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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-08
APPLES OF GOLD.

"Till we have reflected on it, We
arc scarcely aware how much the
sum Of human happiness in the
world is indebted to this one feel
ing-sympathy. we get cheer
fulness and vigor We scarcely know
how or when, from nero associa-
tion with our fellow-men; and
from the looks reflected on us Of
gladness. and employment, we
catch inspiration and power to go
on, from human presence and from
ltheerful looks. Tho workman
works with added energy from
having others by. The full fami-
~ circle has strength and " ifo
peculiarly its own. Tho substan.
tial good and the cfrcctual relief
which mon extend to one another
are tritling. 1t is not BY these,
but BY something far less costly
that the work is dono. God has
insured it by n much moro simple
machinery, IIo has given to tho
weakest and poorest power to con-
tribute largely to tho common
stock Of gladnoss. Tho child $
smile and laugh are mighty pow.
crs in this world. When bcreave-
mont has left you desolatc, what
substantial bcpefit is there which
makes coincidence acceptablo2 1T
cannot replace the loved ones you
have lost 1T can bestow upon you
nothing permanent. But a warm
hand has touched yours, md it's
thrill told you that there was q
living response there to your ONO
tipnti One look, one, human sigh,
has done moro for you than tho
,costliest prosent could convey"
"Translated into it's equivalent,
money just means food and cloth
ing and u salubrious dwelling. 1t
means instructive books and "a
,tional rocrcation. 1t means free
dom from anxiety, and leisure for
pei'sonat Improvement. 1t means
, tho education Of ono's children
apdttho power Of doing good to
: others. And to, 'invcigh, against
It, as If it woro in trinsicaIly sinful,
is as fanatical rs it would be to in.
veigh against the bread and the
raimont, the books and tho Bibles,
which the money procures. 1t
would bo to stultify all those pre-
icopts which tell us to provide things
; honest in the, sight Of all men !,
to do good and to communicate ;
to help forward destitute saihts
Rtor a gbdly sort to make friends
tofth9uhfightoots 1nanamon. And
rs there is nothing in tho Bible to
prohibitthe requirement Of wealth,
there sis. much TO guide us in it's
|fight bessso,Hg,hent J Usipg but not
abusing Gods hoanties, The Chris
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-08
NO.. 36..
TIME FOR MArRfNouv A r1,,rS-

TIME FOR MArRfMoNY. Among
tho ancient Germans, than whom
a finer race never existod, it was
death tor any woman to marry
before she was twenty years old.
BY tho laws ofLycurgus, the most
special attention was paid to the
physical education, and no delicate
or sickly woman wero, on any &C.
count, allowed to marry. Dr.. John
ston, in his work Of "Economy Of
Hoalth," says that matrimony
should not be contracted until the
first year OF tho fourth septennfal
on tho par, Of the lady, nor before
tho last year Of tho samo in tho
case OF tho gentleman. In othor
words, the tamalo should bo at
least twenty-ono years Of age,
and the male twenty-eight years.
Tho doctor says there should be
u difference Of sovon years be-
tween the soxos, ut whatever
period Of life tho connection is con-
tractod. There is {. difference of
seven years, not in the actual du-
ration OF life in tho two soxos, but
in tho stamina Of tho constitution,
the symmetry Of the form and
lincaments Of the face. In respect
to early marriage, 80 far as it con-
Germs tho softer Sex, for cvcry
yoar at which marriage is entered
upon before the age of twenty
ono, there will be, on an average,
throe years Of premature decay,
moro or loss apparent, of the cor
poral fabric.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-08
OF HEAVEN.

!!sa.:, No sickness there ....
mo weary wasting Of the frNmo awny;
No fearful shrinking from the midnight air; /;
No dread Of summers bright and fcrYid ray.
..,. No hidden grief
No wild and chccrlcSs visions Of despair;
No vain petitions for II swift rclfor;
No fearful eyes, no broken hearts are there !!
50 -' Care has no homo
Within tho realm OF censoless praise and
's~'s songl - '.':".'
Its btllows break away and melt In foam,
Far from tho mansions Of the spirit throne.
~ ., Tho storms black wing
Is never spread atllwart celestial skiesi
Its wailipgs blend not with tho voice Of
spring,
As sohno too tender f1owerct fades and dios
!. ga 80 No night distlls 'y'. '..- ,.@"'
ITS chilling dows upon the tender framci
No moon Is needed .thcrel the light which
That land of glory, from its Maker came!
No parted friends
Ger monrnfu rccollcctions haye to weep;
No bod of d,ath enduring love attends,
To watch tho coming Of a pulselcss sleep.
y.I -, No blasted flower,
Or .wlthored bud. celestial gardens :now;
No scorching blast or fierce descending
shower
Scatters destruction like ruthless foe.
( .r.- No battle word
Startles the sacred host with fear and dread
The song OF peace, crGIlionS morning
.' heard,
Is sung wherever angel MINISTRIES tread
2''-''''' Let us depart
IL fhome like this await the weary soul!
"Look up, thou strick III one Thy wounded
heart
I, Shall bleed no more at sorrows stcru cons
- troll. 90 i.."
With faith, our guide,
White fobad aud innocent to lead the way
Why fear to plunge In Jortlans rolling tide
And find tho ocean Of eternal day2
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-08
Great Memory.

Some one has dishod up tho
following hash Of great memories.
1t Is a dish strongly spiced with
tho marvellous, and, as Western
mon say, we think the compiler
had q "powerful recollection" )"
Mithridates, king Of Pontus, knew
each one of his eighty thousand
soldiers by his right name. Senec.
was able to rehearso two thousand
words, which were given to him,
in the same order. Hortcntius
kept in his memory all the prices
paid on u day Of auction. Hugo
Grotius, on boing present at Il
review Of some regiments in
Frame, recalled all the names of
the single soldiers which were thcro
called up. Justus Lipsius vcnturcd
to rehcarso tho works Of TacilUs,
from the first word to tho last,
forward and back ward, even when
somebody was standing beIor him
with ~ drawn dagger, to pierce
him at the very moment he had
forgotten but word A Fcnc-
tian lady, we'll known by her cru,
dition, whom asked for the sermon
she had heard in church, repeated
scrupulously every word. Racine
know by memory all the tragedies
of Euripides; Bayle, the whole
Mork of Montaigne; Hughes
Doneau, the Corpus Juris; Me-
tastasio, the entire Horatius; and
Cart teret, Lord-Lieutenant Of Irc-
land, nll the New Testament, from,
the first chapter Of Matthew to
the end Of the Apocalypse. Tho
learned Scotchman, Til omas Dcmp.
ster, affirmed he knew not what
it was to forget; and Scaligcr is
said to have apprchendcd within
twenty-ono days tho whole HON.
crus, and, within four months, all
the Greek poets.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-08
A DOM ESTIC ROMANCE
CONCLUDED.
REUNITED AFTER FIFTY YEARS SEP.
ARATION.

In our daily of the 18th ult.,
we gave tho history of romance
in real life, whose main facts it
may be we'll to recount. Samuel,
father of Rcv. Il. B. Eastman, of
this city, left Concord in 1878 to
better himself in Massachusetts.
E[e left wife and three children
kehind,, and finally went on n
whaling voyage. On his return
tho family had loft this city, and
no trace Of them were to be found.
Fifty years passed away, the first
family had grown up, and Mr..
Eastman, ignorant Of their cxis-
tencc, had married again and
raised another family. BY an ac-
cident, Rev. Mr.. Eastman ascer-
famed that his father was alive,
and following up the trace, found
and introduced himself to him,
and told the story Of the past half
half century, SO far rs he knew
| it.
The elder Eastman, his second
wife being doad, gladly heard tho
tidings Of tho lost family, and he
came to this city on the 18th, to
renew the relations that chance
had SO sadly sundcrcd. He was
joyfully received by his grand
children, whom he had never seen,
and on the following day pcr-
formed his first duty that Of Wis
iting his mothers grave.
On tho 17th, the aged wife, with
two Of her descendants, arrived in
this CITY from Nashua, and went
to the home Of her son, where all
but ono Of her family now living
were gathered: The husband en-
tered tho room, and they looked
at each other in silence for q mo-
mont. The old lady was the first
to speak, saying, "Is this Samuel
Eastman, my husbandw "And
my long lost wife p he added, and
they rushed to each others arms,
and kissed with all the ardor of
sweet sixteen. BY request Of tho
father, a prayer Of thanksgiving
was offered over tho happy re-
union by Rev. II. B. Eastman.
The old couple are now ro.uni-
ted, and though tho bloom of youth
has fled, both enjoy ex ;olIcnt
health and spirits. Tho old gen
tleman's cyesight is, detective,
owing to strainingit at sea, but
he says he con throw q harpoon
or lance at whale as we'll rs ever.
He has never had q doctor in his
life. The old lady is also in ex-
cellcnt health, but with impaired
hearing. 10 both we wish years
of continued health md renewed
happiness. --Concord (N. H) Pa.
triot, 18Th inst.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-08

"Arthur," said u good-naturcd
father to his hopeful. 81 didono
know till to-day that you had
boon whipped last week, Didn't
you, pa" replied hopeful, II knew
it at tho timc."
"Your fat is all in the fro" said n
corpulcnt stump speaker, Of three
hundred pounds avordupois, ad-
dressing himsolf to his opponent
"If yours wore, we should have
q foretaste IF tho general copfla-
grafton" replied the latter. ~,
A lady wished aseat. Aport!y,
handsome gentleman brought ono
and seated the lady" "oh J you're
a jewel said she. "Ohi no. he
replied, "I'm 9 jowelor, I havejust
set the jewel" ~ fI,%~ivH
Let us, then, be, up' .pnd' doing,
with q heart on triumph setrrstill
,contriving, still pursuing, va nd
each one a husband get: -.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-08
A MA1DEN's "PsALM OF Ii1

A MA1DEN's "PsALM OF LIFE"
Toll us not in idlo jingle "mar-
riago is an empty dream I" for tho
girls dead that's single, and things
arc not what they seom. Lifo is
real life is earnest single bless.
odness q fib; "Man thou art, to
man returnestl has been spoken
Of the rib. Not enjoyment, and
not sorrow, is our destined end or
way, but to act that each to-mor-
row finds us nearer marriage day.
Life is long and youth is feeting e,
and our hearts, though light and
gay, still like pleasant drums arc
beating wedding marches all tho
way. In the worlds broad fold
of battle, in tho bivouac Of life, be
not like dumb driven cattle bo q
horoine-a wife. Trust no future,
howe'er' pleasant, lot the dead
Past bury it's dead act, act, to
tho living PresentI heart within
and hope ahoad! Livos Of mar
ried folks remind us we can live
our lives as, well, and departing
leave behind us, such examples as
shall Well.'2 Such example. that
another, wasting life in Idle sport
"a forlorp, unmarried brother,
seeing shall take heart, and court.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-08

Just as Christ is both the ply.
sician and tho medicine, tho pricst
and tho sacrifice, the redeemor
and tho redemption, tho legislator
and tho law, tho dookcepo,' md
the door, 80 also is 1Io both the
sowor and the seed. For indeed
tho very Gospel itself is no other
than Christ Incarnatc, born into
tho world, preaching, dying, rising
again, sending forth His Spirit,
gathering His Church, sanctifying
it, governing it. ,.a Is
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-08

THREE IMPORTANT THINGS
Thrco things to lovc-Courago,
gcntloness and affection.
Throe things to admire-Intol-
lcctual power, dignity and grace
fulncss.
Three things to hato-Cruclty,
arrogance and ingratitudo.
Three things to delight in
Beauty, frankncss and Freedom.
Three things to wish for
Health, friends and q cheerful
spirit.
Three things to pray for-Faith,
peace and purity Of heart.
Three things to lil<c--Cordiali-
ty, good humor and mirthfulncss.
Three things to avoid--Idlo.
ness, loquacity and flippant jos
ting. ...
Throo things to cultivatc--Good
books, good friends and good hu,
NOR. .....-
Throe things to contond for
Honor, country and friends.
Threo things to govorn-.Tom.
per, tongue and conduct.
Three things to think about
Life, death and otornity.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-08

Home ADMINISTRATIONS ! it
is tho paradise Of infancy, tho
towor Of defense to youth, tho re-
treat for manhood, tho city Of
rcfugo for old age. RccolIections,
associations, cluster round to
how thickly | Enjoyments arc
tasted thoro whose relish never
dios from tho memory. Affections
spring, and grow there, through
all the turns and overturns oflifu,
and which last on, stronger thar
doath. Tho thought Of it's carly
innocence has kindlcd anew tho
aame Of virtue,-almost smoth-
ered beneath q heavy mass Of
follics and crimes. ..a4 -
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-08

Coon EXAMrLi:S.--A paragraph
is gong The rounds Of the papers
to the effect that one OF Com
modorc NandcrbiIts daughter has
actually condcsccndcd to teach
her dauy yhtcr TO mend stockings.
There is no doubt that tho lady
in question is ~ woman Of good
sense, who is aware that riches
arc particularly liable to take
wings and fly away from Amer
lean holders, but whore the won
dcrful condcsconsion comcs in, re-
marks tho Cincinnati Ga@ctte, wo
cannot see. Every male member
Of the royal house Of Prussia is
Obliged to learn q trade, that ho
may bo able to support himself
should want ovcrtakc him ; Queen
Victoria's daughters arc said to be
proficient in all departments Of
housekeeping. IN ..,crJ'cY OF those
silly females whose idea Of bappi-
ness is c0ncentr trntcd on the posses
sion and prolusc expenditure Of
money, all knowledge Of kitchen
and tho needle may sccm vul gar,
bat every sensible person must
know that it is just az becoming n
man TO boast Of his entire ac-
quaintance with business and
manly pursuits rs for woman to
affect contempt for an ignorance Of
tho duties Of her peculiar sphere.
1t would be well if those who are
asLonishcd at the homcly industry
Of tho Fandcrbilts would learn
practical lesson from their
example.
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a brutal fellow, givcn to beat
ing his wife for amusement was
set upon tho other day by all tho
women in the cighborhood. armed
with mops, bronms, shovels, ard
tongs, and thoroughly drubbod.
His face was scratched, his hair
and whiskors pulled out, and his
body beaten black and blue. TO
conclude, the Amnzons brought II
cross, and compelled him to take
oath never to strike his wifo
again. :.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-08

GEORGE D. PRENr1cE.-I was
wandering through tho hot rooms
at midnight, in search ofa proof.
feador when I stumbled upon that
ono Of the men whose magic name
yet gives Significance to the jour
nal he founded and made famous.
1t was little room, lit by one
gas jet, that Cared w q low cot
bed, one table and a few chairs,
all Of tho severest style Of uphol-
stery. From amid pile of papcrs
kneedeep, scissors in hand, roso
up the poet journalist. l could
have then and thorc embraced tho
dear old gentleman, had l not been
shocked INTO q sense Of propricty
by his unexpected appearance. l.
bad not seen Mr.. Prentice for years,
and was not prepared i"r tho
change he presented. Never, at
at his best, caringa Il fig Tor his APP
pcaran cca, he had in tho heat Of
this July night, discarded all wear
ing apparel, save his linen, panta-
iooes ana Sl!ppefS, Whlie his hatr
stood out liEo quilts upon the fret
ful porcupine. Io welcomed mo
heartily, and l WAS glad to learn
that his health is better now than
ii has been for years.
Few men havo welded n wider
influence in his day and genera
ton than George ID. Prentice, and
even now the shadow Of his name
seems to breath over and give
character TO tho journal hc orig
mated. But looiting back over
his career, an admirer could wish
he had other surroundings than
these. Perhaps, howev or, he
would not be happier, Bcrringcr.
like he probably clings to his old
ways from choice -.-Don Piott in
tie Ctacthnati CommcrGiui.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-08

COULDN'T SupscR1BE.-A pair of
those interesting, entertaining H.
dios who SOON to carry on 80
largo business in the way of
procuring subscriptions for new
works, and who arc so delightful
~ importunate, so swcetly IN got
rid able, called short time since
at the Office or young lawyer
for the purpose Of getting him to
subscribe.
Hndrrd, ladies'" said he, lho
partnership Of which I am an
hnmhlc member has lately been
50 imprulcnt as to issue u new
work Of their own, which, in CON
sequence of tho enormous expense
attending its illustrations, cmbel-
Iishmcnts, &c, have completely
crippled us.
"rhcn, perhaps" replied the
angelic canvasscr, wo could pro-
cure you some subscribers. What
do you call your work ?"
"Woll, VIC have not fully dctor-
mined rs yet; but | guess I'll let
my wifo have her own way, and
call it after mo-ClarIos Henry"
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PRooF OF MISUNDERSTANDING, ,"

PRooF OF MEANNEss.---" .---"Nothing, "
says John Foster, "morc palpahly
betrays littlcneSs, mcanncss OF
soul, than a supcrcilious looking
down on ostimablo friends Of IN
ferior order after man has at.
tained some unexpected elevation. ."
And yet nothing is moro common.
A man meets with sudden in
crease Of wealth, and he fails to
recognize as acqnaintances those
whose favor he once courted. A
man forms somo distinguished &C.
quaintanccs, and tho plain people
with whom he was glad to asso-
ciate arc passed. by. According
to Foster, thore must bo groat
deal Of meanness Of soul in tho
world. xxx ~,
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-08
EXCITEMENT AND SHORT I1FE.-

EXCITEMENT AND SHORT LIFE.
The deadliest foe to mans lon
gevity is an unnatural and unreaso-
nable excitement. Every man is
born with u certain stock ofvitality
which cannot be increased, but
which may bo husbanded or OK.
pended as rapidly as he deems
best Within certain limits he has
choice, to 1.-Two fast or slow, to 1.-Two
abstemiously or intensely, to draw
his little amount Of lifc ovor
largo space, or condcnsc il into
q narrow ono; but when his stock
is exhausted he has no more. Ho
who lives abstcmiously, w h O
avoids all stimulants, takes light
exercise, mover ovcrtasks himself,
indulgcs no cxhausting passions,
feeds his mind and heart on no
exciting material, has no dcbiIita-
ing pleasures, lets nothing rutflo
his temper, keeps his account
with God and man squared up" is
sure, barring accidents, to spin out
his life to the longest limit which
it is possible TO attain; whilo ho
who lives intensely, who feeds on
high-scasoncd food, whether ma-
terial or mental, tntigues his body
or brain by hard labor, exposes
himself to inflnmmatory disease,
seeks continual excitement, gives
loose reign to his passion, frets at
every trouble, and enjoys little re.
pose, is burning tho candle at
both ends: and is suro to sho1 ten
his days.
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Speaking ofa young man who is
in the habit Of eorenading tho
young ladies Of that city, tho
Selma Messenger says: "For hav-
ing heard him declare, in tuneful
strains, to each Of six young ladies
IN ono evening, that she was all
tho world to him; we can safely
indorse him as the,most tharmon
ious Tyre Of our acauaintanoe.".
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Amt it wicked to rob dis chick.
en- roost, Jim" ."% a.. -.
d. 'Dat's a great moral question,
Gumbo,2 we :nsnt no time to
argue it now-~hand down anudder
pullet." :, .t.., ,.".... ~.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-08

A gentleman tho other evening,
objected to playing whist with a
lady, because, he saidj she had
suoh o "winnipg way about
her. XXI. ..
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tian avoids both the wastoful and
the; penurious extremes, and is
neither misor nor o spendthrift." :"
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"Whosoever occupies station
Of moral influence, station where
his labor lies among the most per-
ilous materials with which man
can intermeddle, the affections, tho
dispositions, the wills Of other peo-
pie, must have amazing selfreli.
ahoe, or deplorable callousness,
if he is not frequently crushed
down by the solemnity Of his po-
sition."
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"Whilo you always feel that
whenever thcro is admiration of
tho great and good thcre is tho
germ Of principle, tho possibility
OF cminont cxccllonco; so, bo
it tho homcly peasant or tho viii
ago patriarch, be it tho philoso-
phor, always pausing before he
uttered the Name Supreme, or
lsraePs law -givor putting his shoes
from off his feot on Horeb's
holy ground, you always feel that
to realize heavens majesty is It,
self majestic, and that there is no.
thing u ,itself more venerable than
habitual yeneration." 2' 2;31@Y -, +.
"Most books are like the n1arino
medusa fresh stranded, newly
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-04-21

dance, and in hot weatherare invalua-
BILE on account of the uicypulpwhich
quenches the thirst and cools the
body.
Irish potatoes are being more eX-
tensively raised than in former years.
They mature early but do not keep
well during the hot weather. | nOtic-
ed some vines at least ten inches in
height, which will be ready to bios
som, l think, about the latter part of
this month or the first of May. Sweet
potatoes are extensively cultivated
and keep well until the new crop is
ready.
We have had new peas, beets, onions,
lettuce and cabbage all through the
month of March. Strawberries are in
market. but are worth about one dol
lar per quart.
Wheat, oats and barley can be culti-
waited here, but very little attention is
given 10 those crops, as they require
too much labor for so little profit
The people are rather inclined to be
indOlent, and the above crops would
have To- be harvested in the hottest
part of the season. During that part
of the year the inhabitants swing
themselves beneath the shade OF a
tree or in their Verandas, and say,
"sOul, take thine ease"
Corn can be easily grown, but re-
eeives but little attention as yet. /
saw some the other day that was at
least foot in heighth.
The timber consists chiefly of pitch
pine. and / have not seen any Of our
iavorite oak or poplar since 1 left
home. Much of the land Is covered
with the scrub palmetto, and so thick
and dense that it is impossible for
man or beast TO penetrate. The points
of the blade will pierce like sharp
knife, and any one who attempts to
pass through will back out with bleed
ing shins and epithets on the pesky
sharp things. The cattle are small
and poor, and the horses diminutive
and scrunty, very little hay being
brought into market, and as il costs
$50 per ton il is thought too eXpen-
sive, and the animals. have TO subsist
through the winter on rank glades and
brush. You can judge what the beef
would be like, tough, lean, with no
juice and no sweetness. There isn't
half so much nutriment in the beef
here that there is at home, and the
pork is no better, for the hogs must
forage their own living, and when
you find one roofing in The woods,
you see the head first, for that is the
largest part of them. Chickens are
plenty and hatch all times of the year,
but they are small and the flesh, like
the beef, is tough, for they find no
corn, and, in consequence, have no fat
TO the flesh 10 make it sweet
and tender.
And now, Mr.. Editor, / will have
10 bid you good day, for it is so warm
that the perspiration Oozes freely from
every pore. Some one down stairs |
aid that the thermometer stands at |
is pretty hot, you know, for /
he lst day of April.
Yours, &c.