The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-01-08


and over action are always the cause OF i'll
ness and restlessness. We must use our
judgment to contso! our excitement, or our
bodily strength viii break down. We must
remember that our own battle is to be won
by strength not our own. 1t is a ostste
that does not depend upon the swift nor the
strong.
MEssss. z. & W. C. swAFFIELD.-The
lords of creation, so-called, aud leaders Of
fashion in gents attire, can find everything
which their happiest fancies can picture
among the large and superb stock Of gentle
mems clothing and furnishing KEEP: By the
above named gentlemen. Besides ready
made goods they keep superior stock Of
piece goods which they make up to order at
shortest notice. Next to Shivers, Main
Street, Columbia, is the place.
CossoLIDsrfoS.-The assessment divi-
sions, comprising the Third Internal Revenue
District-6fteer Couuties-have been, as we
learn, re-arranged, whereby only three sssis'
taut assessors are now employed, each hay
ing Eve Counties, instead Of FIVE each, with
three Counties in their divisions.
The counties Of Spartanburg, Newberry.
Laurens, York. and Union, comprise the
Second division, Mr.. J. II. Dennis, collector,
with his Office at Newbery.
CLOSE UP.-The year has closed, that is
1872, ard following so llustriouS and time
honored an example, every man should close
up his accounts, otherwise some unfortu-
mates may percbance have to close up in an
other fashion. Printers are ever crying out
close up, and with reason, for they have TO
do with very many close fellows, in the back
part Of whose heads the thought of closing
up never enters. We are no exception, and
we cry out steatoriously as it were. close
up, front, steady, double quick, march up to
the Captains Office and close up, then rest.
LADIES T1Es.-The new holiday ties are
made of velvet, either black, green, blue OF
plum color, and lined with bright or pale
tinted silks. These are very elegant Bows
made to match the tie are worn also in the
hair.
Crarats Of light colored grapes are lined
with satin of contrasting color as maize
Grape lined with blue, green with flesh color
and so on.
Wide black velvet ribbons attached to q
medallion are worn around the throat. These
ribbons are sometimes embroidered with
small devices in gilt or silver, and sometimes
threaded with pearls.
If "it is sure sign Of an early spring to
see Cat iu;ently watching small hole ia
the wall," it may not be amiss to give hint
or two-even il bosrowed-in view Of its ap
proach, and first:
Caster-oil beans succeed best in the bowels
of the earth. They will soon work their way
out
In reapinq wheat never take it by the beard
It goes against the grain.
The usual time to put in rye is early IN the
morning. Some husbanduen, especially
those Of the town, continue to run it in at in
tervals of half an hour until bedtime. Tht
practice IS only allowable in case Of q dry
season.
i HINT TO ADvERTrsERS.-To write
taking and appropriate advertisement is no
so easy matter as It would appear to be D
first sight A retail dry-soods merchant viii
often write an advertisement, intended to b.
read by women and young girls, and make
1t read as pompously IS though he were
great jobber, selling to the trade, or as sol
EMMY as an old bachelor makes his frs
proposition Of marriage. He IS serious ant
stiff, where he should be agreeable and at
trsctiye, and uses technical terms where th,
lghtest, simplest, PLANES: idiom would b.
much more suitable. Most advertisement
are too hard and formal, and two unnatural
and this Is one reason why residing noace
ere so much sought after. TIE fac. is, ths
ress meu go TO work on an advertisement
with sledse-hsmner effort, where sim