The Orangeburg democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, August 29, 1879, Image 1
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Middlepen Items.
JZditor Orangaburg Democrat:
Tho refreshing showers and pleas
ant weather has given tho "Pike" new
vigor and caused .hini to leave his re
tired retreats and launch his frail
^craft once naoro on the stream of life.
No doubt "Uncle Tom" and our
friend in the fork have been waiting
patiently to hear of the "Pike's"
whereabouts, but thinking discretion
tho better part of valor, I have liccn
lying low, giving thcra ample time to
hook me if they can.
The crops in this section arc tolcr
able, notwithstanding the protracted
drought. There will bo about half a
crop of corn, which lias caused many
U> look at their cribs with wishful
eyes, and exclaim, "you may be short
in tho barn but none the less in the
?little brown j?.' " Cotton is rust
ing badly, but fortunately not. casting
off, like the Middlepen men ever
sticking fast to the main stock.
There will be more grain planted in
this section than over before on ac
count of the failure of the main stud'
pf life.
Mr. Editor, a few words to old
*'Unclc Tom.'* lie relates an old
story that happened before I learned
the art of spinning such warp, there
fore 1 hope you will allow me the
same indulgence. "While out West a
few years ago with some friends of
mine, wo concluded one day to lake
a hunt on the prairies, and on coining
to camp that evening the crowd, there
being six in number, tool: seals on
what we supposed to be a log, lotest
our weary limbs and waited for Hint
glorious old word to be announced,
supper. One of the young men re
marked that our log was moving, not
down, but up the hill, several hooted
at the idea, and on inspection we
? found it to be really trt,r, tliht wc
had through mistake taken our scat
On a snake instead of a log, which wc
found upon examination to lie some
jAvcnly-fivc feet long. That was one
night that I got enough supper as ray
crew were so awfully shocked at the
IsigrTt of ouch a monster that they Tor-!
got which they wanted, protection or
supper, so most of them look to
the nearest tree for safety, and left
pic to attend to the preparation) of
grub, which I was to pass up the tree
as soon as done. It seemed to rue
supper took longer to cook that
pightthan usual,and like Mike ami the
Englishman, by the time it was ready
J had, as most coqks do, gotten the
best pickings of the pie. Going on a
little fuithcr the following day we
heard a rustling in the leaves ami on
looking around what do you suppose
we saw? two snakes swallowing each
other. How they came out or what
paused them to do such a thing I am
Unable to say, perhaps Uncle Tom
can enlighten us as he is an old fish
erman, and no doubl has seen such
things often on water courses. By
the way, J beg pardon,."Uncle Tom,"
1 believe you npver go only in ice
season and never sec anything but a
dark hole filled with llsh. Again
will I challenge competition. Can
you beat this, "Uncle Tom?" If you
do I will always think you arc the
man that clinched the nail in the moon.
Two men were once telling matter
of facts for a prize, the first said he
made a ladder, climbed to the moon
and drove a nail through it; the oili
er after reflecting a moment, and see
ing no chance to be victorious, at
last said he was on the other side and
clinched it j eo I think "Uncle Tom"
Will have to be the clincher to top
my cotton.
Readers, I don't want you to infer
fpr a moment because my name is
l'ikp that I am anything like one in my
nature, sleek and slippery ; but no
doubt you all cap imagine the cause
you have had specimens of some of
my correspondence through the paper
and letters, (Evil communications
corrupt good morals.) Dear "Uncle
Tom," this leaves me making prepa
rations to take a big fish ; I would
like so much to have you along, but
I am sure yon would become disgust
ed if they were to bite as they did
the other day, not being able tocalch
one with a tail, for as soon as you
would pujl one up there were so
many they would jump up and nip
his narrative. One of my friends ho
came disgusted catching and especial
ly seeing them, concluded to go down
tho stream and shoot at a mark, and
seeing an old log some distance in the
lake concluded to take it for a target,
so away he fired and immediately the
sound was lost he heard a fearful
noise which sounded towards the
old log ; after listening for some time
trying to loonlc it he concluded it
was in the old wreck and determined
to Und out the cause ; so rowing out
to the place and examining the old
tree he found he had killed oighlcen
catfish and six eels?pretty good for
a shot, can you beat it, Uncle Tom?
Holling to hear from you soon I ro
niain your nephew, in suspense,
MllHH.lil'ICN 1'lKi:.
P, S.?Mr. Editor, or the female
teachers of Orangeburg : 1 sec the
piece written by "Esculnplus" seems
to be stirring up the fair sex con
siderably. Several have accused me
of being the author of the same ; and
in order to vindicate myself, I think
iL best to deny the same through Iho
columns of your noble paper, the
Democrat. 1 hope the female teach
ers of Orangeburg, especially thoso
still free from the filial ties of life,
will not think for a moment that 1
would be so presumptuous as to write
such a thing, being viuculo matrimo
nie. (I think I would almost as lie!
suffer the wrath of God as the tongue
lashing of a woman.) Ladies you
can all rest assured that the author
of the article is one who has long ago
departed this life of singlcblcsscdncss
and in case his wife dies, expects to
remain a widower. I can sympathise
with the poor fellow who has so un
! though'tcdly branched off on this nev
er ending topic, My advice would
be for him to vacate these quarters
an soon as practicable, as I wouldn't
be surprised to sec his obituary at
any time. May God bo his helper
for I can't, is the heartfelt sympa
thies of Yours Very Respectfully,
J. MaKION lloOKIIAKT.
An Eloquent Utterance.
The following ^IpRy-^-scLdj^cnt
found utterance in a recent speech of
Hon. James 11. Reck, United Slates
Senator from Kentucky. Of 'Scotch
extraction, he does well to say that
he knows "what liberty cost?," and
it were well for the cause of human
Uibiwty on,..thb continent if it had
among its people more such eloquent,
sturdy and consistent defenders as he
who uttered this sentiment: "I came
from a race that has endured more,
suffered more, and struggled longer
to maintain freedom than any other.
I was born in sight of Adrian's wall
which the all-conquering Romans had
to erect to protect themselves against
a rude but brave people, who pre
ferred death to subjugation. The
stories of all the subsequent struggles
of that people inspired me with an
undying haired of tyranny and op
pression. I have sloqd in reverential
awe, with head uncovered, in "God's
Acre," in the old city of Edinburg,
where the bones of thousands of mar
tyrs, who went to the slake and the
gibbet in defence of their right to
maintain and enjoy cjvil and religi
ous liberty, lie in updisguished and
undisguishablc graves. 1 have kjiell
upon the stone where men and wo
men of Scotland signed the solemn
league and covenant with their blood.
I know what liberty costs. May my
right arm wither and my tongue
cleave to the roof of my mouth if J
ever do an act or tiller a word which
tends lo subvert any of the constitu
tional safeguards which sustain and
protect the liberties of tiiis people."
Senators in a Pet.
Really, now, great men ought to
he above pouting, and yet some of
them are not. Senator Hayurd sulked
like n spoiled child during the recent
extra session of Congress, on account
of what, was undoubtedly bad treat
ment of him as Chairman of the Fi
nance tJommiltce of the Senate, and
now Senator Thurman has his lip
puckered up because of alleged ill
treatment of him by Qen. Ewing'a
friends. Pouting on the part of these
gentlemen docs not increase public
respect for them, and besides it is
not good luck. There, for instance,
is Mr. Tilden ; he never pouts, and
one time he was elected President of
the United States.? Charlotte Ob
server.
The Wife.
It is not {infrequently that a wife
mourns over the alienated affection
of her husband, when she has made
no effort herself to strengthen and
increase his attachment. She thinks
because he once loved her he ought
always to love her, and she neglects
those attentions which first engaged
bis heart. Many a wife is Ilms the
[cause of her own neglect and sorrow.]
Tho Divine Side of LJfe.
Editor Orangeburg Democrat :
While Urn agricultural and literary
minds of our country arc busied with
farms and letters?giving us their
matured views of these important vo
cations, not "avocations," and indoc
trinating us in their several advance
ments and splendid discoveries?and
while doubtless much good is accom
plished, still wc cannot think it well
to entirely overlook the divine sido of
life?to ignore religion and God?as
do many of them. They' forget that
"the race is not to the swift, nor the
battle to tho strong, neither yet
bread to the wise, nor yet farrow to
men of skill;" and that, God alone
"givclh tho increase." Jn all past
ages of the world's history, God has
bestowed or withhold his blessing in
proportion to the righteousness or
wickedness of the people ; and who
dare say that good or evil may not
now be motcd out by the same fixed
law of Heaven? We know that, "the
idle soul shall suffer hunger?' but wc
also know that God "puttcth down
one and BCttCtll up another," and that
He "makoth poor, und maketh rich."
It is true, He "sendclh rain on the
just, and on the unjust," but "the
face of the Lora is againt them that
do evil."
The prime cause of all the adverse
circumstances surrounding us, and of
all our troubles, whether individual
or general, lies in a departure from
the God of heaven, and in a want of
lespeel to the Christian Ministry, the
Church aud Religion. This fact will
appear, if wc simply glance at the
secular press of to-day. All manner of
questionable and even ridiculous anec
dotes arc told at the expense of some
siinplc-hearicd preacher; the Church
is. lightly spoken of; religion is, in
jiomo jn8tanpa^, 4fflM>rcdj ridiculed, I
contemned ; aed the name of God is
handled by sacriljgious hands. One
secular paper recently gave as the
reason why so many people go to
gospel tents; "They mistake t|}cm
for pirct|s tents"?an attempt at ridi
cule, or perhnps'Vomethirig worse.
Another paper in one column reports
a work of grace, in another eoin
mends. that "splendid" whiskey over
the way, and in another laughs over
a preacher who ?'nie like a sinner, ami 1
drank like a sinner"?thus lowering
the ministerial of!jee in the eyes of the
young who already manifest too lit
tle interest in this sacred ofljce. If
such cases arc true, and even of fre
quent occurrence, is not the fact too
sad, loo portentous of evil?t)l thp
rcgcncracy of the times?to be made
a matter of fun? While it may be
fun to the boys it is death to the
frogs. Resides, there is n filnoss In
things, which should always be 6b?
served. The safety of the young,
the country, tho aged demands the
purest, highest type of literature,
whether religious or secular, and all
should combine to destroy the evil,
to build up the good, Improve your
farms, your schools, your merchan
disc-s-all jour honorable interests?
but by all means maintain the cause
of our holy religion. .Let this once
go, and a rayless, hopeless night set
tles upon the church, the world?hold
it up?live it? and wo are impervi
ous to life's ills ! A^rimoros.
Engaging Manners.
There arc a thousand pretty, en
gaging little ways, which every per
son may put on, without running the
risk of being deemed either affected
or foppish. The sweet smile, the
quiet, cordial bow, the earnest move
ment in addressing a friend, or more
especially a stranger, whom ono may
recommend to our good regards, the
inquiring glance, tho graceful atten
tion which is so captivating when
united with self-possession?these
will insure us the good regard of even
a churl. Above all, there i& a cer
tain softness of manner which should
be cultivated, and which, in cither
man or woman, adds a charm that
almost entirely compensates for lack
of bpauty.?Taylor.
Females.
Judge L/Cwio says: "God bless the
sex ! Ever foremost in the work of
charity; always ministering to the
sick?lingering longest at the cross?
speeding earliest to the sepulchre!
They never erred but once, and if
that error had been committed at a
later period of the world, after 4,000
j'enrs of bright and lovely deeds, tho
Accusing Spirit had carried the of
fence to Heaven's Chancery in vain !"
An Editor's Valodiotory.
Tim editor ol a Now [York State
journal .on Jtaying down1 bis profes
sional Jaboj's, embraces tye occasion
to give ,utteranco to somcTsenlimenls
which -are appljcabie the world over
among newspaper readers* "Having
for nearly seven years been a weekly
visitor at your homes, ki?dly sharing
the hospitality, and, wp l,qp,c, contrib
uting somewhat, to the comfort of the
TD *
same, it only remains to shake hands
all around, take an nireotionato and
heart-breaking farcwcll,**?.nd come no
more, probably, forever-\ Good bye.
It has been spoken ovo"rvUie dead ly
ing in their cofllus. It has beer
spoken when an ocean was to roll ?.n
between parting hearts, but it novel
is spoken with such pathos and unc
tion as when a country edilov, with
tho memory of his hard grjbhings
and his scant comforts pressing upon
him, hands his valedictory over to the
compositor, puts the st'Ui end of his
faithful lead pencil in Ifcis well-worn
breeches pocket, and shqQies his rheu
matic legs down stairs, to go no more
hnctc forever. 'Wo part upon the
Square.' We proclaim general am
nesty all round, Wc expire forgiv
ing our enemies, and shall haunt
those who obstinately refuse to for
give us, Wo nvc bound to be
furgivon. Farmers, good-bye. You
are the dorsal column of the country
editor's subscription list.. It could
not stand erect without your help.
May tho time soon coiro whon no
mortgage, like a great morass in the
centre of a pleasant meadow, shall
obstruct your prosperity, Have you
over given us wood of scrimp pattern
and highly perforated cordage? The
act is forgiven, Have you ever given
us butler of most unhallowed flavorr
We hope, after a liltle, to forgive
even Ibis. There is a particular class
?l^pa^rons_JW^oi?. every departing
country editor remembers" "wtUjLjsp^
cial gratitude. It is tiro .substantial,
thoroughly steadfast,'* pijtronB - -the
men who are nev^JfoV*?^ out of
favor with him by thVjw^'^n^^of
ill-wind. They are the Then who cash
their bills with thoroughly profession
al . honor an<] promptness. Wc re
member all such in Cirolon witli
downright and uncompromising grat
itude. We count their names wjth
thankfulness. They arc like the brick
walls which hold this olllco above the
dust that vexes tlie street below.
Support the new management. A
country newspaper needs friends, and
cannot alford to have enemies. Don't
get mad if something fails to suit,
and stop your patronage. Don't
prattle all over the village about the
short comings of the editor?co ope
rate with nnd encourage hint. Help
him to get news, and see that he has
his share ol your money to do busi
ness with, Don't loaf around bis of
fice and steal his time. Don't give
him too much good advice. lie
knows more about his business, prob
ably, than you do. IJelp, but don't
hinder. Again, good-bye."
An Indian's Grit,
A short time ago a young Chippc
wa huuter was shooting squirrels in
the woods that border Lake Huron
near Penctanguischcne, Ont., when
by some means a large blighted pine
fell upon him, knocking him down
and crushing his leg, which was frac
luicd in two places. Do could not
rise?he could not remove the tree
which was lying across his broken
leg. Uc was far from the probability
of passing aid, and to lie there and
starve to death in agony seemed all
that was left to him. In bis dilemma
with all the fortitude and promptness
of romance, he took out his knife, cut
off his own leg, bound It up with his
sash, dragged himself along the
ground to his canoe, and paddled
himself home to his wigwam on a dis
tant island. There the care of his
wounds was completed, antl the man
it; still aliv.c.
Life.
Half of all wdio live die before
they are seventeen years old. Only
one person in ten thousand lives to
be a hundred years old, and but one
in a hundred realms sixty. Tho mar
ried live longer than tho single. Out
of every thouaoand persons born,
only ninety-five wordings tako place.
Lay your finger on your pulse, and
know that at every stroke some im
mortal soul passed to its Maker?
some fellow-being crosses the river of
dcatli; and if we think of it, we may
well wonder that it should be so long
before our turn comes.
Hints on Matrimony.
No woman will he likely to dispute
with us, when wc assert that marriage
i9 her destiny. A. man may possibly
QU up some sort of an existence with
out loving ; but a woman with noth
ing to love, cherish, euro for, and
minister to, is an o.noma.lly in. the
universe, an cxistanco without on ob
ject. It is as nntural for a woman to
have sonic one to jook to for protec
tion, some one to look to for odv'mc
and assistance, as to brpalbc, With
out it no woman was or ever can be
happy. It is the want ol her nature,
and nothing can satisfy her heart,
with such a void unfilled. Now, with
the exception of some pccasiopal ir
regularities in the relative proportions
of tho sexes, produced by circum
stances, such as the settlement of
new countries, there is no reason why
oycry man should not have a wife,
and every woman a husband ; and
Lhi.s would easily lie brought about by
the exercise of more poqpnon sense
and less ambition. Each sex is look
ing up for something above its own
sphere. The son of an industrious
and successful mechanic must be a
professional man or a merchant, inr
stead of following in his father's foot
steps; and this is folly the first.
When ho looks for a wife, the neat, j
industrious daughter of a mechanic,
like his father, is not good enough for
him ; lie must make love to some line
lady who is one nge in advance, that
is, bor grandfather was a mechanic
instead of her father, a very aristo
cratic distinction. On the other hand,
the girl who works for her living,
earning it by her honest labors, would
not deign to encourage the addresses
of a laboring man } she would set her
cap for a gentleman, forsooth. The
mechanic's daughter, educated on her
father's earnings to be a line lady, en
courages tlio^jU46Ji?o|,!J of a set of
JofJ?'~ nn<T"tlanglers, who drive hotre*8tr
men away from hor in disgust, and she
becomes the victim of some sony or
shallow fool, Now this is all wrong?
deplorably, wretchedly wrong. Girls
should know that men, superior to
themselves in education and position,
do noo always associato with them
for good. Men should know that by
marrying girls educated in habits of
life above their fortunes, they aro not
likely to have good wives. A little
squpd sense will enable any man to
sec that it is better to have a wife
grateful for more than she expected
than grumbling at less. It is delight
ful going up the hill of fortune ; hut
horrible, jolting, aggravating work
to come down.
A Husband's Fatal Mistake.
At Port Huron, Mich., a terrible
accident occurred, the victim being
Mrs. Adam Ilelmcr, who, with her
husband, resides at Union and Tenth
Streets. At eleven o'clock in the
night Sirs. JJel-ucr was awaken by
the noise of burglars in tho house.
Mr. Ilelmcr told his wife to keep
quiet. He then seized an army mus
ket lying in the bedroom and went to
another part of the house on a search
far the intruders. Meanwhile, his
wife ajoso and went to a different
part of the house. When tho hus
band returneJ ho thought hp saw an
intruder in the closot and fired, but to
his most sorrowful surprise found tho
intruder to be his wife. The whole
charge from the musket entered Mrs.
I|elmcr's right side, causing a fatal
wound, When Mr. Ilelmcr discover
ed his mistake lie fell to the floor in a
fainting lit. On recovering, he pick
ed up his wouuded wife, and carried
her to her chamber and summonod
physicians,
Friends.
People who have warm friends are
healthier and happier than those who
have none. A single real friend is a
treasure worth more than gold or pre
cious stone. Money can buy many
things good and evil. All the wealth
in the world could not buy a friend
or pay you for the loss of one. "I
have wanted only one thing to make
me bftppjV'Haslitt writes, "but want
ing that, have wanted everything,
and again, my heart shut up in a pri
son of rude clay, has never found,
nor will it find, a heart to speak to."
Wc aro the weakest of spendthrifts if
wc let one push away another ; or if
we hold aloof from one for petty
jealousy or heedless slight or rough
ness. Would yon throw away a dia
mond because it provoked you ? Ono
good friend is not to bo weighed
against the jewels of the earth.
Rosa.
Not long ago?perhaps?not long?
My soul hoard no discordant Lone,
J-'or love und youth's swe :t uuitln song
It hearkened to, und that alone;
Hut now the song is liudied?it hears
Strange ntljsic, in a harsher key,
For every pound a dirge appears
.Since itosA died, who Jived lor me.
Tho summer of myJifjp is past?
Eternal winter reigns instead?
For how, for me, could sunnuer last,
When she, 1113' only rose, is dead?
Sweet IIosaI would thou c.ouldst he yet,
As once, my day, 1113' only light!
Jlilt tli'ou art gone?the sun hasset?
Aj'jd every day, to iyo, is night.
Vet, he tho diu-kncKS e'er so deep,
Let no more suns arise J'or nie j
F<?r night, can KQOllje my heart to sleep,
And ItQSA. Ilten I'll dream of thee.
August 28,1s7.0.
Truo to Ljfof
A woman writing for women re
marks : Now, take a woman after
.she is married ; in most cases she
loses her identity, becomes jn fact a
a perfect nonentity, although slie may
be the superior of the two. yon can
not do this or tbaj. unless one of these
"lords of creation" sees lit and prop
er, and particularly in tlic matter of
money, Just ask one of them fir a
few dollars and sec how quickly the
scene is changed { one would think
you had asked for apart of their soul's
inheritance, so quickly do they seem
to be disturbed.. And then, even if
they intend to comply with your re
quest, t.'icy must boat about the bush
and ask a thousand and one questions,
and finally inquire how much you
want. You nnnu? the sum that you
feel absolutely in nee.'1, anil "As much
as that ?" is the response, with a
slow withdrawal of the pocket book
and the sum is banded you?but not
a dollar more, mind you, for you
might possibly bavo a few diincs left
(or postage or something else needful.
Now, sisters, sorno of you may be too
prcqd to ndin.it l\\o truth of this, but
I think the majority of you will say.
Ttl^rttHKW
How $he Keeps her Hus1|8MUiHon^e( j
Wives who have difllculty in keVft
ing their husbands at home nigh|
should profit by the plans a Chicago
wife adopted. The Chicago Tribune
says that a young wife of that city
who is anxious to keep her husband
at home of evenings flatters him about
the exquisitely dainty proportions of
Ins fect, and induces him to. wear
boots about two sixes too small for
him. He is on his feet all day long
in town, and when he comes home at'
nigh', she has a soft chair and a pair
of loose, cool slippers for him, and by
the time he, with great drops of
agony pearling on Ids brow, has
got olf his boots, he comes to the
conclusion that there is no place like
home after all, and has no desiro to
go down town to lodge or sit up with
a sick friend.
Must Have Rain.
Ac exchango says the colored peo
ple of Dorsey County, Arkansas,
have prayed very earnestly for rain.
The leading church engaged iu this
species of orison labor, not consider
ing itself well enough suppliod with
members, sent over into an adjoining
coupty and borrowed a few, agreeing
to pay a heavy interest in hymn
books. Kvon this failed, but the cow
of emergency was taken by tho horns
when the preacher issued the follow
ing proclamation ; "We'so bound for
to have enough members in dis
church to meet de occasion, and I
! hereby sols my hand and seal to de
artickel what cay all collurcd per
sons, respectable or otherwise j;i dis
county, and counticT jinin, is declar
ed members of dis church till de next
Yam,"
A Georgia Girl's Love.
A romantic marriage took placo at
Marietta, *Ga., recently, nfr. Hunt
ley, of Jvagrangc, npd Miss Richard
son, of Marietta,'had been betrothed
for a long time, Through the opposi
tion of her parents, it is said, she
broke their engagement and engaged
herself to a Marietta gentleman.
She was to have married that night,
tho trosscau and all being ready.
Huntley, hearing of the approaching
wedding went to Marietta and plead
ed bis old cause. She would not
yield, and ho had gone to tho depot
to leave, when a noto was handed
him. This stated that she had re
lented and would marry him. lie
remained over, eloped with her to
Atlanta and married there. All the
parties stand high in society. The
affair created much excitement.
.It wns a bridal scene. T?o wine
cup passed from Jip to lip, <Qne gen
tleman v.'ho tliouglit hirrjspjf cured 0/
his drinking habits, refused. ?*Carr%
you ^pledge friendship in a social
glass*" pleaded tjie bridegroom. "?
dare not, I cannot.*' Then the.beau
tiful bride, with bewitching smiles
and eyes that were brighter than the
jewels on her lingers, held out the
poison to him, saying: "Surely you
will not refuse me?" The .colqr
mounted his cheek. He yielded to
the Circe of the banquet. The .first
taste fired Ids lust, and ho ceased no.t
till he was a sot again. A few j'ears
after, one quiot summer's evening, a
wretched outcast reeled into Mm open
dour of a pleasant home, when a lady
was just drinking a glass of wjne, al
lowing her little one to ejp. The
vagabond sprung forward with a ma
niac's frenzy, raised his arm, dashed
the cup t.p the i)oor, and shouted
"murder hiin il you wUl, but not with
that! Look at n)jc. you made me
what I aim 1 was respected and
honored. You taunted me at your
wedding. Now there is not a reptile
I would not gladly change places
with. I niustsqon stand before God's
bar. On your Jjeac] rests my blood 1*
A gurgling sound was heard in his
throat, ife fell at her feet a corpse,
lie sleeps in u nameless grave, the
victim of cruel though thoughtless
seductioUf
Is It Safe ?
Is it safe to tamper with intoxicat
ing liquor, when so many have been
destroyed Ivy it?
Is it safe to learn to use tobacco,
and thus become a cringing slave to
a filthy, expensive, poisonous, and
debnsing habit?
Is it safe to frequent the dance
hall, theatre, ?fcc, in view of the evil
associations and corrupting influences
of those places? .
Is it safe Jo profane God's name,
when Ho will not hold them guiltless
that do it? \
it safe to gamble, when so many
have been matltnieffliitL'fflJ flfld m'Wil~
by ciigJ\gutg in it ?
Is it safe to reject the Iliblc, when
the evidence Jbal it is God's'word is
so conclusive?
Is it safe tp neglect spoking purist,
when it is absolutely certain jLhpjfc
thpsp who reject Him will be lost?
Is it safe, to desqprate the Sabbath,
in view of tho specif}! ??!Smand lV
keep il holy ?
It is safe to always, shun those
things that lond to sin ; and it ia al
ways dangerous to neglect those,
things that have a good tendeucy.
The Crops.
Editor Orangeburg Democrat:.
Allow me a small spaco in your,
valuable paper to give jour many
readers a brief sketch of the crops in
general of my neighborhood. The
corn crops in this part of the county
have been seriously injured by tho
[severe drought of seven or eight
weeks, which will cut off the yield of
this, great stand-by fully one-half.
The cotton, crops, though geriousi^.
checked in growth seems to be well
fruited, and we are looking forward,
to a very good average yield, of thia^
fleecy staple. We have rust in sppta^
of8omoofour fields but don't think
it will result in any serious damage.
Yonng corn planted in stubblo
grounds looks well and is growing
finely. The pea and potato orops bid
fair to yield well. Cotton is corns
mencing to open rapidly and farmers
will soon bo making preparations to
harvest for market. 1 think we all
should put in heavy crops of small
grain the coming winter to help sup
ply our scanty cribs. G. W. B.
St. Mattiiewks, S. C.
Nobody's Fault but his Own.
A ten-dollar bill, with the follow
ing words written across the face, was
passed over an Ithaca counter the
other day: t
"This is the last of a fortune of
$100,000 lea me by xn\ uncle.'
Jasper Gould.
Ilowarc of women and wine.
Rather ipt a man beware of indulg
ing his passions until they become un
governable. Neither women nor wine
are responsible for Jasper Gould's
povorty ; Jasper himself alone is to
blame.
Uns?to kiss. Ilc-hus?to kiss
agnin. lllundcr-bus?two girls kiss
ing each other. Orani-bus?-to kiss
all the girls in tho room. Bus tor?
a general kisser, E pluri bus unum
?a thousand kisses in one.