The Orangeburg democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, September 26, 1879, Image 1

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SHERIDAN & SIMS, Proprietors. SunsoiiirriON. One Year.SI.50 ?ix Mouths.1.00 AllulstOra of the Gospel.J.OO A DV BRTI8EM HNTS First Iiistertioii.81.00 ICnch Subsequent Insertion.50 Liberal contracts made lor '.I month and over. | JOBOFFICE 13 I>B?PARED TO DO ALL KINDS OK JoT> J?r?irLtinor OKANUIilWRG NOW AM) TUEN. Til Ii FIRST SETTLERS?HABITS and CUS TOMS?EARLY NAMES, &c. ARTICLE NO. I. \Ye notice in the last issue of our eotcmporary, the Times, an article with the above heading, which is ex ceedingly interesting. A b wc desire to keep our readers posted in the his tory of the county, and have no idea of being behind the times, we propose to publish in each issue until the sub joct is exhausted, an authentic ac count of the early settlement and progress of the county, derived from reliable sources. We rely upon them at all events. We have taken the sketch from an ancient paper called "Yc Journal of Commerce," edited ably and published in the days of yore. The writer, whose sources of information seem to have besn un limited and who gives his authorities, commences thus. We rcproduca in hie own laugnage: "This sketch must necessarily be brief, but as there can be no quesliou as to its acccuraey it will, I truet, prove interesting to you, as well as useful and instruc tive. You will find it easier to com mit to memory than you would the huge dry tomes from which it in ta ken. Therefore, be thankful. There appears to be no little confusion as to the derivation of Tim name oi" the count}*. Some persons maintain that the earlier settlers plauted large groves of orange trees,which, it is said, nour ished in great luxuriance, and yield- j cd a very respectable revenue. But as there are no stumps or sprouts or | vestiges of euch trees in the county, I and oe every attempt to cultivate them has iuvariably and signally failed, the "orange tree" hypothesis has lost ground, and h-is but few ad- J vocatea at this day. Others hold, end this tradition is insisted on by the more ambitious and aristocratic of the people, and is the popular theory, that the name was derived from one William Prince Orange. He was the eon of old Mrs. Prince, and his fath er was supposed to have bacn Wil liam Prince or William Orange, or ! somebody uamei William. It seems j all of that family re re named Wil- i liairj more or less. This Bill Orange was a Dutchman. There is some plausibility in the theory, for there can be no doubt but that the county ! was settled by Dutchmen, and as W. J P. Orange in due time married and j was thereafter happily blessed with a j large family of boys and girls, all of whom came over and settled in this count}' (then district) it ie hut natur al to suppose that, the tribe would have been anxious to name some thing after him, if only a horse or steamboat or telephone, and being so many and fancying the name for themselves, they consolidated and gave it to the county. Q. K. 1).? No! they didn't take W. l\\s name for their people at all. '1 hey dropped that, but they took their old pastor's name for themselves aud handed it down. Tin's old pastor was sent over b}* W. P. O. to take care of ins family A. D. 1735. Dr. Ramsay in his History of South Carolina says: "From the third year of their settle ment thoy had the lienefit o( religious instroction from Jlev. Gesesttcndun sae?. One of his ehildren born in 1743 (a still alive. The firsi chi d he christened win &oru t'n 17S9, and is alto alive." Without desiring tj re flect upon the accurac}' of the learn ed hiatorian above quoted, I would beg to be allowed to pauso one mo ment before swallowing these last twe sta-temtnts. Had the Doctor furnished seme lubricxling prepara tion with his assertions they would probably go down easier. We are expected iu this era to take a great wnray raab statements. I regret that the Doctor shuts Id have asked me seriously to adopt the above as true. Fot my part 1 ?-criously lielieve those partite ?rr dead. Dr. Ramsay being partly a Dutchman himself in all probability wa? anxious to show up the longevity of the inhabitants and the climate of a location in which he natura!!}* too^ great interest. That tho original settlers adopted the name of Rev. John Gcsessendaimcr cannot | admit of a sing 1*3 doubt. Iu the llrst J place there in ho more common name i here than "John," and while a glance J at the surname of the present iuhnbi tants might lead the str?ng'r and j casual examiner to settle down in mind that the names have been some what mixed, tangled and altered in their pronunciation, allowance mustj bo made for llic effect of time and the partial introductiou of the English language. To the most superficial student of philology, however, the derivation of such of the present names as Eikonkorther, Eikelbcrgcr, Funderbunkcr, Grouscu heimer, &c., from that of the Rever end old Pastor must be instantly ap parent and recognizable. (See Verg linpcndc Grammatik, Berlin, 1833? 1852, Bopp. J. Giimoi, Deutcho Gramraak, 1818?1S37. Win. Hum holdt's philosophy of language. G. i Hasse In Ercch and Grubbon Ency., I third sec, vol. 23d.) We have then the origin of the name of the county, and wo have that of its people. Bill Orange seems to have been some thing of a man in his day. Besides giving his name to the county, it seems he gave it also to a sect or I lodge, or something, the members of which were and are to this day called Orangemen. Their principal busi [ ness as laid out was to catch aud j scalp ou sight all the Catholics in the county. They don't appear to have come up much to the esi relations ol their fond parents, nor their duty to the public to any very surprising ex tent, 'lhcse "Orangoracn" continue to this day to blow out in spasmodic efforts at deviltry iu Ireland, New Yoik and clscwheie, but don't seem to accomplish more than a show of a hearty admiration and respect for the memory of their Honored Patron and sponsor, the respected Billy i\, by gelling bloody drunk whenever they assemble. There arc no "Or angemen" in this place now except Piers whose shop is painted green, and is nearly opposite the Presbyte riau Church (you cau't miss it,) and who relails at five ceuls apiece, or six for a quarter for small oues. and our dear old friend Chaapey, w ho has just now on hand a frustrate stock and seile same at reasonable rates. Call and see for yourself. There are no Orangcwomcn here at all, and never have been known. CH.VKA.CTEU of early settlers. The good old inhabitants of Or nngeburg County were honest, indus trious and hardworking, ami quite friendly. Dr. Ramsay says: "An economical and industrious man with his wife possessed of the same quali ties may in a short time procure a comfortable living though he posses sed nothing ou his arrival." ll is worthy of remark that a large proportion of the present inhabitants worry into a comfortable living at this day though they possessed noth ing a year back. The}' are not Dutch men, nor their descendants, and they don't come into it by any industry and economy. Oh ! no. It is done by pure marauding. "lie may pro cure,'' continues the Dr., "a small tract of land ou a credit (mark that now !) and in one winter lie may cut down or lop off the trees on eight or ten acres of ground. His neighbors are ever ready to lend a helping hand, and when he has all in readi ness, on signifying bis inlculion thir ty or forty able bodied men, white aud black, assemble ou the ground early in the day and lift into large pi!cs the huge logs. When the light o' day retiree they kindle a blaze which soon cnl'ghlcna the dark gpace around aud reduces to cinders ia a few hours what else might have been the labov of months." Tail neigh borly custom is still kept np in a great measure by the bluck settlers? only a iitlle more so. They a'e vciy fiicndly in that way aud carry the custom much further; for they don't wait for you to signify any intention whatever, or give notice that you are rcaily ; aud they don't wait for you to cut down your trees. Ohl no. If you've not got them cut handy, they'll cut thena lor you, and when night throws her mantle around her, they will quietly and unobtrusively, but with great zeal and activity, remove that wood for you, and kindle a blaze which soon enlightens the dark space ; iu their own shanties, and which soon acts broiling and frying their pots and pans whence arises the savory odor ol bacon or beef or chickens or any other obstructions which they have also kindly moved off out of the way for you. Yes, Indeed ! Mr. Forbes, the enterprising jour nalist who receives 810,000 for re porting the Zulu campaign for a Lon don paper, on the conclusion of the last gieat battle rode 110 miles alone iu the dead of night, through Hie hos tile country, in order to reach tele graphic communication and transmit! bis account ahead ol his competitors. | FORT Dl?TTE. TUE WAY TilB TOWN IS GOVERNED?A FAROE THAT S1I0UDD DE CLOSED. Four Motte, S. C, Sept. 1G, 1879. Editor Orangeburg Democrat: I was pleased to see lliat "Tievel lyn" bes undertaken to sbow up this place in its true light. I notice aiso the Times gives its readers ao ink ling of our black government. Mr. Editor, we aro indeed to be pitied, located as we are almost in the heart of swamps, mill ponds, mosquitoes,! gnats, fleas, filth, fever aud bad whiskey, and above nil a black gov ernment. You may ask why "ibis is thus?" The answer is plain, lucre aro only a few wbke men bee. About onc-iourlh the voters are white, and we poor d?Is have to fight the wolf IVom our doors so hard that we have not time to meet in de council. There's where our black ncighbois holds the advantage of us ; besides, the way things have been managed hete in the past deters any body that has solf-rcpcct from "jining do ban." It, is sometimes very hard to get up a ticket, but some ward of j the nation who did not improve each golden hour in the halcyon days of Radical rule ami prall 1 ig acy rises to the trout and is just awakening to sec the murky clouds of Radicalism low iu the horizon, fast disappearing never to rise again, while the silver lining of glorious Democracy skirts the heavens around, und thus he com munes within himself: "Now dars dem times don gone, and 'pears dat do dimieracks 'bout to lake die coun try, and 1 don't got no ofiij nor nnflln yet|(40 acres and a mule idea being exploded) I b'leve 1 gwiue for run for mare or warden ob dis town." Ol course he is 'lected?no opposition, he Iheu launches his Utile bark on the surging 6ea of town polilies. So absorbed is he iu the welfare of his subjects, and constituents, or to make a name, or at one great bound to mount aud collar the pinnacle of fame, or to swell the town-treasury ; that he at once rijoa.to Mdo motion," that motion produces another motion, soon there is great commotion and the din that is raised somewhat re sembles the Confederate long-role? this continues until one by one they drop away sadder?bid nary h bit the wiser. He then imbibes a lew gills (gill is a drink here) of "kill 'round the corner," aud quietly or otherwise, sometimes slowly wends his way to his domestic domicile to know of Mariah Jane if she "is got dem greens done yet, (I speak of a night meet ing ;) aller he has satisfied the de mauds of the inner man aud fed his dorg, lie lays him gently down to sleep, Rul no, there is no sleep for his weary body ; ho losses from this to that, anil swaps ciuIb of the IhmI occasionally. His mind is wander ing afar otr. He i3 delving down the dark shades of the past in quest of knowledge of municipal economy; perplexed and bewildered he cant sec the leant glimmer of the coveted knowledge,.he feels like a gill, but when he looks out?behold the gill place is closed and everything is as silent and dark as the shades of Hailes, be comes at hue to the con clusion that the roail to fame is rug ged and Bp-hill, and that he i? no more now than be was a few weeks ago when he got lected, and thus night after night (when we his sub jects are snugly wrapped in our little beds, with naught to mar our dreamy slumbers. All quiet without, all quiet within, except a stray llca now and then. Sometimes a timid moquilo present* his bill. We settle, or let him take his fill, (excuse our thyme) the tame. Time slcals apace, and his friends sec with sorrow that flatlet ing tread, that unsteady gaze and down caot form. We know it is the dire of sleeplessness and the ills attendant on flaw; at last we miss him from his haunts; the crisis has come, no more bis manly form is seen where once it was wont to stand a monument to his zeal ; life has lost its charms for him, he feels that in the eternal fitness of things his race is well nigh run, he gets angry, then re conciled and passas in his check. Over yon hill as slowly sinks the sun | to res'., a solemn concourse wends its way to gaze for the last time on his devoted remains. Tears arc shed copiously, while the clay falls with a melancholy thug and forever shut out the light of day between him and the living world, silently admonish us that our turn will come too. Here wc leave him with the Le.icdiclion? ?'Ali! Iii? saddest word from tongue or ])im1 ? Is 111at one word? What m'ght have linen" Porchnncc in days to come some friend will furnfcb him a tomb to maik the spot and tell of bis life and expectations that might have come out all right had he not in au hour of temptation got 'Jeclcd and bogged up in town politics, and admonishing the living that Btill have a hankeving that way. Mr. Kditor, it would do your soul good to witness the meeting of owr council. The', used to meet any where ; mostly in front ol some house and pass de acks and rise to dc ques tion and each go his way, if the pro prietor of Battery Wogncr can be re lied on. 13 lit now they have a neat council room and guard house, silaatcd on a meandering liitle ditch whose waters How limpidiy down its little mite to swell tliat grand old Hull's Bay. This is now the place where they pass "do acks," ami . iscs to "dc question" for the government of the town of Fori Motte. Rusty Cuss. Tho Laugh of Womnn. A woman has no natural gift more bewitching than a sweet laugh. It is like the sound of .lutes on the wa ter. It leaps from bei in a clear, sparkling rill, and the heart that hears it feels as if bathed in the cool, exhilcrating spring. Have you ever pursued a fugitive through trees, led on by a fairy laugh?now' there, now lost, now found? Wc$inve, and we are pursuing that wandering voice to tiiis day. Sometimes, it comes to us J in t he midst of care and sorrow, or j irksome business, and Lhen we turn j away the evil Bpiri? of the mind.) How much we owe to that sweet laugh ! It turns prose to poetry ; it brings sunshine to flowers, over the darkness of the wood hi which we are traveling, it touches with light oven our sleep, which is no mtuc than the image of death, hut is coujuinicd with streams that are shudowJof iminor-' ulil->';_ A Curious HaJ't It is a curious habit lure to look at a wan4 through the transparent medium ol''a dollar bill. If a rich man is rude it is regarded na a quaint and laughable eccentricity ; but if a poor man does or says the same thing, ho* is poor, and wc are disgusted beyond measure. We are ready to find any .excuse for an act that has money behind i', and equally read}' to find fault with any act that is backed by poverty. This gold col ored pigment which envious eyes se crete, is not t he peculiarly of a class, j but the characteristics >f all. Front the sexton who shove- a bundle of human rags into a buk pew, and shows silk and velvet tc the best seat, to the clergyman who smooths the rough edges of life for wealth, all men doff their hats to a pocket-book. This is a pleasant reflection for the few, but to the rest it comes a little hard. if human na A Good Work. Whoever has written a single para graph which has strengthened the weak or improved the ignorant, or en couraged the faint-hoaned, given hope to the despairing, or softened tho hard-hearted, or cleg ted the mists from the doubting m'nd, brought a happy smile into the ryes of the suf fering, or turned a wanderer from the paths of destruction into the paths of life, has certainly done a good work, although his reward may n ?t Ik; here. His v?otk may seem as nothing in the eyes of those1 who judge of work sim ply by the number of dollars and cents which it 1ms earned, or at which it may bj estimated. Not that it should be inferred that good work does deserve remuneration ; but whether rewarded or not, our woik should bear the test of our own scru tinizing conscience. .7 a mks Doiuiin's way home, at Knn eaa River Bottom, took him past Michael Burnes'a house. Barnes emerged with a cocked revolver in his hand and said, "Jim, I want that ?.S0 yon owe me." Dobbins replied, "1 can't pay you, but I'll lick you if [you'll throw down that shooter.'* Burnes would not disarm himself, so Dobbins hurriedly procured a revol ver fiom i neighbor, and the duel was begun v ilbput delay. Seven bullets were quickly lodged in the two men, and then, although mortally wounded they fought with lists and chilis until too weak to stir. Both died soon af terward. UEttllliATlOKM FOKT1IE MANAGEMENT OF THE l'UIHJO schuo.'.s VOU OltANGEUUUG COUNTY AFTEJI NOVEMDEIi Fili iT, 18.?. I. Tlioro shall be one' school for while, and one for colored children, in each School District, and no more ; provided, that whenever the teacher and as many as three of the patrons of each of two schools (both for white children, or both for colored children, as the case may be) agree with the Trustees in writing to maintain said schools for six months in the year, in such case the Trustees may issue Teachers' Pay Certificates to one of said schools one* month-, and to the other of said schools the next month, and eo on alternately, so as to assist each school for the same length of lime and according to the grade of the leathers: and provided Jurlher, ?hat the Trustees of contiguous School Districts may untie in the establish ment of a public school for the bene fit of scholars of such Districts, when the}' deem it advantageous to do so, each District contributing to the sup port of such school according to the attendance of scholars from such Dis trict. II. The Trustees of each School District, as soon as they employ a teacher, shall at once notify the School Commissioner, giving, name and grade of teacher, name and loca tion of school house, and salary of teacher: and the School Commission er shall compare these icports with the records of his office, and then en ter men as are in accordance with these regulations in a list to which he shall refer in acting upon L?ay Certifi cates presented for his approval. HI. The School Commissioner will kiep in Iiis olllce, an Advertising Hoard, on which Teachers or School Trustees may post advertisements, when in nerd of Schools or Teachers, as the case may be. IV. The monthly salaries of teach ers shall be agreed upon between the Trustees and teacher, with the follow ing limits : First grade teachers, not less than $-28.00, nor more than $40. ?0 ; Second grade teachers, not less than 822.00, nor more than $28.00 ; Third grade teachers, not le<s than $10.00, nor more than 820.30: pro vid(d, that whenever the number of scholars in attendance during any month shall be less than twenty in number, n deduction shall be made of one-twentieth of the salary agreed on, for every scholar short of twenty in the number attending. V. A list of the poll taxes assessed for each School District, from the County Auditors book-!, will be fur nsihed by the School Commissioner to the Hoard of Trustees of such School District, who will at once cor rect the same by adding such polls ns have not been assessed, and return the same to the School Commissioner within twenty days after the receipt thereof, keeping a copy thereof for the future use of the said Hoard. VI. Whenever two School Districts shall unite in establishing a public school for their joint benefit, each Hoard of Trustees shall draw a sepa rate order for Teacher's salary und other expenses, according to its share, estimated b}- the attendance of schol ars : but whenever the children of any wSchool District can best attend a school established by the Trustees of an adjoining School District, it shall be the duty of the Hoard of Trustees of the District where such children reside, to notify the School Commis sipuer forthwith of the'transfer of such children, to the District where the school is located, and directing the share of the School Fund to which such children may be entitled, to be transferred to the District where such school is located ; and the said notices shall always be in duplicate : and the School Commissioner shall file one of said notices with the Country Treasu rer, and retain one on tila in his own oilicc : and in approving the pay cer tificate of the teacher of such school, he shall endorse a direction to the j Treasurer to pay so much thereof out of the school fund of the District where such children reside, as is the share of expense chargeable to such children on the basis of the number1 of children attending such School: and in every Monthly Report, each Teacher shall specify how many scholars have boon in attendance from the District where the school is loca ted, and how many from other Dis tricts. VII. Trustees will sec that school buildings and premises aro kept in a clcauly and neat condition by the scholars, under tho direction of the Teachers ; and that they are properly furnished with desks, benches, black boards, and other necessary school furniture ; and that fuel is provided in suitable quantities; and when fur nished uncut, that implements for cut ting the same he provided, so that such scholars as sre able, may pre pare it for use, as tho teacher may di rect. Trustees shall make an inven tory of all school property, during the first week in November of each year, record the same in their Record Uook, and send a report thereof to the School Commissioner to be filed in his office. ? VIII. Trust ees will visit the schools frequently, and shall record the date of each visit in their Record Book, at the next meeting of the Board there after. By order of the County Board of of School Examiners. 17. L. CONNOR, School Commissioner Orangeburg Co. September 15, 1870. Tho Faded Bouquet. The Bimset sky shone rarely gr ind, A lid around uh hung thccahll of spring, She win- the lairCHt iu laud? Had piercing eyes, you understand, And bair a^ black as the. raven's wing. She gave me, when I bade her adieu, A bouquet, tiny and ever so sweet, A sprig ol green and flowersn few Flowers ol :i rare and purple hue, That bloomed around her feet. f paid to myself, "I will la}' it away With the rest ot my treasures rare, Where, seeing it at .some future day, I shall think of the giver, so lair and gay; Of the git l with the raven hair." Days and mouths and changeful years Since then have taken night; I've had many hopes, perplexing fears ? Seen trials, cares and blinding ttujs, lu sorrow's ray less night. As all aloina I stood to-day Looking over uiy treasures rare. I found a withered and faded bouquet, And 1 thought of the giver, fair and guy* Of the girl with the raven hair.. A seen? of the past, appeared again, My wild grew dark with gl^oav; For out on the lonely plain, Tho cold, melancholy rain. Was falling oil her tomb. Hard Times. ??Times nie hard, business is dull, retrenchment is a duty? please stop my?whiskey ? Oil, no, times are not hard enough for that yet. But there is something else that costs me a large sum of money every year which li wish to save. Please stop my?'o baceo? No, no, not this; but I must retrench somewhere. I believe I can see a way of effecting a saving in an other direction. Please stop my? needless luxuries? No, not these ; I must think of something else. Oh ! 1 have it now ! My paper costs tue a few cents per month, please stop my paper. It is usually added, ll like the paper, but am not able to lake it.' No intelligent family should go without their ci\y or county paper. There is not a family where they would not save more than the cost by reading the advertisements in their home papers if nothing else. During a brief interval of silence, Judge Garnishec Johnson arose and asked the President if it would not be well to discuss the late bank panic in Montreal and street riots in Quebec. '?It would be well, sab, if dar was anything to discuss, sab," was the bland answer of the President. ??Bot doan' you 'low dat a bank panic proves anyfing dat might be heeded as a lesson by dc Cullud folks?" inquired the Judge. uYes, sah, I does," aiiawercd Broth er Gardner. "It proves dat since de palmy days of do Fieedumn'a B?ro you nor no odder man has seen a nig ger who hail a dollar to deposit in a bank or a shillin' to lose by a bank panic. Sot, down, Judge, an* rest your back." The Judge sot. Fourteen Pennsylvania ruffians set upon a defenceless girl, aged nine teen, named Waterman, and so out raged her that she died. The horri ble account is telegraphed from Wilkesbarre, in that Slate. Now let the slanderers of the South direct their telescopes in that direction. They will lind crime onough for a thousand howls and a hundred homi lies. ^ Grant is a candidate. His whole journey is part of the programme. Every word he utters in China is as much intended to influence that nomi nation as any speech made by John Sherman in Ohio. All this humbug about Grant not desiring a third term is the veriest bosh. He is to-day as anxious and eager for a third term as any candidate ever was for the first. A DIABOLICAL SCHEME. A LIQUOIl I'EM.EK IN A WE8TEBN TOWN BLOWN OUT OF,IUS HOUSE. Columbus, September 1G.?At last the people of Weaterville, a small Til lage in this county, have succeeded Id completely blowing H. C. Corbin, the saloon keeper in that town, high and dry out of his building. For four years all kinds of persecution have been resorted to to rid the village of a saloon. The majority cf the villagers arc considered tcmpjrato and belong to a :eligious sect known as the Uni ted Brethren. Corbin was driven from the village last winter by this sect, and had only recently returned and again establish ed himself in business, renting a large building, the upper portion of which was used for hotel purposes, with a saloon in the basement. At about 2 o'clock yestordoy morning a tremen dous explosion took place. People rushed terror-stricken into the streets, and there, in the main street, lay huge masses of timbers, floors and whole sections of the roof, while cries and groans pierced the nis, coming from among tho broken partitions and debris which had fallen in the cellar below. The family of Corbin was in the house at the time,, and strange as it may appear, none of Its members were killed. Corbin's wife and babe slept below, in the rear of the office, and were hurled into the street, both being badly,, and it is thought seriouly, injured. Viewing the total destruction all around, it seems a miracle that all were not instantly killed. It is ascertained, beyond question, that the outrage was planned and ex ecuted by certain people in the village* who were determined to rid the placo ot a saloon, regardless of whoA means, were used. After the ho' lied been, closed, two kegs of gun powder were, placed in the basement ol the build ing and a long fuse fired. While the citizens profess to he indignant, and claim that they will investigate and bring the guilty to. punishment, little confidence is had in such state- " meats. It is a well known fact that no per son not iu league with the United Brsthrcu can hope to live in peace, but is harrassed until he cither de parts of his owu account, or is blown, out. Corbin loses his all, is badly' in-, jurcd, without a place to lay his head, and his wife and children are more or less injured. A Kentucky Romance. The wedding guests departed, the lights were put out v and the bride's father locked the front door, and at break of day the bridegroom left the house, meeting a servant ou tUp piaz za a servant, to whom he mutteucd,. "Tell your master I am gone for,ey cr." The father-in-law, upon receiv ing the message, hurried to his daugtfcv tcr's room where, to Ida ama^m-eat,. he found her still in her wedding robes, with hair dishevelled and veil torn off, and in a state of great c*5* j citement. A severe fever followed, but never in her wildest delirium did she betray the cause of her agony,. To a freiud in Louisville, the olhe* day, sho told the cause. On the wed ding night she found out thai a Corni er suitor was in love with her, and that she thought more of him than she did of her husband. When her husband entered the chamber ho ask ed her if his rival had ever made love to her, whereupon she told him the truth. Then, with coldness and calm ness, he said : "Addic, you love him ; lie shall marry you ; we shall never meet again." They sat down on tho sofa and talked until dawn, and when it was light he kissed her good-by, and with a "God bless you," passed out of the house. It was two years afterward when ho died on tho fron tier, and then the other man stepped forward and claimed the widow. The second wedding took place re cently. A Power in (he Land. The pen is mightier than the sword, j of greater power than either is type. In these newspaper days the greatest falsehood is truth, tho most folly wis dom ; if it only gets, into, print the most ridiculous lie meets ready belief. I Public opinion is made by newspa ? pcra. The man may be ever so insig nificant, but the editor is a power in tho land, lie makes and breaks. He mars and bcautilles. lie popular izes and dethrones as tho whim may seize him. At your peril treat the editor disrespectfully.