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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-24
The Oiled Feather.

"Come, bring the oll-Hask, there's s
a pet" said Samuel Parsons to his
wife, as he finished screwing on a
new lock to his front door. Sam,
of course, needn't have said,
"there's pet" unless he liked !;
but he used to think it was a
great shame that women were
called all sorts of pretty names be-
fore they were married, but none
afterwards. Il say" says Sam,
"many of the poor creatures are
cheated with them there pretty
names; poor folk they think
they'll always get them but they
become mighty scarce after the
fnger.i is in the ring. We don't
mean to tell all the names Sam
called his wife before they were
married; but now he called her
''pet;;" and as soon as she heard
the loving word; she threw down
her duster on the chair, and sped
off to the kitchen for the flask.
The flask had a feather in it, as
such TASKS generally have and
Sam, taking the said feather be-
tween his fore6nger and thumb,
oiled the key of. the street-door
right we'll; and then locked and
unlocked it a dozen times. At
first it went stiff, and required
some strength of wrist to turn it;
but, as it worked to and fro, and
the oil began to make it's way into
the wards, it worked more and
more easily until at last, Tommy,
Sans little son, who was standing
by, was able to turn it almost with
touch and then Sam pronounced
that it would do.
The operation. finished, Sam
thought he'd just give his knife a
touch of the end Of the feather;
less than. drop out of the flask
would do just mere toucb-tbat
was all that it wanted; and pres
emily, to young .Tommy's great
delight, his father made the
blade 90 up and down, click,
click. Tommy evidently approved
of the result, for he began to click,
click, with his tongue and! the
roof of his mouth, in imitation
and how long he. might have de-
layed his father we can't tell, if it
were not that Mrs. Parsons caught
him up in her arms, and made off
with him ;she calling him a ''saucy
rogue" and kissing him all the
way; and he on his part click,
clicking, as though his mouth were
a cutters shop, and you were open
ing and shutting every knife in it.
Some folk might think that
Sam Parsons had done enough in
the oiling way for one day; but
| there was one more thing to do,
and then he would be quite ready
to take his potatoes to market.
One or two Of the wheels Of his
wagon had been a trife creaky;
and, So he took the grease; pot, and
gave them a touch of contents.
You could have rolled all be put
upon them into the size ofa couple
Of marbles, but itwas quite enough;
the wheels gave over. ereakingi if
the old proverb Be- true, "silence
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-24

By HENRY TRENcHARD,
formerly Of Charleston, s. C.
. SPEECH OF THE SOUTH.
Avaunt! thou year of dark and devious ways,
OF hopes deferred, and infinite delays!
Athwart this land of corn and wine
Thou broke thy promise here to SHINE!
In dalliance thou didst charm the ear,
When freedoms cerements were near;
Thy cry was "Peace"-but peace came not
With Hessian bayonets and with shot!
Thou cried 'sali's we'll" upon our coast!
Bat false as hell's thy impious boast.
All is not well when Carolina weeps
Ger mighty dust that her Magnolia keeps;
Nor Is all well when shivering in the cold,
Young Texas bleats like sheep upon the wold,
And let Virginia and our Sumpter tell,
How "freedorn shrieked" when Stonewan Jack
son fell!
Oh recreant year, thy heritage of
Hath slain the sanity for the envenomed foe;
Now Southern hearts are breaking in the street,
While midnight vultures o'er their csrrion meet.
They basked awhile in our Confederate zone,
And now they snarl o'er putrid Federal bone!
Oh oft we strive to peer thro' mist forlorn.
To rue the day our grandsires e'er were born;
To shake the splendour Of diamond crown,
For partnership of fools and Yankee clown!
Say crownless year, what hast thou done for rs?
Why not impeach thee? 1t was ever thus
That trust in Princes was most bitter gall,
But trust in ''P.rty" is the worst of all!
Can memory purge the time our battle blade
Glitter'd through wars dim smoke, and made
. A line of History writ in vandsl gore, 49,.
That nations saw with wonder, though our ma
ton is no more!
We strain'd our eyes for freedom g rising sun
OF truth and justice in our land begun!
But bloody stars have risen on Carolina's sight,
Whose law is ruin. and whose might is right.
Fresh tears are falling oer this newborn grief,
For fertile promise withered in the leaf.
Our GROVES of bays, are turnd to crowns OF
thorn
And riot rule ere plenty fills her horn!
The clouds are lowering on the horizon!
The morning cometh, but without the sun;
Oh, treacherous year, Oh peIured hours oft ime!
Ye sang q requiem o'er Heavens fairest CLINE.
A nightmare broods upon our peoples rest,
And all is lost, save honor is confessed;
He'll is unbound, and yells sgain for blood,
From Chicamaus' to Rio Grande's food.
Oh year Of grief we here thy memory curse!
Go join thy twins stretch'd in their sable hearse.
They frown'd on Us e'er since the flag OF Lee
Was trai,'d in dust by scum Of every eea!
Yet the pale South Within our horoscopes
Shall bloom again upon her mountain slopes;
Thouah Fate and demons may retard the hour,
The right of Geoius brings them into power;
Nor time nor tyrants can our future slay-
Peace hath her victories for the coming day.
Land of the South. Queen Of my manhood's
prime! -. .- ..~
O lift my soul on Heavenly wings ofrhyme!
Oh weeping beauty if thee forget.
May my tongue hlter, and my eyes bewes
with tears perennial as old Antioch's streaml
Oh Carolina and bitter freedom's dream!
Eve of the South, amid thy waste years
Land of my SOU, thou Niobe in tears!
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-24
Something Nice.

-.toe Ehaye removed to the Kingsmore Gal
iery lover Mayes & Martins Store) which
ia Undergoing thorough repairs, and u i'll
have plenty Of room with an excellent
sky.ligbt, and will be ready to move by
f1st january. Come one-come all, and
see how things work in this commodious
gallery.
,,,r Also, good lot Of albums at extreme
ly low prices.
Ian kinds of work done in the line OF
: Photography. . -. -. IT,. ,
- have all Of Wren & Wheeler's Mega
sxiyegt that vere taken at this place.
We charge nothing for lookipg' and
DOT much for . picture.
W. H. TISEMAN.
Dec. % 50 If.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-24
SPEECH OF APOLLYON.


Thou hast well, said old Satan growled,
Aud all his vampires encore howled-
Well done Old Year, now take thy I'LL,
For thou brought grist unto our mill.
I gave thee hailstorms, gave thee foods
gave thee rapine in the blood;
And many crime remains unknown,
Which in our realm i deeply sown.
have my minious with ihe saints"
Who snarl and sniYel their complaint
For full two hundred years or more,
I reaped q harvest from their shore!
At Geneva broke their sleep ..
They march on England DER the deep;
From there I gathered many host
In Cromwell's time to rule my roast!
And then like wolves from Hollands locks,
They sneaked away to Plymouth Rocks;
Their greedy Maydower did we guide,
Her Grassy crew with hopeful pride;
And the ares they lit in wintry woods
Hath spread my frebrands with the hoods;
There's not an inch of Southern ground, .>
But where my Kingdoms Cause Is found
My reign ofterror still prevails,
Nv osaints' and imps are on the gales;
Nv armed bands and satraps meet,
To crush the Southron in the street
Hath ye my saints, of Bunker Rll,
Up to the brim, the chalice fill;
Here from our throne in Tophet grand,
We order fury through the Southern land
So spoke Apollyon ere the realms OF RignG,
Enshrouded him in his nocturnal flight.
High on St. Phillips cross IN air ~
He poised awhile in triumph theret
With cross Of Chr..ss benszSh his Sast
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-24
IFor t@ Herald,l
THE OLD YEAR.
Ia VISION,

Dedicated without permission to the friends OF
the South; but mole especially to dear old South
Carolina,
By HENRY TRENoHARD,
formerly Of Charleston, s. c.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-24

~PaS-Subscriptions received :sf tn
c@ce-y.;,2-s ~ ~. DEC . ~ '4uioS'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02
&fl.NM Sale.

Estrayed before W. j. Bush, j. p, by c.
II W. Arnold, jr en- the End day of Sept
1863. a. d will be sold for cash on the 18th
day of March, 1870, at Bellevue, a small bay
horse-4 saddle marks on his back and right
hind loot white, about . years old. Branded
on his left shoulder with figure and letter
j. Appraised at $50.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay chrsges, &c
J. II. LOTION, Stray Master.
Bellevue, La. Sept. 1869.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02
SEF0a Sale.

Estrayed before the undersigned. by C.
- w. Harrell, on or about the 9TH day OF
July, 1869, and will be sold to the highest
bidder, for cash, at Bellevue, La, GU the
first Satusday the 5th day Of March. 1870
Bay Stud Colt, Bay Mare Colt and
Black Mare Colt, about u years old each
Bay stud branded on lett shoulder with kew
Black mare on right shoulder with key, and
Bay mare en- right shoulder with key and on
left hip with W. p connected Appraised
at so each
The owner is requested to come forward,
piove property pay charges, &c.
J. H. LOTION, Stray Master.
Bellevue, Sept. !, 1869. n23
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02
Str0y Sale.

Estrayed before the undersigned, author
II ity, on the 9Th July, 1869, by NJ. l..
Ford, and will be sold at Bellevue, La, ON
Saturday, October %, 1869, to the highest
bidder for cash, dark brown COW and calf
with crop, split and two under-bits in
right ear, and an over slope in left ear;
about 10 years old. Appraised at $l2
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, &c.
J. H. LOTION, Stray Master.
Bellevue. July u. 1869.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02
CAN ANY ONE TELL Can

CAN ANY ONE TELL Gan
any one tell how men who alb
solntely cannot pay small bills,
can always find plenty of mon
ey to buy liquor and treat when
happening among friends?
Can any one tell how many
young men who dodge their
washer-women, and who al
ways behind with their land
lord, can play billiards night
and day, and are always ready
tor a game of poker or seven
up?
Can any one tell how it is
with some men who owe their
DutcnerS, owe Tor rent, owe for
tailoring, for shoes, etc., can
yet have everything that's nice
eat oysters at night, wear
fine clothes and have all the
delicacies of the season?
Can any one tell how men
live and support their families
who have no income and don't
work, while others, who are in
dustrious and always employed
almost starve
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02
Strna. SnIe.

Estrayed before the undersigned on the
II 18th day of May, 1869, by Willis Allen,
and will be sold. for cash, at Bellevue, La
on Saturday 9th day of November, 1869, O
Sorrel Horse, about nine years old, white
streak in forehead; right hind and right fore
feet white-nO brands. Appraised at SIS.
The owner is requested to come forward
prove property, pay charges, &c.
J. II. LOTION, Stray Master.
Bellevue, La, May %, 1869. n8
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02
1t seems probable that the

negro population of Maryland,
Virginia, Kentucky and Mis-
souri, will migrate in large
numbers to the States further
South. They have had a hard
time during the past year, and
there is no chance for improve
ment in future years. The pro-
portion of negroes to whites
in those States is continually
diminishing, on account of the
great inhowing of white settlers
from Europe and the North
Thelarge plantations and tracts
are liable to be cut npintO small
farms, and a closer and more
thrifty system of culture is be-
coming prevalent. The same
causes which have prevented
the prosperity of negroes in the
rural districts of New England,
New York and the Western
States, will operate in these
border States until only a rem
nant Of the race will be seen
there.
The natural home of the At
rico-American is in this warmer
climate of the Gulf States,
where shelter, clothing and ra-
tons are cheap, where labor is
always in demand and where
the competition of white immi-
grant labor is not liable to be
encountered. Later a similar
movement will be seen from
States nearer the Gulf, North
Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas
and from the Indian Territory
Sections where the exportable
surplus of grain now exceeds il
value the cotton raised therein
are surely destined to culture
by white hands and the negroes
now living in those sections vii
certainly gravitate towards thu
tropics. Within a century from
this date it may be presumed
that not a twentieth part of tn,
colored population of this con
tinent will be found above th,
parallel of Memphis or ever
that of Charleston. After anoth
er like period, when the posses
I; sion and control of our govern
ment shall have opened tn
Il West India Islands to our col
il oniSts, the great majority of tn
d descendants of the American
negroes now living will fin
. homes within the tropics. Blu
for a long period. the cotto
y growing section will have a nc
a, nopoly of this class of populs
y TONY. O. Bulletin.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

Mayor Fox of Philadelphia
has made such clean work in
discharging Republican police
men that it is proposed to pub
lish a roster of the late force,
under the very appropriate
title of "Fox's Book of Mar
tyrs."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

WHATIT WOULD Do.-"Give
me, says one, the money that has
been spent in rum, and I will
purchase every foot Of land on
the globe. / will clothe every
man, woman and child in attire
that kings might be proud of.
| will build aschool house upon
every hillside and in every val
ley over the whole earth. l
will supply that school with a
competent teacher. Twill build
an academy in every town and
endow it; a college in every
State and fill it with able pro-
lessons. Twill crown every hill
with a church consecrated to
the gospel of peace and support
in its pulpit an able teacher OF
righteousness, SO that, on Sab
bath morning, the chime on
one hill will answer 10 the
chime on another round the
earth's broad circumference,
and the voice ofprayer and the
song OF praise shall ascend as
one universal offering to heav-
en-. This is no voice of enthu-
Siasm, but a simple utteranee of
what Is literally true and prac-
tlcable, as any one can see who
Will consult facts and history"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

A lively Hiberniau exclaim-
ed at a party where Theodore
Hook shone the star of the
evening, "Och Master Theo-
dore, but you're the hook that
nobody can BATE
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

During a period OF seventy
i've years the temperature of
the vaults Of the Paris observa-
tory has varied less than halt
a degree. The vaults are nine
ty-one feet below the surface.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

Tam O'Shanter is DOW paint
ed in Edinburg on his ain gray
mare, pursued by Mamie on
an Al velocipede. "Weel done,
Guilty sark !"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

tennessee negroes are acquir-
ing the habits OF citizenship. One
shot a friend because of jealousy,
last week.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

1t is estimated that the i'm
migration into Minnesota will
reach from $4,000 to 100000
during 1869, and the present
total population of the State
cannot be much if any short Of
475,00O.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

The profits of the scavengers
in New York for the year foots
up $325.2O0
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02
St9'Ng Sale.

Estrayed before the undersigned, by g.
II w Monzingo, on May 9Th, 1869, and
will be sold for cash, to the highest bidder,
at Bellevue, Louisiana, on Saturday the
10th day of November 1869, a Bay Mare pony,
four years old, with brands r w OH the left
shoulder, an 0 with cross under it on left
hip, white in her forehead
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charge, &c
j. H. LOTION, Stray Master.
May 18th, 1869. NJ
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

The superstitious people are
in trouble because 1869 COM
mences and ends on Fryday.
which will make it an unlucky
yeaN
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

Commodore Vanderbilt has
earned the title OF the Ancient
Marry-ner.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

The labor required to cult
vate an acre OF good land is no
more than an acre of poor land,
while the prodnct from the first
is from five to ten times great
er than that from the latter.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

A large hotel is to DO built at the
railroad depot in Americas Geor.
gia.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

Shoes that will compare IA
vorably in price with Northern
make and superior in quality,
are extensively manufactured
in Townsville, North CARROLL
ma.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

Beauty devoid of grace is like
a hook without bait.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02
Cotton Raising.


not prove of uualloyed benefit to
the South, or at least, to that por-
ton of the Southern people in
habiting the region round about !
Caddo and Eastern Texas? Are
we never to profit from the ex-
ample set US by the people of
Georgia, in the establishment of
cotton factories, and thus diversi.
flying our labor? The lesson of
the past-that staple-rising for
foreign markets, as chief bust.
ness, can never make a country
prosperous-we hoped had been
learned. But will we of Louisi-
ana ever learn it, Other States
are acting upon this patent fact
and will surely reap the rewards
of their foresight and enterprise.
By manufacturing the raw mate.
rial they are producing, and by
the development Of resources
which have hitherto been neglect.
ed, they keep possession and invite
help from abroad; whereas if they
were to take the opposite course
the paying industries of the coun-
try would soon pass into other
hands.
The Importance of great repre-
sentative fact cannot be overesti.
mated. We have many such
facts in our history, out of which
we select one as illustrating per
) fectly the present situation. There
was time when planters had to
raise large amount of cotton for
, comparatively little money-work-
/. ing harder for less return than
2 any other class of men in the
| world. But the sending of three
pounds of cotton to market this
, year to get as much iron, clothing,
bacon, etc, as was once obtain
!, ed for one pound, must have an
Y end at last, and that end must be
8 the ruin of the planter. Looking
! back, we can now see that such "a
crisis had about come, when cot.
complaining was partially relieved
by the fortunate discovery that a
portion of the South was adapted
to sugar-raising. This one fact
a should speak volumes to us about
the Importance OF a diversified in,
dustry. Fairly generalized and
applied, it teaches almost every
thing that need be taught on the
. subject. 1t seems that our com
Z plete prosperity demands the use
! Of all our resources, and this is
advocated in every article favor
ing diversified labor, and oppos.
!, ing the folly of striving to flood
] the markets of the world with
one or two staple productions.
i The present crop, we must ad.
9 nit, will prove a remunerative
u one to agricultural pursuits. May
not the next be almost a total
d failure9 Then, would it not be
II the part of wisdom to divert a
. portion Of the proceeds of this
r. years crop into the establishment
of cotton and other factoriesg-
Look at the immense number Of
negro women who scorn the idea
OF working in the field, but whose
l. labor might be made available il
0 factories. Look at the number O
|, young white women in town anC
It country, in reduced circumstances
t. who would willingly laborin cottor
factories. Look at the amount 0
idle capital this crop Will bring
+ into the country. Are our plan
If tiers to be guilty OF the insan,
A. folly OF burying it in old stock
Al Il
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

The drinking, smoking and
chewing of the laboring men in
New York costs them $780, 900
per annum.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

Women show their fondness
for unity by always wanting to be
won.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

A Farmer in Cambridge,
Maryland, has a tame crow
which saved his potato vines
when attacked by bugs and
subsequently put to rout an
army of poisonous worms which
had threatened histomato vines
with destruction.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02
Castings.

Tyhree tons Castings, assorted, for sale BY
i J. II. REYNOLDS,
81 Texas street, Shreveport.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

A small or moderate sized
tree at the transplanting will
usually be a large bearing tree
sooner than a larger tree out at
the same time, and which is
necessarily checked in growth
by removal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

TRY" is a great word, though
it musters only three letters. 1t
is the story of every achieve
ment, from great to small, that
the world has ever seen. The
presence or absence of its spirit
is the mark which distinguishes
the difference in men. The lad
or young man who says he will
try, and means it, is the one
who by and by will succeed.
The head on his shouldersis the
go-ahead, the kind which all
good folks admire, and which
is a credit and profit to itself.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

Dying--alone,
Too wicked for prayer, too weak for my
moan
TO be heard in the street of the crazy town,
Gone mad in the joy of the snow coming
down:
10 lie and to die in my terrible woe,
With y bed and shroud of the beautiful
snow.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-10-15
IUL-LA's-g
- - = =; - II ~ Nd =
/ coon REASON FOR THE CAPTAINS
FAITH.
Read the Captain Letter and the Letter
from his Mother

.sf ....' Reiton banpel,, Mo, lprl ~, lsUl.
DR.. JOHN BILL+-ncaT sri kuotmg zoe I'll.
crncy Of your ssr-parlin, and tho h,lns ant benz
uuiai qGaiite. y PoSssss's, soudyou u~ following
statement ~ mycasei
Iwas wounded about two ear, ag0-N VA taken pg,s.
pner INA confined for siIte-n months. being moved
70 often, my wounds have not healed yet have not
~ rp.aInenen 81 zoe sas sOuna~i J ana shot
through the hips, Ny general health d. impaired,
nnd need something ~ as.istnaiure, have more
faith IN your -aIsapaTa than ia any ng else wish
that that isgcnuine. Please express me halt doDn
- Louis. No.
=. S-The followiug Mas written April ", lsoc, ~
Mrs. Jenhc Johnson. mother Of Capt, Johnson .
DIR, JOHN BULls-pehr SIR Nv husband, DR.. &.
,. yuhntop. vas sk iliul surgeon ami phyaican IN
Central New York, whore he died. leaving the above
G. 7. johnson m nay eare. Al irtsen YEAR, 0f nge,
he had q chronic dlaTThea and roflln, Tor which
gave him your sarsaparills ~ CURED HIN,
have Tor ten years recommended u % many IA New
York Ohio ana Iowa, for srrofula fever sores. and
general debility. Perfect SUCCESS has attended a.
The cures cfcisdm soms oGs Of scrgd dgd fsrsr
esrs almost @i'aouioH' am very anxious for my
10 again Rave fcrous" % your rafsaDhrllA. Re !.
ariui Of getting spurious article, hincr ms Whiting
toyou fOrlE. lbs wounds were terrible, but believe
how'll recover. respectfully,
JENNIE JOHsepN.