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Agricultural Society.
The County Agricultural Society
beld its fourth quarterly meeting in
Sheridan's School room on last Sat
urday, the 27th instant with Dr. W.
F. Barton iu the chair and Mr. Kirk
Robinson as secretary. After the
usual preliminary business,:1 commit
tee oi* three consisting of Messrs. J.
J. Sallcy, W. A. Maekay and -
was appointed to draw up resolutions!
commemorating the death of Mr. J.
J. Salley, Sr.
The Treasurer's report wt?s ap
proved by the committee appointed to
examine his book.
The matter of arrears being brought
up by the President, Capt. N. N.
Hayden moved that the Secretary be
instructed to notify each delinquent
by postal card that if Ins dues were
not paid up his name would be drop
ped from the roll. Alter considera
ble discussion by Messrs. W. T. Mul?
ler, J. L. Moorer, II ad Icy and W. A.
Mackay the rcsuolulions were adapt- j
cd. Mr. Mackay then moved that
each delinquent he allowed until the
next meeting to pay up, which was,
adapted. Notice had been given at a
previous meeting that the society I
would determine whether a new [dace'
of meeting was desirable. On motion
it was determined that the society
continue to meet at the same place. I
The President announced that the]
proper lime to elect new olliccrs hail
arrived and desired to know how the.
society should proceed. Mr. K.J.
Felder moved that the same olliccrs
be elected except the Executive Com-:
iniltec.
Dr. \V. F. Barton, the President,
in a very earnest address to the mem
bers said that he had served the so-;
ciety in his present position for eleven
3cars; that he had now nearly leach-j
ed the age allotted to the lifo of man, I
UiT^scoYvvycvv;a^vdAcu>rttvviV Uu-Us/J. \
h st much of the vim of bis riper ;
years and did not n >w possess lh?;
qualilieations neeeisary to conduct
the society to the advancement und
prosperity its aims deserved;, and
that he asked lobe relieved anil be
allowed to retire with only the cares j
of his personal matters and family on |
bis mind.
Messrs. J. L. Moorerand W.W. I
Culler spoke in most commendatory
terms of the past services of the
President and moved that he lie re
tained notwithstanding bin aye and
loss of vim. Dr. Barton reluctantly I
consented to serve the ' ociety again
The motion was unanimously adopted.:
The following odlcets were elected bi|
serve during the next year: L*resi
dent, Dr. W. F. Barton ;?First Vice
President, Capt J. L. iloorcr ; Second
Vice President, Dr. J. C. Holman,
Third Vice President, Mr. J. J. Sal
ley; Executive Committee, Messrs.
James Stokes, Robort W. Mackay,
E. N. Chisolmn, J. L. Salley und J.
S.Howe. Mr. Had ley's tcsignatiun
, c.I
as a member oi the 0001013-, having
been received, was accepted by a vote
of tlu Society and his name enrolled j
as an honorary member. Mr. Had
ley expressed his thanks to the mem
bers for the honor conferred and said \
he only returned to England because
he could not get reliable labor with
which to opperute his farm.
ThcPresideul stated that the time
had come for the members to know 1
what manures they intended t,> u.>o on
the next crop, experiments- had been
made by several gcullcmcn und he
would be glad to hear from any mem
ber who could give light on the sub
ject. He entered upon the cultiva
tion of his prevent farm some twelve
years ago when it was capable of pro
ducing only 200 His of cotton per acre.
He had, after a system of careful ex
periments, adopted a method of culti
vation and ascertained the manure, he
thought best,adap.cd to both corn
and cotton ; while cotton sol 1 20
cents per popmI his expenses \ or
acre ranged from II to 12 dollars
but now i:. cost him not more
than Sl.?u per acre for manu ich while
his crop averaged 02 hales to 07 acres
of land, at a cost of $1,20U for the en
tire crop. This success was reached
without jumping from pillar to post
but by sticking to ono method of cul
tivation ami to one manure after it had
been discovered. For years he ha*
been using the following manure with
entire satisfcclion : On one acre of
cotton, 100 pounds of acid phosphate,
100 pounds of Flour ?f Hone and 12
bushels of cotton seed on litter from
the woods; for corn, 100 pounds of
Acid Phosphate and 15 bushels of cot
ton seed. Farmers have been wasting
Ammonia as his experiments prove
Twcivc or lifiucu bushels of cotton
seed will do mure "ood than twenty 1
or t wentv-live.
At this point of the proceedings
Mr. A. M. Salley introduced the fol
lowing resolution, which was unani
mously adopted :
Jfesolvai, That Mr. Iladley, com
ing lime as a stranger, has won tho
esteem of his ncignors and of the
community in which lie lives; and
that, as a Society, w?j reglet lo lose
one ol our best members and the
count y a ?rood citizen In his leaving.
Hon. S. Dibble satd that the Com-{
inissioticr of Agriculluic was of the
opinion that the persistent use ol
aeid phosphates would ruin the land.
Dr. Barton's experience disproves
this, as his eotton was well fruited? j
only two feet big!; and loaded with;
fruit. !
Mr. .1. .1. Salley lead tin- report of
the committee on the death of Mr.
D. YV. Snell ami Mr. Dibble moved I
its adoption by u standing vote, which ?
w;h done.
A member risked Dr. Barton's ixpe
rience as to the distance in planting
cotton. Dr. B. said i! land is strong
let the lows be 'our (eel apart, and;
the bills one foot on the la d. Tight
lauds should be prepared by deep
ploughing, and sandy land'; by .'hal
low ploughing. It a farmer eanuol
conti ol his labor he had belter quit.
He-bad thus far been able h^^mauage
bis. If lands are rented to negroes,
labor cai.il t be secure because the
negroes will gather cir own crops
first. Unless some other system be
adopted, we must rent all our lands
and become landlords or we must
employ the labor ourselves.
Mr. James S'.okcs entertained sim
ilar views and said llu farmer should,
control the entire lime of his laborer
from January to January?rainy days
ami all. He hired a man and his
family and controlled them all. if a
negio can't ?-tay with Iii in all the year
he can't stray at all. Unless this it
done farmiug cannot lie pr> (itable.
Any other plan will en-ale di?tiatis
facliou among neighbors, because
hand* will go elf and work for others
who promise to pay thuui a higher
price.
Capt. F. M. Wannamaker, who had
been one of the otignaloia of the so
ciety, being present w.-a called on iiy
Hcveral members. He said the So
ciety bad treated him rather bad!)
because it made him pay for hi? din
ner before begot it. He, however,
had been absorbed in politics and j
had forgotten his agricultural knowl
edge. He thought the selfishness ol
man was the foundation of all their
troubles. True citizenship should
make a man consider his own inter
est and that of his neighbor alike.
Capt. Wannainakcr thought a hasty
speech on the subject of labor would \
be uuj lo himself, to the society
and to the subject. It was the most
important subject with which the
fanner had lo deal and mi a future
occasion he would hi; pleased l > ad
dress the society on flic ul jc- l.
Mr. W. W. Culler moved that
(.'apt. Wannainakcr la: invited lo ad
dress the Society at its next meeting
on tlic subject o! labor. Unanimous
ly adopted.
Mr. Muller moved that Ca* t. Wan
nainakcr be elected an honorary
member ol the Society. Adopted.
Mr. Muller objected lo the nanu i
of men being retained on 'he roll who
had inn on ihc Budical ticket. The
Presi Icnl called Air. Muller lo ordi r,
slating that politics were excluded
from the Socict)'.
Mr. W. A. Mackay and Capt. N.
X. llaydcn moved that the name of
Mr. W. A. Hoffman be dropped from
the roll. This motion was adopted
by a two-thirds vote, and Mr. Holl*
man's name was dropped from the
roll.
Mr. M?ller requested the Presi
dent to inform the members that the
Charleston Fair would be open d on
the sixth of Dcoomber.
Mr. KirU Robinson proposed the
name of Mr. I). N. Carson for mem
bership. Adoptetl
? There being no further business
the Socle'> adjourned lo the dinner
: room where nu abundance of the best
Orungoburg could afford was found
(awaiting the members. Altern free
I discussion of this part of the subject
j President Burton brought out three
j gallons of the product of the vineyard
laud in full bombers offered the thanks
of the Society lo Hon. S. Dibble and ;
Capt. F. M. Wannamaker for the no
ble, nnseili.di and patriotic services!
rendered the county dining the lasl
campaign, whereby the county was
delivered completely from lladical
misrule. Both "ciitlciucn responded
in handsome style ami then began Ihe
ll iv: of spiiits and the ring of mirth. :
Curious Election Bels.
A loser in a Memphis bet is to
stand on his le-nd live minutes, in aj
public square, with a Garlieid banner!
suspended from bis feet.
In Oswego, X. Y.? a groecryman I
but his store against a neighboring [
meat market that Hancock would be
elected. On Wednesday morning he I
turned r?v< r his store like a man, but'
lb" butcher declined t?< aceepl it.
A mbination bet was made by
ten Democrats and ten Ucpublicuns j
in Houston, Texas. The losers were I
Id harness themselves to a stage1
coach and draw the winner:-, through
the pi inoipal street. In both parties
were some of the foyetuust ni.bl.pf.Ulfi.,
city."
Geo. i'. Knowls, of Undue, Wis.,
won hum <?dwiu Childs, of Dakota,
one section of good farm land, Gl?
acres. The bet was $3,000 against a
cm lain described section that New
York Slate WOUtd give tint held fVoilt
(?!ic lo live thousand Republican ma
jority.
In Ogdensbtirg, N. Y., Wm. Alger
bei his mustache against A. A. Bub
cock's whiskers that Garlieid would
not be elce'ed. On Wednesday he
had his mustache cut oil' and sent to [
M r. B ibcock.
A wheelbarrow l et in Baltimore af-I
forded ruotc amusement U? Ihe sp c-j
tutors than hail been expected. The!
loser wan annoyed, -.viele wheeling]
the vvinuer over the stipulated route,
by thu taiinti of the latter, and fol
lowed up the payment ol the wager
by whipping him soundly.
J?j|in K. Miller and Henry Klien
dienls, of UochcsLcr, N. V., but on
the election the loser to wall; a h!o>-k
atuoon, attired in his wife's night
I dress. Miller h>st, and at noun on
Wcdticadny appeared and walked in
.Mrs. Miller's night gown, followed
by a crowd of nun ami boys.
A Harrisburg man was caught by
thu tricky oiler of a wager that one
city in the United of over a hundred
I thousand inhabitants would not give
I?UO votes lor Hancock. i'be slake
j was a supper for the Waul Campaign
Club of the wjnm r. The city named
was Washington, where there is no
j voting for President a! all. The vic
tim sa d nothing, except to name the
lime and place for the supper. On
that occasion the vians looked all
J right, and were just jsuch as the win
ner of the bet called for, but they
weie found to lie seasoned with sntilf
and all other unpalatable substances.
The Philadelphia Timrs, in .-peak
ing of Grant, says: Less than one
year :'iro he was the mosl honored
privat? uitizen of the world ; today he
is the distrusted leader of a defeated
faction that represents the lowest
standard cd" political integrity, and
Up! Ii ison impressively taught in the
re hum I o! lue people to respond m an
appeal for an annuity to Ihe ex.Pres
j ident.
Shameless Shams.
Thirty years ngo the sharp pen of
Charles Dickens pricked the bubble
of American lilies and made our
militia "Generals," comer-grocery
'?"Judges" and town council "IIoDOra
blca" as ridiculous as our spittoons
j and. our dollar-aristocracy. But be
I lore the title nuisance could be quite "j
I l uiglted out of existence, the war
I transforn ed all our people injp soldi
I ers. We know Iroin the ofllcinl re
. cords that a million of high privates
, enlisted on both sides during the war ;
but the slaughter was terrible, and
liot a single private soldier escaped
alive. All tlie survivors are officers,
an dallhough, perhaps, few of them
could sho'w their commissions, they
take every possible opportunity of air
ing the r rank.
In aristocratic counties the titles
are hereditary; hut in this country
arc infectious. Abroad- the son of n
lord hecouisc his lordship when his
lather dies; but in this free republic
nne title geuciat.es another as fast as
llics in the sun. When the head of
family becomes a Judge or a General
all the boys arc dubbed Colonels or
.Majors or Commodores, so as to keep
up wilh the old gentle man, whose
brothers and brothers-in-law straight
way confer upon themselves titles of
honor or distinction in order that the
original Judge or General may not
eclipse them by the brilliancy of his
[?Vclix. Thus it happens that this
ircmocralic republic is now inhabited
almost exclusively by men of title.
??Generals," ?Colonels" and "Majors"
:*ve as plentiful as cranberries, and i
everybody out of jail?and u ma- i
j'?rity insidv?is considered an
-Hon.*'
The proposition that only those 1
Hho have earned their titles should !
jj^car them is self evident"; but while j
trCTrnij disco" teT leal soldi or a couleii5 j
led to be plain "Mr." now that they |
arc mustered out of service, wc see'
thousands of men, who arc citizens in
war and soldiers in peace, strutting j
about with military handles to their j
names. These soda water "Colonels,''
all fizz and cork manage our theatres,
iliicc'. our operas and run our Oticus- ,
es. Kiiglaud sends us a militia
"Colonel" to give us Itiliau operas,
and we reciprocate with an American
"Colonel" ol negro minstrels. Mili
tary officers are the landlords of our
hotels; u "Major" mixes our drinks'
I
la!.in i ihe bai and ? ?'squire ' attends i
to ihe boot blacking depailineitl. i
neU" arc ??Hons." To some Ameri
cans you may '.e >>:?;.I enough to den)
a preliminary t;;!r, but to address ,
titiybody a letter without the affix of J
"Ksq." wouhl, regarded as a personal;
insult?the smaller the social position I
of the person addressed the greulci i
jibe insult of course. Thus titles!
[which, honestly won and honestly
[worn, wouhl do equal honoi to those I
who bear and 1 hose uho iexpect lliem,
I are cheapened by boy'is imitations'
I if*
land become ludicrous instead ol dis
tinguished. As legular cllicets arc
I most anxious to get out ol iinilorm
i and into multi as iioon as they are oil
duty, so those a U > Im \ .? :i i ight to li
lles are beginning to discard Ibem,
while the bogus beareis llouiish more
and more obtiusivcly, like the raw
liniiilia captain on his lirst training
day.
I NN e ubsci vc, also, an,organized s\'S
tern ol sell promotion among these
sham aristocrats. Due pcisonage,
I whose card bort; the proud but modest
? title ol Major live years ago, has just
returned from l-niropo a full Colonel,
although he has nevei mid set vice
since H?ll Bun. Wilh it cad)' devo
tion to duly and a new Caul Stamp,
this type of his class w ill become a
General by the time the next New
I pent season opens. There arc no
"Corporals," ai d outside ol the police
no "Sergeants" among our civilian
I military heroes, al! the r-.oiwomtuis
siotied officers having shared the sad
lu'.e ol the privates dining ihe wni ;
and, although we 2an couni our "t Jen
erals,"??Colone!?" und "Major?" by
line hundred, wc do not remember a
j single "Lieutenant" among our ac
quaintance, outside of the regular
army and navy'. Why do these min
or titles remain unattached? "We
cannot oil bo tailors," the English no
i bicman remarked to Mr. Poole, who
complained of "the mixed company/'
and Americans ought to have sense
? enough to know that we cannot,nil
be superior ofllcers. The vint of
General Giant to New York affords
each reader a capital occasion to
reflect upon this bogus title nuisance,
ai*d to resolve that, henceforward, in
his own case and among his acquain
tances, he will steadfastly discourage
it. Jt is untepnblS-un, un American
and unmanly ; it renders us absurd at
home and a hiuglling-stock abroad ; it
encourages petty vanity and snobbish
affectation, and it shonliVhcas severe
ly punished by society, if not by luw
as any other form of obtaining unde
served credit under false pretenses.?
Spirit of tile Times.
Weak WomanXWeapon.
Here is an illustration of what can
be don'- by a defenceless, weak and
unprotected woman when left alone
to deal with the lyrduiiy of hcattlcss
man. It wixh in Booth's Theatre one
Saturday afternoon. A woman enter
ed with seven Companions and took
possession of eight orchestra chairs.
Presently eight o'her claimants of
the same scats came along. There
was a comparison of tickets, and it
was found that the party in posses
sion held tickets for the niattinee of
the preceding Wednesday. Explana
tion toilowcd by expostulation, and
this in turn by denunciation. All in
vain. The manager was sent for.
'?Madam," said he, "you must relin
quish these seats. Your tickets arc
valueless." "That's no fault of mine.
I paid for them and mean to keep
them." "Madam, I insist." The
enemy said nothing, but sat still.
The manager argued, appealed, im
plored, dieted other seals, offered a
box, ollered a .-.tage box, oller d com-'
promise (.n any terms, while the
rightful owners of tin: scats looked
ami thought unspeakable things. !
Said the garrison: '"Tell you what'
I'll do; give me two season tickets!
for Bernhardt in a good part of the'
house, and I will stillender." The
manager gasped, utic*cd a blessing
beneath bis breath, bowed and de
clined to continue the conversation.
Then be retired in exceedingly bail1
order. ll<: did not net the scuts,'
but did issue another set ol free ad
mission tickets lo pacify iheoiigiual
propriclot s.
P..rmy. \
Petty, of the Carolina fyartan,
can't wait till Christmas lo let oil
squibs. Hear him: "The Kxccutive
Committee of the State Press Associ
ation failed lo have a quorum at their
meeting in Columbia. Messrs. Crews,
of the II- ro/(/, and Todd, ol the
./mi .??/<?:., Weie appointed a com mit^ee
to work up transportation for the next
annual meeting at Benufort, and lo
provide for a trip to Florida. That
would la1, funny trip. \\ e would like
to see Holmes, of the /VoyuY, attack
ing a sour orange In c, and l.lronekor
I casting a put alligator round with a
twine Strug, and Colonel I'ope, of
the Jlajistet'i covering up the old pen
insnla with tabular statements, and
the Xries and (Jour in lloiinderiug
about in some ol those hollo in less
lakes hunting up (hat new parly found
ed on the old one. Oh, it will he a
jolly time. We can hardly wail for
Ihe fun lo begin."
[ A valuable heifer, the property ol
a Noith Caiolinn fanner, recently
broke her leg, which had to he nmpii
[laled. It has since been fitted with a
wooden leg, which seems to do about
as well as the lost one. The Ailing
ton Advance thinks ibis proves tin
folly of ordering the destruction ol
j valuable animals that mccl with such
in eitlenl
People do nol like lo acknowledge
that the) tire pi or except to book
I agents.
Misplaood Confldenoo.
Mr. Ragdag found himself soated
in a theatre next old Deacon Fan and
that's why a terrible row resulted not
long ago. Young Heels is a great
man to bet and is also a stranger to
the Deacon. During an entre net,
Ragbag met Heels and said to him:
?'Heels, don't you want to make $5?"
I
Heels replied that nothing ,would af
ford him greater pleasure. ''Well,"
said Ragbag, "I've got a scat next to
a man who has got a wooden leg. On
the other side of me sits the greatest
man to bet in the country. You take
this brad-awl and go and take my
seat and offer to bet the man on your
left that the man on your left is so
absorbed in the play that you oan
stick this brad awl way into his leg
and he won't notice it. The man
will take your bet. Watch your
chance and when the man ou your
right isn't looking, job the awl into
his leg. As it is a wooden leg, ho
won't notice it and you're the money
in." Heels accepted the proposition,
took the blfd awl and went to the
seat. He proposed the bet to the
man on the left and be eagerly ac
cepted it. Heels.'was shaking with
laughter to think bow surprised the
fellow would be to see him stick that
awl into the other man's leg and see
that the other man did not notice it.
It seemed awfully funny. He watch
ed his chance. The Deacon was leai
ing forwnrd to sec if one of the ballet
girls was going to kick the chande
lier down when Heels let diive. The
awl must have gone two inches into
the Deacon's leg. It wasn't a wooden
leg, cither, and the way the old man
jumped was ahead of anything he ex
pected of the performer^, The yell
he gave was distinctly heard out in the
street and drew the notice of the.aud?
iecce. "You murderous villiau 1" he
roared, "what did you do that for?"
"I?I?thought it was wooden," re
plied the horrified Heels. "Thought
it was wooden? Thought be banged 1"
cried the Deacon, as be pounded
Heels over the head with a cane. A
policeman came in and arrested Heels
and took him to the station, whero
later be was called upon by the man
who wanted 85 in payment of the
but. The Deacon was conveyed
home and Ragbag went to his room
where he rolled for two hours on the
lloor in an agony of mirth. Heels
says Ragbag won't laugh so much
?aben he gets at him.
A Surprising Revolution.
In the Summer of 18G8 Governor
Joseph K. P-rown was a candidate be
fore the Georgia Legislature for U. S
Senator and after a prolonged and
bitter contest was defeated, the Dem
ocrats and Conservatives opposiug
birr. The result was received with
cheers, and at night many .stores and
residences were illuminated in honor
I of the occasion. Impromptu meetings
were held, and eloquent speakers
'harangued the crowds. Twelve
years have elapsed, and the lucky ex
Governor, then bullied, defeated, and
I disoppointcd, is again a candidate
; before a Democratic Legislature for a
high position and is chosen over a
gallant soldier, a brilliant orator,
lawyer and statesman. uch are tho
surprising revolutions and vacillat
ing changes in public sentiment.
j Notwithstanding the famous Gar
lield-Morey letter, the Chinese on tho
| Pacific coast seem at last to appreeL
late the fact that they must "go," as
upw ards of 800 of the Celestials took
jtheii departure for the Flowery King
dom Thursday. It is evident that
they don't believe that the letter is
j authentic.
W.m. F. Martin, a handsome scamp
, was in jail at Lebanon, Mo., awaiting
, the result of an appeal to the Supremo
Coir, i from a conviction for murder,
i he sevi nli en yea:-old neice of the
jailor obtained (he keys and released
Mai tin and went off with him, the two
taking ?75, n line Spencer rille and
other articles Ihr.I came hand}*.
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