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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,<or ihoeeaf their fric-nd?
arc omitted from the - ticket, are ready
wilh sly, underhanded insinuations,
to injure tho men who have bocn .fcr
tuuatc enough".to, secure the nom'mc
lions* . And (.his they do vrhilje, pre
tending to be loyal to the parly that
has supported them for yearn. They(
arc,,more dangerous than an open
opponent, for they,.like an insidious
foe, strike in the dark. They arex.
class who .dare not come to the frobt
aqd openly prroclaim what they , in
sinuate and hint at. They are always
full of the treachery of some one in
the party whose sole offence in,reali
ty, is iu having by independence of
thought and- action, ignored these
snakes in the grass, having learned
their chaaacter from past experience.
They are a class of men. who tako
their mean revenge by voting and
noddling /"split tickets" when they
can do so and avoid, detention, and
always, the first to come forward ask
ing reward for their services they so
brazenly pretend to have rendered.
[B atifort Crescent.
A Bookkeeper Disappears.
Last Monday night, a young mac
named William Frank, bookkeeper
for Mr. John B. Vaughn, a grocer on
upper Broad street disappeard and
h&s not been heard . of since. Mr.
Vaughn says that he took wilh him
one hundred and ninety dollars that
that he knows of and probably other
amounts that he cannot now specify.
Frank had been in Mr. Vaughn's
employ for some time aud was an ad
mirable bookkeeper and4 accountant.
Mr. Vaughn surprised him in the act
of counting a considerable sum of
money in his room not long ago but
he explained dis possession of the
amount by saying that it was bis
salary that he had saved. Mr.
Vaughn informed the police of his
loss and used every effort to discover
Frank, but so far has obtained no clue
to his whereabouts.?Agustu tlironi
cic filth instant.
A Singular Occurrence.
A very singular accident recently
happened in Georgia to the Charlotte,
Columbia and Agusta passenger train.
As the engine passed over Ihe frog of
ihc switch it jumped the track and
striking a side track, ran along tho
cross-ties of this a distance equal to
twice its length, and then mounted the
rail. So when Ihe train stopped by
application of ihe air brakes, the en
gine?rail the wheels on it?was ou
the side track, the cars on the main
track, and the tender of the engine
between the two tracks. In all
the confusion and changing around
of things nothing was broken and no
one was hurt.
Emigrants Returned
Mr. J. II. Harper aud family Mrs.
Mary Kirk, Mr. J. W. M. ilarper,
and Mr. John Sistarc, arrived at their
old home from Texas, on Saturday
last. This party spent about ooo
year in .Texas, which, satisfied them,
that there was no belter- place in too
world than old Lancaster, j They rep
resent that the lands in Texas, are not
any hotter than those in South Caro
lina, while tho disadvantages as to
health, water, society, comfort, Ac,
are ton times worse.?Ledg>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.,