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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-30

The people Of Iceland for a
thousand years have been famed
for their simple virtues and civ
ilization and learning strangely in
contrast with the bleak desola tion
oftheir rugged island. The nation
al character was strikingly dis
played in their celebration Of their
millennial anniversary, which be-
gan on the I'd ultimo, continuing
several days. The Republic of
Iceland was first organized in 974,
so that this year completes the
millennium of it's national exist
ence. The ancient Republic was
betrayed to Norway in l24l, and
passed under it's rule in 1864. By
the union of Denmark and Nor
way in 1880, its sovereignty pass
ed to Denmark, where it has since
continued, and the feeling of loyal
ty is very strong among tie Ice
landers, although they detest the
Danes. The millennial anniversa-
ry was signalized by visit of
King Christian, Of Denmark, and
the PRONUNCIATION Of a now con-
stitution, by which Iceland secures
local independence and released
from the taxation of Denmark.-
The first days celebration consist
ed of a visit by the King to the
cathedral in Reikiavik, where af-
ter sermon, q noble anthem,
both music and words composed
by IccIanders in honor Of the day
was sung with remarkable power
and sweetness, the emotions of
the audience responding to the
words, so that tears Of joy flowed
down their checks. Later in the
day banquet to the King was
gi0oa, in which he gave the first
toast to the honor Of old Iceland
in the true Morse style. AS be
touched the goblet to his lips the
cannon doomed and the people
cheered. In the evening the peo-
pie of the town gathered at a hill
near by, and songs and speeches
closed the day. Bayard Taylor
contributed a fine ode, "America
to Iceland" which was rendered
into Icelandic by one of their poets
and sung on the occasion. For
several days the celebration con-
tinued, marked throughout by a
dignity and simplicity surrounding
it with more true grandeur than
could have been conveyed by the
greatest pomp Or elaboration ot
| display.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-30
WEDNESDAY MORNING, sEPTEMBE]

! should | live? No, the grave was
my waiting friend. | would die
and make no sign. Death would
como in u very few minutes, y
painless death.
The solemn chant was ended
the perfume from the violets lying
on my coffin stole in upon my
senses, and Il great and sweet
calm descended upon me, as the
we'll known voice Of the village
pastor fell upon my ear. The
services were nearly ended, friends
had taken their last look, the cof-
fin lid was about to be replaced,
when . voice said:
"Make way for the lady; she
desires to see the dead"
There was o rustling of gar
ments, and a deeper silence. |
saw it was my loved Muriel, who
was now looking down upon my
poor, cold face. Something warm
fell upon my hollow cheek it was
her tears; faster and faster they
fell, and then | could hear the
sound Of sobs, some one seemed
TO force her gently away, whom
she broke out into wall:
"Hc is dead, and | loved him
30. Farewell, my own, my dear
one, farewell"
it WAS tho glorious voice l had
listened to so often, and loved so
we'll to hear. Something warm
touched my lips, she had kissed
me. opened my eyos.
need not recount how, after
long days Of careful watching, |
was, oy the blessing Of God re-
stored TO health, and 10 my own
Muricl-the one who had spoken
and saved my lite.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-30
wATCSswORDS OF LIFE.

Hope,
While there's hand TO strike!
Dare,
While there's young heart hraFe'
Toll,
While there's a task unwrought!
Trust,
While there's God to save!
49, Learn,
Tta. there's a work for each!
Feel,
That there's . strength in God!
Know,
That there's crown reserved!
Wait,
Ihougn meath cloud and RCD!
Love,
When there's = foe that wrongs
Help,
When there's a brothers needl
Watch,
When theresa tempter near!
Pray,
Both in word and deed!
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-30

At a meeting in London to receive
a report from the missionaries sent to
discover the tribes of Israel Lord H
was asked to take the chair. Il take"
he said "a great interest in your re-
searches, gentlemen. The fact is, I
have borrowed money from all the Jews
now known, and if you can fnd new
set I shall be very much obi hged."
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-30
TABLE CUSTOMS.

While certain forms of the table
etiquette may seem altogether con-
vcntional, even fanastic: the forms
usually observed are founded on
good sense, and adapted to gene
raj convenience. Table etiquette
is not, as is often alleged, merely
Il matter offashion, although some
things that were in vogue, a gene
ration or two ago, are no louger
deemed polite. The reason is that
manners and table furniture have
undergone 50 many changes; have
really so much improved, as to re-
quirc mutual re-adjustment. For
example, everybody was accustom-
ed twenty or thirty years since, to
Use the knife to carry food to the
mouth because the fork Of the day
was not adapted to the purpose
Since the introduction Of the four
tined silver fork, it has so entire
ly supplanted the knife that the
usage Of the latter, in that way,
is not only superfuous, but is re-
garded as q vulgarism.
Another example is the discon-
tinuance Of the custom Of turning
tea or coffee from the cup into the
saucer. Although small plates
were frequently employed to set
the cup in, they were not at all in
general use; and even when they
were used the tea orcofee was like
ly to be spilled upon the cloth.
The habit, likewise, of putting
ones knife into the butter arose
from the fact that the butter knife
proper had not then been thought
of. Such customs as these, once
nccessitated by circumstances, are
now obviously inappropriate.
Certain habits, however, are re-
guIated by good taste and delicacy
Of feeling, and the failure to adopt
them argues . lack Of fine percep-
ton or social insight. One Of these
is eating or drinking andibly. No
sensitive person can hear any one
taking his soup, coffee or other
liquid without positive annoyance.
Yet. those who would be very un-
willing to consider themselves ILL.,
bred are constantly guilty Of such
breach Of politencss. The defect
is that they are notso sensitive as
those with whom they come in
contact. They would not be o1s-
turbed by the ofense they never
imagine, therefore, that any one
else can be. 1t is for them that
rules Of etiquette are particularly
designed. Were their instinct
correct, they would not need the
rule, which, from the absence of
instinct, appears to them irration .
al, purely arbitrary.
TO rest ones elbow on the ta-
bic is more than transgression Of
courtesy, it is an absolute incon-
venience to ones neighbors. All
awkwardness of position, such as
sitting too far back from, or lean
ing over the table, are reckoned as
rudeness, because they put others
i'll at ease through fear of such &C
cidents as are liable to happen
from any uncouthness.
Biting bread or cake, instead Of
cutting or breaking it into mouth
fnls, is unpleasant, since it ofends
our sense Of form or fitness.
These and kindred matters are
trifes; but social life is so largely
composed Of triaes that to disre-
gard them wholly is serious af-
front. We can hardly realize to
what extent our satisfaction or
dissatisfaction is made upof things
in themselves Insignificant, until
their observance or non-obserV-
ance is brought directly home to
U.S. tScribner's Monthly.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-30
Miscella
P
LIEUT.. HARRY BUFORT.

THE LADY OFFICER OF THE REBEL
ARMY-uER EXTRAORDINARY CA
REER DURING AND SINCE THE WAR
-SHEIs WOUNDED THREE TINES
ON THE BATTLE FIELD-HER EX-
PLOTS AND MARRIAGE IN ALLAN
TA.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-30

Wednesday morning a represen-
tative of the Constitution had the
pleasure Of an introduction to Mrs.
Z. W. Bonner, who is at present
in our city, and who claims to be
the original Lieut.. Harry F. Bu-
fort, ofthe Confederate army. Mrs.
Bonner has such documentary
proof Of the truth of her assertions
in her possession as to leave
scarcely any room for doubt. Her
career, taken altogether. is proba-
bly, the most extraordinary of any
woman who ever lived in the
Southern States, and it is Of pecu-
liar interest to the citizens Of At
lanta, from the fact that she was
here repeatedly during the war,
and was married here to her Sec
ond husband in 1864. 1t will be
impossible, in the scope Of this ar
ticle, to give moro than a brief al
lusion to the more prominent
points in the life of this remark
able lady, for it would take a vol
ume to contain in detail her war
record and travels since.
MRS. BoNNER's EARLY HISTORY.
Mrs. Bonner is a lady slightly
above the average height, thor
oughly educated, and very fluent.
She is Gne looking, and when in
conversation her face lights up with
interest. She has no hesitancy in
talking about the strange events
Of her life and answered readily
all questians that were asked
Hcr maiden name was h0re'!a
Jeane't C'app; she was oorn 10
Havana.and Is now 81 years OF age.
One Of her unclcs, q Mr.. Theodore
Ciapp, h"nr'Shea lor many years IN
New Orleans as a O"'EerSa''St
minister and was "'dcIy esteemed
and known. Inc 1am'ly moved
from Havana 10 inc O"''eo o'a'eS
wh Mrs. HonheF""s q"''eyouns'
Her ch''dhoou days were spehI III
Mississippi nu' a'leF she gre" up
to glrlh"oo hcr 'a"''y removed
to Texas.
The early part oi -"'S' Donner >
I'ie Is '''''0'y w
ABOUT Inc s"'ii' ''' '"'' - 'J 0
young Iaoy oi 'nc S"n'0 } '"' D.
Mrs. Bonner mas no oEo'nefS VI
sisters living her iaInef' 'oa'nue'
5. Clapp, o'eu Il Oonieoera'e IL p'!s
oner IN for' ha'i'i''o"' ~ A' '
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-30

"I should have no objection"
said a hen-pecked husband, "to
my wife's having the last word, if
I could only be assured that it
would be the last"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-30

Plato, having raised his hand to
correct a servant when in anger,
kept his arm fixed in that posture
for a considerable time. To q
friend, coming in and inquiring
kthe reason of his singular conduct,
replied, II am furnishing a pas
te man"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-30

A Western Postmaster writes to the
Postnaster-General "that hell will be
full of country Postmasters before long
if they don't get more pay than allow
ed this Office"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-30

MS SFauuaIlon, MI. DulhetI WIS
made lieutenant, and ordered to
duty in Pennsylvania, where his
young wife followed him.
TRANSFORMED INTO A REBEL LIEU
TENANT.
The extraordinary part Of our
heroine's career commences with
the war. She followed her husband
about previous to that time, from
post to post and became acqaaint-
ed with a number Of the old army
officers. In the early part of 1861,
at the Inauguration of the war,
Lieutenant Burnett determined to
follow the fortunes of his State.
He threw up his commission in
the United States army, returned
to Texas, raised an independent
company, and was ordered to duty
at Pensacola, Fla.
This brought about separation
between husband and wife, and
now Mrs. Burnett first conceived
the idea of entering army herself.
1t was arranged between her hus-
band and herself that she should
raise a company and join him in
Pensacola. Thus making him a
battalion commander. She ac-
cordingly donned the
FULL UNIFORM OF A SECOND LIEU
TENANT
in the regular Confederate army,
and went to Arkansas, where she
succeeded in raising a company
Of one hundred and ;hirty-six men.
She also assumed the namo Of
Lieut.. Harry F. Bufort. She
speaks even now with much pride
Of her company. 1t was com.
posed Of splendid material, and
rot one Of the men knew that
the gallant young commander
was woman. The Lieutenant,
with her company, Joined her hus-
band in New Orleans, to which
place he had been ordered, and
the two companies were merged
into the "Louisiana Greys." In
the latter part Of 1861 her husband
was killed, and the young Lieuten-
ant was left a widow. She went
to Fort Pillow with her command,
and was promoted to be q first
Lieutenant by Gen. Pillow, then
commanding at that place. The
Lieutenant did not remain long
attached to any command. She
became what she called ian indie
pendent officer" and so remained
until 1864, being employed by the
Government most Of the time in
carrying dispatches. 1t would
take a book to hold all of her trav-
els from point to point while on
this duty.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-30
WOUNDED THREE TINES.

Lieutenant Bufort has seen con.
siderable service in front Of the
enemy. She was in the first bat
tie of Manassas, with Col. Charley
Drew's battalion, and was near
Drew when he was killed. She
went into the battle of Malvern
Hill in the 18th Mississippi, under
Col. Taylor, and was here wound
ed in the right foot, She was
in the battle of Shiloh, and on the
Monday evening after the fight,
was wounded badly in the right
shoulder and hand by the burst
ing Of a shell.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-30

Why is the letter Z like q pigs
tail ?-Because it's the latter end
Of pork.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-30
HER CAREER IN ATLANTA.

HEX CAREER In ALBANIA.
The lieutenant was in Atlanta
number of times, from 1861 to
1864 and was married here in 1864
to her second husband, Capt. By
ron De Camp of Van Dorn's caveI.
ry. She knew Capt. DeCamp be-
fore the war, he being a regular
army officer. After the iealh Of
her husband he courted her by
letter, and the correspondence was
kept up for some time. After the
battle Of Franklin, Tennessee, she
met the captain on the battle field,
and was introduced to him. She
had recognized him and had a bum
die Of his letters in her pocket,
but be did not for an instant sus-
pect that the young officer by his
side was his sweetheart. On her
trip through this city in 1864 she
found the captain sick in the hos
pital here, when she made herself
known to him and at his earnest
solicitation married him. The ccre-
mony too!; place at the old Attain
ia hotel, and was performed by
resident Methodist minister. At
ter brief stay here with her Sec
ond husband they were forced to
separate. She had dispatches to
carry to a distant place, and be re.
turned 20 his command in Missis-
sippi. Before she could join him,
she received news Of his death,
and did not reach Corinth, where
he died, until after his funeral.
RUNNING THE BLOCKADE, ETC.
After the death of her second,
and, at her request, she was employ
ed by the Government on q differ
ent kind of service. She made
several trips to and from Havana
to bring supplies. She was also re-
peatedly in the northern lines and
smuggled through supplies as we'll
as much valuable information.-
She, at this time, devoted much of
her attention to alleviating the
I snferings Of southern prisoners.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-30
TRAVELS SINCE THE WAR.

AlCer the war anu III 1ouO SHo
was married to Mr.. John W. Was,
son, of Kentucky. and with him
went into South America with the
expedition organized by DR.. Henry
4. Price, Of Virginia. The emf
grants went out under charge Of
Mr.. Fred Johnson to Venezuela,
and found that they had been gross
ly deceived, as to lands and assist
ancc from the Government. Here
her husband died. After remain
inc in South America for Il short
time our heroine returned TO New
York. From this place she went
to Austin, Nevada, and there, and
on the 29th Of January, 1868, was
married TO her present husband,
Mr.. f. H. Bonner. He is in the
mining business. and is at present
with Il mining expedition in New
Mexico.
MRS. BoNNER'S MISSION HERE.
Mrs. Bonner has come East to
see about q book she contemplates
publishing, containing a history Of
her life. The book is to DO writ
ten by Mark Twain, and will sell
well. She is now on her way to
New York, to see the celebrated
humorist.
REMEMBERED HERE.
The reporter has seen u number
of people here who remembered
Lieut.. Bufort, and several who
were at her marriage. She was
frequently seen upon the streets
and at the depot, in her full lieu
tenants uniform, and lovely I'M
perial. S h e certainly made a
handsome officer, and was as gal
liant as good looking. Not the
least interesting among her COL
lection Of papers is a number of
love letters from young ladies here
and elsewhere, whom the lieuten-
ant visited while in the army.
She says that her Sex was only
discovered after she had been
wounded, and that she passed for
a man here until her marriage
Considerable interest has been
taken in Mrs. Bonner by a num-
ber Of our city officials and citizens.
She has been an object of great Gu
rloslty during her few days visit
here, and her army acquaintances,
az Lieut.. Bufort, with several ex,
confederate officers is well remem-
bered.
She yesterday removed for New
York, but she will return to the
October fair. During the fair she
has, by invitation, consented to en-,
ter the riding contest, and arrange
ments are on foot to have her de-
liver several lectures. Mrs. Bon,
ner has one child-a boy five
years old-at present in New Or.
leans, and has lost two.
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Vol. X.
SsIset*n Story.
MURIEL.
BY FANNIE FAIRFAX LEWIS.

"Thank Heaven the crisis,
Ike danger is past
And the lingering illness
Is over at last;
And the fever called Living,
Is conquered at last"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-30
INDIAN SUMNER.

-REES EATING ONIONS.
Arizona citizen., 1874-09-26

accident not more than A of the metal was extracted from the ore. They intend to put up an arrastrar at some convenient point. Their shaft is down twentytwo feet and is eighteen feet wide. They have out twenty tons of good ore, but for want of water, little work can be done now. They now have a well down slXty-six feet, but have suspended work in it until cooler weather.
 fantry, acting signal officer and superin- tendent of the military Telegraph in this department, passed through here for Tue son last evening and after visiting Tucson, will proceed 10 Prescott.
 MARICoPA WELLS, September 24.-J. A. Moore felt by stage last evening for Yuma, and will probably go to San Francisco be- fore returning.
 Weather cool and pleasant.
Arizona citizen., 1874-09-26
COTTON IN TUCSON.

This week our attention was called, by MT. Ochoa, to bag of cotton in the house of Fully, Ochoa & Co.,, which was grown this Summer in the Santa Cruz valley not over a mile from THE CITIZEN office. Mir. D. Velasco, who has resided in cotton growing districts, regards this cotton of good growth and quality. Last Spring, MT. Ochoa planted about an acre with cot ton seed, and himself and MT. Velasco examined it last Saturday and brought in one stalk containing nine pods not quite ripe but of fair size and completely filled. MT. Velasco thinks the lot is 6 lit- tie above an acre in extent, and that it will yield full 2500 pounds of cotton, and the cultivation of it was much neglected, owing to MT. Ochoa's absence from the time of planting to about ten days ago.
 MT. Ochoa intends sending samples to the Agricultural Department at Washing ton for examination and report. In the meantime, the crop will have careful at- tention. He says that when lately in Washington, he visited the Agricultural Department and obtained many kinds of seeds which he intends to plant and hopes to make grow successfully and profitably
 Any man who will glance at the price of cotton in the various markets for it, will be at once convinced what valuable product it is to grow right here in our own valleys, compared to any other staple of the soil. There is no doubt about the adaptability of our valleys for cotton growing, as is proven by this inefiicientand yet successful experiment of MT. Ochoa. Let our people give attention to growing sheep and wool, cattle and beef, cotton, fruit, etc., and also to mining, and certain kinds of manufacturing, and in few years, more prosperous community can not be found than this will be.
 And right here, it is due to say that no other man has given as much thought and attention to the development of the capac- 1ties of our county as has MT. Ochoa. Whatever he does or wherever he goes, he Is always watching out for something which he can introduce here for the ad- vancement of the peoples interest as well as his own. Such man deserves the un- reserved commendation of his fellows.
Arizona citizen., 1874-09-26
For County Supervisor.

Sidney R. DeLong informs us that be is not and will not be @ candidate for the legislative council, but will be for super visor, and of this latter fact we are very glad 10 inform our readers, and believe most of them will be as glad to know it, for it has been very difficult to get men Of large property interests to serve in this be- half We believe none Of the present board sought the office or wanted to serve in it and Xsare informed that the Chairman, l.. w. Carr, Esq, absolutely declines reelection. The firm of Fully, Ochoa & Co.,, of which MI. .DeLong is a member, pays one-fifteenth of the taxes of Pima county and it is indeed hopeful sign when man of such firm announces a willingness to serve in the very responsible but poorly paid and thankless position of supervisor. Any extravaganza or mismanagement suffered by member of such a large property in- terest, must of necessity be expensive and injurious to himself The present board is composed of that class of citizens, but as we have said, we think none of them have desired to hold the place, al- though we are not sure as to MT. Fish. MT. DeLong does not want it for honor or di- rect profit.
 Since the above was put Tn type, the ticket elsewhere printed was handed in, and is composed of sound men.
Arizona citizen., 1874-09-26

HON. s. B. ELKINs, Delegate from New Mexico, made very able speech in Con- gress on May 24 on the admission of that Territory as a State. Following is the closing paragraph which is as true of Ari- zona as of any other Territory;
 In New Mexico the time is not far dis tant when thousand furnaces for the re- duction of ores will light up the sides Of her vast mountains, and this ore, drawn by thousand engines busy by day and by night will be poured into the lap of the Mississippi Valley; and millions of sheep, cattle, and horses will feed on her bound less plateaus.
Arizona citizen., 1874-09-26

THERE is much political activity in this county, but the lesson has been learned that action in this line is a two handed game, and that men will play it as such. It was and is the purpose of THE CITIZEN to not aggraYate the situation, but in cer- tain contingencies, it will not hesitate to speak out as it did last Saturday, regard less of all results. Our utterances then had good effects, and we are heartily glad we said what we did, as it set men to thinking aright. If readers find this paper tame on politics, it is so simply because we have not heard of any suffi- cient reason to make it otherwise. Objec- tionable street talk and individual lying are abundant, as always in election times, but are not regarded worthy of notice.
 It is an outrage Of such gravity as that perpetrated on the l2th, and fitly com Inented on in TIE CITIZEN of last Satur- day, that will induce us to resort to the rasping process.
Arizona citizen., 1874-09-26
PACIFIC COAST MATTERS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Septembe Der 23.-Tke fas- test stallion time ever made in the State was made at the State fair at Sacramento yesterday. The second heat by Black bird was made in 2:22, distancing all. A purse of $5000 is offered if Occident and sam Purdy will run; and a dispatch of the 24th says both horses will Fun-Occident being 2 the favOrite.
 Steamer Newborn sails tomorrow with considerable freight for Arizona.
 Greenbacks 9l14M9I3I.