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! THE OHAMiKmJKU TIMES. I88UKD.FVEKY Fill DAY MOKMNO UKI.LIC1IA3U' & KOWAlii^.i'iopritIqvh. STHiKS R. 311)1,1,K'llAMl* Editor. Terms of Subscription* One Co)>u one Ycixr.$1 oo "* Six Months. 7? -:o: Rotes et' Advertising. One Square 1st Insertion.?1 00 J:'arh Subsequent ". oO I I.VoO'cts inserted in Local Column at 20cper Line. All Subscriptions and Transient Advertise ment.- to be paid for in Advance. Ss?f" We arc in no way responsible for the view a or opinions of our Correspond fnts. FRIDAY, At M ST 8, IST9. Education. Wc are glad to see- that there is more interest manifested on this sub ject all over the State than has been for years. The schools are better patronized, and all Becm to bo aroused to tho importance of training tho youth of the laud. Even as an iuvostrreut it is begin ning to be realized that nn education is tho best legacy that a parent can letiTc bis chihl. For'ones ( hange, and the rich of this generation become the poor of ?be next, and k> on according to the vichsitudes ol time. lint the invest ment that is made iu the cultivation of the mind is never lost. Ikfides this?what is hnpp'nesj ? It is altogether in one seit, and docs not depend on external things . Edu cation ihn.?the illumination of the inner man?is the key to this gicatest el b'it-*;i!?s. 3?ut it is not to eelf alone that wc must look, but to the light which is shed for the blessing of onr fellow men. In view of the great boon which education offers, and the manifest interest which the people are exhibi ting in the matter, it is to be hoped that tho State will be aroused, and that our legislators will work at the next session of tho Legislature for a more effective free school system. The school house is the cradle of liberty, and in order that the sparks thall never go out, let us keep the cradle constantly rocking. mm ? ? ?? ? ? Tho Scut hern Lifo. The Insurance Company by the above name, is a disgrace to the lo cality v Inch it represents. While the vnils of orpbotia find tiiilOWS who have occn cheated out of their hard earnings are going up, it is criminal to 1 t lulle this, swindle with gloves (if. Iberc is no manner of excuse for the Inilere of an insuiauce company, in the fust p'ace, because \i is based upon data as certain as tho rising sun; and in the second place, after it was said to fail, there certainly must be something to come back to the policy holders. When the first news of the failure came, they rested satisfied, when cir culars came to them from (Jen (.Jor dan and Gov. Colquitt, assuring them that they would look to th.Mi nderest and inform them of all future movements. And yet time gees on and they hear nothing except that their loans are t > be sold, and will, of course, be bought up by sharpers, who will comedown upon them for tho whole amount, and they would h tvo to thank their stars if some of their own property, if they Iv.ivj an/, d > i't go for thoso-calle 1 ! t >;, \y th hit any ie turn. In other word; ihn Sellhorn Lifo requires its policy holders lo pay the coiupmy what they owe, and then n ft ft wards they will have to set whether they can get what the com pany ewes them. It is the biggest grab game by a few that wo know of, and wc say there ought to bean investigation on the part of the policy-holders, and tiny should combine for the purpose. Dr. Alo l zo Webster. The truth nlonc is our aim; and as we published the charge against Dr. Webster contained in the "News and Courier," it is just and fair for us to publish the following denial from tho same paper: "Somo of the prominent members ot the A. M. E, Church in thin city, to which Mr. Webster was formerly attached, fell that the recently pub lished statement of tho sharp practice of which he was alleged to be guilty in 1871 reflected injuriously upon a religious body which includes many of our mot-l reputable colored citi zens, aud therefore made a careful investigation of the scandal. They have satisfied us that our Kcportcr wob misinformed in regard lo the im proper use of the church pulpit by Mr. Webster. Wo have no wish to be unjust to Mr. Wobstor, or any body else. Our Reporter gave the story a s he heard it; und while wo hive slender faith in Mr. Webster as teach er, either ol polities or piety, we shall be. very glad to know that the un pleasant charges urn wholly untrue, ns his fellow-churchmen seem con vinced." ( For the Ornngoburg Times. W A Ml ALL A, August 2nd Io7(h Tantalus is a ready figure of your scribbler, as he sits iu full view of the mountain range, and dares not go out even with rubbers and a waterproof. It has poured since Tuesday morning, until the drains run with a streamlike liquid gamboge, the color of the soil hereabout, and the passes have swollen to prevent com muni cation. Where a rill sang a lullaby a week ago, a turn cut now rushes in mad grandeur, and we can well imagine how it. is that tho Edis to rises, when this vast water shed tapping three thousand feet above the fcta is emptying the ruins of six days into the streams that swell oar larger rivers. Think of tho thermom eter at seventy at noon, [inigino a heavy counterpane and blankets a t night to shut out the chill, and you will rebel at least that tho Piedmont section docs not include a part of our State, eighty miles from Charleston. 1 have had little opportunity to go over this thriving town on account of the bad weather. It is pro eminently German; and you can hear the pure dialect almost anywhere, yot tho u i tivc population forms an important part. The settlement is on two sid ? s of a veiy wide street which runs for three miles. The Adger College is off to the light of Main st. about 200 yards. Il is a neat if not an imposing frame bltuctutc. The Female Col lege is n large substantial building. Both of these arc well patroni/.od, and arc monuments to the practical wisdom of a young struggling com muniiy. To see the single story frame dwellings, plain almost to humility, sti ikes the visitor with an idea uf scant) incdiocrity; but to know tl at 'it" first-class classical and scientific schools are kept open by the mutual and common will of this people, settles the fact that the tinsel is ignored for that which is to make the men and women of the laud? cdutaiii n. Retter a Tasso translat ing the masters when a poor boy, than a Medici revelling in olh minut ing liuiury, und ignorAnt of a news paper. Judge \\r. W. Loga re took in ? in charge This is enough fortho.jc who know the host and friend. Here I am facing the deep green lined piles which mount and overtop until the rain clouds sweep their I ciests. The trees are like garden plants on their slope, and the bould ers which bulge that a regim nit might camp upon them, look like ti Illing lumps of irregularity. Tho ascent is gradual and safe in go >d weather; now it would be rash and idle. A friend made this tempt ng oiler to-day, "wait until tho sun is out, and I will take you to the mono j tains, wh re a hundred trout may bo taken in a day, and pheasants in abundance." Another who was to be of the party said, "Yes, and 1 will run a deer plum over you, an 1 bring you up until when you fasten on to a a piece of fat beef you will fiinish it." So you sec that the poetry of the mountains is backed by the substan tial solids of a renewed appetite and plenty to challenge it. Rut I must forego the trip which I regret as you well imagine. The Brewery is on a pretty hillsido and i? a favorite resort. The cellars nro positively winterish, being cut deep into the rock under the hill. Arbors, boot lies, a fountain and shady walks tempt tho idle visitor. General Wagener it is said brought the first colony here, and gave it the name Yal or Walhalla. It is accepted for the sake of mere fancy, but it is not a strictly national christening. The tradition of the Scandinavian holds Valholla as the resting place of dead heroes, revivi fied and healed uf wounds, und in the courts of Odin. Wo will imagine the < harn cd draughts penned out by the Valkyrias to be the crystal water which abounds everywhere, and tho gbrious climate lo bo tho restoring quality of Walhalla's charm. A trip o' er the Air Lino via Seneca to Greenville is in prospo t, and if the sun favors I will bo happy to dot for tho Tim km a few notes about the city that lies at tho foot of Paris hioutita'hf QtiKi.t{Ui:i*or8. -mm ? .., .... . ?-.....? -..g?. [For tho Orangeburg Times J 3fr. Editor : How to make funning profitable and pleasant Censor thinks *?. lingo job, but Critic eon.si lers himself ado* quate to (bo tusk, though it may smack of self conceit. To begin. Our lands uro sandy and exhausted. To accomplish success, in this condi tion, is impossible. How to accom plish this is the rub. Now "Long Orange," of tho '?Democrat," cited us to Stuart's farm on Long Island, (sandy soil) which, by liberal manuring, was made to produce prodigiously. Wo doubt whether it was profitable. Wo admit it was a pleasure to him. Horace Greeley, by liberal unt il u ring, made the soil produce to its utmost capacity, and failed to find it profi table. Mr. Dixon's high manuring and profitable crops cease to appv.r in public pi hits. There is no noo l of multiplying cases to prove that high manuring, in our sandy soil, in its present con dition, will ntt pay. Iluudrolsof our own farmers who followed Mr. Dixon can testify to this fact. For Critic, little and unknown, to teach farmers bow to make fanning profita ble, when men of ability and means have failed, may appear impossible. He can do it by precept and example. To succeed, a fanner has to undor stand the condition of Ilia sui', the nature of the crop cultivated, the t Ih els of the fertilizers used. To begin, what is the condition of our warn soil, light colored and thii.-ty. We lind on this class of la nds, highly concentrated fertilizers will not pay. Why? We must k now the cause so as to apply the remedy. Scientific men tell us it is exhaustion of plant food in the soil. We admit it, but consider it indefi nite; uboi't as definite as if you were to ask a physician what discuic caused the death of his ] alicut, and he would answer that he died for the want ul breath. When I igbly ammonialcd my nitres are applied to this class of lands firing in corn and rust ami shedding in cotton ic the rcsuU (mi inevitable consequence). Why '/ Ik cause I here its not bun.us in the soil to bohl the moisture. Without mois j lure it is impossible for corn, cotton or any plant to take up plant food, h< wcvvr abundant iL may he in the soil. j . *. Now, to those, w hose fortune it is }o cultivate .-neb lauds, see the abso lute necessity of restoring humus to the soil. What means must we em ploy to this end? One oi* the must ifiicieut is straw, leaves and.scraping from the forest. Green manuring is another. Each of these subjects deserve a separate letter, w hich I will give you In the future. Mr. Kdilor, I took my seat to write about tlie dice's of straw and leaves to our worn soil, and have just reached the subject, but the length of this letter admonishes us to dose. 1 must beg pardon for dealing in gene ralities, but to friend Censor, wc ex tend, through you, nn invitation to visit our farm, provhh d he promises to exchange views with me through your columns and keep my name a secret. CltlTIC. Obituary. Fell asleep in Jesus June ICth 18711, In fun I Son of Mr. and Mrs. U.S. Sawyer, .i^e<I ~ monthi and one week. I ?. ni est child thou has l?;ft us, Here thy loss we deeply feel, J.mI 'tis Cod that has h'creft us, He can all our sorrows heal. ? Yet again we hope to meet theo, When the toil of life is (led, Then in Heaven with joy i<> greet theo, \\ here no lure well tear is shed. S. 110 KS KS AM) MULES* Undersigned will receive, on next Tuesday, a car load of the finest HOUSES and M13LES ever offered in this Market. The above stock was solected by one of tho best Horse judges in the Country. E. F. SLATKIt. To The Sorghum Planlers: \\,h parties desiring to make Sugar out of their Sorghum are rutpioslcd to call oil me before cutting their Cane so as to ?jet instructions how to hoi I, ns it needs entirely difl'ercnl treatment; and also gel Chemicals. I will nlso make Sugar out of the rer.l Cane. uko. H. cornelron. ling 8 it Bricks For Stile. 150,000 first-clnsa Orangeburg Hrick for sale at the Orangeburg llriek Yard, For particulars Ac, enquire of A. M. IZbARat ihe Yard, or to ja mks cm: id,. miiv 'J3 Jiu. OFFICE OF C D KORTJOHN, Auction and Commission Merchant, RUSSELL STREET, ORANGEBURG, July 2 Rh, 1879. We will ofTcr for the next 15 DAYS Unprecedented Bargains ] u order to prepare for the FALL TRADE 50 hlils FLOUR, all grades 10 sacks COFFEK, 2? t). Is SUGAR, do 20 bids PEARL GRISTS. 10 bbls SYRUP 5 bbls do MEAL. D. S. Sides, rr'nio. Sides, Hums, Strips. Lard, Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Routs, Shoes, Crockery, Tin ware, &c. A.XJCT1 ONS0,1 s*vr?UDAY nnd salkd ay nH i,ere* C. D. KORTJOHN, ST GIST OF THE RED FLAG, lAMro oiiiilu lUfibLilJ The Eighth Annual Session Of this SCHOOL will commence on SEPTEMBER 1st. Course of Study and Terms: DEPARTMENT A, $2 PER MONTH, Reading, Writing, Spelling, Elements of | Arithcutetic ami Orainmur, History, Geo graphy ao?l Klocutio". iIkPAH i'm km II, $2 50 PER month, Composition, Higher Grammar, Donk? Keeping ami Higher Arithmetic added *t<> the Studies ?>t" Department A. DEP. RTMEXT l\ $3 PER monti!, Rhetoric, Philosophy, Algebra, Geometry, T%>*>Uiuiislry. Logic.Hot:my und Awtronomy lidded to the Studies of Department It. CLASSICAL DEPARTMENT, 50 CENTS 1 XTRA FOR EACH LA RUAOE, Latin, lire*-!;, French, Roman and Grecian Antiuuitics. U"i>" Liberal deductions made where more than ono pupil attends from a family. ROYS prepared for COLLEGE or BUSINESS. The SFXKS kept strictly separate. RICH) DISCIPLNE and h?gh MORAL us well as I NTELLECTU AL I RAINING maintained. Public Examination and Exhibition in May of each year. Closj of Session dune oUth. . BOARD in pood families from .$10 to SI'1 per month. For lurthcr particulars apply to Stii.ks R. Memaoitaiip, Principal, Orangeburg, S. C. ?7Vi\ "?ffBl i?NCE To open a New Street. \\T II EREAS, The Town Council of IT Orangeburg denn it necessary, for the iinproveinent of the Town of Orange burg, ami the convenience of the Citizen? tliureof, to (men and lay out a New Street, thirty feet in width, and one thousand and ninety-five feet in length, t.ctween the pro perty of Messrs. N. A. Holl, and T. W. Glover, and .Messrs. N. A. Hull, and Mor tiner l?over, said Street to extend from ttu-s el Street to Glover Street in said Town. A'oic, therefore, He it Ordained, That the saiil New Street he laid out and opened, for the purpose aforesaid, between and through the property of the said Citizens aforesaid, to the extent of thirty feet in width, and one thousand and ninety-live feet in length, ami extending from Kussel Street to Glover Street, in said Town of Orangeburg. it further Ordaided, That the said New Stud be. call cd GRANGE Street. Pone in Town Council this 30th day of .Inly. A. I>.. 1870. Attest: J. W. MOS ELK Y, Mayor. T. II. MALONE, Clerk of Council, aus 1 2t SOMETHING NEW! riMIK undersigned having piiifihasod the exclusive right la sHI the ''New Virginia Feed Cutter" hi the Counties of Orange burg ami Harmvelli announce, that they \vi I keep thoui on hnnd at the store of Mr. J. C. l'ike, Orangeburg, 8.C. In this Cutter, that which has been so much sought after, is found?cheapness of construction, minimum of power, and rapidity ofexoeu? lion, having been fully attained. We present thin Cutter to the public without liar of successful competetioti, believing that it is what its friends claim, "the most complete CtlltlT ever present id to the public." EDWARDS THOMPSON. Orangeburg, s ? ".. June I Ith IS70. jane 1*1 ihn THE mm 11 ID RESTAURANT BY Z. J . KING, AT DOYLE'S COKTSTEri Will keep constantly on kand Foreign and Domo tic Liquors, Cigars, ITina G lie wing nn^i ?molting Tobacco I make a specialty in keeping the Purest Mountain Corn Whiskey. My Restaurant w ill he open day and night and (?applied with the best the Market nflbrds. (live me a call and examine my prices and goods, aug 1 1870 Z. J. KING aa'fJjoig Out SALE OF Henry Xoliii DRY GOODS BAZAAR, NEXT DOOR TO COUNELSON'S;. W