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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-12-15

The banker knew Jack; besides
Mr.. Jones had told him to let Jack
have money whenever he sent him,
so he had no difficulty in getting
| money on the check. After it was
paid to him, he stoppedand commen-
ced to count it slowly.
Don't you think I have given
you the right amount?" said the
cashier, vexed to see the little fellow
slowly turning the bills, and count
ing, :Ten, twenty, twenty-five, for
| ty-6ve."
':Are you satisfied now?" said
the cashier, with a contemptuous
| curl of his lip.
mo, sir, this is not right"
"Boy! what do you mean by not
right?"
Eyes, sir; not right. want only
one hundred dollars and seventy
five cents, and you have given me
one hundred and seventy-fve dol
lars
"Impossible!"
"Look and see."
He looked and saw that Jack was
correct. He then paid him the right
amount, saying in an undertone,
"Whew! beat by a boy!"
Jack thought he had done moth
ing worthy of comment, and there
fore, never mentioned the occur
renee to his employer.
One evening, just before closing,
Mr.. Jones summoned all the clerks
into the counting room, and then
called Jack. When he had taken his
seat among them, Mr.. Jones arose
and slowly said; slack Knowles, it
is my duty to tell you that you are
no longer an errand boy inmy store.
He then sat down. For moment
Jack was speechless. The eyes Of
all the clerks were upon him. Sud-
| denly recovering himself, and speak
ing through tears and choking emo
ton, he said: ''Oh, MIR. Jones
what have I done? what have I
done?"
''These gentlemen will tell you,
be coolly answered. 'slIr. Johnson
may speak first"
Mr.. johnson arose and said: HE
runs all the way to the express Of
fee when there is a possibility OF
being too late" Henderson said :
''He is always on hand when pack,
age is to be delivered" Mr..
Holmes, the bookkeeper: s'He helps
me post my books at night" MIR.
Henley: Il heard him tell the cash
ier of the Union Bank that he paid
him too much once last summer.
Mr.. Howe: "He is always neat and
tidy, and can tie up package as
quickly and as nicely as I can"
':Now, boy" said MIR. Jones,
scarcely able to keep straight face
as he saw Jacks look of mingled
surprise, JOY and fear; you see
what you have done, and I say
again, we do not want you as an
errand boy, but make you clerk
in a department Of the store
Then the gentlemen present
grasped him by the hand and con.
graduated him, saying, 'You have
lost one place, but secured a better
one"
Not many days hence there will
be seen the sign, Jones & Knowles,
in Shepardsville. So much for an
obliging disposition, attention tc
interest of employer, strict honesty:
energy and punctuality.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-12-15

PLAIN TALK TO G1RLs.-Your ev.
cry day toilet is part of your char
acter. A girl who looks like a fury
or a sloven in the morning, is not
to be trusted, however finely she
may look in the evening. No mat
ter how humble your room may be,
there are eight things it should
contain, viz: A mirror, washstand,
soap, towel, comb and hair, nail and
tooth brushes. They are just as
essential as your breakfast, before
which you should make good use
of them. Parents who fail to fur
nish their children with such apph-
ances, not only make a mistake, but
a sin of omission. Look tidy In
the morning, and after the dinner
work is over, improve your toilet.
Make it a rule of your daily life to
"dress up" for the afternoon.
Your dress may not, need not be
anything better than calico, but
with a ribbon or flower, or some bit
of ornament, you can have an air
of self-respect and satisfaction that
always comes with being well-dress'
ed. A girl with fine sensibilities
cannot help feeling embarrassed
and awkward in a ragged and dirty
dress, with her hair unkempt
should a neighbor come in. More
over, your self-respect should de
mand the decent apparelling OF your
body. You should make it a point
to look as well as you can, even
if you are sure that no one will see
you but yourself.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-12-15

my faith" says De Quincy, Sis
that a great man may be an infdel
by a rare possibility, but an intel
lect of the highest order must build
upon Christianity"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-12-15
No. so.

where the chair broke all to atoms.
This ended the fight.
If wives will learn from this sad
story not to leave rocking: chairs
standing around the middle Of the
room for their poor husbands to fell
over, we shall not have written in
vain.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-12-15

Young women are advised to set
good examples, because young men
are always following them
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-12-15

Why do honest ducks dip their
heads under water? To liquidate
their little bills.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-12-15

Consolation for old maids
"misfortunes never come singly."
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1875-12-04
POST MONEY ORDERS

POST MONEY ORDERS
fnb bas f@erFe unb btltefe Wittel
,ur uebsrknbuns BON @elb nnb iolten,
100 fe su baben fnb, basu sebrau@t
werben.
8enn cine 3eituns BON etnem YOft>
amt an Elm anberts SerieBt tperben iuu,
70 n,ub immer aud bas pofamt anses
eeben werben, no bte 3sttuna fraber
empfansen Wurbe.
8enn Semanb lsin glatt ni9t re-
ssImdets smpfdnst, ucer f@ auf irsenb
cine @eile Gebler etnl6Iet6en, 70 iclte
ber betrefeape Gsent fcwie oie Ser
ausseber foelet@ baopn bena@rt&tfst
werten.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-12-16
IF I HAD THOUGHT.
BywoIER.

- ~ q !;
III had thought thou could'st have died,
i mightsnot weep frthee;
But iorgotwhen by thy side
That thou, could st mortal be-.
II neyelf thropg gh: :mysmind had PASSED
The time would e'er be o'eri
And on thee should look my last
And thou should smile momoreI
ia,s2 tp SS9SfIri Il; Tsiit ?. - s!tafH' :
And stin upon thy face I look ;s:.s i q
Andfhink twill sniletagain :."f'u. :,
And stfil the thought 7 viii not brook
That I must look in vain 1Hi% "di -
But when Ispeak thou idost not say = j
What ne'er thou left,st 'unsaid; .;-.ios':
And now T feel, sas well; may'r -,
Sweet Mary, thou art dead z, i-'.,:.
- f'ilSit,: .ts.S' il,-l.. =. y9I 'i,'1;ra &,
If thou would's stay cen as thou art, !"
- All cold pand:a serene, - I. 81!
Istin might press thy silent heart '>,,-'j
And where thy smiles have been. Z: 2
While e'en thy chill, bleak ccrse 7 have,
Thou seemest still my own 5'i f,i'
But, there, i lay thee in the grave,
/. And Lam now alone. c,.s.;:,e >;
lido not think, where'er thou art, -. -, :. J.
Thou hast forgotten me;
And perhaps may soothe this heart
In thinking, too, Of thee. - ,Si''
Yet there was, around thee such a dawn"-
OF light ne 'er seen before, - ~ q
AS fancy never could have drawn f'i,:i''
And never can restore! @
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-12-16
Manufactures.

We have repeatedly urged upon our
people the importance Of encouraging
and building up manufacturing interests
in our midst, and have often asserted
that this section of the Union is; on &C.
count Of its climate and undeveloped re!
sources, favored by nature with far greater
advantages for proftably engaging in
this branch OF. industry than any other.
The advantages, both public and private,
flowing from such enterprises are obvious,
and have been referred to frequently here.
.ofocs. We recur to this trite subject. as
some ONE may be disposed 10 cali It; to give
the following sensible, remarks from the
Ss;;iensifc american upon tho relatiye adj
vaaptages possessed BY the North and the
South for the pursuit Of manufacturing:
| /. Labor is cheaper at the South than
ut the North. .a''''9 ID = -.'S'
(. q. In consequences of,a milder climate,
the necessary, expenses of living is less
than in New England, as is. also that OF
heating factory buildings, etc. 80.
; s. Coal is abundant in the South, and
cheap water privileges can be obtained
in every direction. 80. r-. ..,;i., I,
4. The purchase of the raw material
direct from the producers save the profits
of numerous middlemen and Long trans
portation. - 80 =.
: The Southern factory, continues the
Scientific Ameriean, should buy cotton IN
the seed, gin, and then spin it without
packing into bales. Some of the advan-
tages Of such system would be- = !! :.
/. The yarn would be stronger. Baled
cotton cannot be- prepared for carding
without heating, and thus weakening the
fibre 10 q greater or less extent.
2. There would be less waste. Ere.
quently much cotton is discolored and
otherwise injured by, foreign substances
that have been packed with it. At the
North and in Europe it takes from 10S to
115 pounds of cotton to make 100 pounds
of yarn; and although the waste is not
80 great as at the South, it is sneyertheless
considerable. .,e, 80,
8. The cotton seed would be pressed at
the same establishment, and the oil and
oil cake sold. - ~e-'-' 'di
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Interesting Statistics Of. the Patrons Of
(: luiui ~ HushandrY.,r,s7o;)-yN 2.lt

4Theg National Grange isl just; through
with it's annual. session. jim Louisville A.
correspondent writing in regard. to the
meeting, gives some statistics Of the order
as ass:fof16ws: '9'}"'G ~ h'' ,raa'''.' 1'''' g,
vAtpresent in the order there;is'a total
of,forty-two Ststeiand, Territorial grang-
es, and more. than twenty four ,thons1alnd and
sub oranges, comprising a membership of
about one million ifsoTa ifsoT hundred and lily
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Thisis anfihcrease Of
two thousand. oranges; and in. the; neigh,
berhood, of one hundred, and thirtYthou,!
sand members over 1874. The work 0
the order in the future win consist more
in'c0nsolidatfIg and strengthening those
granges,already rinz existence than in or
ganizing new ones; .inasmuch; as,the ter
stSTy s!sS IL tsls s~I sSSnt5y pfs ys q.
number Of granges In each State in 1875:
as.cSmied from the official returusTyssie ..s;,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-12-16

OLDEST TIMBER IN TIE World
Probably the oldest timber IN the.world
which has been subjected to man, is that
which is found in the ancient temples of
Egypt. 1t is found in connection. with
stone-work which is known to be at least
four thousand years old. This wood and
the only wood used in the construction
of the temple, is in the form of ties, hold.
ing the end Of one stone to, another in its
upper service. When two blocks were
laid in place, then it appears that an ex-
cayation about IAN inch deep was made
in each block, into which AN hour-glass-
SHAPED tie, was driven. 1t is, therefore,
very difficult to force any stone from its
position. The ties appear to have been
the tarmarisl:wood, Of which the ark was
constructed, sacred tree in ancient
Egypt, and now very rarely found in the
valley of the Nile. Those dove.tailed
ties are Just as sound now as on the day
of their insertion. >Although:fue! is ex-
treinely scarce in that country, these bits
of wood are not large. enough to make it
an. object with the Arabs to heave off
layer after layer of heavy stone for so
small a prize. asY'a * 3:aS52 '.e+
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-12-16

FR1DAY.-Some people will persist in
denominating Friday as "unlucky,," not
withstanding that it is the date of some
of the most important and most "lncky"
occurrences on the record OF human
transactions. Let US see: On Friday,
August 81, 1892, Columbus sailed on his
great voyage of discovery; on Friday,
October IL, 1892, he first discovered
land; on Friday, January 4, 1888, he
sailed on his return to'Spain, which if
he had not reached in safety, the happy
result would never have been known
which led to the settlement of this vast
continent. On Friday, March Is, 1893,
he arrived at Palos in safety; on Friday,
November %, 1893, he arrived at Hispa-
niola, on his second voyage to America; /;
ON Friday, June 13, 1892, he, though un-
known to himself, discovered the CONT
uent of America. On Friday, March 5,
1896, Henry VIII, of England gave to
John Cabot his commission, which led
to the discovery of North America. This
is the first American state paper in En-
gland. On Friday, September Z, 1865,
was founded St. Augustine, Florida, the
oldest town in the United States by more
than 40 years. On Friday, November
10, 1920, the May Flower, with the Pill
grims, made the harbor of Proyincetown; |;
and on the same day they signed that
august compact, the fore-runner of our
glorious constitution. On Friday, De-
cember %, 1920, the Pilgrims made their
final landing at Plymouth Rock. On
Friday, February %, 1882 George Wash
ington, the father of American freedom,
was born. On Friday, October l6, ITS,
Bunker Hill was seized and fortified
On Friday, October 6, 1777, the surren.
der of Saratoga was made, which had
such power and influence in inducing
France to declare for our cause. On
Friday, September %, 1870, the treason
of Arnold was laid bare, which saved us
from destruction. On Friday, October
19, 1871, the surrender of Yorktown, the
crSwning glory of American arms, oc-
Cured. On Friday, June 7,1776, the
mention in Congress was made by John
Adams seconded by Richard Henry Lee,
tha.t the United Colonies were, and of
right ought to be, free and Independent.
Thus we see that Friday is not so bad q
day, after all. ';;'' ''E
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WE. cAN 4 MAKsR HOME i1APPY:

Though we:may not change the cottage
For mansion tall and grand,
Or exchange q little grass plat
For q boundless stretch Of land
Yet there's something brighter, deareri
Than thswealth we'd thus command
I.3. : 4 SA.N-}
Though we have no means to purchase
Costly pictures rich and rare ss
Though we have no,silkens shangings;
For the walls so'cold and bare-rs' =
We can, hang them ore with garlands,
FOR flowers bloom everywhere.
) 5<sts
We can always make home cheerful,
IF the right course we begin;
We can. make its inmates happy,
And their truest blessings win;
It will make the small room brighter,
e twill let the sunshine in. s )
WeGan 8afher round the fifeside, :.
- When the evening; hours are long; .
We can blend our. hearts and voices 81
=, Ina happy, social song;.u ,..,..
{ We can guide some erring, brother, l.
20 Lead him from the path OF wrong.
We may fill our, homes with music, -:
And with sunshine brimming Ger,
IF, against all dark intruders ......
We will firmly. close the door ;,
Yet, should evil shadows enter,
We must love each other more.
There are treasures for the low1y
Which the grandest fail to and; %
There Is q chain, Of sweet affection
Binding friends Of kindred mind
TTY Il IL. IL Ii er,,r~
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can hardly. think how it has been done,
Did it ever occur to you to think, how
many times + have been to church since
he was born7", ~ ass i'll ;'s
-7trYou wouldn't expect d man TO take
care Of a baby, wouldgouY- That isps q,
s 'sIsns itio sa.iid I bitterly ;''"theenn,. I
wouldn't have q: baby!ihiI' have been to
church Just four times, and then some
visitor had stayed with Johnnie. How
many times did YOU, eyer get Hp IL IL, = the: e:
night to soothe him when he mas been
sick and fretful f''1'''''f 2;''''i.''''' s.;;'
-f.HH,,w do .yot suppose" said che, az
could work BY day if I didn't: get my
sJust the same way way. that I do when my my
hight Is broken, exactly" ',E
e!@Well, Sarah, what is the drift of all
this tall, anywaYa foriI don't Gee any
use in prolonging it," i,., .s:-g...., II
"Well, then it is my original statement
that as r did my part Of the family
labor and took all the care of Johnny,
and you are q man in prosperous circum-
stances, I am entitled to as much money
for that as if / were employed and paid
by the month for the same work and I
have right to- spend money for things
that don'tsuit YOU il. pleaseto do so; 5.
and I may add,"I. said with sudden
vehemence, "that it is mean and con-
temptible in you to tly to oppose or for:
bid my doing so" '2' ''.''@''i -. "s:''.l -
John said no more. I saw by the look
in hiseyes that hs'was quite angry and
so was L.. That was the inst time in our
married life that We failed to kiss each
other goodnight, Indeed, I felt guilty,
though I hardly know why, but it;was
late before I fell asleep. ass a:a'.} 'a5i
!, The next morning all was serene. No
trace remained OF the, evenings storm,
but nothing was said about the obnoxious
subscriptions. Next day T met Mrs.
West, and she thanked me very mulch for
doubling my,money. od' ~. -.;fsss :
Dear John! He didntmean tolbe nm
kind but he had mover stopped, to. think
about such things. When his next set
tlement came; and ne slipped q $40 bill
into my hand and said, 'Thet is for yonr
private. purse;1 really thought he was
The, best husband in theiworld. s.:i.::.-..:
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To RESTORE SCRATCHED FURNITURE.
-Scrape one pound of beeswa1 into
shayines in pan, add half a gallon
spirits turpentine, and one pint linseed
oil. Let it remain twelve hours, then
stir it well with a stick, into liquid ;
while stirring add one-quarter pound
shellac varnish and one ounce alkanet
root. Put this mixture into gallon jar,
and stand it before the fire, or in an oven,
for a week Ito keep it just warm,) shake
it up three or four times day. Then
strain it throughRa hair seiye and bottle
it. Pour about . teespoonful on Q wad
of baize, 90 lightly over the face and
other parts of mahogany furniture, then
rub briskly with similar wad dry, and
in three minutes it will produce dark
brilliant polish unequalled.
Another preparation may be made as
follows: Make a mixture three parts
linseed oil and one part spirits turpen.
tine. 1t not only covers the disf CURED
surface, but restores wood to its original
color, and leaves luster upon the sur.
face. Put on with q woolen cloth, and
when dry rub with woolen.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-12-16

CHEF JUSTICE WAITE DECLINES TIE
PaRsIDKHCY.---The Toledo Commercial
contains an srticle on Chief Justice Waite
and the Presidency, embracing an extract
from. q, private letter from that gentleman
in answer to one from q friend urging his
asaent to q movement in his behalf in
that connection. The Judge positively
refuses such assent giving reasons there
for. sHe says: 8 1''i 1-:f i7I5's..5.s -.
:aOf course / am always grateful to my
friends for any efforts in my behalf, and
no one ever had those more faithful or
indulgent. But do you think It quite
right for one occupying the: first judicia!
position in the land to. permit the use of
his name for political, position? The
Office came to me covered with honor,
and when I accepted it my chief duty
was not tomake of it o stepping-stone to
something, else, but to, preserve its purity,
and, if possiblei make my name as hon.
orable as that OF my predecessor. NO
man ought to accept the place unless he
shsll take d vow to leave It ass honorable:
AZ he found it There oughtineYer. to obe'
any necessity for rebuilding from below.
All additions ahould be above. In my
judgment the Constitution might wisely
have prohibited the election iofsa Chief
Justice to the Presidency. Entertaining
such q view, could I properly or consist
emily permit my name to be used for the
promotion Of political combination, as
now now suggsstedS If I should do 30, could
I at all times andin all cases remain an
unbiased Judge in the estimation Of the
people W L.
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THE FIRST STEAMER THAT CROSSED
THE ATLANTIC.-The following nice lit
tie story we find in the Tuscumbia NORTH
AMbamian: "If. Keeley realizes every
thing he claims for his miraculous motor,
and lifts the Earth off its axis, and takes
it whirling through space BY the aid of Il
pint of water, he will not occasion much
more surprise than did the appearance OF
the first steamer that crossed the Atlantic
Ocean: .i--
"The Savannah left Savannah, Ga, in
May, 1919, for Liverpool, with supply
of pitch pine in lieu of coal, which could
not be had. She was a sailor also, and
used but little steam until she neared the
coast of Ireland, when she fred up with
the Georgia pine knots, producing q pill
lar of fire by night and of cloud by day,
that demoralized the whole British ma.
ton. -.'e ''s'
"When the fire and smoke were first
seen, an English Admiral sent his cutter
to the relief of what he thought was g
ship on fire. The more the gallant tars
strove to reach the burning vessel to res
cue its people, the more they would not
be rescued, but kept putting right along
like the devil, which it was thought to
be, going straight to Liverpool, where it
created commotion from thence to
Johnny Groat's House.
"On learning that it was not the DEVILS
boat, or that his majesty was not aboard,
the British Admiralty took possession of
it and held it for weeks, fearing that it
was to be used in resclling Eagland's ter
ror, the Great Napoleon, from St. Helena.
The English nation was as much afraid
of Bonaparts. and prayed as earnestly for
deliverance from him then, as their Con-
tinental neighbors formerly prayed to be
delivered from the Turk, the Devil, and
the Comet"
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EVERLASTING FENCE PosTs.-A cor
&c tha Waatarn R,irnL saya.

EVERLASTING FENCE PosTs.-A cor
respondent of the Western Rural says:
I discovered many years ago that wood
could be made to last longer than iron in
the ground, but thought the process so
simple and inexpensive that it was not
worth while making any stir about it.
I would as soon have poplar, Eastwood
or quaking ash a. any other kind of tim
Der for fence posts. 1 have taken out
Eastwood posts, after having been set
seven years, that were as sound when
taken up aygYhen they. were first put in
the ground. Time and weather seems to
have no effect on them. The posts can
be prepared for less than two cents apiece.
For the benefit Of others I will give you
the recipe: "Take boiled linseed oil and
stir in it pulverized charcoal to the con-
sistency Of paint. Put a coat Of this over
the timber, and there is not man that
will live to see it rotten" -
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There are three kinds of men in the
world, '.the Wills, the Won'ts, and the
Can'ts." The first effect everything, the
next oppose everything, and the last fail
in everything. aIwinp builds ,our aiail-
roads and steamboats,; 81 won't don't
believe in experiments and nonsense /;
while t.1 can't" grows weeds for wheat,
and commonly ends his days In the court
Of bankruptcy. tfsei i,i NJ 80
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john Henry had a guest to dinner
the other day, and during pause in the
conversation the entdnt terrible spoke up
s'I wish I was you" "Do you, little boy,
and why do you wish you were meT
"Cos you don't get your ear pinched when
you eat vittles with your knife" ssi
1sn't your husband little bald r.
asked one lady of another, in 2 store,
yesterday. 'There isn'ta o bald hair in
his head" was the hasty reply Of the
wife. So g ~. ~.
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= The prohibitory law being in full
force in Maine, witness before a Ballast
Grand Jury was asked if he. had drank
in a certain saloon. "Yes.n "Often ?"
eyes" "How much in six months ?"
"Well, l can't tell exactly. 1t might be
-welI-perhaps-well, say barrel"
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- Mr.. Budd asked her, "Rose, wilt
thou be mine?" Rose answered: Il am
sorry it cannot be, but rose cannot be
turned into bud"