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Vol. II? ? ORANGFBUllG, S. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1880, iSTo. 10.
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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.
