. Branch villb, S.,C., Dee. 2, 1879. Editor Orangeburg Democrat; I have been shown a petition which is to be signed and presonlod to the Legislature t.sking the abolishment of the new fridge across the North Edisto Bivcr on a road leading from Branchviile to Easterlies Mill in this county. It is claimed in the pis til ion that this bridge is exceedingly expensive to the county, and of little use. This is said by the enemies of the town of Branchviile to injure our merchants. I heard one merchant alone say,to dispense with the bridge would deprive iura of a trade of one thousand dollars per year. If one merchant alone would be deprived of that amount, would uot^the amount be much larger to take the trade of the merchants of the whole town. I claim for the citizens of Branchviile that this road and bride is of conside rable value, and don'jt believe tbet a. single meoiber of Orangebnrg's dele gation in the present House will fav or the repeal of the charter of the road and bridge. The petitioners claim that to repair the bridge will be ex ceedingly expensive. Let me ask have we not a right to the benefit ol public money as well as other parts of the county, and I also claim that tje bridge will not be exceedingly expensive, but that it is a public benelit and a public convenience, and should be kept up by the county. Branch vi llc Will be QJosed. We arc very sorry to learn that the Columbia Theological Seminary will close next May for want of funds. There is a monthly deficien cy of between ?350 and 8400, and unless something extraordinarily hap pens the ii.stiJLrjlio!) will have to be permanently closed up. The Rev. W. S. l'lumcr sent a coin municn. ion to the Board last night stating that on account of advancing age, he could uot andenke the urduou3 la bors in connection with a tour through the State soliciting aid for the Sem inary fiom the various churches. It is not ki.own whether any other person will be appointed to fulfil this impor tant mission. We trust that tome thing will turn up to aid this venera ble institution, and lift it out of the siough adversity of in which it ie now struggling for existence.?Palmetto Yto man, To Remove Freckles. The Camden Journal says: "A lady writes to ask us if we know of anything that will remove freckles. Wc do not know of any remedy from personal experience, but wc have seen the following recommended in an exchange, which we cheerfully give for the benefit of any of our fair readers, so troubled ; old maitta in cluded : "Bathe the face lightly with cologne water after tea, and about 10 1*. M., brush both checks, the fore head and chin, with a carefully sc? lectcd mustache. If this docs not re move the freckles, it will under ordi nary circumstances, cuuse them to be forgotten" If any of our acquaint ances should try tho above experi ment we would be pleased to note the result. Friond, did you ever notice a poor chap that stands on the first psgc of the almanac, with the fish and sheep and scorpionH and bulls and tTiins etc., all around him? Did you ever notice that he was nr.ked and cold looking, and appeared as if he had nothing to eat cinco last June when blackberries were in season? Well that poor fellow v.'as r.n editor who tried to run a country newspaper on credit. Don't you feel eorry for him If you have any soul in you v. oknor that you do co, make up your mind et once, and stiel: to it, that you r/LH pay for j/ou,r paper ; end povcr havo it said that yen helped to bringe fel low-being down to that condition. Tuk charters of tha National Banks which were granted for treaty years begin to expire in 1883, one hundred and seventy-nine of theco in stitutions having been chartered ba foce January 1, 180-4. It is said that a good, many shrewd men in Congress arc looking forward with gratification to the lime when the banks v?Ul want favors at their hatubj. This means that the "shrewd men" have some nice jobs to put up, whereby they will pocket a good deal of money. j f it docs not mean this, what doc:; ii mean ? Fenoe Law. Edisto, December, 9tb, 1879. Editor Orangeburg Democrat: Two articles appeared in a recent isnue of your paper on the subject of "Fences"?dilfuring in opinion from these writers, I venture a reply, as I conceive this subject to ho one of the most important that can engage the attention of our people. "There is nothing more in the way of 'our suc cess and prosperity than the gicat ex-( pense we annually undergo, in fencing' in our crops. I am satisfied that the country would save immensely if the fence law ns it now stands could be changed. Tho time, cost and labor spent in splitting and hauling rails could be more proutabiy applied to the improvement of our lands. Largo pastures on almost every farm and neighborhood could be en closed with perhaps j less than one third the expense required in keeping up the fences around our fields. Ten ants and laborers would have no trouble in arranging with proprietors for the pnstorage. of tbe slock, and they would fiud it far easier to keep up the "pasttite fence" than the "Held fence." I believe this is tho only chiBS of our people who would object to the passage of the Fence Law, and1 if they could be properly informed upon the subject, 1 venture the opin ion that tho greater number of their fears would be removed. If the passage of the Fence Law re duced the quantity of stock in the country, it would ha moie than re placed by a superior quality. We ?ould then have cattle and hogs wot" thy of the name, whereas they now in too many instances have but the re semblance of "starved frames," and hundreds of them die every winter for went of food and shelter. With the pasture law, wn would al ways know where to find our stock, and this eternal hunting business.' which is a curse to the land, would be forover slopped. Thieves and depredators would then find more .profitable employment at home, than in? bun tin q oyor- th?r) woode and swamps of their ueighbors. As to the water about which "Congaree" has eo much fear, I would eay, that where it is not supplied by nature, rells and springs could he easily dug, and the stock supplied daily with large troughs. As to the quantity of stock to be kept, planters would be governed by the amount that would pay them, and keep only the best quality. With proper management I venture the opinion that a sufficien cy of the finest bacon, beef, milk and butter could be raised on every farm in our county for home consumption. As to its going to a price beyond tbe ability of the poor people to pay, is' perfectly absurd. If there was not a pound of bacon raised in South Caro lina the price of this yr^at article of our food would hardly be two cents beyond Its present value. So "Watch" needn't he alarmed that our people would cuffei in Urn respect. We are living in an ngc of progres sion, and the fence law as it now stands is our greatest harrier to suc cess and prosperity. Tbe wants and nccessitice of our people will in some day, not far in the future, demand a change in the Fence Lr.vr. I am awe.rc that the change won hi not suit everybody, for this would be impossi ble, but I rvm satisfied that it world benefit, by fur, the greater number of our people. ?'Congareo" cannot be advised thr.t many cf our rails arc bought end hauled two and three miles, and that large sections of out most valuable lands can scarcely he fenced at nil. So, sooner or later, the change will bo imperative and wc may as well prepare cur minds for it. Hundreds of bales of cotton and bush els cf corn ccn ho made on land now occupied by rotten cud dilapidated fenced which stunde r.o n disgrace to civilisation and tho age v/c live in. Farm3?s, otttdy this ''Fence question" with c'i its disadvantages tc our suc cess, and not rest until we have the "Fence Law" iu Orangeburg County. Edisto. Horror ofhoirors. Some New York bays actually stoned Mrs. Mary Forsc to death on Friday last. Sho was a young married woman And tho moth er of (our children. After knocking her down they throw her into a coal bin. Tho boys are named Charles Crowlcy, Frank Mahur and Cornelius Sullivan. Wc are glad the great outrage was. not, committed in tho South,. Soldiers in Washington. A dispatch from W?8hington to the New York Would, is as follows : The rumor is gaining ground that it is proposed* to ostablish a large gnr-( rison of regular troops, possibly in the Washington Arsenal, whieh is now used for the manufacture and slorngo of military supplies. The troops composing it will bo n-t the headqua.ters of the regiment, with its band and about six companies. At tbo same ?timo evtra quarters and camping grounds will be so arranged that the garrison could in n few hours bo augmented to several thousand. If this plan is carried out it will bo in direct opposition to the wishes of Congress. Gen. Hancock is quoted as .being opposed JLo garrisoning troops in Washington, and it is be lieved correctly. He would certain ly oppose always any such ill-advised attempt, monarchical in its character and suicidal to the discipline of the regular army. It is safe to assert that if Congress should be asked for an appropriation for the establish' inent of a garrison here, an almost unanimous volc^of the members. Re publicans and Democrats, would be recorded against giving a dollar for any euch purpose. A Word to Farmers' Sons. Farmers' eons are quite apt to sup pose that they can only attain to some coveted position in life through the aveuuc of some trade or profession. They look around and flnd the wealthy men nearly all belong to these classes They do not slop to consid er Ihnt only the wealthy ones come to view ; that for every one of these who have acquired wealth und dis tinction, ninety-nine others have fail ed aud disappeared, or have never risen to notice at all. They act on the belief that they are the only per sons that can be called into public life, ignoring the fact that it is the training they get that constitutes the difference, rather than tho calling. A farmer of equal learning and cul tuifl . with the lawyer would, we be lieve, flnd himself in just as good re quest, with pci'iitips many chances in his favor. If the farmer allows the professional man to monopolize all the advantages at the start, he must expect to lied himself ut a dis advantage all the way through. Silent Influence. If a sheet of paper on which a key has been laid, be exposed for some minutes in the sunshine, and then in stantaneously viewed in the dark, tho key removed, a faded specter of lb* key will be quite visible. Let this paper be laid nside for many months where nothing can disturb it, and then in darkness bo laid on a plate of hot metal, the specter of the key will appear. This is equally true of our minds. Every man we meet, every book wc read, every picture or land scape wc see, every word or tone we hear, leaves its image on the brain. The traces, which under ordinary cir cumstances, are invisible, never fade, but in the intense light of cerebral excitement, Blcrt into prominence, just as the spectral image of t he key started into sight on the application of heat. It is thus with all the influ ences to which we are cubjected. Thousand Dollars Gpont to Got Ten. Tho Winchester, ICy., Democrat says: The suit of Elijah Moore agcinet Dudley Wade, for about an eighth of an acre of land, occupied Friday,Saturday and tho greater por tion of Tuesday in the circuit court, i Many witnesses were introduced, much learning brought out on the subject of surveying, and a great deal of interest shewn by the parlies to the action and iheir friend*. This is the second suit growing out of the dis. puta over this land, pnd it is octima teu.that the litigation has coot not less than ?? 1,000. Tho land is worth about 010. Tho jury brought in a verdict for plaintitl, giving him what ho claimed. Wosseii havo certain rights which arc inalienable. Every woman has a right to bo any r.go she please ; if she were to toll her real age, no one would belieyo her. Every woman who makes puddings has a right to believe she can make better puddings than, any other woinau in the world. Every woman hoa a right to think her child the prettiest little baby in the world ; and it would be folly to deny her this right, for sho would be guro to take it. '.'If You Love Me Tell Me So." If you Jove ine. /ell ine so; ( have read it Id your eye.?, I have heard it in your slj/hn, But jny woman's heart replies, "II" you love uie, tell incao," Should I {jiveyou, yes or no? Nay a girl may not confess That lmr answer would be "yes," To such questioning, unless* Ho who loves her tells her so. If you love nie. toll me so; Love <:ives strength to .watch and waif, Trust ?ives heart for anyifatc; Poor or rich, unknown or jjrtat-* If you Jovo nie, tell uie so. The Body in the Bag. A number of medical students in' Indianapolis recently undertook to make a victim of a professional "res urrectionist." They teld him that they had secured a body and asked him to icmove it from its hiding place. Tho supposed corpse in the bag was a live ?aedical student. Tbe students pointed out the spot where the hag was concealed., and the pro fessional threw the bag over has' shoulder and set out for the college. The corpse, who had no knowelcdge of his whereabouts, straightened out just as his bearer was crossing the canal. With rare presence of mind the intended victim of the joke heaved his burden over the bridge into the water aud calmly walked on. Had not the companions of the unfortun ate fellow rushed to his rescue there would have beeu a "sure enough" corpse in the part}-. ! Dyeing the Eyes. A learned German doctor has, it is announced, discovered a means of dyeing the eyes of animals in general and of man In particular any color he pleases. He is accompanied on his travels of propagation by n dog witli a rose colored eye, and a cat with an orange red eye, and a monkey with a chrome-yellow eye. But the most curious specimens of his art are a ne gro with one eye black and the other, blue, and a negress with one eye gold colored and the other silver white. The doctor says the process of ocular transformation, far from injuring the sight, .strengthens and improves it. The absence of the Probate Judgei of this county from his otllce and the the county for the past three weeks, is beginning to tjl&vtia considerable j anxiety on the part of his friends, I and is furnishing material for much public gossip. He left hero on the night of November 21st, in company with Messrs. A. J. Moses and J. M. James, who went to Tennessee, with out giving oven his immediate family any notice of his intended going, or when he would return. Nothing has been hi aid from him and no one can give any idea of his whereabouts His mysterious departure and contin ued absence is very naturally causing many conjectures, but we trust that he may return at au early day and a proper explanation given.?Darling ton News, Lawson's plantation is some twen ty-nine miles from Canton, Miss., in a section which owns Eliza Finkslon as a resident. This section bears a pretty bard reputation gencrully, and is known as Little Texas. Mr. Ro bens'waa Mr. Lawson's nearest neigh bor, living only a few hundred yards' off, and Mr. Lawson dined with Mr. Rubens on Wednesday, In the even ing word was brought Mr. Lawson that a negro named Hoson Anderson wished him to come over to his cabin, about two miles off, to talk about some business. Mr. Lawson hesita ted to go, as it was getting dark, and ho had been for some time ap prehensive of danger from certain parlies ; but he did go, and this was the last Been of him alive. Frederick Schmidt, of Columbia^ b-fou^ht ouit against Dr. E. R. Turn ipsccd for tho recovery of his arm, which the Doctor amputated in April, 1C78. Tho petitioner is a . Roman Catholic,and wanted hie arm to receive a Christian burial. The Doctor wanted it for scientific purposes* and had pre served it in alcohol, and declined to surrender it unless he was ibltnbutsed the cost of preparation, some six dol lars. Ou tho advico of the Court Schmidt paid the money and had the satisfaction burying his arm. Young man, a diamond pin looks real nice and glistens brightly, but when four dollars a week supports a man and pin both, one or the other arc not genuine. Sore Heads. There are ..men'to be fouriddu all political parlies, arid in all Jlooalilies lhat -are well named "sore beads'." Theie is never anything right that they hnve not had. a' hand in engineer ing. They arc a class who are con stantly seeking cilice, and it ho if their names,ix. Mail Contracts. Congressman A ikon, speaking of contracts to ^enrry , tho ^country mails," 6ays: "Thes? contracts aro taken up by lohfers usually around here [Washington.} whoydespite tho law, sub-let to men in the Sowfchy and fatten like sunfUh off the excess paul them by the government over tho amount they pay tho sub-contractor. If our people would be the prime bid ders and secure tho* contracts from first hands it would keep qnito a sum of money within tho State." Com:;, friends, pay up. Unless our subscribers pay up wo. aro bound to have a (oss* It is not much and you can affordi to pay it; but wo can t af ford to. lose it?for you arc about seven Ln ml red to one against us. Sc-, walk up, gentlemen, settle nroropaly and fully.,