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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-09-13
Letter on tn e Subject O
Schools.
To tic Editor Of the DQilH Union:

TO the Editor Of the Daily Cnlon:
SIR Your comment upon the
omission Of any allusion to the
South Carolina University in my
article on the neglected duty of
educating the orphans of the war,
has attracted my attention. 1t
would be impossible, in my judy
mcnt, for the Survivors Associa.
ton, if it adopts the plan | have
suggested, to give University
education to more than three or
four Of the boys who may rise,
through the local district schools,
10 the head Of the thirty.two ed
ueated at some central State
school, such as Colonel Coward'S,
and I suggested the Virginia Uni
versitv, because there they will be
. able still further to distinguish
themselves and honor the Survi-
vors' Association, by bearing off the
palm from over five hundred Of
our Southern youth. at the South
Carciua University, they might
get an education, but would scarce.
ly have the same spur to ambition,
or the same opportunity for dis
tinction.
Permit me to call your attention
to the article l have sent You on
"Graded High Schools in every
town." l have devoted my whole
Fife to the work of education, and
believe | know somewhat of its
condition at present in South Car
olina, and can speak with author
itv upon the best method Of pro-
noting it. Make the public schools
atq tho county seats splendid
schools. Pay frst-class teachers
well to do So. Give Il power of
special taxation to the county
towns for the purpose, and en-
courage them to use the power by
pledg ging three dollars from the
State Treasery for every two dol
lars raised by the county town.
Give Il free scholarship in the
University ter competition to each
one of tic county high schools |
suggest, and I believe that iu a
few years the standard Of educa-
tion will have risen considerably
throughout the State, and the
State University will once more
begin to flourish rs in former
years. 1t would please me to
have the attention of Republicans
directed to this subject through
your columns, and L request the
Republication Of the article | send
yoa, and ityou deem it worth ill.,
<ert;ng, you can publish this let
ter also.
Respectfully yours,
BENZ. X. STUART,
Editor Of the Winsboro News.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-09-13
Romance of Real Life.

A correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Commercial writes from New
castle, kcntucky: I write this
letter in the house Of an old lady
who is a niece OF that Rcbecca
Bryan, who became the wife of
Daniel Boone, an concerning G
whose eyes (thc young hunter is
said to have mistaken them for
those OF Il deer,) the pretty back
woods romance is told. The lady
i. herself also widow Of one ct
Daniel Boone's own ncphews, her
second husband, who assisted in
| bringing the great hunter back to
Kentucky. She was born in one
OF the chief old pioneer stations,
Cher graud-father's,) near Lexing-
ton, and, although she is in her
eighty-frst year, she is active in
body, busying herself with her
flowers and garden, clear-sighted
and alert in spirit. Recently she
! heard that one of her middlc-aged
sons, absent over twenty years in
California, and presumed dead for
more than half that time, was yet
alive, and her joy was great. lie,
too, had supposed his mother to
be long dead.
The Old lady has q romance con-
nected with her second marriage
1t is as follows: When her mother
was a young lady, Colonel William
Boone, the nephew Of Daniel men
toned above, was very much in
love with her, and asked her on
one occasion TO marry him. She
! told him she was engaged to Nor,
gan Bryan, and that they were to
be married in a few days. Colo
mel Boone went away and mar
vicd another young woman. AT:
| tcrward he, with his wife, visited
the young couple when their first
child (now in her fifth score OF
years. was but u few days old, and
seeing the baby, lie laughed and
said to her mother: Now, Milly,
as you wouldn't have me yourself,
you'll give me the girl for my sec
ond wife, won't you?" Whether
any jesting promise was made |
am not informed; but the baby
grew up, aud at twcnty-sevcn she
was married, had seven children,
became q widow after nine years,
and remained one for 4 long time,
when, Colonel Boonc's first wife
having died some years previous.
ly, she really became, in her own
middle life, the wife of her mo,
theirs carly lover, who had claimed
her in her cradle. The good old
lady is accustomed, in relating
| this to her sons and nieccs, to
! speak Of it rs zone of the most re,
markabIc things that ever happen.
Cd" | thinls so, tco ; and it is q
! true ctCry:
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-09-13
A Beautiful Incident.

Tkc fut!cw,ne beautiful story is
worthy to be faid uP' in The naenfo-
ry OF every one:
A poor Arab travelling in the
desert met with a spring Of clear,
sweet, sparkling water. Used as
he was only to brackish wells, such
water as this appeared to his sim
pie mind worthy of a monarch,
and filing his lea!hern bottle from
the spring, he determined to 80
and present it to tire caEipl: him
self.
Tho poor MAN Travelled long
way before he reached the pres
cnce Of his sovereign and laid his
humble offering at his feet. The
caliph did not dcspise the little
gift, brought to him with SO much
trouble. lie ordered some Of the
water to be poured into . cup,
drank it, and thanking the Arab
with Il smile, ordered him to be
presented with 4 reward. The
courtiers around pressed forward,
eager 10 taste the wonderful VIZ
ter; but to the surpise Of all, the
caIiph forbade them 10 touch Il
single drop.
After the poor Arab had quilted
the royal presence with light
and joyful heart, the ca!iph turned
to his courtiers and lhus explained
his conduct During the travels
of the A,ab," said he, the water
in his lcathern bottle became i'm
pure and distaSteful. But it was
an offering Of love and as such |
have received it with pleasure.
But | we'll knew that had |
suffered another to partake Of it,.
he would not have concealed his
disgust; aud therefore forbade
you to touch the draught, lest the
HSal VI INC l)O'i lliisll os3Oufo Jaw
been wounded"
The act Of this caliph was
worthy OF Il Christian gentleman.
Read the story over again, think
about it, and try to remember it
when some one, simplerminded
than yon are, exposes his igno-
rance while to do YOU a service.
you laugh and make sport rs the
courtiers would have done, you
yourself to be neither gentleman
nora Christian. The truly great
arc kind to the humblcst. 1t is
the mean man who treats the low
" with contempt.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-09-13
A Beautiful Christia n.

One Of the sweetest, pretticst
INCIDENTS OF our watcringp place
lifo is enacted daily at the CIarcn-
don. While the thoughtless wa
tering-p!acc throng sways in and
out Of the great dining-room, and
the endless cIrttcr Of tongues and
cutlery seem to drown every holy
thought, 4 venerable silver-haircd
old gentleman walks slowly in at
the head Of his Christian family,
ard takes his seat ut tho table.
Instantly tie laughing faces Of u
table full Of diners assume L reye-
rental look. The knives and
forks rest silently ON the table,
and tho beautiful silver frosted
Christian, with cIasped hands,
modcstly murmurs prayer of
thanlls-a sweet benedict:on to-
GodI The scene lasts but u mo-
ment, but all day long that hal
lowed prayer OF the ChrIst.child
seems to float III the air, guiding.
protecting, and consccratiug the
thoughllcSs army Of wayward
souls. | could not find out who
this brave old Christian was; but
! last night his name came all 1T
once. y lovely woman, with her
beautiful children, arose early from
her seat at the Congress Hall hop:
to return to the Clarendon.
"Why do you go so carly, Mrs.
Clark Z" asked a fashionable lady
friend.
"Ob, you will laugh at mc if !
tell you-row really: my dear,
won't you?"
"No. unless you make me-" re-
piled her friend. And then she
! leaned forward and whispered:
"WelI, my dear. you know I
stop at the Clarendon. BY room
IS next to that dear: good old
mans, and he does pray so bcauti.
fully every night that l knccl
down 6y Ills door with the children
to hear him, and then | go to bed
so happy, for | know nothing can
happen TO us when wc.arc so near
him ~
Wiping the tear from her eye,
the friend said, "Let me 80 with
you!" and right in the middle Of
the lancicrs these -souled
women, with their children, walk
ed to the Clarendon to sit in the
next room and hear the evening
family prayer of good old Richard
Suydam: Of west Both street.
have since learned that Mr..
Suydam has educated three minis
ters, and started 4 great many
poor but worthy young men in
business. lie is very wealthy,
but spends only one-third Of his
income, dcvoting the rest to chart
tV.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-09-13
Woman's Wrongs.

The Tribune seems to be besct
set with complaints from women
Of the way they are ogled and in
suited in public places, by men OF
various ages; either when follow
ing lawful caIliugs; such as solicit.
Irg advertisements for Iewspa-
pefs, or when simply passing to
and fro in the streets or in public
conveyance$. One woman asks i'm
patiently whether "they must be
"condemncd to pass through the
"streets with their eyes cast down,
"instcad Of the free gaze which
"belongs t6 american women 2"
At the bottom Of all this trouble
is undoubtedly the desire which q
large Timber of women fell, not
only to engage in all the occu-
putions in which men engage, but
as d natural consequence Of this,
to be freed from all the convcn-
tional restraints which immcmo
rial usage has imposed on female
speech and behavior. These re-
straints have all been put in force
under the influence Of the theory
that there is such a thing as sexual
passion. which powerfully infiu-
ences the conduct both of men
and women, but particularly OF
men, and which, therefore, in the
interest Of purity. imposes on one
Sex certain guardcdness Of man
ncr when in the presence Of the
other Sex, whether in the pa"lo,,
workshop, Or street. One Of the
beautiful discoveries ct the new
school Of social philosophers is,
however, as We have repeatedly
pointed out, that there is no such
thing as 4 natura! sexual passion !;
that the feeling which passes by
that name is simply q bad habit,
somewhat like smoking aud drink
ing, which men can drop if they
please, and which, for the con-
venicncc Of women. they ought to
drop, so Is to enable the two sexes
to stand towards each other on an
exactly equal footing, and without
other dangers than such as result
from quarrelsomencss and cupid
ity. Women could then stare at
anybody they pleased in the
street, as they have q natural right
to do, and 60 about with men just
as if they were men. The working
Of the new doctrine into practice
is, Of course, attended with incon.
venicncc; but it is making its
way. Before long, man will gaze
ut woman with the same emotions
with which he gazes at u land
scapo or q field of wheat while
woman will look on man as she
looks on 4 grain elevator or a
locomotivc.-IAe Nation.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-09-13
Tough BeefsteakS

The Natick {Massachusests)
Bulletin is responsible for tho fofi
lowing.
Squire lI:, q well known bar:
rister of Belknap county, New
Hampshire, having occasion to-
transact some business ut the Os-
sipee court, found 4 few days ut
his disposal, which he determined
80 spend in troutirs ri tae noun;
tain brooks In company With SIR
artist friend, he wandered seH:
eral miles into the country.
Night came down, and the sports
men concluded TO spend tho night
at u farm house; if permission
could be obtained, and returr csrlS
next morning to the rillage:: A
cheery-Glced old lady granted per-
mission to remain under her roof
that night. Now, as it was ne
ccssary that our Iegaltricnd should
be at court at eight next day. tue
good dame arose early and pre-
pared breakfast by the light of 3
tallow candle. The anglers wcrs
seated at the table in dark cor
ncr Of the Kitchen, while the Old
lady was engaged over y Sliding
frying pan on the stove. ."1low's
this steak, r., tough, eng asked
the lawyer, soto r0ce: Don't
know, why ?" by Jorc,; l can't
chew the stuff cohtfnued he:
Wiping the sweat from his fire.
head, he made another effort to-
to ns;:stfate the n,outhful, then
shouted, My good woman, viii
YOU be kind enough to see Why,
this steak is so very tough ?"
The pleasant-faced old lady apt
peared with her candle, wiped the
moisture from her spectacles; aud
looked at the plate, dropped the
ta!Iow candle into tho lawyers
lap, and shouted with horror.
| Great State OF New Hampshire {
Ire fried my holder!!"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-09-13
GRADED HIGH SCHOOLS IL EVERY
TOWN.
Editor Of the Winsboro News.

We have again and again pro
tested against the futile @ttc,npt
with such limited means, for TWEEN
Is years to come at least, tc estab-
lisb really good schools at every
accessible point, and expressed our
conviction that the work Of pub
JIG education should begin in the
County towns, and there only, and
thence should the light irradiate
into the surrounding country. The
county towns should be called
upon to raise, by special tax upon
their corporations, at least two
fflhs Of the money necessary TO
erect Two good school houses and
pay fair salaries to the teachers,
and the State should pay out of
its treasury the other thrcc-ttths
Of the money required. 4 special
act Of the Legislature is needed
on this subject. The advantages
Of town-schools free to all, are, in
part, set forth in the following eX-
tract from the August number OF
the Virginia Educational Journal,
page 39l:
Our Divine Lord required that
the publication of his Gospel
should begin at Jerusalem. Why
so? Because it was the great cen
tire of influence. \ city set upon
u hill cannot be hid. And so it is
to some extent with all cities and
towns, be they on hills or in val
lcys. They are conspicuous and
influential. Everybody sees or
hears what is done in town.
Hence, i good school at the court
house helps all the schools Of the
country; and q mean school at the
court house is either despised by
everybody, or it propagates its
meanncss all over the county.
Set up a mode! school at the coun-
ty seat, ard all tho schools will be
regulated 5y it, as the time pieces
are by the town clock.
1t is admitted that this is not
always easy to be done, for town
people sometimes have little no.
lions that stand in the way-but
still it can be done! Now, why
are we so positive that it can be
done? Chiefly because there is
money in it, and towns-people are
keen about money-as they ought
to be. Then keep them looking
at it, and they will gradually see
that if they want to educate their
children, this is the cheapest way
to DO it if they want y decent,
orderly community, without hay,
ing to keep up an expenSivepo police,
this is the way to have it; if they
want their labor;ng population
honest and thrifty, tIaS is the way
10 have them so; il they WANT
people to come and buy lots, build
houses, and Sc: capital afoa;, this
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-09-13
Japanese.

Daily the evidence accummn-
latcs that not only arc the Japan.
csc people intelligent beyond all
other nations Of the East, but that
a settled purpose prevails in ia
pan to cater into the ranks of the
civilized peoples. Should they
continue in acquiring the arts and
learning of enlightened nations as
they have done for the past few
years, their accomplishment of Il
high standard cf education will be
only question Of time. One OF
the principal means to secure this
result adopted by the Japanese
Government, is to send many of
its most promising youth to this
country and to Europe to be cdu-
Gated, 50 that on their return to
their own land they may become
the teachers of their fellow-coun-
trymcn. The latest delegation of
this kind is now IN New York,
having recently arrived under the
charge of Prince Schemldzo Ja-
gad, overland from San Fancisco,
direct from Japan. This porson-
ago is said to speak English huont-
ly and to &c perfectly we'll lacquaint-
ed with American affairs and the
aSages Of civilized life. The en-
tire party Of young men with him
some Of whom are destined to
enter American colleges, while
others will 90 to European insti-
tutionS of learning-dress in the
garb Of civilization, and manifest
ceaseless desire to tami!iarlze
themselves with the customs OF
our people. Unlike China, which
stiIl cIings to her barbarous and
exclusive traditions, Staying in
cold blood those who would Chris
tianize and instruct her popula-
ton, Japan welcomes civilization,
and sends forth missions TO learn
the ways OF educated nations, and
to give to her people that solid
knowledge in practical matters
which, united to the native lnSe-
nulty Of the japanese, will make
Der prosp 2rous and powerful.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-09-13

A BELLE AS IS A DELLE.-ln
conclusion, let me give you ano-
thcr incident of the life Of 4 Long
Branch belle. | was stro!ling
through the bar-room Of the Con-
tincntal Hotel last evening, when
4 horse galloped up to the door
and young lady spcang from the
saddle unaided. She was dressed
in full riding habit, and when her
groom came Up, she gave him d.
roctions as 10 what fare the horse
should get, for all the world Ike q
turf master who had been brought
up among horses all his life time.
The groom had no sooner gone
than she deliberately walllod up
to the bar, IN company with gen
tleman, who met her at the door,
and called for a glass of bottled
ale, and, what is moro, she stood
ut the counter until she had drain
ed the last crop out: ard until the
gentleman, who didn't drink, had
paid for it. THIS young lady be-
longs to one OF the best paying
parties stopping 1T the Branch,
and is q lady, in the ordinary ac,
ceptanco Of the term, IN the face
Of her barroom Feat, what becomes
Of the beauties who, they say, hor,
riicd 4 foreigner here the other
day by drinking punches out on
the lawn? Arc we not living in
the age OF progress?
[Cor. y. Y. Htrold.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-09-13

4 BRoEDlHAG1AN BELLE. Sir Duncan
Gibb told the British Association at lis
late meeting Of an enormous woman,
Carolina Heenan, now exhibiting in Lon
don, aged % years, weighing SEQ pounds.
: feet around the body, 2G inches round
the arm. and 8 feet s inches across the
shoulders. Still, it appears that THIS
large lady is not so much cat as muscular
and, unlike most fat people. shs IS able 10
sustain great physical exercise. She rs
also handsome and pleasing" and high.
" intelligent" not in the least "drowsy,'
nor is her face "fat and greasy" Miss
Hcenan is expected to grow greater as
she grows older but she is big enough
FIR our money now, so that we conJnre
Mr.. Barnum to engage her at once.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-09-13

California latest curiosity is o
rooster with too sets Of legs, one
On his back. When he is weary
Of standing in his natural posi-
ton, it is gravoIy asserted, he
turns Il somcrsault and walks Oft
upside down, and when be takes
u drink he Immediately turns over
so as TO swallow it the moro easily.
But it is in u free fight that he
shows to greatest advantage. For
he is terrible fighter, and, when
thus divcrting himself, looks like
q revolving wheel, turning somer-
saults necessarily, snd kicking in
every direction.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-09-13
Brutal Murder Of a Boy.

On Saturday of last week, while
ut school near GAINESVILLE, Mlssls
sippi. two boys, aged IA and lG
wears, sons Of Charles Reyrc and
Thomas Bradford: engaged in g
friendly boxing match, in which
young Reyre was worstcd, where
upon his elder bro,hcr, aged l6
years, proposed to take his place
as contestant. The second battle
had not progressed very far before
both boys became excited, and
fought in downright earnest, the
result being the defeat Of Rcyre,
Maddeucd by his beating he
went Immediately home, and in
forming his father Of the event:
was accompanied by him to the
school, which entering. old Reyrc
instantly attacked the boy Brad
ford by severely beating and kick,
ing him. The teacher Of the
school being an aged man, aud
able to do nothing TO prevent the
onslaught, Bradford's older broth:
err Ga cripplc), aged is, approached
Rcyre, saying, you hadn't ought
to beat and kick my brother in
that savage manner; if he has
done anything wrong get aswitch
and chasliSe him." No sooner
had he said this than leeyre pulled
out a knife, and drawing it across
the boys abdomen, infiictcda fear.
ful cash, from which tho bowels
protrudcd.
As soon rs he was cut the Grip.
pied boy started fer u ncighbor'>
house, about fifty yards distant
closely pursued by Reyrc, who
lungcd At him with his knife as he
ran. Tho younger of the Brad.
fords immediately pulled out 6
knife to attack Rcyre, wh@
Reyre's son caught him, and tho
boys soon engaged in u struggle
in which, being worsted, young
Reyrc yelled Justify: whcreupor
his father, desisting from pursuit
Of the boy he had caught, turned
upon his sons assailant, and
grasping heavy knottcd stick
beat Bradford over the head sc
numerically that he soon fel
scnsclcss to the ground, large
pieces Of scalp having been cut
away by the knotted wcapon.-
After leaving the boy for dead he
again started IN chase Of the Grip
pie, and finding him standing III
side Of the neighbor's yard hold
ing his bowels in his hand, said tc
him, Il have fixed youj you may
tell your father, and if he isn't
satisfied I'll fix him in the same
way" The murderer then cs
capped, and is supposed to be still
lurking in the swamps IN the
neighborhood. The boy who wa:
cut fingered until Sunday, when
he died. His brother is in Il crit
ical condition, and it is thought
will not recover. The Governor
Of the State has been notified ot
this terrible crime, and will Offer
!, reward for the pcrpetrator.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-09-13

"W,xMlN ARE PzEN."-A few weeks
ago Mrs. Aan Policy and Mrs. Mary
Garvy, two elderly ladies Of West SIX.
seen:h street, New York, had q hostile
encounter, in which Mrs. Foley got the
thumb of Mrs. Glrvy between her teeth
and bit it badly. Suppuration ensued
from the bite, and Mrs. Garvy died at
Bellevue Hospital yesterday. A war
rant was issued for the arrest Of the hon.
ieidal bitter.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-09-13


C.r1sE OF UNHAPpINEss.- Harsh
Judgment, rough words, small but
frequent acts of scIfshncss and i'll
justice, sometimes quite poison the
heart that promised to be healthy,
and curse the start that promised
to be blessed. There are families
that possess every earthly COM
fort-hcalth, money, and occupa-
tion-but are miserable from the
jealousy and quarrclliug that pre-.
walls within them. There arc
married couples who live in daily
sorrow, not because they are in
want, but because each thinks the
other unkind, arbitrary, and in
conSidorate. Young people some
timos marry with their eyes shut;
and thus, instead Of being with
angels, as they foolishly imagine
they might be, they find out al
terward that they are only men
and women, with the common
work -a-day weaknesses and faults
Of their respective sex. This sham
love easily gets sourcd, and then
each reproaches the other for not
fulfilling the sentimental prospects
with which they entered into the
marriage state. Take any Of the
relationships Of life, and we find
that far the greater part OF all our
sorrow comes from the same cause.
Get any one to tell you honestly
wba; gives him the most annoy
anco and disQuiotude, and he Will
tell yoa they come from want OF
kindness, sympathy, and fellow
feeling. He could tell you that
he would bear other things, if he
only met with more consideration,
support. and encouragement from
the people with whom ho has to
DO.