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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-07-14

A STRANGE CONVERSION. Rev.
James Crystal, an Ep,scopalian clergy.
man Of New York, and 4 theological vii
ter Of somc distinction. has become con-
yert TO tho Orthodox Eas,orn Church Of
hoSs'a and Greece. His profession Of
iaith' made In writing to tho most Rev.
Archbishop Alexander, Of Syra and TT.
mos, is published In full IN tho Greok
and Russian papers. Ho was publiclx
bapt'zod In the Greek Church, on, tbM
18th Of January last, ordained deacon on
the a1th Of March, md, presbyter and.
asnr,chimandrite on tho 2gth Of April
This is the frst instance Of q coHvers
aton of an American minister TO tbe
Greek faith. .., Z. n.' - ~
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-07-14

aSS'hsthe sS's 'e,e ,sea%e' 'REYYSttttISSY$s tISYs ;9f'tRs
! IR4S lsg lIsgst, +, %9e9tioDSa;.j;ny SaqtipslFy1,,,
tRsn, II pay ,9e,said t6akthere liz )
no limit to,the l4nantity of cotton,
thai may be raisedrby d. oombipa.,
Eion Of 5ffort on the part Of ,thoss
FhtMedi&tely ,intSrestsdl 10 rboG 9,'d
;iOhe ,ha4d 'tihy 'maKe' threylBates
pffs$SSESttt98p ;'Gitko%A' ;this r. + ;ihigh,
hYsWge. .I,ApplYing ittL6oMaYer,
to tie crop Of 1868, we get a10r
299 as the-number, r,+of-hands em.
Plovadip ita growth, Competent t
writers assume Q. that 'ohe-fourth of
these were white men; al proper.
tion' greater than under the 1sys.
teth; Of slavery; About one half
the nsglaaYyfpfs Of the soatthht tA9efMSf? M The
MAR iwsre ia thS cotton, fYld, which,
heeQrdingp to. The CENSUS of 1860,
would give 1850, 600 In round,num
bers as' the force employed. Since
blavery"ohas beeh abolished this
forco has boon diminished by the
Withdrawal OF almpst al! the wo-
man and ebildren,, and by, an ac}u-
hl decrease Of the, whole. :,number,
Of biaoks-to what1extont,tho GEN.
BUS Of 1870 alone can inform'us.J
The fall in price. ,of, ,.Qura staple
finco tho Marv has greatly crippled
thd cotton.plantings interests Of
India. lind Egypt. 'nFhe largest:
yield in India was that Of 1866,
when it reached 1i840, ,G48 bales.
This was brought,downin in 1868 to
!, t,420,576' bales Egypt: produced,
IN 1866, 404 All bales ;:iH 1863; l93.-
p35, 'ort not enough 10 disturb a
calculation ofiprobable' result hero.
after. Both these countries paid
the podalty..ot d too exclusive deyo:
tion of their lands to cotton, Under
tho stimulus of our war in fa,Hihe
which CARRIED Off nearly FmiiIloni,
pf human Beings" nrn Smyrna AHA
Pthcr portions of, tho Lcvant, ;~Spc
IN 1864 TIE fig crop was SACRIFICED
totKe growth OF cotton the 6Gl...
ture has been almost entirely aban.
{l0nedv Hr, i~s'i "a i r1rp ''.2,:, /
We soc, thon. that tho United
States is likely to remain tho chief
cotton-grower Of the world; and
we see, also. that it's capacity for
Increased production depends ai7,
most wholly upon the increased
supply Of labor. The Importance
OF encouraging immigration be-
camo magnitied in this Wow to
Tho greatest extent.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-07-14
.1oah Rii1in oa wae aalxed nIl

.Josh Billings was asked, "How
fast docs sound travelW and his
idea is that depends, great deal
ppon the. :noiae you are talking.
about. "The sound Of q dinneT
horn, for instance, travels half q
mile in a''ss seond, whi!u an in
Fitashun to;git up in tho 'tnornine
! havS known TO 'be 3 qnaxt6ry ~
an", ,AShY '.goih' up . pdff of'btairs,.
h9heard" ~" =
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"WelI, Doctor" said q chap,
suffering with tho toothache, show
much do you AK for thejob? Guy,
but you did it quick though /"
"My terms," replied tho dentist,
"are ono dollar" "a dollar for one
minutes work One dolIar-thun.
derl Why, q doctor down at our
place drawed a. tooth for me two
years ago, and it took him two
hours. He dragged me all around
tho room, and lost his grip half a
dozon times. mover seed such
hard work-.larid' be charged; ME
only twenty, FIVE cents. e. dollar
fer q minutes, work Oh, get out /,
you must jokin."'
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-07-14

Tho Fairfield (lowa) Ledqer
contains she following romance {:
+ Years ago a Pennsylvania far
NOR married a charming young
girl from his own village. Farmer
occasionally got tight. Wifo OBJ
jocted; farmer became angry
stabbed his wife with a butcHor-
knife. FARMER leavos precipitatoly
for the West. Wife recovered.
After five years marries again.
Second husband dies in a year.
She leaves for the West. Arrives
at Fairview. Stops at q boarding
houses meots formor husband ;
years havo passed; she docs not
recognize him, and he knows her
not; He loves her proposes.
she accepts ! thoy marry. Not
twenty four hours after. tho core,
mony" vito >disrohes; an ueiy scar
is visible husband Nsses tie soar !
Is utterly atnaSed, Truth ,dawns
9,pop, thenat>-;tr. is long-los6, hua..
band, nova sober, wealthy mer.
chant of Fnirview.n - ~
:. . ;. 4--.a4Aai! :! ~, -.",> &'
! 'Od}usnbis fdaila aYs badW tnixed.a "
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"A, Bashf9l bride on HerWed-

ding Tour. ~ -.
While we were making arrange
ments to pass the night (we can.
not say sleep) In the 3sleepihg.car
which carried us from Macon to
Montgomery, Alabama;" and just
as we had begun to wish for n bet.
ter bed, the cars stopped at a'small
station, and a blushina9 couple,
"hold Of hands," came into tho
car. Their appearance as they
stood hesitatingly in the doorway,
showed that thoy meantb "mis.
chiof," and were just starting out
on their wedding tour. IL Y1j -.
"Wouldl you like q berth, =. sir ?"
said tho lively, jolly-faced .conduc.
tor of tho miserable sleeping.
car. ...qv ,.. .,, ..@asa
"No, sir--I recon-.as may, be-
that amt what we want" etam.
mercd tho bridegroom: "Haint
you, got nc no bridal chamber or this
ere .kear2' ,,r>-T," =. ''''' ~ 'N', .
"Oh, tho bridal chamberr' OK
claimed tho conductor. "Come
this way, sir"
The couple wont trem bling
through the car to the "state-
room," which looked about rs
much like state room on North
crn slceping.car rs n cell in tho
co"nty Jail appears like tho Par
ker llousc Pnrlor.
"Docs that door shut up ?"
anxiously inquired the bride
groom.
"Oh, yes. SEQ how it slidcs,"
said the conductor.
"But I'm burned if l sec any
place to Sleep" suggested the ap-
plicant for the chamber.
On, We'll fix that, if you will be
seated, said tho conductor, point.
ing to q low, hard sofa on tho op.
possite side Of the car, close to tho
head Of our curtained couch.
~ don't like it; so there--,"
whispered the bride.
"Don't like what ?" said her
partner.
IL won't So no further, I won't
ifyou keep talking So"
"What havo l dono, I'd like to
know 2"
"You told h,m you didn't see no
place to sleep, and I don't think it
was usin' mo right"
"Well, I don't SEQ no place now,
neither. IF wo'vc got to bo tucked
away in that little hole, we'll haft
tor stan up all night, that's sar.
tin."
"Lct's go back, Jonny I'm
afraid to 20 any further"
ooh, no, don't leL'sgo back. Lots
stick cr eOut."
"Icnn't, I won't, I don't like tor.
|. can't stay here. There's lots of
mon behind those curtains. I'm
sick. I won't go no further. Say,
johnny, let's do go home. Do, I
want ter 80 much" And tho fair
one began to weep as though her
heart would break.
well don't cry, Mollic, we'll Kit
right eout at tho next place. But
you hadn't orter bo SO 'fraid O.
folks now wc're married."
This seemed to quiet her'grief,
and at tho noxt station the afflict-
cd couple left tho cars, having
paid for the "stato-room," and wo
heard him, rs he stood on the
platform outside, remark that:
"rhat ar sloopin' kcar was dog
gonod small quarters for married
folks.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-07-14

A Dancer onco said TO soorates; 2
"You can not stand on ono ,leR eo
long as ! can" "Ttue," .rePliod
heiphilaopher, "b9t Q g9asH eenn..
A slaRderous young, man in Wiseon,
elm was horse. whipped by bog 81
gwsat 1asass. '' :,
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Rest Tor Motheh.

o. r,. I %
AS general. thing American
women have to work too hard dd.
ring a"certain part Of their liV6sF
Not that they should be Idle br
have nothing to do, bit they shedia
hover overwork If tHdy. Would
bave their children Of y high order.
Mrs. Josephine g, .Batemap, of.
Painesville, Ohio, in speaking on
this subject, in the Ohio Farmer,
thus dis9nrses; ..'..
"Tho causes Of this too carly dc.
cay Of mothors and neglect from
children lie, wo think, far back,
commencing in the anxious, over
Purdened young mother. Wo un.
qei'stand your position, sisters !;
you love your husbands and you
feel that their interest is yours
also you are anxious to help to
economize, as far as possible, and,
at the same time, desirous Of grat-
flying your husbands fastidious
tastes; SO you hire no help, (for
you really can not afford it,) yet
the house must be tho perfection
Of neatness, the table must be
cared for, and your children
rs well dressed too, as any Of
your noighbor's children : and, In
fact, you are as healthy and as
smart as your acquaintances, and
many Of them do all this, and so
you will. Soon there Is another
child, and then another, and still
you strain every nerve to do all
tho work without help. You have
20 time for reading or for. rest !;
you forget tho future, and. do not
hsk what will be the ond Of all
this. Your husband, too, admires
your industry, and forgets that the
time will come, when be lays aside
most of his active labors, and that
he will want that in you he can.
not find-an intelligent companion.
You forget that you will soon
pc distanced by your clildron in
the acquisition Of knowledge, and
they will bo sure to mako. hot !; sad
discovery that mother is moro ig-
norant than thoy and, with this
discovery, generally comes tho loss
Of respect for her judgment and
opinions. Women seldom rest. ex.
ccpt for a fow hours at night yet
they need it, and should talsc pains
to secure it. 1t is not wasting
time to rock and road, without tho
knitting. Your husband would
think it hard to work so steadily
at all hours and, in consequence
of their hours Of rcst, mon do not
often grow old 80 fast as women.
Tho frailcst sex work tho most in.
cessantly, and tho work is moro
arduous when there are but one or
two little ones than when tho fam.
lily becomes larger, and some are
old enough to assist tho mother,
If you do not lovo reading, still
practice it till you do love it and
you will soon become Interested.
In addition to the Bible, which we
hope no mother will neglect, lot
valuable books be read when they
can be; but for those who have as
little time as the housewife, news-
papers and magazines must form
the staple reading, rs the short
articles and items arc we'll adapted
to tho spare moments that can bo
snatchcd here and thero. Woman
must be intelligent, if sho would
win both respect and love from
husband and children. She must
constantly improve if she would bc
what she should DO, by no means
considering education finished
whom sho becomes married"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-07-14

LET US HELP ONE ANurHEn.--
This littlo sentence should be
written on every memory. 1t
should bo tho golden rule prac-
ticcd not only in every household,
but throughout the world. BY
helping ono another, we not only
remove thorns from the pathway,
md anxiety from tho mind, but
we feel n sense Of pleasure in our
own hearts, knowing wp arc doing
duty to fellow.creature. 4
helping hand or an encouraging
word is no loss to us, yet it is Il
benefit to others. Who has not
felt the power, Of this little sen =.
tenco.2 Who has not needed tho
encouragement and aid of a kind
friond How soothing when per-
pleXed with some task that is
mysterious and burdensomo, to
feel gentle hand on the shoulder
and hear o, kind voice whispering :
"Do not feel .discouraged-I SEQ
your trouble let me help you. :"
What strength is inspirod--what
hope created-what sweet graft
tude is felt, and tho great difficulity
is dissolved as dew beneath the
sunshine. Yes, let us help ono
another by endeavoring to
strengthen and encourage tho
weak and lifting tho burden of
care from tho weary and oppressed,
that life may glide smoothly on
and tho fount Of bitterness Yield
sweet waters, and he whose willing
hand is ever ready to aid us, will
reward our humble endeavors,
and every good decd will be as
"bread oast upon tho waters, to
return after many days." if not to
us, to those we love.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-07-14

.A'oonternporafy. Wants to fknbSs
why half tho women In The cotin.
Try cit on one Of their feet, 7"
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..GaIgRAM

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sad sd" ,syns * " III i'tt ,aoW gGN
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osspa o, eiJsnp na,d sni,nd Yii" "id .Ynpq
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sad bna ,a-aoI owl >srt M, 1u' ,>?iiiH noJ
dsIdw bio sdInom no3ih.l, "on bid,
dad hga slIass2l k,1ss! kns h..!nn .nA od.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-07-14
AN EscApE'FRoM MOSQUITOES.

How to evade the annoyance of
mosquitoes is, at this season n
matter Of primary Importance
Nettings, tho most impervious ap-
parontly. fail to keep out tho dos.
'perate little buzzers. We have
used every stratagem in vain .--4
They will~manage>>to put in an
appearance, and shortly thereaf:
ter a bill, just as we compose our
selves for the much. needed rest {;
ie(eep is out of tho question with
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-10-02

LAND PATENTs.-Ani inquiry is
made of us with reference to the
legal status of lands entered I'M
der the late Graduation Act of
Congress. Upon examination, we
find the matter is not clearly I'M
derstood by the land officers here.
The Department circular lately
issued in reference to the subject,
leaves some doubt whether per-
Sous holding land entered by 9th
er parties, at graduation prices,
can perfect the entry by paying
the difference between the entry
price and the minimum price per
acre previous to the passage of the
Graduating Act, to-wit: $1,25 per
acre. It is clear, however, that
the individual who entered the
land can SO perfect his entry, OF
by making the requisite proof OF
actual settlement and cultivation
can obtain. his patent without
further payment. We hope the
officers here will apply for more
explicit instructions, and repre-
sent to the department the justice
and necessity of permitting al
graduation entries to be perfect
ed, whether in the name of til.
person who entered, Or that O
the present occupant and owner
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-10-02
The Gold Panic.

Gold went up recently in New
York to startling figure. Com
mencing at about 135 it rose in a
single day to 162. Plenty of
causes will be assigned for chs
strange freak in the money mar
ket, all of which are embraced in
the single fact that the national
currency is rotten, and could not
stand a day if the Treasury would
cease to be a stock,jobbing and
brokerage bank.
Planters would do we'll to take
warning by this occurrence. The
currency depreciates, gold rises,
and cotton falls. The decline in
cotton comes from no excess of
supply, but from arrangement
in the money market-want of
confidence in greenbacks. Let
the cotton planter bear this in
mind, and what funds he wishes
to lay by let him lay it by in gold.
He will act wisely, in our judg-
ment, if he simply holds back his
cotton awhile, at least that por-
ton not required to pay advances
and stop interest. The price may
decline still further, but there is
no earthly reason why it should
not rise again to the opening fig
ures for this season.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-10-02
ANTNDEpBNDENT JOURNALIST

. AN INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST
AND RETIRED M. C.-Where is
the individual who wanted to
spell against the world? We have
before us a copy of the Feliciana
Republican, edited by Hon. J. +.
ex-M. Q. from the 3rd
Congressional district of this
State. Mr.. Newsham has until
recently been a prominentF man
in his section Of the State; at
present he appears to be content
with editing and publishing a
small newspaper, devoted to hon.
icides, poetry, rows, deaths, laws
of the State, prospectuses, and a
contempt for Webster's spelling
book! We learn from the Re-
publican that "emigration is set
ting in,'' lit usually sets out;) that
Mr.. Fessenden's "death was pre-
cipitated from the remains of
poison;'' that there is an FUN
proftableness" about large land
ed estates; and that "the iron
horse is preparing to bridge our
streams and ssthril our tall for
ests, with the shril whiIr Of forty
miles an hour!'' (The race Of Cen
taurs and flying jennies is about
to re-appear, it seems.) We also
learn that it is good grammar tc
| write, "Aristocratic pride have
prevented" &C., that "prejudice
exist against a meeting, ano
that there is such person as 6
tsbone 1fde owner" who ''can o.
may til the soil.'' "Bone'' is Ger
tainly good-when there is mar
| row in it, and Mr.. Newsham i!
unquestionably "bone'' editor
He ought to go to Congress b.
all means, in place of Judge Ryan
and teach spelling by ear an,
writing with his toes!
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-10-02
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
CHECK YOUR COTTON!!!
usE THE "0pELL COTTON CHECK,'

And you will not lose in weight only from
own cotton for it cannot be exchanged, and
YOU run no risk of getting light bale tor
your heavy one; nor Low Ordinary for Good
Mnddiing Cotton. By the use OF tins cbeck
Won give your merchant a KEY 10 ALL
ERRORS-they are discovered at once and
rec,ified be fore loss is sust aimed. 1t gives
YOUR merchant a voucher to correctness very
satisfactory to him, and you will know who 10
to blame in case of losses. 1t viii! reheve
him from blame for another mans mistake.
+ Use the "ODELL COTTON C'+ECh,
and your merchant vii! RETURN IT OR KEEP
IT FOR YOU to corroborate his account sales,
and the steamboat clerk can point your cotton
out, even it all marks from the heads OF bales
are gone 1t caves steam boatmen much time,
much money and trouble. In using. the
sODELL CorroN CHECK" mark a simple letter
or any usual me rk on the head Of the bale for
convenience, and if hundreds OF bales are
marked exactly like your cotton and on me
same boat. no one can have ANY NUMBER
LIKE YOURS, as there are no two checks
| alike.
| This check is made Of brass-is about the
| size of Mex lean dollar. and is complete
| fastening or lock around the tie-it costs on y
25 cents, and viii last the planter, merchant OF
| c ottou de aler many years. 1t is approved oy
all planters and cotton dealers who have seer
it.
I Checks can be ordered through all country
merchants, any Commission House or my
house in Monroe.
General Depot No. 1914 Gravier Street, New
s. w. ODELL.
Mon roe, La, Sept. 80, 1869. no26m
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-10-02

Declares dividends annually, and assigns
annually to ali policy holders.
Divide ri yhty-seven and half per cent. (S74
p. CO. Of profits amongst the policy holders:
Lends in each State the funds acquired from
the policy holders of that State.
Lends its funds only on first bond and mort.
ga &c, and lends only to the amount OF one-
half the value Of the real estate pledged.
Is exclusively Southern Company, it's
Stockholders, Directors and Officers were
born in the South.
Its prosperity is unequslled probably in the
whole history of Life Insurance. No Compa.
nv has ever before during the same period of
its history, made such progress as the
PIEDMONT AND ARLINGTON
has done. No Company presents such claims
to the patronage and the confidence Of the
Southern people.
w. C.. CARRINTON, President.
JOHN f.. EDWARDS Vice Pres't,
D. J. HARTSOoK, Sc cretary,
is. HOPKINS. Assistant Secretary.
JOHN G. BRECKENRIDGE, General
Agent for Kentucky.
| DABNEY II. MAURY, General Agent Tor
| Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.
OFFICERS AND DrREcroRs OF THE BRAkcR
! OFFICE IN New ORLEANS:
President, DABNEY H. MAURY,
}V1cE~PR EST, GEN. e. r. BEAUREGARD.
! DIRECTORS:
D. H. Maury, Gen. G. r. Bearregard.
Gen Braxtnn Bragg, Dr. w. II. Holcombe,
Col G. 6. Garner, r. NJ. Simmons,
Col D. A. Wilson, Col Thos. Macon,
Edward Male, Il. S. Barton.
Jules G.. Denis, Louis Barnett,
w. NJ. Randolph, A. N. Fortier,
| Forester Deslondcs.
| Liberal commissi ons will be allowed to ac-
tive agents who have had experience in the
! business.
Agents are especially desired for Louisiana
and Arkansas. Gentlemen applying for agen.
cies will please send references and state what
their experience has been.
DABNEY II. MAURY, General Agent
for South West, SO Carondeiet ST., N. O.
l.. V. MAYRE. Agent for Monroe,
and neighboring Parishes. NJ :1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-10-02

JUDGHSH1P IN nth DISTRICT
The Supreme Court have decided,
in the matter of the contest be-
tween Judge J. D. Watkins and
Col. J. L. Lewis for the office of
District Judge in the Claiborne
District that all the acts of Judge
Watkins UP to the day Of render
ing decision are valid, but the
Court declare the office vacant.
This disposes of Col. Lewis's pre-
Observation-Disclosures he ought
never to have set up. A man
who will wrangle and scheme for
a place on the bench ought never
to get higher than the ounces
block.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-10-02

I An exchange thinks the
South would have an abundant
supply of labor, if only the idle
would go to work. We think the
writer is but a poor observer.
Leave out the idle negroes who
hang about the towns and cities
who will never go to the fields
except upon compulsion, and
there is not an idle able-bodied
man to every hundred male in
habitants of the State. There
has been an universal pulling off
of coats and rolling up Of sleeves
in the South since the war, and
statistics will show we produce
more and earn more to the head
than the people of any country
upon earth. 1t is time Southern
men should cease slandering their
own people. Heaven knows they
are injured and outraged enough
without the help of men OF their
own country.