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*K R, JAMISOJV,
ATTORNKlT IiAW
will practice in tjie colt.ts 0\% or
ajcgeburo an? barnwell.
Oflicc in Court IIous* Square.
Feb. 20, I8t0 i. 4t
COWLAM GRAVELEY.
DIRECT IMPOIl'rEKS OP
HARDWARE, CUTLERY, GUNS
AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLE
MENTS.
"No. 52, East Hay, South of t' c old Post
Office, Charleston, S. C.
AGENT for the sale of the Magnolia Cotton
Gins. At the Fairs held at Savannah, Ga.
last month, the "Magnolia" cottoH Gin ginned
il 5011m t toed cotton in three mlnutCfl and forty
five ?cconds, taking the premium, and also the
prize of One Hundred Dollars oflercd by the
Iloard ot* Trade for tJic beat GIN. Several
have been sokl thif? ecason which i<in a bale an
hour. The same gin aim took the iiremitun at
the Cotton States Fair at Augusta, last October.
Feb. 13, 1873 51 ly
W. J. DeTreville,
ATTORNEY" AT LA W.
Office at Court House Square,
Orangeburg, S. C.
T?ohl3-lvr
FERSNER & DANTZLER,
T> K IST T I S T S
Orangeburg, S. C,
Office over McMnster's Brick Store.
f. Feiuwek. p. a. DxNTZLin, D. D. 8
ch 12-3mn
11row1ving &, lrowning
Attorneys At Law,
Oran?eburo, C. H., S. C,
Malcolm I. Browkin?. A. F. Browning
meks-ijr
Respectable Drinking.
As long as you make drinking respec
table, drinking customs *.vill prevail, and
the ploughshare of death, drawn by ter
rible disasters, will go on turning up this
whole continent, from end to end, with
the long, deep, awful furrows of drunk
ard's graves.
Oh ! how this rum fiend would like to
go and hang up a skeleton in your beau
tiful ho?so, so that when you Opened
the door to go in, you would Bee it in the
hall; and when you sat at your table,
you would see it hanging from the wall;
and when opened your bed-room, you
would find it stretched out upon your
pillow ; and, waking at night, you would
feel its cold hand passing over your face,
and pinching at your heart.
There is no home bo beautiful but it
may be devastated by the awful curse.
It throws its jargon into the sweettst
harmony. What was it that silenced
Sheridan's voice,- aud shattered tho, gol
den tceptro with'which he swayed par
liaments and courts ? What foul sprite
turned the sweet ryhnie of Robert Burns
into a tuneless bubble ? What brought
down the majestic form of one who awed
the American Senate with his eloquence,
and after a while carried him home dead
drunk from the ofliee of Seere'ury of
of State? What was it that swamped
the noble spirit [of one of the heroes
of the last war, until the other night
in a drunken fit, he reeled from the
deck of a Western steamer, and was
drowned ? There was one whoso voice
we all loved to hear. He was one of
the most classic orators of tho century;
People wandered why a man of so pure
a heart, and so excellent a life, should
have such n sad countenance always
The}' knew not that his wife was a sot,
Fatal Avarice.
A Camden lafo of avarice and miserly
privation^urpasses fiction ui strangeness,
avid sctiuj. ?hm-dly credible.. Two old
maids of that town, rich in dollars, had
liv*d together for nenrly a generation in
their aucient, gable end mansion, bolted
and barred from all intercouso with the
outside world, lest they should be robbed
of the treasure they hoarded so carefully,
and mailing only occasional sallies from
the looked and darkened house to pur
chase the scant necessaries which they
begrudged themselves. Kot long since
the strange sisters, then nearly eighty
years of age, purchased a. house upon a
dindent street and moved their goods
into it. Days uil'.l weeks passed, and
the neighbors, discovering no ts\gi-S of
living inhabitants about the place, deter
mined to fathom the mystery, and with
that purpose took police aid and effected
an entrance, when a fearful .scene met
their astonished gu7.e. In a sitting pos
ture, on a ragged, filthy bed, was one of
the sisters stark and cold in death, while
in the opposite corner crouched, mutter
ing and mumbling, cold and starving,
the other, wko, with the ruling passion
strong even in tho presence of deathj
shrieked out, "You've broken in our
house aud come to rob us!" exhibiting
fear and anger at tnc intrusion instead
of delight at what should have been a
welcome deliverance from the horrible
situation. The poor wretch was taken
to a place of comfort and cared for?
I though she is not expected to recover. A
coroner found.that the deceased hag came
to her end by "cold, starvation, and
neglect."
The Dollar.?The w^rd dollar, so
familiar to ^is all, and so important to
most of us, conies from the German
"Thai," which means "valley" Now
by what process can you imagine this
word has been made to mean a piece, or
sum of money, worth iuour currency one
hundred cents? The dictionary clears
up the mystery. "Thai," meaning valley
is pronounced in German much like our
word Uill. From the year 1547 to 1526.
the counts of Schlick, an old German
family, were accustomed to coin peiecs
of money of about an ounce in weight,
and worth SI.13 cents of our money, in
the small town of Jonchimisthnl, (valley
of Joachim,) in Bohcmin. The pieces
were called, from tho place where they
were, "Joaohimisthnlcr." Thi.r word ?.va*
afterwards shortened into "thaler," and
still later becamo anglicised into our word
dollar.
A Singular Character.
An old member of Louis XVIII'a
body guard died tho other day Lea Batig
noIlcs. and was interred at the cemetery
of Montmartre. He wai one of those
characters that are mere often met with
in uotoIs than in real life. His accom
plishments were various, lib execution
on the violin was only surpassed by his
skill in drawing, and both by his talent
for versification. This universal genius,
Who was nicknamed ''the artist" by his
comrades was onepf the best swoixhmen
in P iris. His lovo of dueling was such
that, notwithstanding all his science, he
received many a rapier thrust. One day
in particular he fought three duels for
the following cogent reasons: the first
was with a gentleman who looked at him
askew, tho second with an individual
who looked Urn in the fucc, the third
with a passing stranger who had not
looked at him at all. On meeting a cit
izen who had the week before lodged his
rapier in his ribs, tho indomitable duel
list observed to a friend who was support
ing him: "Npw, there's a fellow to
whom I must administer auothcr good
lesson one of these days"
A Vanished Illusion.
One is almost sure to bo disappointed
when he first enters the interior of Jeru
salem. However carefully he may have
prepared against surprise, he will scilrco
ly escape it in more directions than one.
The filth of the city ".fill surprise and
aunoy him. One who comes to Jerusa
lem from Egypt can endure a good deal
in this direction ; but even lie will at
tained to a high degree of equanimity if
he docs not occasionally lose his temper
amidst the superabouuding filth of this
city. And what ie wor.se, it seems to
gather most about the most sacred places.
You cannot with any comfort approach
'through the hazaar of tho cotton mer
chants?what was doubtless the "Beau
tiful Gale15 of"the' temple?without indu
ing your breath. The Mohammedans
while guarding with keenest vigilance
the sacred'enclosure from the pollution
of infidel feet, seem quite regardless of
the intrusion of filth. Yet it must be
confessed that the Jewish quarter of the
city is quite as unclean as any part of it;
and it often gives one relief, when trav
ersing these dity streets, to think that
the Jerusalem of the Bible lies half a
hundred feet or more beneath the present
surface.
Industry Its own Reward.
Anything we make up our minds to
do we can do. There is nothing inipossi
dlc to be done by a determined, persever
ing effort, and nothing of importance can
he accomplished without it. It was la
bor that built the pyramids, by labor the
arts and sciences were brought to their
present state of perfection, and labor is
necessary for the health and happiness
oi all. Industry is the law of our being,
and we are so constituted that when the
law is fully rccogn zed, it brings its own
reward. Bodily labor is not the only
kind that is necessary?mind and body
should be exercised. In this way cheer
fulness and contentment are promoted,
j and wc are prepared to fill with honor
any station assigned us by Providence.
^Ye often regard the doom pronounced
on man, "In the sweat of thy face ?halt
thou eat bread," a curse, but it is really
a blessing, for wc find that all rational
enjoyment follows in the train of indus
trious labor, whether physical or mental.
A Threatened Evil.
The Philadelphia Commercial List is
alarmed at the prospect of the future of
the American youth. It says that in
nearly every trade there is an organiza
tion, generally called a Union, which
says that only a certain number of youths
shall be intruded in that trado; that
when instructed they shall work in strict
accordance with the rules of the associa
tion, and that no matter how great their
skill or natural aptitude for the business,
they shall have no greater wages than
any idle dissolute bunglers who has been
admitted into the organization. Here,
in the very centre of free government,
we see an organization whose purpose is
to destroy freedom of choieu of business
in our youth, who restrain skill and tal
ent, whose purpose is despotism nnd
whose practice is tyranny of the harshest
anu most depressing character. 'Coder
it the vast "majority of our youth must
grijw\iip in enforced idleness, the bright
csc! intellect must be hidden-and deprived
bf^dcvelopment, and thousands of busy
ins, courageous hearts and strong
i, whose labor would enrich theni
'es aud increase general properity, be
ted to the merest manuel labor and
ives of degradation ignorance and
paeit
Line Upon Line.
iha editor cf tne "Courier," Louis
bufg, N. C, finds fault with farmers
thereabouts because, in common with too
many, Southern agriculturists, they "han
dle money merely in the capacit) of
agisnts for "Western pork raisers." He.
oitld have them adopt the better system
oflgrbwing less cotton and more corn.
Tmswduld fill their barns with yellow
galin, their fields with cattle and flocks
ot'shecp, enable them to keep their legal
tenders at home, and give them a feeling
of independence which cannot well exist
when they have to rely upon strangers
and.speculators for their support. The
"Courier" points out that their is as much
bfiney and considerable more profit in
fewer cotton bales ; that every pound of |
mSit the Southern farmer buys .from re
mote* iUai'kets lowers the price of his
grlnt staple and r.dses the price of pro
viiflcns. These things have been said
before, but the editor has no faith that
hrsgconstitucnts will, heed the repeated
cafi? On the contrary} as he affirms,
"U|ey- have learned to travel a certain
ro$ji and are not to be convinced that
tli&o is a better way."
|}W.e handle brickbats to stop the ra
ty'of Satan's agents, (the hogs) that
^otoken Orangeburg.
t Importance of Reading. * .
So master bow obscure the position in
pn MidiYJttt?l?~i?h* ocn rend, he j
may at will put himself in the best socie
ty the world has ever seen. He may
converse with the greatest heroes of the
past?with all the writers in prose and
poetry. He may learn how to liw*, bow
to avoid the errors of his predecessors,
and to secure blessings, present and fu
ture, to himself. He may reside in a
desert, far away from the habitations of
man?in solitude, where no human eye
looks upon him with affection or interest,
wkcrc no human voice cheers him with
the animating tones, if he has books to
read be can never bo alone. He may
choose his company, and the subject
cf conversation, and thus become con
tented and happy, intelligent, wise and
good.
The Preston Klansion too Small for
Moses.
The Sumter News says Governor Mo
ses is going to buy the State House and
grouud. We hope so, it will only cost
two or three million dollars or so to re
pnir, and we know Governor Judas Mo
ses will be able to raise the "where with
al" to put it in Preston like order before
his term expires. Ave rather like it; its
internal improvement for "our beloved
State/' and by a native Governor, too,
of course the public spirited press will
commend it. Now, if it was a carpet
bagger, we would condemn it ; so would
the entire press of the State, for he might
carry the State House out of the State,
and rather grave consequences would
follow. The Lcgislatuie would have
no where to meet, but by Moses buying
it, he would with bis U6tial generosity
lend it to the Legislature occasionally.
We bet our money on the natives.
Death.
"We have all to die. How often we
hear this expression from saint and sin
ner. But it is really the best sentence
the ehristian can use to convey the idea
of entering bis long looked for home? Is
it not a blessing to die, rather that wc
may have perfect rest ? Is it not the v ny
that God has wisely provided to take his
children home? Decs the Christian real
ly look at his passage to glory as a drudg
ling task which must be performed?
Wo know many of them do not; yet
j some of the more nervous look through
darkness into heaven, but is it not caused
from the gloomy way of which death is
spoken rather their own rational judg
meat ? Had wo a near and dear earthly
friend in a far off land, would we hesitate
to brave the rolling billows and the
stormy seas that we may see that dear
face, to grasp the hand, to hear that lov
ing voice ? No, we would deem it tho
greatest privilege. Christ has gone be
fore ; tho way is clear to our heavenly
home; then why should we shrink frora,|
it? Should it not thrill tho soul with
joy to think of meeting that Saviour, in
whose blood we have been washed, to
meet him face to face whom we have long
seen by the eye of faith ? Is this not
enough to light our path to glory?
The credulity on ?romau on the sub
ject of being loved is rery great; they
often mistake.a common liking for a par
ticular regard, and on this foundation
build up castles in the air and fill them
with all tho treasures ef their bright
hopes and confiding love, and when some
startling fact destroys the visions, they
feel as if the whole creation were a blank
to them, and tiiey were tho most injured
of women. It is safer to be very skepti
cal on the subject of being loved; but if |
you do make tho mistake, take all the
blame to yourself, and save your dignity
by secrecy, if you cannot keep from lov
ing
Repipb for Killing a Town.?The
Kingston Gazette speaks truly when it
says: "To kill a town, underrate every
present and prospective public enterprise,
speak ill of the churches and schools tell
everybody the hotels are "bad," enlarge
the vices of the people, especially the
young people; withhold the patronage
from your merchants and tradesmen, and
buy your goods aud groceries at some
other place; and by all means go to the
city for your milliuery and such like;
never subscribe for the local paper, and
if you uro hi business, refuse to adver
tise."
Congressional.
Senator Sawyer will soon introduce a
bill creating a body corporate and politic
by name of "Southern Homestead and
Emigration Company," with power to
lease or purchase large tracts or bodies
of land anywhere within the United
States Territories, und to survey and di
vido the same into suitable farms or
homesteads of two hundred acres more or
less and erect thereon such buildings as
may necessary to convenience and com
fort of families living thereon. The bill
further grants usual authority to issue
bonds, sell stock, &c, and prescribes a
manner in which its business shall be
conducted. The object of this scheme is
to give Northern capital a well guaran
teed opportunity for investment in that
section. The list of iucorporators will
include names of most prominent and re
liable men in the country.
Itow to JDkess.?One of the most im
portant things to be considered in dress
is the careful covering of the chest and
back. Exposing the lungs by inade
quate shielding of these portions ?f j
the body from the col l ie too gene
rally practiced, especially among the
ladies. To cover the chest alone most
carefully is not enough. There should
be a thick covering bei ween the should
ers".
Why he Did It.?The steamer left
on Saturday, and on Sunday, they en
countered Very tough weather, which
made nearly all the passengers as well as
some of tho vessel's employees sick.?
Among others was a stout gentleman,
who was gasping over the sido of the
steamer in a painful manner. At this
moment, a sober, solemn-faced person
walked up, and tapping the stout geutlo
man on the shoulder, in slow, measured
words, inquired, "are you Hick, sir?" The
response, came quick and to tho pur
pose, "yes, you tarnal fool, do you 'spose
I'm doing this for fun."
Earthquake Fun.
Tho Oregon papers are making fun of
the last earthquake in that region, for it
affected persons in quite different ways.
A young gcntlcn.au and lady were out
walking at tho urne. About ball an
hour uf.er, they returned from their prom
enndo and then learned, for the first
time, that anything unusual hadoccured.
People rushed imo the street scantily
clad. One loving husband, who bad
?'just stepped out to see a man on busi
ness," rushed home with a billiard cuq
, that he had forgotton to replace, in his
baud. His wife has vetoed all business
engagements after 8 o'clock,. P. M. Tho
next little item we take as we find it.
One irascible gentleman jumped from
bed scantily attired, possessed himsetfof.
the cor/bide, and made for the room'of
his boys-tip stairs, and . rushed into it,
exclaiming, "I'll .show you how to be '
fighting at this time of night."
A. Faithtot, Dog.?The Nashua (N.
EL) "Telegraph" relates, that not long
since a Newfoundland dog belonging to
a family was left for a lew minutes in a"
room with an open grate, in which7 was
a child just old enough to creep. Tho'
child crept toward -tne fire, and the dog,
who apparently saw and understood the
danger, at once laid down between the
child and the fire, and remained there!
until the mother come to the rescue. Tho.
hair was4>urned from the dog's side, and
his body was blistered, and yei, noble
do; that he was, he did not budge.
It b an historical fact that during the
three hundred and fifty yeans that the
Palace of the Tuileries has been a royal
dwelling, no French sovereign has died,
within its w?lle. In connection with this*
fact another may be mentioned.. Ever
since 1588, every French sovereign wlio
has made the Tuileries his abode has.
been compelled, at some time or other,
to quit the shelter of its roof. .
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An old fellow who was noted through,
the town for his stuttering as well as for.
his shrewdness in making a bargain stop
ped at a grocery and inquired:
"How m-m-many t-t-turkcys have you'
g-g.gnt?" ? ?
"Eight, sir," replied the grocer.
"T-t-tough or t-t-tender?"
"Some are tender and some tough,"
was the reply.
"I keep b-b-boarders," said the, now.
customer. "P-pick out the f-f-four t-l
toughest ones, if you p-p-p-please."
The delighted grocer very willingly
complied with the unusual request, and
said in hb politest tones:
"These are tough ones, sir."
Upon which the purchaser coclly put
hand upon the remaining four and ex
claimed:
"I'll t-t-take th-th-these!"
To Removb Warts.?Tincture of Cau
tharides, with some drops of Tincture of
Ioidiue; apply to the warts with a small
brush or a little slick, three or four times
a-day. In a few days the warts will dis
appear.
Speaking of Gen. John C. Fremont
and his recent stock operations in Paris,
the Louisville Courier-Journal says: The
best analysis of bis character was given
some years ego by a California stump or-,
ator who styled him, "A statesman who
never made a Bpeech, a General who
never fought a battle, a Pathfinder wfto'
always lost hb way, and c millionaire not
worth a continental,"
A healthy condition of the mind is
largely depending upon a healthly cour
dit ion of tho body. As upon the former
condition depends the quality of the work
we perform, "wo should remembsr that
every act of carelessness or indulgence
which interferes with our bodily health
deprives us of some of our brain power,
and tends to diminish our happiness iu
life.
".You saved my life at tho battlo of
Mnlvern Hill," said a beggar to a cap
tain. "Saved your life! How?" said
tho graecful^ofiiccr, giving him a quarter.
*'I served under you, and when you ran
away I followed."
I What's whiskey bringing?" inquired
a l&rgs dealer in that article.
"Bringing men to the gallows, and
women and children to want," was tho
reply.