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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15

DEsrIrUT1oS IN GERMANY:-A
German paper states that in the
province Of Westphalia, at the be-
gining of October; there were
11,Sl7 married women: the wives
and widows Of soldiers, together
with 22,713 children, obtaining re-
lief from the public funds. In
Hanover, 1924 women and 2G,4lS
children were dependent upon the
public for support. In the Rhen-
ish provinces there were 1882
married women and 29,619 father
less children who were utterly
destitute. Thus in only three
Prussian provinces there were,
last October. 35:753 women and
1880 children in a condition Of
misery and want, and it is believed
that dcstitution to the same en-
tent prevails in the other provinces
of Prussia. The price Of pro-
visions is extraordinarily high.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15

lNHUMAS.-A human fcnd who
resides in Marblchead, Mass, went
home q few weeks ago in a fit OF
intoxication and threw his wife
out of doors and broke herleg. Ii
was set and doing we'll, when a
night or two ago he returned
again under the influence OF liquor,
and deliberately broke the limb
again in two places.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15

THE FORCE OF HABITAT
church in Essex lately, the clerk
feeling unwcll, asked his friend,
the railway porter to take bis
place for one Sunday. He did
so, but being worn out with
night work fell asleep. When
the hymn was announced, a
neighbor gave him a nudge, up
on which he startled up, rubbing
his eyes, and called out "Change
here for Elmswell, Tburston, and
Bury"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15

The Providence (R. 1.) Journal
has "thc best authority" for say
ing that a comet of large size will
suddenly make it's appearance on
the night ofthe 10Th of June, 1871,
and ':during the next four weeks
the fate OF the world will be decided" "
Fortunately the world has seen so
many harmless comets that it has
ceased to be afraid Of them.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15

P. T. Barnum, after four years
of diIigent searching after curiosi-
ties, is about tc establish q colos-
sal museum, mcnagerie and cir
Gus, with which he proposes trav-
cling through the country.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15

A couple cut Yves: have been
divorced Oh account Of q difference
ofopinion on the subject ofbaptisn
One maintaining the necessity
of immersion to salvation, the
other tic su6c:ency ofeprinkliEg:
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15

4 California paper says there
are lodges in the newly discovered
mines Of New Mexico which stand
up like a row ofBroadway stores.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15
Keeping a Thousand Hens.

With a flock of thousand fowls,
at least six acres are requisite.
Some have given this rulo, an acre
to each hundred. This area should
be fenced in with boards or rpickets,
and houses erected, large enough
to accommodate one hundred fowls
for roosliug, shelter from storms,
and laying. 1t is not essential
that these houses should be en-
pensivc, but they should face the
south, and the fronts should be
partially or entirely glazed. The
glazing should be by sashcs, which
may be opened easily by hinges
above, and may be left open
through the summcr, to permit a
free circulation OF air. Ihe care
Of these houses should be cntrust-
cd to a capable person, as on their
proper management the success OF
the poultry largely depends. In
addition to the poultry-horse,
there should be provided numbers
of low sheds, beneath which the
fowls may take shelter from the
heat of the sun or from storms.
Care should be taken 10 prevent
the ingrcss of vermin, skunks,
wcascls, &C., to the ground; ind
one or more goods dogs should be
confined within the enclosure, care
being taken to secure dogs which
will not trouble the fowls, but
which are good watch-dogs, and
vigilant. An abundance Of pure
water is also absolutely necessary,
and unless q brook runs through,
or q pond is located on the land,
water should be brought BY a
lam Or pumped by q windmill
from a we'll. Fowls drink great
quantity Of water, and it should be
Of as pure quality as can be OBJ
tanned. The preparation Of the
grounds and building of the houses
and sheds having been completed,
the stock may be procured. For
all practical purposes the common
dung-hill fowl is as good as any,
as VIC have proved completely to
our satisfaction In selecting q
stock, take hens from one to two
years old, bright-eyed, rcd-combed,
clean-legycd fowls, as large and
wcll-formcd rs can be obtained.
There is no need Of a Grower with
the large fiocks, the breeders be
ing selected and kept separate
from the others; for laying pur'
poses, hens do better away from q
cock than with one, and If q mum.
Der Of maic birds are together, the
fights and troubles will be in
cessant. The care Of the poultry
is not great after they arc placed
in the park. Tie fowls selected
for breeding purposes should DC
kept in focks Of twenty. in yards
separate from the others, and each
flock should have q male bird.
These binds should be the very
best to be obtained, strong, well
formed, and hardy, and the cock
should be two years old, healthy,
strong, and courageous. We be-
lievc that q Brahma cock, such
! as VIC have described, crossed with
the dung-hill fowls, would get bet
ter ena more marketable chickens
; than would any other breed. This.
however, is for the poulterer to
| decidc.-Nossnchusetts Ploughman.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15

On Friday, the se'L> dItimo;;
Mr.. William Johnson, an old and
worthy citizen Of Camden, was
found dead in his bed: His death
is said to have been occasioned by
eating tainted oysters the pre-;
vious night: lie was buried by
his brethern Of the Masonic Fra.
tcrnity. H.,
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15

In connection with the bri1a:
death of Mrs. Maggie Beck Cor:
coran, in Washington, the Paris
True Kentuckian says "a funeral
cortege crossed her bridal coach; at
Lexington, and the supefStitlous
then predicted death.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15
LOOKING UNDER THE BED.

Evergreen, my beloved wife, ii
dulges, if Indulgence it can be
called, in this peculiar practice.
I have often remarked to Mrs.
Evergreen, when | have seen her
pying under the bed, tf&t it was
q silly habit, and that the sooner
she gave it up the better. To
this: gentle admonition my bet
'ter-half invariably rejoins:
LA, Evergreen! what harm
does it do? It's q kind of satisfac-
tion TO know that nobody's under
there, and then l don't think of
such q. horrible thing after I'm in
.bed.h::;; .
II think, my dear, you might
just as we'll pursue your investiga-
tions further and look in the bu-
reau drawers aui the clothes bas-
ket. n
"Evcrgrecn," she will rcjoin,
"don's mention the idea, or l shall
certainly do so. Como to think
of it, a man could very easily get
into:the clothes basket"
"Certainly he could, my dear,
quite easily as Fa!Statf. You should
certainly include the clothes-bas-
ket, and by-the-by there's the
chimney: why not look up that
as well y
"Now, Evergreen, you're laugh
ing at me-. But I cant leave of
the habit, and I never will. It's a
comfort for me TO know that there's
nothing wrong about it, and l
don't, see why YOU should deprive
me ofit.'
81 nn,,or thc he'd rocs the can
die. and. no signs of humanity be-
ing discovered; Mrs. Evergreen is
able to repose III peace.
If. it were not for increasing
this mental idiocracy en- the part
of-MrS. Everyrccn, Ly giving her
some GOOD reason to apprcbcnd
danger, I should relate to her what
lam aboat to lay before the read
or. In this narration: therefore |
ask the puS';c most particularly
to bear in mind that Mrs. Ever
green is slightly SupcrStitlous: and
that what have 20 S"y mast IN.
der no circumstances te impaired
so the lady. If for two and twcn-
r1 wears (that is the period OF our
welded life. and happy years have
they beaal-if: say, | have Tor
this lunr period refraincd from
imparting the matter to the be-
1oved si,arcr OF my Joys and par
:takcr Of my sorrows, surely the
public will keep mine.
WAS not bad looking when |
was in my twcntics. [ think L
.,nov oo further, and confidently
sav that "Gus Evergreen" was a
decided favorite among the girls
of oakvillc, and really believed
that I could have had any of them
.::for the asking" As l before re-
marked, Mrs. Evergreen is not
nrcscnt, and Indulge my thoughts
somewhat more freely than would
otherwise be the case.
Fred Evans, who had been my
.chum at school, came to make me
o visit at Oakvillc for 20 day or
two" as he said, when he came;
but he made a week or two easily
enough after I'd taken him about It t.
little among the "y0ung Ialles' ,
When that time hao eSp'reu r''u -
said be really must 60, as nc o'on
know what his father anu moInc'
would think of his long absence
but it ended in his relieving thelr
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15
Names Of Spanish Women,

The very names of the Spanish
women are a constant reminder Of
their worship. They are ali named
out of the calendar of saints and
virgin martyrs: A large majority
are christered Mary; but as this
sacred name by much Use has lost
all distinctive meaning, some At.
tribute, some especial irtoestioa
Of the Virgin, is always coupled
with it. The names Of Dolores.
Mercedes, Afilsgros; recsll Our
Lady of the Sorrows, OF the Gifts;;
of the Miracles. I knew q hoy:
denish little gypsy, who bore the
fearful name Of Lagrimas. The
most appropriate name T hesr't
for these ldrgc-eyed, soft-voicsd
beauties, was Peligros, Our Lady
of Dangers: Who could resist tfS
comforting assurance Of "Con-
suclo ?" BLESSED" says my Lori
Lytton, 'is q woman whoconsoies:"
What an image of maiden purity
goes with the name of N;eves, the
Virgin Of the SHOWS? From =
single cotilion of Castilian girls,
you can construct the whole
history Of Our Lady. Conception;
knnunciation, Sorrows, solfc7tudei;;
Assumption. AS young ladies arc
never called by their family names,
bu; always by their baptismal ap-
pclations, you cannot pass an eve:
ming IN a Spanish tertulid without
being reminded of every stage in
the life of the Immaculate Mother,
from Bethlehem, to Calvary sad
beyond d.-Atzontic Nonthly:
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15

face"
"tnd do you think, Sandy, tits
a for nougbt I'm made so unco'
like him ? 1fso be by such q mis-
take he were enabled to leave his
den i the rocks, where he lies
mair like a poor beastie than the
king O. this land, would it be l
wad hinder sic a b!ossedness IT'S
little sic a puir lad as l can do for
him but ye mauna stop me frae
that little.'
Sandy returned no answer. The
sentiment was too nearly akin to
his own feelings for him to con-
tradict it, yet after his commits
sion lie dared not encourage it.
"Farcwell, mon," was all he said,
and spraug into the thicket.
The pedlar continued his march,
deep in thought. By-and-by the
glen opened out wider; the trees
trees ceased, meadows and moors
approached the river banks, the
hills recedcd further back on each
side, and then rose skywards more
loftily than before, moro rugged
and bare. Now again they; ap-
preached nearer as the pedlar
gained the head Of q glcn-the
Caenacroich, as it is called. A
tributary torrent came rolling its
watcls into the Moriston, and tar
off the sound of water falling over
the rocks broke upon the pedlar's
ear. The gray down was just
stealing across the horizon when
he neared his destination. The
erd was very close ; buo what was
that end to be? There is another
sound besides the walling waters
to be heard now as the pcdlar
skirts round q turn in the road.
1t is the regular tramp to and fro,
Of a man on guard-ot, a sentinel.
"Halt" cries a stern voice, and
instantly two soldiers, one from
each side Of the road, dart for
ward.
The pedlar also sprang forward
with an involuntary instinct of
self:prcscrvation but it was too
late he was caught and pin'oned.
"Who arc you? and what is
your business ?" were the qucs-
tions now addressed to him. But
he returned no answer.
1T is the devil himself" chimcd
in a third voice, leaping from a
bank. "Shoot him, boys, before
he escapes. l know him we'll"
tie him to that tree, said the
first soldier; "and we'll make short
work Of the rebel"
\ word now might delay his
fate, but the word was notspoken.
As tho pistol was fired at his head,
lie cried, "Iurrah for Prince Char
lie p and sank dcad-a martyr for
his king:
A small cairn, surmounted by q
wooden cross, now MARKS the spot
where he fell. 1t is p worthless
tribute, but the decd w::5 { golden
one, and needs no carved marble
to insure its memory. Nor did
it fail to hear fruit in due season.
The soldiers, put eff their guard
by the supposed death of him they
sought, were taken at a vantage.
In the dead of night Prince Char
lie crept up the bed Of q torrent,
passed the sentinels, and escaped
to the sea-coast. The sacrifice
was offered up and accepted, for
"it is good that man should lay
down his life for his frlend."
An inquiring widow, who ap-
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15

An inquirins widow, who ap'
pcaled to her departed husband to
advise her whether she had bet
ter make a purchase she was con-
tcmplating (or at least is said to
have appealcd,) has been answer
ed, the communication being pub,
lishcd in the Banner of Light, Gan
organ of the Spirltualists,( J and be,
ing in effect as follows: "My an,
swer is: do just as you please, be-
cause know you will any way,
1 don't Encyclopedias dispositions,
even though l have been through
death. So, Nancy, do just as you
please. Ifyoa want to buy, buy,
and if you set into trouble by it.
get out of it. You are smart
enough" If
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15

Brignoli, the bridegroom, has
recovered s7,633,33 from a North
ern rail road, for injuries re-
cciycJ willie travelling West.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15
care and management"

How TO PATRoSIZE Your Lo-
CAL PApER.-Takc y city weekly
because it gives more "ncws y
when you want your printing
done send to Cincinnati: and get
it.-Thcn curse the village editor
because he is poor, and his paper
don't amount to much: There
arc some people in the world we
arc ashamed of: They have about
as much soul as a last years grass
hopper, and We have about as
much respect for tic one as the
other.-Er.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15

SiRup FROM THE SWEET PorATo,
1T is reported that Mr: Charles
Delamore, of New Orleans, has dis
covered a process by which be
converts thcjuice ofsweet potatoe"
into a beautiful golden sirup:
From ffty-two pounds ofpotatoes; ;
with rude machinery, by an in;
gredicnt known only to himself;
he lstcTs mndr two and three
quarter gallons Of ths sifup: He
thinks he can make It price 'css
than cane sirup: .,.... -.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15
Two cruel and dastardly wo-

mcn.murlcrs were perpctrated On
Tuesdhy in New York. Three
4th ward rufiians threw an unfor-
tunatc down q fight Of stairs in
Water street, killing her almost
instantly. The other murder is
more revolving to read OF. A
drunken man was administerin g
bis usual beating to his wife, but
continued it so long that the lodg-
ers on the same floor burst in the
door to stop it. The poor victim
was found on the floor and the
man IN bed teigning sleep. After
few convulsions, death put an
end to the woman's sufferings.
Previous to this. however, the
brute on the bed had been reused,
and the landlady besought him to
go for a physician but he said
"Oh. no." he had often seen her
that way before she would be al
right in the morning. Not liking
the expression of her mouth, he
thrust his fingers into 1t, trying, rs
he said, to straighten it, and would
have choked her in his drunken
attempts if the two bystandcrs
had not removed his hand by
force. The reporter who visited
the place says "the face OF the
dead woman was a pretty one
still. and showed marks of having
in youth been very beautiful and
death bad obliterated all marks OF
dissipation, if any had ever found
place there. All around the
room sat somo dozen or more wo'
men watching with their dead
Poverty, like grim spectre, sat
upon them and all the surround,
ings Of the place"
-~>~-
How JOHN Robinson HELPED
SCULPTOR M1LLs.-lt may be news
to some Of our readcrs-this fact
that John Robinson, the circus
manager, has contributed vastly
to the advancement Of art in this
country. Clark u. ', the famous
sculptor, in arecent interview with
a Washington Star reporter has
this to say -
When s.bcy I spent c good dea'
of my time about Wade Hamp
toms stables, studying the points
of his horses. He had a large
stable Of Iace horses, and import
ed the famous Argyle, that beat
everything in those days. After
ward I studied horse anatomy and
action with John Robinson, the
old circus man. lie had an excel
lent idea of q horse and its muscu
lar action. Robi:son, who was {
very sharp critic on equestrian
statues and pictures, wrote me
after seeing my statue of Jack
son, saying that in his Judgment
lit could not DC improved on,
and, in concluding: he said ''the
old General (JacHson) was very
fond OF fine horses and has more
than once visited those under my
care and management"
How TO PATRoNIZE Your 10
CAL PApER.-Takc . city weekly
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15

At o trial in IN Alabama town
not long slice, one Of the Wit;
ncsses, an old lady Of some eighty
years, was closely questioned bS
the opposing counsel relative to
the clearness of her eye-sight.
"Can you see me Z" sard he'
"How well can you see mc?' per-
sisted the lawyer.
"Wcll enough" responded the
old lady, "to sec that you are
neither negro, an Indian nor t.
gentleman"
The answer brought down the
house, and silenced the attorney:
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15

INDIGENOUS LEMoNIDE.-A cor
respondent sends US the following
account of 8 remarkaol, spring in
Texas: "About sixty miles north
of Galena, near the town Of Libs
crty, there is spring, the water
of which is quite acfd, resembling
lemonade, and those who taste it
like it so mach that they drink it
almost lmmioderately. When you
feel hot, it is qutse delicious snd
under any circumstances, whether
You arc hot or cold, the drinking
of it produces perspiration, with
no unpleasant effects afterwGd:
The spring has nc apparent outlet
or inlet: 1t is probably sixty feet
wide and it is covered With a
white froth or foam, which, upon
close examination, appears like
cream Of tartar on q wine cask:
1t kills insects, worms and other
small animals that come near and
use it. No fish or other evidence
of life is seen within its watefs."
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1871-11-08
Live as You Teach.

The Rev. J. F. Sergeant, writes an artl-
Gle to the London Sabbath School Teacher,
upon the Importance of following up the
teachings of the lips by the teachings of the
life. After some examples of inconsistency
among clergynen, he says:
GAS Sunday School teachers, it is well to
remind you nat everybody speaks by his
life as well 10Y his tongue. Your life will
make itself own. In these times men are
rated at their real value. A moral police is
abroad, and it tracks you with its hundred
eyes everywhere. Your scholars cross your
paths at almost uLlooked-for moments. Here
one as a page waits upon you at an evening
party: there another serves you as waiter
at an eating house; third, who is an Grand
boy at book sellers, brings you your peri
odioals; a fourth distributes programmes at
a lecture certroOm.
''Now t lot say to you that you should
study appearances, and carefully guard
against being accounted as hypOcrite. l
say rather that you should study realities,
and seek to be everywhere and at all times a
real and attractive disciple. If you are adj
dicted to the pleasures of the table, or are
irritable and cantankerous at your home, or
if you are vain in dress or person, or hard or
unfair in your money dealings, or vindictive
and fierce in your behavior to your friends,
it will all come out, and every scholar con-
nected with you will quietly apply to you the
prOverb, physician, heal myself.
II knew teacher, wealthy and talented.
His fault was that he was too eager for
money, and it was the less excusable as he
had no family for whom he needed to lay by.
A blight seemed to rest upon his work, and
when at last he invested a considerable sum
npurchasinga public house-property which
was of very low character morally, but
which yielded good returnfor his money
his influence sank down to an utter cipher.
| shall never forget the contempt with which
one of his scholars spoke to me about him.
Had he been an avowed man of the world
there would have been nothing in him to BE-
despised. But his protested aims and hopes
were higher than those of the wording, anG
it was humbling to him to be looking for al
increase to his gains in the cutters of excess
and vice. Perhaps he meant to improve
the public-houseS by introducing better ten
ants, and checking all bad language and baC
habits. Thank you, dear reader, for tina
kindly surmise. Perhaps he did; but per
haps he didn't. 1 dare say, however, he
meant it. The devil will not in the least OBJ
ject to a man meaning well if he will stor
there.
Il know this much, that the respect O.
circle of intelligent lads who gather around
US to listen to what we can tell them of Goo
and righteousness, is worth more than inter
est at ten per cent. upon our money invest
ments. Pity that this good man did no
know it too.
If, however, evil example tells, SO does
good. The fragrance of the ointment vii
make itself known. An upright, loving
generous man speaks in his every action"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1871-11-08

luton:
Resolved, That the chairman of OF
mittee on Publication be and he IS he
directed to correspond with the Chairm
the Assembly's Committee, and obtain ire
him statement of the amounts paid by tt
churches of this Presbytery to the =" EndoW-
ment Fund" and the amounts still due from
this Presbytery, and report the result of this
correspondence to Presbytery at its next
spring meeting in Waynesboro.
". On Education, we recommend the
adoption of the following resolution:
ResOlved, That all the churches under our
care be and they are hereby enjOlned to OBJ
serve the "fourth Thursday of February,
1872, as day of special prayer in behalf of
all the youth of our land in course of literary
training, and especially that God would call
many of the sons of the Church to dedicate
themselves to His service in the ministry OF
the Gospel, and that He would baptize the
Church with a spirit of lberality to this
cause" and that all the pastors and all the
sessions of vacant churches be called on at
our next spring meeting to report as to their
obedience to this injunction.
V. In obedience to the injunction of the
General Assembly, all our pastors and the
sessions of all vacant churches are hereby
required to report to this Presbytery at its
meeting in Waynesboro, the number of chill
dren with their ages, who have by the delin-
quency of their parents been denied their
right to the sign and seal of the Covenant Of
Grace.
VI. This Presbytery, in accordance with
the instructions of the General Assembly,
enjoins upon all the sessions of vacant
churches to maintain regular religious SER
vices in their houses of worship every Lord
day-except in such cases as it may be
deemed inexpedent on account of contiguity
to churches of sister denominations in which
the gospel is dispensed by an evangelical
ministry.
VII. Resolved, That it is inexpedent for
this Presbytery at this meeting to obey the
instructions of the General Assembly con-
tanned in resolutions 1, 2, and 8, on PIP. 81
and 35 of the Minutes: and that the Stated
Clerk be directed to communicate this reso.
luton to the General Assembly at its meet
ing in Richmond in 1872,