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Tll.lt). C- AN drews* nug27i-tf. DR. D. L. BOOZER, Surgeon Dentist, 1? prepared to execute his professional work i the neatest and most perfect manner. (. Hi c c o v c r D u hi c & C h a p in a n 's, Opposite the Columbia Hotel, Columbia, S. C. DR. T. BERWICK LEG A RE, 1) E N T A L S U R G E O N , Graduate, Baltimore College Dental Surgery. O?ee, Market rtrcet, Over Store of J. A. Hamilton teb 11 POETRY. LITTLE LIFTERS, "Hear yc one Another's Burdens." Did you know riiy darling .children There was work for you to do, Ah yon tread lifo'n flowery pathway, 'Neath skies of brightest blue? Your tiny hands ho feeble, May powerless appear, But .they often lighten burdeits . The strongest scarce can beat*. You all arc "Little Lifters," Who with loving sseal will try To help the weak and weary, And dry the tearful eye; And though you lift but little, Faint not, but lift again, The hardest rock is worn Jly the constant dripping rain. And when you sing to baby, Till he gently falls to sleep; Or coin fort little sister, T4I1 hci blue evest-ease to weep; Or tie up Johnnie's: bIioo strings, And shielding hci from care. And when father, tired aiAj weary, Comcs'home to rest at night, Draw up for bim the easy elfiiir, And make the lire burn bright, Though small the deeds of kindness, And low the words of love, The recording argel writes them In glowing lines above. Then love and help oneh other, Fur to you this charge is given, And in lifting other's burdens, You lift your souls to heaven. SELECTED SjOllY. From '?Our Fireside Friend." A STUDENT'S STORY. J'.Y S. UK?T?K IJUOCKTON. Yes, medical students once in n while have an adventure. Sometimes it is ho moi'o than a shy flirtation with the rosy choceked damsel across the way, who re wards our pantomimic devotion by throw ing tis shy kisses from the pink tips of her taper lingers. Then again, it may he a student's ?.pmrrel, a hasty challenge, and, mayhap, iftho parties have not the good nature or moral courage to settle the dispute before-hand, a veritable duel conducted with all due secrecy, and usu ally ending in two .-hots fired at random, a reconciliation, and strict preservation ofthe whale occurrance from lue sur veillance of the College Faculty. Or, as in the instance 1 propose to relate, one may bo visited by a terrible experience, such as comes to a man only once or twice, in a whole life-timc-to some, per haps never. Our University at the time to which 1 refer, was a comparatively ?cininstitu tion, and the medical department in its infancy; though through the efforts ol certain liberal and enterprising men of note in our profession, was making rapid strides in the way of advancement, and competition with older and more firmly established colleges of learning. At that time I was "beginning my juni or year, and looking eagerly forward to my hard-earned diploma. At the conclu sion of my two years' of laborious study, it was my design to pay especial atten tion to the two branches, anatomy and surgery ; but unfortunately for my desir ed researches, our death of "subjects" gave little opportunity for those practical experiments,* without which theory, though at one's tongue's end, is but a sor ry recompense. I suppose it seems to many persons a drcndful thing to dismember a defunct body with the dissecting knife. Mess you! I understand all that! Have been through it myself. Indeed, at the time of which I speak, a horde of old supersti tions haunted my heels whenever I look the scalpel in hand. However, I appeal to thosa whoso pre judices arc the strongest against the prac tice; is it not a greater kindness towards our brother man, if we acquire Mich skill as experience alone can give, through the medium of a senseless corpse, than to go out into the world trying our bungling experiments oh Hving.snTyccts, who must lit.gor in snfiwing, perhaps (lie, -because we lack that knowledge of the human sytrtcrVi, and skillfulncss in surgery, which dissecting alone could have taught us? Has it ever occurred to your mind, that the eccentric gentleman who, on dying, willed his body to a scientific institution, served as truly a missionary purpose as he who crosses the ocean to spend his life in ministry among the heathen? I Uul to return to my narrative. It was just at the time of odr greatest privation, when we had sent far and near to procure a'-subject, niwl fiumd tione ic-glheoini?^l that some of the class brought intelligence of a body w hich had, that very afternoon been interred in the cemetery adjoining the town. It w."\s the body of a man, ami the death hud been a sudden one, though from no contagious dis use; The limited illness, as it would leave the system very nearly in its natural condition, rendered it the more .desirable for scicitilic pur poses. Under ordinary circumstances, such an net us despoiling a grave would never have occurred to any of us, at least with a view of carrying it put. Indeed, liiere was a iaw in the college forbidding ii. under a heavy penalty; but taking in consideration all the previously cited cir cumstances, yon will preceivehow strong a temptation confronted us! < >f course we were hound to the utm >3ts !crecy,and could profit by the use o|* <>t:r "forbidden fruit" only in the privacy of our in Ii vi l ua.l apartments. This was plainly under stood in the beginning. By twos and threes, we s * raj :': .1 to gether, uttering low comments and sug gestions, until twelve of our number had assembled. Together we r< paired to the lodgings of a classmate, where, .-c ure from eavesdroppers, or interruption, a unanimous vole decided in favor of ob taining possession of the body. Three of our number were deputed to procure it, and as no one volunteered they were selected by lot. Nine blanks and three crosses were put into a hat. 1 was the lirst to .draw, und brought out a cimss; then came two blanks, and a cross foi Dick Rivers, otherwise called the "Blow-hard!" four more blanks, and the third cross fell to a tall, .-trapping fellow by tho name of Matthew Middlclon. Wc were instructed t?> raise the body, about the hour of midnight, and convey it cautiously, through an unfrequented by-way as fur as Lynn street, and conceal it in a closet adjoining the bachelor apartments of one of our class, where no prying land-lady or curious cluimbcr maid might spy out our secret. The coining evening was decided upon as the one upon which wc were to ijiako the attempt. In case of surprise or disturb" nncc, wc were to make our way back with all possible dispatch, ba ten quietly to our lodgings and feign ignorance of the whole transaction. ?4 loiti- undertaking would he attended v?jth no particular risk, as there was but biro house in the immediate vicinity to tab cemetery, and that the dwelling of tag sexton, n man well into years and nearly deaf, as was also his housekeeper, familiarly known as Goody Dent. At ten o'clock, according to nppoint men', I repaired to our rendezvous, and found my two companions awaiting me. We carried between us, a spade, a rope, a chisel, a lantern, and a large, heavy yor>l sack, in which to wrap the "subject" 'ehe night was cloudy, and we picked our rj^%a?Ucntlv...<h|rop^r|i U^c> dark streetsu now ami then ilasliing !i ray from our lantern, on the path ahead. Arriving at the cemetery! wefound the gate s surely fastened, but easily vaulted over the enclosure. The tomb stones gleamed dull and white through the mur ky gloom. A violent wind which luul risen .with the selling of the sun, soughed over the tall grass and .-hook the willow branches until they lashed each other, as in a blind fury. We pressed closely to gether, reassuring ourselves by low-spo ken jests and light conversation. Our informant bad been able to des .cribc the exact locality in which the c ?rpse had been deposited, and with little difficulty we found our way to the freshly i heapc 1 mound of earth which marked the ucw-nindo grave. Resolutely we set to work, using the spade in turn, until at length it struck, with a dull thud, upon the coffin ltd. A tier that we pro C( ((1 1 with more care, and less speed, until the whole top of the coffin was bare. This Middlcton announced in a strange whisper. 1 "Cone- out ?>f it then," was Rivers quick re pause. '?Your two-hundred pounds, nvoirdupoiso will smash thv whole concern!" We drew Middlcton out, ami I held the lantern, while Rivers, who was much slighter, but very muscular, descended with rope and chisel. 1 noticed thecofiin Was a very large one, ami nearly seven (eel in length. lie unscrewed the lid and til row* it back. "Mahomet ami all the prophets!" was his somewhat irreverent exclamation. Reeling down; with Middlston over tuy shoulder, I beheld the tnr.s ivc brad, and ginr.t sh( ulders of a man in the prime of life; his features indicated Noiwcgian descent. Large as was his cofliti it lilted him snugly. "Thewhole lid lias got to co'.nc elf!" said Rivers lugubriously. "Nothing less wii! begin to answer." After some dili geul work with the chisel, he lilted the lid to one side, setting it. up edge-wise. The corpse was ail of six feet height, ami would weigh?at a rough guess?two hundred and scventy-fivo pounds, fast ening the rope to the arms ami across the shoulders, Rivers climbed up to the edge of the cavity, and unitt .1 Iii;. length with ours. "Here we are '." was his confideut ajssec tion; but there canio some obstruction and,' puR and tug as we might, we could not raise our burden above a half reclining position. "Come, Brock," put in Middlcton, "you arc the slighest; just you go down, iposen the old fellow's feet, and give us a *Kft under his shoulders; that's a good fellow." I did not much relish the idea of so eloso proximity to my "Norwegian friend as wo dubbed the corpse : but ashamed la reveal my Intent cowardice, sprang readi ly down, and moving the feet, planted my self immediately under thesuspended body preparing for a vigorous boost. ? Casting I my eyes upward, 1 saw that; the moon, just broken loose from the clouds, threw a broad beam of light athwart the grave. At the same instant, the distant town clock began oh the stroke of twelve* I A quick exclamation sounded from above,, followed by a violent concussion-, which showed mo more stars t han ever at 1 one time spangled the heavens. Then I heard rapid, departing footsteps, and all was silence. I came to a speedy realiza tion of my position. I was fast wedged into the bottom jf the cofiin, under the ! full weight ofthat ponderous corpse. My cowardly classmates, had been frightened away, leaving me to combat alone the terrors of my frightful situation. A hand of ice seemed closing about my heart, checking its pulsations. A-cold perspiration broke from ever}' pore. In agony of terror I strove to free myself from my loathsome prison: but ir? viviiK I was exceedingly slender in person, and muscular force was proportionately weak.! Under the most advantageous circum stances 1 could have lifted scarcely ono half this weight; now I had fallen iu a particularly awkward position, which, be sides being extremely painful, made resis tance doubly difficult. Exert myself as ?I would, I was unable, in the least degree,. to obtain release. I shrieked in the extremity of my ter j ror. 1 ered aloud until hoarseness muS? fled my voice to a whisper. I strained every nerve until the tension snapped, and utterly exhausted, I was powerless to move hand or foot. I counted the seconds as they resolved tlfemscl7C3 into minutes, and the minutes as they progressed towards hours. I re called the faces of friends, some that I j had not seen for years. Vague and iri 1 distinct images came and went before my mind's eye, becoming gradually dimmer and fainter, until blank unconsciousness cuveloued my strained faculties in merci ful oblivion. "Thank heaven, old I'd low, that you arc yet alive. Come, let's hurry up. Vve must be gone from here, before any one is stirring." "Tbc-subject?" I queried faintly. "\Vill remain where it lies, until Gab riel blows his horn " ejaculated Rivers. ""V ou see,'1 began Middlcton, shame facedly, "Rivers and 1 got a right smart scare, just when you went down itvto that grave, and the moon sboo.o out so bright. We happened to look benind u*, before making ready for that last pull, and 1 tell you it was enough to make a fellows hair stand on ends ; that sight wc saw. It wa3 long and white, und came rolling over the ground, making all kinds of motion's and antics, and just then the dock struck for twelve ; we called down to you to let out for home, and then we started." "N ever dreamed but what you were tight to our heels, 'pon honor, didn't!'' broke i>. llivcrs. "Never once though of such a thing as your getting caught in that Kind of a trap! Alley we got out, and louiul you not following, we conclu ded yoir was playing off brave, and bad biicakcd home sonic other way, to got a hick on us. So we went right to your rooms, to wait for, and find you out. Rut when ii got nigh morning nnd you didn't conic, wo got frightened enough about you, and waked up Roberts and WjUis O go back with us nndjindjutt what was the matter." "But thegost?" 1 shuddered, endeav oring to eil up and look about inc. "Ob ! that hi the joke of it," laughed Roberts, who having finished his work, came tip convulsed with merriment. "Do you sec that strip of linen out yonder, that Goody Dont has out bleaching'T Well, you know thewiud was a parfuct gale, and it blew, up .the cloth and sent it rolling along, and these fellows .mistook it for a grave-yard specter. Hal Hal Ha!" One Hundred Years Ago. Gne hundred a'nVf ten yeats ago there I was not a single white man in Kentucky,* Ohio, Indiana or Illinois. Then, what ra ! the most flourishing part of America waff as little know n ha the country around the' mysterious mountains of the moon. It was not until 17(57 that Ilopne loft his home in North Carolina, to become the first pioneer settler in * Kentucky. The first pioneer of Ohio did not settle until twenty years ago. Canada belongecf to* France, and the population did not ex" ceed a million and a Irilf of people. A ' hundred years ago tjic Great Frederick of Prussia was performing those graud exploits which have made him immortal in military annals, and with his little monarchy was sustaining a single con test with Russia, Austria and France,, the three great powers . of Europb cpin bincd. Washington was a modest Vir ginia Colonel, and the great events in history of the two worlds in which these great but dissimilar men took leading parts were then scarcely foreshadowed, A hundred years ago the United States were the most loyal purt of the British Empire, and on the political horizon no speck indicated the struggle which, with in a score of years thereafter, establish ed the great republic of the world. A hundred years ago there were but four newspapers in America! Steam engine* had not been Jir-ugincd, railroads and telegraphs had not entered into the re motest conception of men. When we :Como to look bach at it through the Vista of history, we find that to the century just passed has been allotted more im portant events, in f\?ir bearing upon the' happiness of the world, than almost any other which has elapsed since the crea tion.?[Dakota Advertiser. The Wonders of the World. This world of ours is filled with won ders. The microscope reveals not less than the telescope, each at either end of creation. In the insect creation, particu larly, there is so much to know that has never been drtumpt?wheels within, wheels, without computation or number. I.et us take a rapid glance at the proofs of the statement. The polypus, it is said, like the fabled hydra, roccives new life from the knife which is lifted to destroy it. The tiy spider lavs an egg as largo as itself There nre 4.041 muscles in a cntcrpiller. Hookc discovered 14,000 in the eye of a drone ; and to effect the respiration of a crap, 13,o00 arteries,, ves^ sels, veins, bones, etc., are necessary. Tlier body of every spufct' eotains four little masses pierced with a multitude of im perceptible boles, each hole permitting the passage of thread ; all of which threads to the amount of 1,000 to each mass join together when they comooui, and make the single thread with which the spider spius its web ; so that what we call a spi der's web consists of more than 4,009 united. Lcnwhcnock by means of mi croscopes, discovered spiders no bigger than a grain of sand, and spun threads so tine that it took -1,000 of them to ccpial in magnitude a single Lair. Lenwhenock tells us of insects seen with tho micro scope of which 27,000,000 would only equal n mite. Insects of various kinds may bo seen in the cavities of a common grain of sand. Moll in a forest of beau tiful trees, with the branches, leaves, Mowers and fruit. Rutterflics are fully feathered. Hairs ere hollow tubes. The surface of our bodice is covered with scales like Gsh ; a single grain of sand would cover 150 of those scales, and a -ingle scale covers?00 pores; yet through thesq narrow openings the sweat forces it .-elf out like water through a seive. The mite makes 500 steps in a second. Each drop of stagnant \vnt< r contains a world of animated beings, swimming with liber ty as a whale in the sea. Each leaf has a colony of inse its grazing on' it lik/ oxen in a meadow.