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An Independent Paper JJevoted to the Interests pt the People. VOLUME IV. ORANGEBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1875; NUMBER 2. ?bXIUS ?XIUUT I1A.VXS UKKft. Wbon? first wo lovo, you know, wo seldom wed; Ximo rules us all; and life, indeed, Is not The Uiinft wo planned it out ero hope was dead: Anjl then?Wo jvomou cannot obooso our lot. Muoh must lio bprpo which it is hard to boar; Mach given, away which It wcro swcot to keep. God help im all I who need, indood, His care; And yet, I know tho shepherd loves his sheep. My iittlo boy begins to babblo now Upon my knee his earliest Infant prayer. He has his fathor's eager eyes, I know, And, they say, too, his mother's sunny hair. lint when he sleeps and smiles upou my knee, And ! can reel his light breath oomo and go, I think of ono (heaven help and pity me I) Who loved ine, and whom I loved, long ago? ( i c" ..!>.' i Who might bavo been?ah, what, I daro not think I Wo are all changod; God judges for ub best. ao4help.u8.do our duty end not shrink, And trust in heaven humbly for tho rest. But blame us womcu not, if some appear Too cold at times, and somo too gay and light. Borne griefs gnaw deep; somo woes aro hard to bear; Who inowa tho paBt, and who can Judge us right ? Ahl were wo Judged by what wo might havo been, and not by what wo aro?too apt to fall I My little child?ho sleeps and smiles between Theeo 1 thoughts and mo. In heave u wo shall know all. JOE (UTTERS LIFE INSURANCE. BY B. A. BEBTON. Good? He was the model boy of Bungfield. While bis idle school-mate? werfe flying kites and playing marbles, the prudent Joseph was trading Sun day- school tickets for strawberries and egg8? which ho converted into ourrency of the republic. Ab ho grew up, and bis old sohool-matea purchased oravats and hair oil at Squire Taokey's Btore, it was the industrious Joseph who stood behind tho counter and took their money. "When tho same boys stood on tho street corners and cost sheep's oyos at tho girlB, the buBiness-like Joseph stood in the store door and contemplated these same boys with oyes such as a hungry cat oasts upon a brood of young birds whom he expect s to eat when they grow older. Joe never wasted any time at "parties ;he never wore flne olothing; he never drank _nor smoked: in short, JooiWflfJ.fln.inrln^j^off^a^fV **"*?'* ???? he reaohed his majority he had a thou sand dollars in the bank and not a soli tary virtue in his heart. Tor Joe's money good Squire Tackey had an earnest longing, and soon had it to his own account; whilo the sign over the store door read " Taokey A Gatter. Then the Squire wanted Joe's soul too, and so earnest was he that Joe soon found it necessary to remonstrate with bis partnor. " 'Twon'fc do, Squire," said ho; " re ligion's all very well in its place, but when a man loses tho sale of a dozen eggs, profit seven cents, because bis partner is talking religion with him so hard that a customer gets tired of wait ing and goes soniowhero olse, then re ligion's ont of placo." "Tho human soul's of inoro "oouse kence than many eggs, Joseph," argued tho Squire. "That's just it," replied Joe, "mouoy don't hit the valno of tho soul anyway, and thero's no uso trying to mix 'em. And whilo wo'ro talkiug, don't yon think wo might bo mixing somo of the settlings of the molasses bttrrol with the brown sugar??'twill mako it woigh muoh bettor. The Squire sighed, but bo oould not help admitting that" Joe was as good a partner as a man could want. In one of Joe's leisure moments' it struok him that, if bo wcro to die, no body would loso a oent by tho operation. The idea was too exasporating, and soon the local agents of noted iuBiirance companies! oeasod to onjoy that trnn quility which is characteristic of busi ness men in that country. Within a fortnight two of tho agents were ar raigned before their respective churches for profane brawling, whilo Joo had squeezed oortain agents into dividing commissions to the lowest unit of dovi sibility, and had several polioios in tho safe at tho store. The Sqniro, bis partner, was agent for the Patagonian Mutual, and mdured bis full sharo of tho general agony Joe bad caused." But when bo bud banded Joe a policy and receipt, and taken tho money and counted it twice, and iscen to it carefully that all tho bills woro good, the good Sqniro took his rovongo. V Joseph," said be, "you ain't through with insnranoe yot; yon noed to insuro your soul against risk in tho noxt world, and thero's only ono agent that does it." The junior partner stretched himnolf on tho counter and groaned. Ho know the Squire was right. Ho bad heard that samo story from every minister ho had ever heard. Joo was so agitated that ho oharged at twelve and a half cents somo oalioo ho bad sold at fifteen. Only ono Agouti But tho ehrend Joseph rejoiood to think that those who represented tho Joseph Great Agont dif fered greatly in the conditions el tho 11 insurance, and that some made more favorable terms than others, and that if he could gel the ministers thoroughly interested in him, he would have a good opportunity for comparing rates. The good men all wanted Joe, for ho was " rising young man, and could, if the spirit moved him, make handsome sub scriptions to good purposes. So in their zoal they soon regarded eaoh other with zealous eyes, and reduced their respect ive creeds to gossamer thinness. They agreed abont grace being free, and Jog accepted that promptly, as he did any thing which could be had withont price. But Joe was a practical man, and though he fonnd fault with none of tho dootrines talked at him, he yet hesitated to attach himself to any particular oon gregation. He finally ascertained that the Rev. Barzillai Drift wood's ohuroh had no debt, and that its contributions to missions and other religions purposes were very small, so Joe allowed himself to be gathered into the fine assortment of orooked sticks whioh the Bev. Bar zillai Driftwood was reserving unto the day of burning. Great was the lejoioing of tho congre gation at Joe's saving act, and sincere was the sorrow of the other churches, who knew their own creeds were less shaky. Bat in the saloon and on the street Joe's religions aot was disooEsed exclusively on its merits, and the results were such as only special spiritual labor would remove. For no special ohange was notioeablo in Joe. On Sunday he abjured the world, but on Monday be made things uncomfortable for the Widow Maonilty, whose husband had died in the debt of Taokey <fc Gatter. A customer bought some gingham, on Joe's assurance that the colors wero fast, but the first wash-day failed to ooniirm Joe's statement. The proprietor of tho stago line between Bungfield and Oleopao Valley traded horses with Joe, and was afterwards heard mentioning his new property in language far more scriptural than proper. Still, Joe was a ohuroh membex^nnrl mm y.i-.-i;-. pa.ontof-xeupootatuTIty. And as he gained years and building lots, and horses, and commenced discounting notes, his respect ability grew and waxed great in the minds of the practical peo ple of Bungfield. Even good women, real mothers in Israel, could not help thinking, as they sorrowed over the sands in the bottoms of their coffee cups, and grew wrathful at " runnoy" flour bought for "A 1 Superfine" of Taokey & Gatter, that Joo would make a valuable husband. So thought some of tho young ladies of Bangfield, and as young ladies who can endure the idea ot such a man for a perpetual partner can also signify their opinions, Joo be gan to comprehend that ho was in active demand, lie regarded the matter as he would a sudden demand for. any* commodity of trade, and, by skillfully manipulating tho market, ho was soon enabled to chooso from a fnil supply. Thenceforward Joe was as happy as a man of his nature could be. AU bis in vestments woro paying well; tho store was prosperous, ho was successful in all his trading enterprises, he had pur chased, at fearful shaves, scores of per fectly good notes, ho realized on loans whioh would cause a usury law to shrivel and oraok, his insurance policies brought him fair dividends, and his wife kept house with economy and thrift. But the ohuroh?the ohurch seemed an unmitigated drag. Joe at tended all the church meotings?deter mined to get the worth of tho monoy ho was compelled to contribute to the cur rent expenses?ho had himeelf appointed treasurer, so ho could get the use of the ohuroh money, but tho interest even at tho rate Joe generally obtained, did not balance the amount of his contribu tion. Joe worried over the matter until ho became very peevish, yet ho oame no noaror a busincss-liko adjustment of receipts and oxpenditures. Ono day when bis venerablo partner presented him a cortifloito of dividend from tho Patagoninn Mutual, Joo remarked : " Never got any dividends on thnt other insurance you put me up to taking, partner?that 'gainst fire-risks in the next world, yon know. 'Twill be tough if there's any mistake?ohuroh doos take a sight of money." "Joseph," said the Squire, in a sor rowful tone, ** I've always been afeard thoy dtd'nt look enough into your ovi denees when they took you into that ohuroh. How oan a man expeot to es cape on the day of wrath if ho's all tho time grumbling at the cost of his salva tion ? Mistake ? If yon don't know in your heart tho truth of what you pro foBs, there's mighty little hope for you, ohurch or no chnrob." ??Know in my heart 1" cried Joo. "That's a pretty kind of security. Is fchut- what I have been paying church dues for ? Bettor have known it in my heart in the. first place, and saved the money. What's the use of believing all these knotty points, if they-don't make a sure thing for a man ?" " If your belief don't make you any better or happier, Joseph," rejoined tho Squire, "you'd better look again and see if you've got a good hold of it; those that's got a olear titlo don't find their investment as slow in making re turns, while those that find fault are generally the one'sthatmake a mistake." Poor Joe I He thought ho had set tled this whole matter; but now, if his partner was right, he was worse off than if he hadn't begnn. He belioved in justification by faith ; now, wasn't his faith strong?first class, he might say ? To be sure of being safe, hadn't he be lieved everything that all the ministers had insisted upon as essential? And what was faith, if it wasn't believing? He would ask his partner; the old man had got him into this scrape?now he must see. him through. "Squire," said he, isn't faith the same thing as believing?" " Well, said the Squire, adjusting his glasses, and taking from his desk the little Testament upon whioh he admin istered oaths " that depends on how you believe. Hero's a verse on tho subject: ? Thou believest in God ; thou dost well; the devils also believe and trem ble.'" Ugh ! Joo shivered. He wasn't an aristocrat, but would any one fancy such companionship as the Squire referred to? " Here," said the Squire, turning the leaves " is another passage bearing on the subject: * O, generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come ? Bring fortn, therefore, fruits meet for repentance.'" Vipers I Joe uncomfortably wondered who else the Squire was going to intro duce into the brotherhood of faith. 1 " Now, Bee wha? it says in another ?nec%iaT^ ' Lord, Lrord7 shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doeth tho will of thy Father whioh is in heaven.'" " Yes," said Joe, grateful for hearing of no more horriblo believers, " but what is his will but believing on him ? Don't the Biblo say that they that be lieve shall bo saved ?" "Joseph," said the Squire, "when you believed in my store, you put in yo jr time and money there. When you believed in boss tradin* yon devoted yourself to practising it. When you believed life insurance was a good thing, yon took out polioies and paid for them, though you have complained of tho Fatagonian dividends. Now, if yon do bolievo in God, what have you douo to prove it?" "I've paid over a hundred dollars a year ohuroh dues." said Joo, wrathfal ly, "not comiting subscriptions to a ba.l and a new organ." " That wasn't for God, Joseph," said the Squire; "'twas all for yon. God never'll thank yon for running an asylum for paupers fit to work. You'll find in the twenty-fifth chapter of Matthew a description of those that's goiog into tho kingdom of heaven? they're the people that give food and olothing to tho needy, and visit the sick and prisoners ; those that don't do these things don't go in, to put it mildly. Ho don't say a word about belief there, Joseph; for Ho knows that giving away property don't happen till a man's be lief is pretty strong." i. ' Joe felt troubled. Could it really bo that bis eternal insurance was going to cost more money? Joe thought envi ously of Colonel Fung, president of the Bungfield railroad company?tho Colonel didn't beliove in anything ; so he saved all bis monoy, and Joe wished he had somo of tho Colonol's courage. Joe's meditations wore interrupted by the entranoo of 8am Ottrey. a poor fel low who owed Joe somo monoy. Joe had lent Sam a hundred dollars, dis counted t?n per cent, for ninety days, and secured by ohattle mortgage on Sam's horse and wagon. But Sam had been sick during most of tho ninety days, and when he went to Joe to beg a few days of grace, that exemplary bns inoBB man insisted upon immediate pay ment. It was easy to bob by Sam'tt hopeleBB eyo and strained features that ho had not como to pay?ho was staring ruin in the face, and folt as uncomfortable as if the amount were millions instead of a horse and wagon, his only meanB of support. As for Joe, he had got that hundred dollars and horse and wagon mixed up in the oddest way with what ho and his partner had been talking about. It was utterly unbusinesslike ?ho know it?he tried to make business busin???, and religion religion, but ho ooufd cot succeed. Joe thought briskly; he determined to try an ex periment. . . '/ Sam, oaid he, " got the money? " j' No," Sam replied; luok's agin mo? I've got to stand it, I suppose,. i" Sam," said Joe, "Til give you all :t!ie time you need at legal interest." ? I Sam was not such a young man as sentimental people wonld seleot to try food deeds upon. But he was human, end loved his wife and children, and the sudden relief he felt oaused him to look at Joe in a manner which made joe find a couple of entire Btrangoxs in ista own eyes. Ho hurried into the little office, and when his partner looked up inquiringly, Joe replied : ;J|V I've got a dividend, Squire?one of thnao we were talking about." How's that ? " asked the old man, while Joo commenced writing rapidly. : "I'll show you," said Joe, handing the Squire the paper on whioh he had juat put in writing bis promise to Sam. "Joseph," ? aaid the Squire, after rdaing the paper several times, to as sure himself that his eyes did not de ceive him, "it beats the widow's mite ; she gavo tho Lord all she had, but you have given Him more than you ever had in all your life until to-day. Joe handed Sam the paper, and it was to tho teamster the strongest evidence of j Christianity he had ever seen in Bungfield. Ho had known of some hard cades turning from the saloon and join ingftho cburoh, but none of these things were so wonderfnl as this action of Jcc Gaiter's. Sam told the story, in strict confidence, to each of bis friouds, and tho good need was thus sown in soil that it had never reached before. It would be pleasant to relato that Joe forthwith quit saving notes and sell ing? antiquated grease for butter, and that he devoted the rest of his days and monoy to good deeds, but it wouldn't be true. Those of - our reajers who have always consistently acted accord in g to their own light, and knowledge atbb? Gatter ; but most of ub know to our sorrow why he didn't always aot according to good promptings he re ceived. Our only remaining duty is to say that when, thereafter, Joe's divi dends came seldom, ho know who was to blame. Cabinet Day In Washington. Says the Boston Post correspondent: Wednesday is Cabinet day in Washing ton, and there is a terrible flutter among the ladies on those days, says tho gos sips. As Mrs. Fish is supposed to be tho most elegant in manners, her hand some residence is filled during calling hours by the foreign and best homo ele ement. Mrs. Fish is a great favorite with foreigners. They consider her manuers the most finished and courtly of any official lady iu America, and they pay great court to Miss Edith, tho fair, Blender, quiet-eyed daughter, who will in time mature into a likeness of her mother. At these reception* a oarpet stretches from tho carriage stono to the hall door, over whioh tho dainty feet and apparel of fashion's favorite child ren pass. At the entranoo livoriod spr vonte open the hall door, tako the oards on silver salvers and announeo all en transes to the hostess, who stands just im?lo tho drawing room ready to wel come her guests, You Bay "good morning," make some trivial romark and "pass on" to the ladies assisting, thus giving those following an oppor tunity to repeat the aamo polite noth ings, If these arduous attempts at conversation provo too muoh for one's fortjtudo and strength, coffee and choc olate, with a Iittlo bouillon, or roast fowl, served in tho fnrthor room, may revije ono sufficiently to enable proper udimx to bo made. Apropos, a fem inin) correspondent says: "A Mrs. Nolle, of Now York, is making us piue audjlie from sheer onvy of her toilets, thet aro bo magnifioont. I ubo too wori advisedly, well knowing its oft repated use has nearly worn off its signflcunco, but imagine mo emphasiz ing ^nagnificont as only a woman can, and'maybo you will toko in what I meal; you will if you aro a woman, bntwill not if a man, for mon aro so verj?tupid." Ostor Ouj ron Corns.?Tho South ern klodioal Reoord sayB that castor oil apped to theoora, aftor paring closely, oaoljnight boforo going to bed, aoftooa the born, and it becomes as the other Acs! dos Fr loosoness of the bowels, mix two tabl spoonfuls of wheat flour, with jnot watr onongh to moisten tho flour; drh : it. If tho first dose docs not oha: pain or the purging, repeat the in a half an hour. Sovero coses son times require a third done, Tue Count's Choice. The Troy Times says: "Syracuse, briny, pickled, and wrinkled as it is, does sometimes turn up ? a fresh, ripe, wholesome sensation. Its last is one of decided interest in the social line. On the 26th of December Count Tinus Ed wardus, N. B., from Cassel, Holland, put up with his two servants at the Temperance hotel. Just opposite this hotel, in the Downer block, lives a me chanic named Mitchell, who was blessed with a protty sixteen-year-old daughter named Effie. With her the count quickly became acquainted, and the result was a wedding on Tuesday last. The bride was elegantly dressed, wear ing a sky-blue silk, trimmed with ap plique laoe oosting 8250, a present from her grandmother. Orange blossoms also added their beauty to that of the bride, while a fine diamond necklace and a fine gold watch and ohoin, pres ents from her husband that is, helped to complete her loveliness. But not satisfied with these, a fine cluster dia mond ring was placed on her finger, while in her dress pocket she found $2,000 in gold, and just before the cer emony a certificate of deposit in one of the city banks for $10,000 was handed this lovely girl by her genoro?n ccuut. This formed her marriage portion ; .but as ho has an annual income of $75,000, she may not be obliged to draw very mnoh from her portion. The happy couple will visit the Holland homo of tho count in the spring, but Syracuse is ezoited over tho rumor that thoy will settle in that city. This mechanic's daughter's good fortune is in pleasing contrast with that of the wealthy young ladies who go to Europe in search of tilted husbands, and bring home pen niless frauds to prey upon the fortunes of their toiling fathers. Jewels From the Orient. Tlio Egyptian Unter*? Royal Gift to Gen. SUoitu&n'g Daughter. ?^iThA-W<^li???T-odtt,frn*?-i-i??ttJthedivAi?f. d&gypt tothe anugtiteVof tienr?<i^--c.n has reached New York. The present is a parure of diamonds; necklace and ear-drops, said to be the most magnificent and valuable in this oountry. The neoklaoe is composed of four strands of diamonds, each of whioh is a brilliant. Not one of them is worth less than $1,000. Tho ohain is studded with the gems, and they are set so closely together as to hide the gold. There are so many of thorn that the deputy oul leotor of customs tired in the count. He counted three hundred and fifty, which is only about half of tho whole number. Tho strands are joined by ten immense stones, each of whioh is encircled by smaller gems. The one in front is tho size of a hickory nut, and is worth $20, 000. Fendant from the front ii a fes toon of brilliants with five big pear shnped stones of finest water lustre hanging from it. The ornaments for the ear are single stones equally as largo as tho rest. The entire set in ap praised at from $260,000 to ?300,000. Tho caso for tho jewels is plain moroc co, without inscription. As soon as tho secretary of the treasury orders a free permit for them, under the-special aot of congress, thsy sro to be delivered to tho Turkish minister, and by him pre sented to tho fair bride on behalf of the Egyptian potentate, in recognition of valuable advice given by Gen. Shorman, when in Egypt, as t > tho reorganization of the khedive's army. Rosewood. It lies puzzled many people to decide why the dark wood so highly valued for furniture should be called rosewood. Its oolor certainly does not look like a rose, so wo must look for somo other reasoD. Upon asking, we are told that when tho tree is first out tho fresh wood possesses a very strong, rose-like fra grance ; hence tho name. There are half a dozen or moro kinds of rosewood tro"n; Tho Varieties aro fonnd in South America and tho East Indies and neighboring islands, Sometimes the trees grow so large that planks four feot broad and ten in length can bo cut from ouo of thorn. TheBO broad planks aro principally used to make tho tops pinnofortos. When growing in the forest, the rosewood tree is remarkable for its beauty; but such is its value in manufactures as an ornamental wood, that somo of tho forests whore it once grow abundantly now bavo scarcely a single spcoimen. In Madras the gov eminent has prudently had groat plan tations of the tree set out, in order to keep up the supply. Ham Toast,?Chop some loan ham fine, put it in n pan, with a littlo pepper, a lump of butter, und two eggs beaten ; when well warmid spread on hot but tered toast, and sorve,_ ? SAYING! S AND DOINGS. Only throe guests wer? bid, and thirteen crowd thehallj Pour water In the soup, and bid thorn welcomo An Illinois woman fell down dead while trying to blow 500 pounds on a lung-teeter. A obhiD being asked what the three great feasts of tho Jews were, promptly replied, "Breakfast, dinner, and sup per." Kino Awokso isn't married, but bis mother is dusting around lively to find somo one who will oherish him for him eelf alone. The new opera-house in Paris has a ohime of ten ooppor belle, which, on grand occasions, will clang and bang in connection with the orchestra. The total number of locomotive steam engines in the world is said to be 45, 667, of whioh 14,218, or nearly one third, are in the United States. Tun only vacant seat in the San Fran cisco stock board has been sob" for $30, 000. This is the highest pri?*o overpaid for a seat, and is $20,000 higher than the price about a year ago. , The St. Louis Republican intimates that Harriet Beeoher Stowe knew she was writing an infamous lie when sho wrote the Byron scandal. Take out your front teeth, Harriot, and stand right np to him. A circuit preacher in Missouri prayed for rain one night at a farmer's house, and the farmer, who hod a horse race arranged for next day, was so mad that he turned the good man out of doors. A Troy stove firm has received a let ter from tho west, in relation to the purchase of a heater for a church, which oonoludes as follows: "The heater furnished by yon for the church at>-* Trorhs bully. Give us your rook-bottom prices, as we are poor, but very pious. The Richmond Whig says that the following letter, written in London on Auk. 21, 1762, to a colonist of Virginia,. TWBiti?inr nri>ii??<i?iiiiiii ,mi r mgr.-__.j_ you a'shipment, one widow and eleven maids, for wives of the people of Vir ginia. There has been especial care in the choice of them, for there hath not I ene of them been received but upon good recommendations. In case they cannot bo presently married we desire that they may be put with several house holders that have wives until they can be provided with husbands. Miss Claim. Louise Knnnoaa was born in South Carolina. Her whole life has been devoted to music. Her mother, who always accompanies her, says that at the age of ten months her daughter bummed a plantation air whioh had been daily sung to her by a colored nurse. But while Miss Kellogg has prent natural gifts, her life has been one of great study, and sbo has gained her present high position in the musioal world only by great and continuous effort. Her intention is to remain on the stage four years longer, devoting herself to the establishment of English opera, after which she will retire to en joy the fruits of her labor. DrcbS-Mahing as a High Art In Her man?. An enterprise quite original in its or ganization is about to bo started in Ber lin whioh is indisputably calculated to interest all educated women everywhere. Under tho spcoial guidance of the Ber lin " Protection for Women," founded by a Mrs. Martin of that city, a number of educated women have formed a soci ety, tho end and object of whioh is to render dress-making?or, more strictly speaking, tho making of all-articles of female wear?a branch of industry for the higher olasses, and thus impurt to these worse of tho needle art a higher significanoo than ever before conceded to Gorman b?nde. This first " Atelier," an they call it, (studio or work-shop, if you please,) connected with this protec tion union is presided over by the wile of a physician residing in the capital. Seconded by a select cirole of ladies, by their exquisite trimming as well as their handscmo make, tho first productions of sooioty are generally admired. The ladies of the "Atelier" seem to have drawn sharp lines s3 to the qualifica tions for admission in regard to educa tion, as wo are informed that only snob, will be permitted to join them as have in their pocesticn noertifioat-o of having passed tho first class of somo? higher female seminary. Moreover, thoso la dies who desire to learn dresB making simply for their own uee, and do not wish to be accomplished, so that as a matter of business t hoy may be able to aot in tho capaoity of a principal of somo "Atelier" in smaller towns, will be instructed by regularly examined and passed teachers*?Berlin National Gatettc',