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Vol. II? ? ORANGFBUllG, S. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1880, iSTo. 10. SHERIDAN & SIMS, Proprietors. Sunscturnox. One Year.SI.50 Hix Months.1.00 Minister? of tho Gospel.1.00 A DV EKTISKJIKNTS. * First Instertion.91.00 Each Subsequent Insertion.-ftp j Liberal contracts "maelo for 3 month ; nml over. I JOE pFJJTCE IS HiKl'AJtKJ) TO 1)0 ALL KINDS OK J o~b 3?-rixati9rig Tho Sunny South. Dr. John C. DuBois, n well known resident of Hudson, has lately com pleted the erection of a delightful house in Orangcburg, South Carolina, and removed to that place with his family for the winter. A, private let ter from Dr. DuBpis gives sonic in teresting I facts concerning Orangc burg and its surroundings, from which we tak,o the liberty of making the fol lowing extracts : "The South Carolina railroad runs 4'rom Charleston northwest through the centre of the State, and forks like the letter Y, the right hand arm go ing to Columbia, the capital; the left hand to Augusta, Ga. At the fork of the Y is Brnnehvillc, 17 miles north of which, on the Columbia arm, lies Orangcburg, 51 miles from Co lumbia, 70 fiom Charleston and G? by rail from Aikcn. It is an ancient Iburgh^fouhded before the Revolution, and named alter William III, Prince of Orange, and King of England in 1083. It is the county town of Or angcburg County, and has a popula tion of about 1S00. It was much in jured in Sherman's march in 18G5, the old conit house, built in 1826, being burned. Tbe present one, a fine brick building, was erected in 1875. Russell street, the business street, having suH'crcd severely from fires, is now compactly built up in blick, and Orangcburg is a thriving business town. The principal crop is cotton, the short staple. The soil is fertile, being a red clay, with a thin i layer of sand on top. Corn, rye and | otherjcercals flourish; the sorghum, (Chinese sugar cane} also is raised. Tbe climate is lovely- -about the same as Aikcn, which has so great a reputation as a health resort for lung and throat diseases, and is almost at tbe satno elevation above the sea, with the same pine forests and sandy ; soil and consequently dry", pure air. Tbe thermometer, since I have been here, has averaged about 5G degrees, mornings and evenings cool, requir ing wood tires on the hearth, but middle of day sunny, warm and de lightful. Wood is plentiful and cheap. No one burns coal. I have au opcu coal stove, of tile, new pat ent, which is here considered a curi osity. Board is cheap, a month at the hotel, and much cheaper in boarding houses. There are line hunt ing and fishing ; the north fork of the j Kdisto river, half a mile from the Village, supplies tish in plenty. Rice, hominy, sweet potatoes and chickens arc cheap and plentiful. Jn short, as a health resort the place is fully equal to Aikcn, which being famous charges fancy watering place prices,! while Orangcburg is cheap. I have been most warmly and j heartily welcomed by the best citi zens, most of the principal people having already called on us. 1 talk "stalwart" republicanism freely, when necessary, and am not even rebuked. I am emphatic on this point, a con trary imprcssiou prevailing with us. I could not ask a greater kindness than I have met with here. True, my wife is a niece of an old und prominent resident, the surrogate of the county (judge of probate, they call it here), which lo a certain ex tent lixes our status. I have been here several limes and am pretty well known?and have built a bouse, pay taxes and bring capital to the place, aud am not dependent on this people for a living?all of which makes a difference, doubtless, but I know that any respectable Northern family will be heartily welcome here, regardless bf politics. Most of the principal merchants of the village are of North ern birth, and the society is good. We are delighted with our house. It is all yellow pine, with the inside finish unpalntcd. I treat with raw oil and shellac, bringing out the rich grain of Ihc wood. It is harder than oak?what wc know as Georgia pine, and is tho ordinary lumber here. My lot is four acres, a pine and oak grove, 300 feet frontage on the princi pal street, just out of the business por tion of the village, and five minutes walk from the railroad station. Back of mo is Claflin University, for color ed students of both sexes, which has 300 students at present. Three of the professors are natives of Orangcburg so there is no prejudice here against negro oducntion. 1 have visited the university and heard coal black boys translating Latin and Greek. Then; arc plenty of churches of various de nominations* and a Young Men's Christian Association. The fare by rail to Orangcburg from New York via Camdcu Junction is $24.50?through sleeper without change. Time .32 hours: leave New York by Pennsylvania railroad at 10 p. m., and arrive in Orangeburg at G p. in. on tho second dr.}'. The fare by steamer to Charleston is $20. A through ticket to Orangeburg by steamer nud rail costs about ?22? time 3 days. I should like to sec Northerners here, aud will cheerfully furnish in formation concerning the region to any one who desires,- and will write to me at Orangeburg.? Chatham (N. Y.) Courier. An Editor's Dream. He fell asleep after a lime, and lo! ho dreamed again. And it seem lo him in a vision that, having armed himself v.'ilh certain papers and books, he turned his slops once more toward the place and knocked at the gate. "Hello, is that you again?'* said Peter. "What do you wish':'" Let these persons again come forth," replied the editor, and Peter this lime made them all pass through the gate and stand outside. They came as before and uttered Ibe same cries as before. "Why didn't you notice that big eyg I gave your" yelled tbe first, '?It was rollen,"' replied the editor. "Why didn't you write up my soda fountain?" cried the druggist. "You bad your tickets printed at the other office," calmly replied the local man. "Why d;d you write about old Tomlinson's hens and and never speak of my new gate?" shouted the third. "Old Toinliusun paid for his adver tising and you didn't. Here's the bill," 6aid the editor Why did you spell my name wrong in the programme?" groaned the local talent. "Take a look at Ibis manuscript of yours and see for yourself," said the editor with a grim smile. The rest of the company yelled their complaints in unison, und the editor calmly sorted out a series of hilts for unpaid subscription, and presented each with one ; and it wus so, then when Ihey had received them, they all tore their hair and rushed violently down u steep place into the sea, and St. Peter, taking the editor calmly by the band, led him within the gate and said : "Come, friend ; the chsps manag ed to slip through here in spite of us. but thanks to the press, wc now know what sort of fellows they are* Come in and stay ; we need a few BUt'll men as you in here." Woman's Softening Influence. '?It's astonishin'," remarked the old forty-niner this morning as he nodded over bis gluss lo our reporter, "it's astonishin' what a coward a man is at home?a reg'Iar crawl in' sneak, by Jove ! I've traveled a good bit and held up my cud in most o'lbe camps on the coast sincc'49. I've got three bullets inside o' uie. I've shot an' beeu shot at, an' never beard nobody say I hadn't us good grit as moal fel lers Ibal'c goiu'. But at home I'm a kyoto. Afore I'd let Ibe old woman know that ber hot buscuil wasn't Al when it's like stiff amalgam, I'd fill my salf as full as a retort. I've done it lots o' times. Most o' ma teeth in gone from tuggin' on beefsteaks thuL the >..ld woman fried. D'ye think 1 roar out an' cuss when I ?0 over a chair in the dark? No, si)-. While I'm rubbin1 ray shins an' kecpin' back tbe tears, I'm likewise swealiu' fur fear the old woman has been woke by the upset. "It didn't used lo bo so," sighed the poor fellow, thoughtfully tubbing bis shining scalp. "When we was lirst hitched I thought I was the sup erintendent but alter a year or two of argyin* the pint I settle down to ohovin' the car at low wages. 1 kin lick any man o' ray ago an' size," cried the gentleman, banging tho sn? loori table with his wrinkled fist. "I'll shoot, knife, stand up or rough an' tumble for coin, but when I bang my baton the peg in the hall an' take oil* my muddy boots, an' hear the old woman ask if Hints mo, you bet tbe starch comes right out o' me."? 1 '/> rjinui (Nev) Chronic'c Said one of society's smart orna ments to a lady friend : "This is leap year, and I suppose you'll be asking some one to marry you ?" 'Oh, no,' was the reply, "my finances won't premit me to support a hus band." Fenco Law? Editor Orangcburg Democrat: The fence luw is cresting quite a sensn'ion and I four it will be the mcans'of dividing the Democratic par ty, for the poor must stand together or bo engulfed by tho rich. My op ponent, "Edisto," thinks no one should be allowed a voice in so grave a question unless be be a land owner. I would remind my friend "Edisto" that in order to carry out bis views be would have to get tho Legislature to disfranchise the poor before his way could be made clear, and no doubt many of "Edisto V followers would rejoice at such c law. But I envy not the rich man, nor would I care if be were ten times rieber, for Iben the poor would have a much better chance. "Edisto" also refers to fencing in slavery jUnics when rails could be drawn so easily by CuiTco f.cm the lorest, and v/c would infer that it is bis grand objection to fencing now. i I say let every man get his living by the sweat ol bis face as the bread of a laboring man is said lo be sweet. I am in sympathy with all who have not limber sufficient to keep up their fencing and would advise all such victims lo write on and go lo work the right way. There are loo many biokcu down farmers who have allow ed their fencing to rot down wailing for the fence law to bo abolished, j My friend "Edisto" thinks that tbe law, requiring a man to keep bis fence strictly according lo its letter cannot be enforced. 1 beg to differ with him, because there cannot be r- law which Ihe .State cannot enforce. "Kd isto" seems to place great stress upon the mere fact of owning land an en-1 tilling Ibe possessor to complete ami entire control at the exclusion of all Others ; hut from the very nature of Ibe case there can be but one land owner, who gave this earth to his creatures from tbe beginning to be en joyed by all alike. Man is only a tenant ut will and that will is the will of God. 1 would like lo know if "Etlislo is a Democrat, and if so on what kind of soup be was raised? I judge, however, on turtle soup be cause be has crawled out on land. Watch. How She Began the Year. It was a beautiful morocco-bound, gilt-edged diary, self-clasping memo randum, cash accounts.,! calendar, with all the modern attachments. Delicately traced in mauve ink she hud written : Jonuory 1.?This i6 the lir&l day of ihe new year. It ia a happy New Year's day. Ou this, the beginning of the new year, I am going to begin to keep a diary of the events of the new year, I had a beautiful New year's present. John called. January 2.?This is tbe Bccoud ! day of tbe new year. 1 have resolv ed to keep a diary of the important j events. John called. January 3.?This is tbe third day of the year. It is useful and inter esting to keep a diary of tho events of tbe year, and I am resolved to do it. John called. January 4.?This is tbe (list Sun day of tbe new year. John called The next day being Monday, there was no lime to keep the record, and although Ibe new year isn't in its lirst act of "teens," yet the diary has found its way into the most bidden nook of tbe dressing-case, where it will repose in 'quiet unless John should fail to call.?Montreal Herald. Bishop Haven's Last Words. When Ibo late Bishop Haven was told by his physician that bis end was near, ho replied, "When that agony was upon me ut the beginning of this illness, 1 feared it was Ibe grip of death." He expressed a wish J to sec as many of his friends as possi ble, and during the day many called upon him, lo each of whom he had something lo say. To one caller his remark was, "Good night, doctor; when wo meet again, it will be good morning." An hour before he pass ed away, ho fell asleep. Ou awaken ing, he looked up and said, "There is no river here ; it is all beautiful.'' lie did not speak again. Nothing makes a woman more es teemed by the opposite sex than chas tity, whether it be that we always prize those most who are hardest lo come at, or that nothing besides chas tity, with its collateral attendants? truth, fidelity and constancy?gives the man a property in the person be loves, and consequently endears her to hint above all things. Common Observations, Editor Orangeburg Democrat: 1 have read a piece beaded, "One Thousand a Year," and signed "A Practical Girl;" but cannot agree I with her that women practice more [deceit than men. I don't wish to ar gue, nor say anything disrespectful or mortifying, but am constrained in justice to my sex, to attempt a few random remarks. First, I shall apeak of love, "that dreamy, potent ppcil, that beauty llings around the heart: I know its power, alas! too well, 'tis going, lovo and 1 must part." Men love money more than women. It has a greater charm and a stronger Influence over them than any thing else. There are exceptions of course, but like true affection, rare. Invari ably on inquiring about women, whether young, widowi or old, the}' scarcely ever fail lo ask ibis question, "Is she woilh any money?'' if answer ed in the affirmative, the reply will be, "Oh, I will try and get her." The money is the object, and nothing is said about that passion, which like honesty, much talked about but little understood. There are, no doubt, men in your town, who arc paying half of their salary for a rented house; instead of being honest with their wives and say, "I can't afford it, wc must live in u couple of rented rooms till wc can do better." Matri mony, in my humble estimation, is purely a delicate business transac tion. Kach paity should be natural and unsophisticated in ibeir likes and I dislikes. To speak freely of the dis-j positional cha* aclerislic of each other,< and if in iil health, say go. Men us a class teil no secrets ?n thersex, j and should not won.en do the same? If a man wishes lo marry well, and I suppose all think they do, he is spo- j ken of as a gentleman in every sense j of the word ; attends church regular- j ly, affectionate, not given lo sliong j drink ; and everything that is praise-1 worthy. But alas 1 as soon as be is I married, i>. .whisper comes stealing through the air, such a one is in debl,' he does not live happily with his wife, lie is seen pre It) often at the bar,: aud so it goes. Who is lo blame, Mr. Editor? Tbe women every time? *Ui, no! I fear deceit has betyi foster ed, the bubble has exploded, Spread ing sadness and disappointment around their fireside. Npnhing is so ! cruel in my eyes, as to se^o a wicked,' deceitful man drag down as his wife, a pure, good woman. One who has been accustomed to every luxury and 1 kindness, lo be deceived, ill-treated, half-starved and despised, by one; who has taught her to love him. My second and k:st point will I con drink. There ore, no doubt, little as ivomeu are aware of it, tbe fewest uumbcrof men w ho do not drink ; and "no man runs druncukness alone." "That is one of the carrion crows! ibat go in a (lock." Signs of bar rooms can be seen moving along tbe streets. Yes, it is called by fancy names, Ms true, but alas! how many arc deceived with Mountain Dew. But uo more. Would that there were more purity in all clashes ; und men, who are the "lords of creation," mude in the likeness of God, if they disre gard tbe counsel of ibe pure und good let them alone. I am done ; and if too severe, it cannot hurt the good and true. I have made many observations in my .?"kort life, and hope you will give space to Ibis article. 1 am your well! wisher and constant friend. John Iuon. February 21st, 18S0. "If you were a decent person," re marked a shrill female voice on the j railway, "you would shut down that window and not expose .mo to the draft." ".Madam," was the reply us Ihc window was softly lowered, "I thought from your face you were over forty five, and therefore out of the draft."' And notwithstanding the fact this wretch was on the train the cars did not run off the track or the locomotive burst its boiler. Tub most reasonable explanation of tbe present remarkable weather is ! that, this being leap year, spring is making love to winter, and the old fellow consequently has thawed con- j siderably. Tun question is continually being asked "What shall we do with'our boys?" The people know what to do with their boys, but the trouble ap- j pears to he that the boys won't let them do it. Impudent Mendacity. There is a point where patience ceased lo be a virtue, and the follow ing precious piece of impubent men dacity from the New York Times is enough to provoke a saint: The appeal which we publish this morning from a number of well-known citizens for aid in relieving the dis stress of destitute coloicd emigrants in Kansas,jis calculated lo touch tbe heart of of every person animated with a spirit of discriminating benev olence* These poor creatures, driven from n genial climate and familiar occupations by the cruel injustice o^ those who ought to bo their best friends, find themselves in the midst of a Northern winter, to whose rigor they are unaccustomed, without means and with out employment, and hence dependent on charity lo save them from starvation. They may have gone into litis exodus from Ibe land of bondage somewhat blindly, but is was a blind groping for a land of promise in which they might enjoy Ihe i ights and opportunities of men, and ought to beget sympathy rather than censure. No doubt, with the opening of spring they will (hid among a generous people Ihe opportunities which they seek, but in the meantime they ought not to be allowed lo suffer. They have claims upon us such as no Other people in distress in any part of the world can possess. The res ponse ought to be prompt and liber al. Now, this isexadly what the press1 from every part of ihe South said would ! appen lo these unfortunate bedeviled colored sufferer? who have been cojoled away from their homes in the South by avaricious scoundrels and partisan villains, who have fol lowed up these colored people with false tales, marvelous cuts and every species of blandishment which could be devised to carry 'ncse people away for n certain per centage on their railroad fare or so much a head for the political cry which was lo be Rais ed. "These poor creatures driven away from their congenial climate !" Foul and infamous falsehood ! Who has dfived them away ? Who wants to do it? Whose interest is subserv ed by it but Ihe prowling scoundrels who arc in the service of their malig nant masters, and in Ibo pa}' of aval-: icious Northern corporations? These facts bave been attested by intelli gent colored men themselves before j the exodus investigation . ntj yet here is a respectable Northern jour nal which deliberately fosters a foul lie without n shadow of pretence io sustain it. What hope is there for the countty, for peace, for any thing worth living for, whilst such things are possible', audit righteous public judgment does not hiss them to scorn? They bounded us for fifty long years as slave drivers and tyr ants until they pushed the maddened South into a ten idle war, and now that they have torn the slaves from their former masters and prccipit'tblc them into a huge political machine for Re publican aggrandizement, they are unwilling yet to leave us and our colored neighbors a shred of hope, of peace, of prosperity, of "domestic tranquility." Tbe death of Jennie Tyler, a niece of the ex-President Tyler, was an nounced on the 18lh inst. Ten years ago she was one of the reigning belles of Washington. She possessed also a comfortable fortune. Yesterday hor dead body lay stretched on a ta ble in a rickety and hqualid tenement of Brooklyn, her husband. "William Collins, being loo poor to defray the expenses of her funeral. It appear? that she has wealthy relatives in New York, who refuse to bury her. Jen nie was married twice. Her first husband squandered her money ; her second husband, Collins, was poor and thrown out of work. It is said lhat Jennie's father lives in Hartis burg, Pa., and her sister lives in a handsome four-story brown stone bouse in a fashionable locality in New York. Jennie Tyler was born in Richmond, Ya., in 18-18. A contemporary declares that gout is a peculiarly aristocratic malady. It is one of thoic diseases that none but the rich can afford lo enjoy. A recent medical report says that gout is hugely on the increase in America. This is very gratifying. It bIiows that we are becoming a rich nation. Let gout and wealth increase in the land. Patriarch ot the Fork. Editor Orangeburg Democrat: In the course of Ihren score yours und Ion, I have many times read of families rcmarkablo for size, weight, number, &c, nnd have as often thought if honor attached to a locali ty producing a largo family Orange burg Coipity, South Carolina would wear the laurels. Old Mr. William Stnoak. the patri arch of the family of that name, is a native, of German extraction, born earl)' in February, 1784, eonsecjiient has just entered bis (J7lh year, and since 1811 has been a resident oj that section of tbe county between North and South Kdisto rivers familiarly known as the Folk. Tbe old man and bis wife, the last of whom died a few years ago, raised thirteen children, ten now living. They had first six sons, then two daughters, then three sons, and last two daughters. The eldest is seven ty-five years of age and the youngest fifty. The following is a statement of the descendants of Mr. William Smoak from information obtained through living beads of fa mi I es and through adults in families whose beads have died: Children living JO, dead 3; grand-children living 104, dead 35 ; great-grandchildren living 391, dead GO ; grea'-greal-grandehiidreii living 70, dead '.) ; making tbe following to tal of descendants, living ?7?, dead 11 G ; or a grand total of G91 descend ants. * The most remarkable feature of this family (one which I think would re quire a .search of both hemispheres to lind a parallel) is the fact that both the old people lived to see their youngest and thirteenth child a grand mother. Who can beat that? Notwithstanding the old man's sight anil hearing arc much impaired, bis general health is good, and he would be quite, smart for oflc of bis age had it not been for a fall he got some years ago, which injured one thigh and hip, from which he has nev er entirely recovered. lie is a great talker, and has a most vivid recollec tion of events which transpired in his boyhood and early manhood. lie was much of a Nimrod in time, and relates with the greatest minuteness incidents of ids deer and wolf bunts. Many i stately buck and ravenous wolf succumbed to his dead ly aim with '.haloid Hint an steel mus ket that he would not lay down in ex change for an amateur sportsman's hundred dollar double-barrel. The percussion principle was at that lime latent in the brain of the inventor, but tbe old man did feel ibe need ol improved lire arms, for when be drew the trigger of that old musket on game there was sure to be "meat in tho pot." He hilled the last wolves lhat were known to be in this part of the country. , We entertain a fervent hope that the old man may live to be a centen arian, (if the writer is alive) there will be a proposition for a grand pic nic and reunion. A circle with a di ameter of fifteen miles would inclose four-fifths of the family. The writer has known this family sixty years as a ban) working, indus trious people, and not a drunkard among them. Who can beat lhat? J. J. S. The Origin of the $. The editor of the London White hall Review at a dinner recently pro pounded the following: "What is the origin of the .sign for the American dollai :" The American consul did not know. It was suggested by one of the guests, upon the authority of "Notes and Queries," that the sign was a sort of monogram of the United Slates, from "U. S." But this would not do. The American dollar, says tbe editor, is taken from the Spanish dollar, and the s;gu is to be found, of course, in the associations of the Spanish dollar. We littered the ta ble with books in tbe course of our researches, but I proved my point in Ibe end. On the reverse of ibe Span ish dollar is a representation of the Pillars of Hercules, and around each pillar is a scroll, with the inscription, "P/tti ultra" This deviuo in the course of time has degenerated into the sign which stands at present for American as well as Spanish dollars, "$." Tin: scroll roui.d Lhc pillars, 1 take it, represents the two serpents sent by Juno to destroy Hercules in his cradle. Modern Society. Jij reading of the manners and cus toms of uncivilized people wo are wont to exclaim, "How horrible! What a blessing it is that we aro civilizedi" Wo look with disgust upon the half naked and bedaubed savage, and our ladies would, J^rji away with a shudder at the sight.0/ woman of the Fiji Islands. Wo aro a [civilized nation, but do we act as jsucb? or docs that portion of us, which considers itself the ultimatum ; not only of civilization but of truest refinement-? Tins class, designating itself as the creme, the bon ton, sets itself up us an example of inteW gence. politeness and refinement, for the rlher classes of civilization to follow. And those who do follow, generally become what Darwin en deavored to prove us to be at first. One should strive to become tridy re fined, and if the heart is educated as well as the head, we will .reach that true refinement, which is the founda tion of genuine aristocracy. But, what is our modern society? What (are its chief attributes? Vanity, dc I ceit, self-conceit, idleness, pomposi ty, extravagance in dress, and a Strict observance of every rule that is ridiculous and silly. Wo lind no men ? wr ! in this bogus aristocracy, but a set of" j puppets, with more perfumed lojks than brains, and more cunning than wit; who with eye-glass to half clos ed eyes, smirk and bow to the littlo wooden dolls who lake the lead in this .circus. If a man or woman is educated, will not he or she converse in an in telligible way, and not aim to speak in riddles more difficult to solve than that of the Sphynx? j). lady, conversing with a gentleman?her mouth filled with imngipary pebbles ?once said : "How I do enjoy yow waw stories. I am suab you roust have been a varab g?llont soldiShl I am no Omazon, yet I should deahly love to pawticipate once in a bottle." "Ah! mydear - mnhdom," replied the gallant Quixotic, PYou know nothing of wah ; never desiaw it. J should never seek to behold a bottle.'.' Aik( yet this highly educated and, refined "soldiab" ojteri sought and felt the in fluence of the "bottle." Tbc (liess of the savage shocks us, and jet, take one of our society la dies, in full costume, and place her beside a chief lady of one of the South sea islands, and where is the differ ence. The drees of our lady js drawn so tight about her figure, that it greatly resembles the Iiku?which is a kind of fringed band, the train of it being at tho right side?worn by those women. In 7icr dress she can move freely, whtereas it si with greut difficulty that our ladies step. These savage women wear their hair fright fully frizzled, falling over the face, so as to almost conceal the eyes. Our indies dress their hair in the same manner. The civilized following tho customs of the uncivilized, and then pride themselves op being the leaders of the world 1 When theguage of society is sense, and love of knowledge, and men and women consider that they were made tor something higher than to f.alk ^nothings," am) disfigure their bo* dies with what they call fashionable dress, then, wc will not be plagued with "sbedyites" and "big-bugs," and flic manners nnd customs of polite society will lie worty of imitation. One Aspect of Leap Year. "Leap year gives young ladies a gentleman's piivileges in making love." Perhaps it does. But no re spectable young man will have any thing to do with a young lady who takes a position on the street corner, and not otdy winus at the gentlemen as they pass by, but also squirts to bacco juice on their coat-tails. Nor would it look well for a dozen 05 more young ladies to loaf around in front of a church an hour and a half on Sunday nights, sparring, and knocking one another's hats oir, and dancing on the sidewalk, in order to kill time until Ilm congregation is dismissed, and then buckle np to a young main and escort bim home. Not any. TiiERE is a well known law in phi losophy tbut two bodies cannot occu py the same place at. the same time. And yet in tocklcss defiance of Ibis principle, there are young men who ' will persist in keening the same chair I that contains their sweethearts. So j wc havo been informed.