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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-04
Stopped Ills Paper.

Tho following anecdote of the
late Mr.. Swain, from the Phila-
dolphia Press, is not without it's
moral in other latitudcs than
Pennsylvania:
Many years ago, Mr.. Swain,
the editor of tho Public -Ledqer,
was hailed ut tho corner Of Eigh-
teonth and Chestnut streets by u
very excited individual, who in
formed him in the most excited
terms, II have stopped your paper,
sir" and proceeded tn explain the
why and wherefore, all the time
gcsticulating wildly. "My gra-
cions sir, you don't say so. Come
with me to tho office, and lot lis
500 if we cannot remedy the mat
tor. 1t griovos mo that any one
should stop my paper" Down
Chcsnnt Street to Third tho two
proceeded. Arriving at tho office,
Mr.. Swain said: "Why, my dear
Dir, everything seems to bo going
on here as usual: l thought You
had stopped my papor." Then
and thore the excited gontloman,
whom tho long walk, by the way,
had partly cooled, said that he
had stopped taking his one copy
Of tho Ledger. Mr. Swain was
profuso in his apologies for having
misunderstood tho moaning Of
his late subscribers words, and
regretted that he had given him
the tramp from Eighteenth street
to Third, down Chcsnut, Tho
gentleman went on his way q
visor if not better man, mar.
Yelling at tho stupidity Of editors
in general, and Of Mr.. Swain in
particular. Before he left, how.
over, he ordered that tho Ledger
be still sent to his address.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-04
a Story for Young Husbands.

Ono Of the best stories we have
met with for somo time, as inge-
niously but truthfully giving a
lesson that many young married
people neod, we clip from tho Lon
don family Horald.-N. O. Pica-
yune. ..
t"Wh hore arc you going, George ?"
asked Mrs. Wilson, as hor husband
arose from the toa-tablo and took
his hat. .
j,HO-pm going out," was the
G9reless response.
:n"But whore ?" asked his vito.
,,'t"What odds docs it mako, En-
ma ?" returned her husband. III
shall bo back at my usual time"
The young wife hesitated, and
q quick flush oversproad hcr faco.
She seemed to have mado up her
mind to spoak plainly upon a sub
ject which had lain uncasily upon
her heart tor somo timc, and she
could not lot tho opportunity pass.
1T required an offort-but sho per-
severed.
iiS1Lot me toll you what odds it
Nlnkes to mo-" she said, in q kind
but tromulous tone. EFF l cannot
have your company horo at homo,
ii1;;should at least feel bettor if 1
knew whore you were"
~ "Butoyou know that I am safe,
5Emma-and what moro can you
ask ?"
:, II do not know that you arc
safo, George. l know nothing
about you whom you arc away"
i9,nh"Poohi poohl Would you havo
1T that am not capable Of taking
care Of mysolf?"
"You put q wrong construction
upon my words, George. Lovo is
always anxious whom it's dearest
Nobjoot is away. If [ did not love
you as T do, L might not be thus
uneasy. Whom you arc at your
place Of business T. nover fool thus,
y because l know T can sook and
find you at any moment; but when
you arc absont during these long
evenings, | got to wondering whore
G'You arc. Thon I begin to fool
lonesome; and SO ono thought fol-
lows another, until l feel troubled
and uneasy. Oh-if you. would
:, only stay with mo portion Of
your evenings"
'F""Aha--I thought that was what
You were aiming at," said George
with aplayful shake Of tho hoad.
"You would have me here every
evening"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-04
Effect OF Kindness to Animals,

II have great faith" says q cor
respondent Of tho Practical Far
mer, Gin tho education Of ami
mails"
ri believed in the efficacy of tho
gentlo touch long before I know
Of Raroy's method. His success
has been but O confirmation of my
theory. It may be set down rs u
fixed fact that whenever u horse
! or Il COW or an OK is timid and
shy-will not allow person to
approach or handle, unless il is SO
situated that it cannot escapc--a
wrong system Of treatment has
boon pursued. Tho animals Of
the farmer arc naturally disposed
TO bo docilo and atfectionate.-
recognize tho hand and voico of
friend as soon us o human being
would, and manifest their affoc-
tion in u variety Of ways, which
none but tho kind mnstor or
keeper will observe. Have you
not soon tenmstcrs who could
manage their teams by soft
word far bettor than othors could
do by blows and harsh words p
lave you not soen a mill1maid
approach COW with q bucket
without the slightest evidence Of
q disposition on tho part Of tho
animal to oyado her2 And have
you not seon the samo COW make
cvery effort to escape from tho
neXt millsmaid who approaches
her l havo, and tho roason was
that tho first had always troatcd
her kindly and gently, while tho
latter had pursued tho opposite
method. Animals almost invaria-
bly, partake Of tho character Of
their masters. The kind, gontle,
and considerate mastor will gene
rally have kind, gontle animals;
while tho rude, impetuous and
cruel master will rarely fail
to have animals whose dispo-
sitions will mate with his own.
Is not gentlonoss the true mothod7
God has given those poor brutes
for our use ; they minister to our
wants, are patient and uncom-
planning, and certainly deserve
such treatment at our hands as
will show that we properly ap-
prociato tho kindness Of tho AL
mighty in giving thom to us for
the purpose of adding to our CON-
fort"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-04
Welded ifo.-FaShlOnable Matches,

Tho daughter marries either
the richest man she can got or
tho most fashionable ono Of her
set, or sho is married for her ia
ther's money. Hor wardrobe is
tho most costly that can be found.
Her honeymoon is passed in cars,
steamboats and hotels, in q whirl
Of fatigue and excitement. Not
bcing able to keep house in tho
same style as hor father-and
nothing loss luxurious would suf:
fico her--she goes to fashionable
boarding house to reside. There
sho is surrounded by cxpcnsivcly
dressed idle woman, who seem TO
have n" apparent object in life
but shopping, dressing and goa
siping. She soon makes an init
mate friond Of ono of thcm, and
commences tho aame vapid, aim
loss, unsanctified life. Hor littlo
children born in this goddess OK
istoncc arc left to tho charge Of
nursos, and sometimes escaping
from tho vigilance Of Bridget or
Lisotto are seen wandering around
the forbidden precincts Of tho par
lors or halls, with tho sacred look
Of littlo criminals ovading tho
police. No morning and evening
sacrifice Of prayer and praise has
fallon on their ear n hurried
prayer to nurse, while half asloop,
as they arc going to bed, is all
know or have beon taught Of tho
higher dutios Of life. On Sunday
tho caravanseras, tho household,
with few exceptions, arise too
late to attend morning services !;
or if thoy do, it Is only another
ministration at tho shrine Of fash
ion. Dinner on tho Sabbath is q
full dress affair, and tho conversa-
tion is just as worldly as usual.
brooklyn Nv ~ Monthly.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-04
NO 80.
True Marriage.

beliove there are fcw thought
fal mon who have not como to re-
gard as one of the least oxplicable
among tho great riddles of tho
earthly economy the rarity of
woll-assorted marriages. It might
90 80 differont, ono cannot help
thinking. The adaptations for
harmony 80 wonderful The olo-
monts Of happiness 30 manifold
and so rich Yot how ofton-
how miserably somctimos-it all
miscarries !! The waters of Para
disc turned to fountains Of bittor-
noss-the gifts Of IIoavon por-
verted TO curses upon Garth
DO not moan that thoro are
tow unions yielding reasonable
comfort, friendly relations, u life
free from open quarrel or secret
heart burning: but l spoak of
very marriages, without flaw or
Jnr--a mating alike Of the ma,
torial, with it's. intangible aftlnities
and it's wondrous magnetism, and
OF the immatorial principle with
in,.that survives tho death-change.
| speak ofa hcart-homo pervadod
by harmony not only unbrokcn-
immutablo AZ that of tho spheres;
felt to be 80 by those whom it
blesses, calms, satisfios; u social
state TO which, when man and
woman attain, there remaina
nothing in tho way Of oarthly
mood or acquisition, save daily
broad, to be coveted or prayed
for.
Some think that, in this trial
phase of our existence, no such
state of harmony nnd happiness is
to be found. Among tho fow who
do find it mono Of these sheptics
will have place. No entrance in
TO that temple except for those
who believe Without faith in
tho Good and Beautiful-the Good
TINT is felt, not seon; tho Beautiful
that must bo conceived bofore it
is realized-a man is shut out
from tho highest enjoyment.
And such o man can do little to
meiiorate tho world or elevate his
race.-"Beyond tic Breakers" in
FEB. No. Of Lippincott'e Magazine.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-04

HUMILITY.-Pridc and Humility
are the worry opposite ofeach other
Whatever tho ono denotes, tho
othor means tho very reverse.
Humility ia u Christian grace
--prido is tho gift of Satan. The
former is an evidence Of moral OK.
ccllcncy--tho lattor proves tho OK
istence Of moral dcprasity. Humil-
ity is most pleasing God--pride
most hateful. Humility is sub
mission to God and his law---prido
is rebellion against tho supreme
ruler Of the universe and contempt
for His law and government. Tho
humble man loves God-thc proud
man hates him. Humility is IN
evidence ofgood senso. Pride is
an infalliblo proof Of ignorance.
Tho wise man is humble On &C
count Of his moral poverty and
absolute dependence on his ma
ker and presorvor for anything.
The fool is proud Of his moral
ponury and dopravity.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-04

a man in Iowa has invented q
cannon which he believes will
send q ball fourteen miles. Tho
ball is in soven sections, with six
fuses. Tho power Of tho cannon
sends tho ball humming two
miles from tho muzzlo, lighting
fuze No. 1, which burns to
tho power in tho ball in
the timo tho ball travels
two miles, whom IN explosion takes
place which sends the ball two
mics further, when fuse No. 2
docs it's duty, and propels tho ball
two milos further, and so on to
the ond Of tho fuses and the four
teon miles.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-04

Low spirits cannot oxist in tho
atmosphere Of bodily and mental
activity.
Tho first bus in America was
Columbus.
An undignifiod king--jo-lsing
An unprofcssional foo--coffoo,
Modern backgammon-~the Gro
clan bend,
A popular too with young ladies
---bcau no.
Sentimental bathing-eyes swim
ming in tears
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-04

Patrick was in charge Of n forry
boat. A lady passenger bcing
frightened by tho waves, asked If
"pooplo woro ovor lost by these
boats"
Ho gave the encouraging reply,
"not ofton ma'am, We gonorally
find thom afterwards by dragging
tho river"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-04
THE PERPLEXED HOUSEKEEPER'S
~" ''..' SOLILOQUY.

~. ~ soh1LOQUf'
] wish I had dozen pairs
OF hands this vcrs minnte;
I'D soon put all these things to rights
The fetS deuco'is in it.
Here's big washing to he done,
Ono palr o., LANDS to do it,
sh$etslsh!!IS;ss ,!I; and ds'oekinss, coat and pants
Dinneritdgot for six or more,
No loaf left over from Sunday
AID Baby 1s GROSS ns he cnn live
He's always so on Monday.
And there's tho cream, 'tis getting sour
And must forthwith be churniug
And here's Bob wants q button ou-
Which way shall bc turning?
'Tis time the meat was in the pot,
The bread was worked for buking,
The clottics were taken from tho boil
o dear the baby's waking
Hush, baby there, hush sh.sl, !
I,wish he'd sleep little,
TIL could run and get some wood,
To huEry}up the kettle.
0 doarl o dcur! II P---comcs home,
And 6nds things in this pothcr,
He'llrjdst' begin to tell mo NIL
About his tidy mother.
How nice her kitchen used to bo,
: Her dinner always ready,
Exactly when tho noon-bell rang
Hush, hush, dear little Freddy
And then will come somc hasty word
Right out bororc I'm thinking;
They say that hasty words from wives
Set sober moa to drinking.
Now isn't It a great idea,
That mon should tnke to shining,
Because a weary, hntf-sick vile
Cant always smile 30 winning?
When I was young used to earn
s;My living Without trouble
Had clothes aud pocket-money, too,
IAN hours Of leisure double.
I never dreamed Of such II fate,
When lass was courted---
Wite, mother, nurse, scamstress, cook house
keeper, chambermaid, laumdress, dairy NO
man, and scrub generally, doing the wor
fisk,
For the sake of being supported
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-04
"Tommy, nv son. fotch in q

"Tommy, my son, fotch in n
stick Of wood"
"Ahl my dear mothor," rosr
ponded tho youth "tho grammat.
ical portion Of your education has
boon sadly neglected. You should
have said-Thomas, my son, trans,
port from thatrccumbcnt collection
Of combustiblo material upon tho
threshold Of this cdifico, ono Of tho
curtailed oxcrcsconcos ofa defunct
log.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-04

The Sioux 0owa) Times advor-
tiscs for two thousand Industrious
Now England girls to supply tho
domand in that locality for wo-
mon,
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-04

Alike -- Cigars and Grocian
bonds, both arc manufactured to.
bacher,
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-04

Tho king that Grant is partial
to--smo.kina,
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-12
\ STRANGE CHARACTER

A bitter misogynist dwells
in one of the towns on the Con-
necticut river. He is an elder
ly, well to-do bachelor, and
woman is the most. disgusting
object earth holds for him. He
will frequently postpone ajour-
ney because a lady happens to
be in the stage in which he
may ride to the train. This
and other oddities have won
for him the name of 'Old Ec-
centricity.' He hires a room
at a New York hotel by the
year, never uses the wash-bowl
and pitcher furnished, but has
his own, which he keers lock-
ed in his trunk. He is always
on the watch lest the room be
occupied by some one else.
One morning he walked into
the office, held out a long hair
to the clerk, and saying, Found
that in my room,. walked off.
His acquaintance know but
little of him socially, and he
is in every respect q strange
being. ....
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-12
Water in Fevers.

AS is we'll known, the use Of
water in fevers was formerly
prohibited. Among the early
settlers of northern New York
was a man suffering from a
violent fever. His physician
had given up all hopes of his
recovery, and had given the
information on his last visit.
During the night following,
the sick man told his watcher,
as he must die, it could GER
tainly do no harm for him to
to have what water he wan ted,
and begged the watcher to 60
to a cold spring near by and
and get a pitcher full. So earn
est were his entreaties, the man
went and got it, and the sick
man drank a quart-pitcher full
of the water; drank until he was
satisfied. He soon fell into a
quiet sleep, and after some
hours woke up in a profuse
perspiration, and felt better.
His medical attendant was as
,onished in the morning to find
him convalescent. and he soon
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-12
Significance in Dress.

If lady dresses foolishly,
and a servant copies her, it is
useless to discuss the question
which is the more silly, the
mistress or the maid the i'm
pulse which leads a person OF
inferior station and culture to
dress like his betters, is in it.
self an impulse of crude self
respect, and any great activity
of the tendency belongs nat
urally to periods of political
change. The insurgent ten,
dency having shown itself first
on the outside of things, does
not stop there, and a person
who dresses well, or even
gaudily, because he wishes not
to be distinguished from the
cultivated classes by any visible
sign, is on the way to get the
cultivation too; for his self
respect must inevitably be
made sensitive on that side al
so, in a little time.
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-12
Cure for Drunkenness.

Recipes to cure one of an ap-
petite for liquor are constantly
going the rounds of the papers.
A friend who has tried it,
gives us the following recipe:
Have steady employment,
and give it strict attentipn ten
hours each day, except Sundays,
and then attend church service
regularly. When your day s
work is completed go hSme to
spend your leisure hours If
your home is not pleasant, get
yourself about the agreeable
task of making it SO. When
you 60 out to public a muse
ments take some person d pure
mind and steady habits with
you, and always keep good
company. Under this PLEASANT
treatment the sight and smell
of liquor becomes loathson me-
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-12
THE DAY BOOK.
"WEDNESDAY MORNING, May IL, 1859.
IConJinued from First page.1

Think every body means to
cheat you. Closely examine
every bill you take, doubt its
being genuine until you have
put your neighbor to a great
deal of trouble: Put confidence
in nobody, and believe every
man you trade with to be a
rogue.
Never accommodate, if you
can possibly help it.
Never visit the sick or Attic
ted, and never give a cent to
assist the poor.
Buy as cheap as you can,
and screw down to the lowest
mill. Grind the faces and the
hearts of the the unfortunate.
Brood over your misfortun es,
your lack Of talents, and be-
lieve that at no distant day you
will come to want. Let the
workhouse be ever in your
mind, with all the horrors Of
distress and poverty.
Follow these recipes strictly.
and you will be miserable te
your hearts conten5-if we
may so speak-sick at heart
and at variance with the world
Nothing will cheer or encourage
you, nothing will throw e
CLEAN of sunshine or a ray O
warmth into your heart.
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-12

An Eastern paper writes thus
plainly about pretty girls: 1T
may be set down as a general
rule that the pretty girls are
those who dress the plainest;
pretty girls do not require the
extra adornment of dress
Whenever, then, we see one of
the gaudily-arrayed creatures
of fashion, our mind is at once
made up that she is not natu-
rally beautiful. Every rule
has its exceptions, and, there
are doubtless, exceptions to
this one; but in it's general ap,
plication it will be pretty cor
rect.
Ruby Valley.-Ruby Valley,
in Nevada, is SO called on &C
count of the immense number
Of rubies found in the sands of
the mountain streams flowing
through it. These gems, though
very beautiful and perfect, are
too small to be merchantable,
the largest only being the size
of a pin cad.
A newsboy just arrived in
Omaha is but ten years old, and
has made his own way throug h
eleven States. He rides on
railroads for nothing and eats
at restaurants, ordering his
meals first and looking for his
money afterw ard.
In Fox Lake, Wisconsin,
there are two men, both named
W. w. Jones, both Welsh, no
blood relation, and both of
whom lost their right arm in
the army, and in the same reg
lment.
The daughters of JennyLind-
Goldschmidt, twelve years old,
is said to possess much of the
great talent of her mother, and
to have an excellent voice.
Baron Henri Jomini, the cell
ebrated French General and
Historian, died recently in the
Dist year of his age. Jomini
was a native of Switzerland.
The Queen of the Sandwich
Islands, Emma by name, has
been buying some stylish hors-
IS in San Francisco.
An eminent Swiss naturalist
lays that without birds success
'ul agriculture is impossible.
80 boys--down with the stones.
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-12
Stiffness WeH@Reh,1kpd

Stiffness Well Rebuksd. -
Mr.. Nude, the author of some
popular works on sThd Sea-
sons, was originally a teacher
in Dundee. He happen ed to
be one of the tea-party al the
house of Rev. DR.. NJ. The
doctor was reputed for the sua-
witty of his manners, and his es-
pecial politeness toward the
fair sex. Handing a dish of
honey to one of the ladies, he
said, in his wonted manner
DO take a little honey, Miss
yourself.
Mr.. Nude could not restrain
his native tendency to humor
SO, handing the butter-dish tc
the host, he exclaimed
do take a little butter, doc
tor, tits so soft-so like your.
SELF
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-12

Liquids at Meals. Whoever
drinks no liquids at his meals
will add years of pleasurable
existencs to his life. OF cold
or warm drinks, the former are
the most pernicious; drinking
at meals induces persons to eat
more than they oterhwise would
as any one can verify by expert
ment; and it is excess of eating
which devastates the land with
sickness, suffering and death.
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-12
A countryman who had new,

A countryman who had new
er paid more than twenty-five
cents to see an exhibition, went
to a city theater one night to
see the Forty Thieves. The
ticket seller charged him seven
ty-fve cents for a ticket. Pass
ing the pasteboard back, he
quietly remarked 4: Keep it,
mister; | don't want to see the
other thirty-nine,' and out he
marched. .r
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-12
CHANGE CF SCHEDULE.
OFFICE :. l. r. X. ROAD COMPANY,
Portsmouth, Va, May 4, 1869.

OFFlcE :. l. r. X. ROAD COMPANY,
., Portsmouth, Va, May 4, 1869.
I'M AND AFTER THURSDAY, May
" 9th, trains will leave Portsmouth
daily Sundays excepted) as follows:
Freight Iralu az .,.lU A. Nj.
Franklin Accommodation Train,
Tuesdays, ursday 5 and Satur-
ARRIVE AT PORTSMOUTH.
Mail Train az. Ola r. ID.
Freight Train aL...... .......... 3 30 A. M I.
Franklin Acoommod ttion Train
Tuesdays, thursdays and Sat-
5, uruay ) ai.-- ..'.''.''' go II ~ A M.
Mail Train connects at Weldon with the
Trains of The WILMINGTON ami Weldon,
and Raleigh and CASTOR Rail Roads; and
on Mondays, w dnes lays and Fridays
at Franklin with Steamer for Edenton
ana Ply mouth.
Mail Train bound North Will stop for
passengers only 1T Seaboaid, Boyains,
Frank lin and Suffolk.
Freight Tram will lake passengers or
Suffolk, Buck horn, Franklin, NeHsum's,
Boykin's, Seanoard and Weldon.
Freight received daily except Sundays
from a. N. to i! p. NJ.
E. G. CHIC,
my5 Superintendent Tran lsoi'atioE.
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-12

A Happy People. Among
the two millions of people by
whom Jeddo in Japan is inha
bited there is not a beggar in
the streets, not a man unable
to read, not a boor, not drunk
ard, not rufian. The women
are beautiful, the men are ro-
bust and energetic, there is no
trouble about fashions, educa-
ton is universal, books are
plentiful, though there are no
newspapers, life is simple and
easy, marriage is universal,
and the children go naked.
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