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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-08-11

WasH1NeToN's GoMMUN1oN.--Ma-
jor Popham, an officer Of the Rev
olution, wrote a. letter, IN which
he says: ::
It was my great good fortanle
to have attended St. Paups church
ingthis city, with the General du-
ring the whole period of his resi-
dence in New York, as President
Of the United States. The pew
Of Chief Justice Morris was stu
ateds nextte thatof the. President,
close to where ISconstantly sat in
Judge Morris pew; and I am as
confident as memory now labor
ingunder the pressure Of four-score
years and seven can make me, that
the President had more than once
1 believe I may say often-attend-
ed at the sacramental table, at
which ] had the privilege and hap
piness to kneel with him. And I
am aided in my recollections by
my eldest daughter, who distinct
ly recollects her grandmamma
(Mrs. Morris,) often mentioning
that fact with great pleasure. In
deed, am further confirmed in my
assurances by the perfect recol-
lection of the Presidents uniform
department during Divine service
in church. The steady seriousness
of his manner, the solemn audi
Bile, but subdued tone Of voice in
which he read and repeated the
responses, the Christian humility
which overspread and adorned the
native dignity Of the saviour of
his country, at once exhibited him
a pattern to all who had the hon.
or of access to him. 1t was my
good fortune, dear madam, to
have had frequent intercourse
with him. 1t is my pride and
boast to have seen him in various
situations,-in the flush Of victo-
ry, in the field and in the tent, in
church and at the altar,-always
himself, ever the same"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-08-11
EST AND WHAT 1T WILL
DO.

The following rules are so sim
pie and 80 true,, according to all
business usage, that every: banker;
broker, merchant or clerk should
post them up for reference. There
being no such thing as fraction
init; there is scarcely any liability
to error or mistake. By no other
arithmetical process can the de-
sired information be obtained by
so few figures:
Six per cent Multiply any
given number of dollars by the
number Of days Of interest de-
sired; separate the right hand fig
ure and divide by six; the result is
the true interest on such asum for
such number of days at six per
cent. So. E.. - ~ ..
Eight per: cent.-Multlply any
given amount for the number Of
days upon which it is desired to
ascertain the interest, and the re-.
salt will be the interestof such
a sum for the time required at
eight: per cent. ~...-.-~, =.
Tea per cent.-Multiply the
same as above, and divide by thir-.
'ty-six, and, the result will be- the
amount of. interest a. ten per
cent. -!
|, What it will do. IF a mechan.
ic or clerk saves only.23 cents a
day, from the time :heis twenty
one, until he Is three-score.and-
ten, the aggregate with interest,
will amount to- $4,000; and a
daily savinggof 273 cents reaches
the. important; snp Of .$59, 900.
A sixpence saved daily will pro-
vide a fu nd @. $z,ooo-sufi-
Gent to purchase. se.aa .: good farm.
There are few employees who can-
net save: daily, hy :abstaining from
the use Of. cigars, tobacco, liquor
ETC., twice or ten times the amount
Of the six cent piece. Every per-
son should provide. for old: age,
and the man in business who. can.
save a dollar q day, wilieHentually:
ind himself possessed of 100000.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-08-11

croquet as you do," he said, still
with a straight face. :
"You don't play as if you did,.
she retorted. =:
"If you'd any fairness about
you you'd let me had that stroke e
over, when I was up to the stake.
You knew I slipped, as we'll as l
did," he said growing red in the
face. ... .. a
"No, I didn't know anything
abont it," she replied taking on a
little color. =
II say you did,"
"And I say I didn't. But If
you are going to play this game,
why don't you 60 ahead" ...,...
"I'll play when 1 get ready" be
answered, turning white about the
mouth.
"If you amt going to play,
you'd better 60 into the house
and shut up she suggested, rails
ing her voice.
"Don't you talk to me that
way" he cried, cor I'll make you
sorry for It, you brazen faced hus-
sy." ....-.,. ,..>...ss<.
"Hussy, hussy!" she screamed: ::
"Ain'tyou ashamed Of yourself,
John Jacob Collins, to call your
wife a hussy? Hussy am I, you
old villain,?. Hussy is it, you mis-.
erable brute. I'm to be called: q
.hussy, am I, after working my
knuckles off or you, and Shaving.
for thirty years after your crook o.;
ed carcass. There" she cried,
in a paroxysm, throwing the NAL:
let on the ground, stake your old
croquet and shove it down. your
lying throat and choke yourself
to death with it, if you want, to-
you miserable old wretQhv And
don't you never ask meto play
with you again, or III tell you
something you'll remember the
longest day you -lize,- you old dew
il.n - @~-*.. -.
And then she. bounced. into the
house, .leaying him standing out
there and-rnbbing his head, in a
.benumbad, sort of%way. But al
most Immediately after she thrust
her head out of the window and
snapped out ~:
"You needn't think you are 60
ing to,get any hot biscuit for your
team this sehousezthisn young
man, and you can put that ir your
pipe and smoke it just as soon as
you are a mind to. -
- [Danbury Neaos.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-08-11

The worthless and offensive
members Of society, whose exist
ence is social pest, invariably
think themselves the most ill-used
people alive, and never got over
their astonishment at the ingrati-
tude and selfshness Of their con-
temporaries.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-08-11
DRESS PLAINLY.

I noticed on last Lords day in
church a lady Of wealth and fashion
dressed in simple (to my mind it
was very beautifully calico dress
neat, we'll made, clean, and the
whole toilet Of this lady was in
keeping with her dress. There
was nothing costly--nothing gaudy
but all her apparel was neat and
appropriate for the day and the
service. A train of reflections
were awakened in my mind. I
thought how many benefits would
result if people would dress plain
y when they attend church,
How much it would lessen the
burdens Of the. poor, who now
find it hard to: keep uptheir ward
robeand maintain tbeirplaeesinso-
ciety. How many debts, which now
hang like lead on, the hearts of
husbands, could be paid by this
cost Of fine dress. How many
poor people who now never attend
church would be glad to attend if
they could feel relieved on the
score of dress. Ihave been told by
persons, time and again, that they
would be'glad to attend church,
and all their families, '"It we had
clothes fit to wear. VIII we
have garment eft to wear" into
eternity? is question that con-
Germs all Christians:
Again I thought, if people
would dress; more plainly they
could worship much better. Their
thoughts would be more on the
subject and the service, and less
on their own and their neighbor's
dress. Plain dress would save
time; it would remove one cause
why many fail to get to Sunday
School and preaching in good
time; and last, though not least,
thinks4 to myself it would in-
crease largely the contributions
to- the cause Of religion and the
conversion of sinners home
and abroad, which should be the
greas object in life: ..,e
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-08-11

No mans life is free from strug-
giles and modification, not even
the happiest; but every one may
build up his own happiness by
seeking mental pleasure, and thus
make himself independent Of for
tune.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-08-11

A little girl at school read thus:
"The widow lived on a limbacy
left her by a relative" "What did
YOU call that word ?" asked the
teacher, "the word is legacy-not
limbacy.". "But my sister says I
mustn't say leg"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-08-11
ron! !amnt Is not a thino to he

Contempt is not a thing to be-
despised. It may be borne with q
calm and equal mind, but no man,
by lifting his head high, can pre-
tend that he does not perceive the
scorns that are showered down
upon him from above.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-08-11
THE LIGHTNING ROD MAN.

the fence, got down, and raped
at the door. The widow Gilkins
opened it, when he said: Mrs.
Gilkins I am eognizant of the cir.
cumstances by which you are at
present surrounded, left as you
are to trudge down the journey
ofaife through a coldand heartless
world-no longer sustained and
encouraged by the noble one to
whom you gave the treasures of
your hearts, affection, and bowed
down by the manifold cares and
responsibilities incidental to the
rearing Of eight small children
on forty acres of sub-carboniferous
limestone land, yet, Mrs. Gilkins,
you are aware that the season is
now approaching when dark, dis
NAL, dangerous clouds at frequent
intervals, span = the canopy OF
heaven; and when zigzag streaks
.?ef electricity dart promiscuously
'hither and thitber, rendering this
habitation unsafe for yourself and
those dear little ones, hence there
fore, let me sell you :ateopper wire,
silver tipped; and, magnetic light
ming rod" 10 - = r.-..[ ...,..-:
> The woman staggered back a
few PAGES and yelled: <':Narcis = uh-
fasten I'D Cronch /" In another
instant a savage: bulldog came
dartihg:around the corner Of the
House with bristles up, thirsting
brs gore: ore. The dog. had already
mangled afmachine agent and a
patent soap man, and was held
in great esteem, by the better.
class of citizens for his courage
AID service; but when his eye met
the hard, penetrating gaze Of Mr..
Parsons. his chops fell and he
siinked off and hid in the currant
bushes. Then the man said: "My
dear lady, you seem. to be excited
Now nifyou will allow me to ex-
plain the probably inestimabIe-"
:" "Dern ye, 1 know what will start
ye," said Mrs. Gilkius, as she reach
ed under bed clothing, and brought
forth: a sherses pistol; ls;;sbntaewing
to the shattered condition of her
nerves., her aim was unsteady,
and the charge of buckshot miss
cd save where a few scattered
ones struck his cheek and glanced
off. A metallic smile spread over
his countenance as he leaned his
shoulder against the door frame,
and again commenced: my dear
Madam, such spasmodic manifesto
tions of yourdi disinclination to make
a judicious investment of a few
paltry dollars
"Hi-eo!" shrieked the widow,
and collapsed into a kind of jerk
ing swoon, and before she had re-
covered, a highly magnetic light
ming rod decorated her humble
domicile, and Parsons had the blank
note filed out already for her sig.
nature.-Madison znd.) Courier.
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Dpetrgp.
fFron the American Newspaper Reporter.
s.ONEY A PRINTER"

.r..s r. 81 HARVEY HOWARD.
"oniy priD::ezv' fair maid said
As she hauehtily tossed her golden head.
.aorsy printer! and poor as mouse
That's lived for gears in a meeting hoose'
Only aprinterl and when he sought =,
The hand that riches might have bought,
SEk Es&EsES = EFFE
A cold quick ssNor' was her scornful reply
With an added smile as she marked the sigf
With which lamenting he turned away.
ssHe'u do to hirt with; bat tel me pray,
lyon think I'd marry a working man. -
IfIwant to marry Count car"
"tonE 8 printerp But after days
See men walking in DEVIOUS ways
From those they have Travelled in days OF
- old,
And holding posts that they had not held.
asOnIy printerr The years sped past,
And honors came to the typo fast.
ssOnly printer st last had come
Into the heirship of quite sum;
And following the bent Of aprinters mind
For tue it is they are all inclined,
SaE 49, o. :
No odds how happy they be at home,
To leave It. in foreign lands to roam
Following his bent as I've said before, -
He travelled the land from shore TO shore,
And finally crossed the raging sea,
And wandered around in the old 'scountree. "
One morn as he smoked a contsmplative
pipe. ...--.---.. ..:
Pansing, the tears from his eyes to wipe.
For he thought Of the golden head that was
tossed = - y
By the maiden that he in his youth had lost
He suddenly thought he would take q shave
For shorn men always appear most grave.
He entered the shop and cast ms eye
Upon the barber. 5Rho sat close by.
Aha! and why that startled gsoe7
Why shouts the printer in wild amaze?
Seated upon that chair BY the door -.
Was one who had shaved in him years before.
Yes: shaved him-but not his bearded face
Shaved him=-but not in abas5es's pisce!
Shaved him of stamps in little loan,
When stoniy printer" had s*Count Ty-
rone, 4 @
And the gill who east OF the typo man
With AtIf Urinary aCountI can,
Had married the Count and become the wife
Of Paris barber! Oh! such is life!
And the fancy French she had learned at
- school 2. *4S-S ~ - :
Was all the stock Of the little fool
Who had welded barber rather than one
Who was now at the hesd Of the highest ton.
she was only q prinserp All yes, my girl
Your scornfal ssOnlies" at primers hurl.
"Only printer" is much the same thing
As only 8 hero, or only king. ..
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Politics resemble religion; at
tempting to divest either of cere.
mony is the most certain mode OF
bringing either into contempt.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-08-11
Miscellaneous.
MIR. COLLINS GROQUET SET.

! Croquet, that eninently fasoina-
Ting game, WASN'T odueed, on the
premises of the Collins, Friday. In
the afternoon Podge's boy brought
up the set, and just before tea
Mrs Collins arranged the wiekets.
Collins had learned to play when
visiting in Glovershire, last sum-:
mer, and Mrs. Collins acquired an.
Indifferent knowledge Of the game.
from two elderly maiden sisters
on Paxton street, and SO on that
delicious Friday afternoon, they:
took out the malIets and balls and
commenced the game. =.
"Now Emeline," :playfully OBJ
served Mr.. Collins "don't you be-
gin cheating at the start. If you
do the gameswill2 be- prostituted
to mere gambling, an we'll injure
our moral, natures in trying to
build up our physical"
"People who are so ready to
charge against others need close
watching themselves, youngman,"
said.she:iRsthe same spirit, ssand I
mean to keep a sharp eye on
you"
Then they both laughed.
"But it will be a good thing for
you, Emeline," he said, with a
tinge of tenderness in his voice.
"You are kept ! zcoopeds up in
the house So, that you. hardly
get a. breath Of fresh air, this
will give you exercise, and keep
you out doors, too"
"You are always thinking Of
me, "-said she, as, lher.zeyess grew
moist. "You need the out door
air as much as L do, but you are
too uoseIfish to think Of your
self"
And thus exchanging senti-
ments which did credit to both
their hearts the game progress
ed.
After passing through the center
wicket, Mr.. Collins used her ball
to help himself through the other
wickets to the upper stake. Then
he left her near the first wicket,
and struck for the stake, which
being but about eight inches dis
Isn't, made.him over zcorfdent:-
TIE ball missed by about an eighth
of an inch. " .., -.
ssI declare" he exclaimedin vex-
alton.
Then she, having watched his
rapid progress with a clouded
face, now struck for him and hit
him, and minute later his ball
was spinning through the grass
to the other end of the ground.
She was now in position for
her wicket, and passed through
it'and the others to the stake, but
missed it. Then he came up by a
well-directed blow to within two
inches of the stake. But she went
for him again, andswhen she got
through, she was three wickets
beyond the stake, and his ball
was at the other end of the
ground again, and his brow was
finely corrugated. He stepped
nervously toward it. 1twas quite
evident that he was not unrumed.
When bis turn came again he
drove back to the stake but struck
a wicket, and rebounded so close
to her that she easily hit him, and
again introduced him through
wickets he was not for, and then
sent him flying again. Her sue
cess caused her to laugh, and he
heard it.
"You think you are pretty
smart, but I'll get even with you,"
he said, without smiling.
"You'll have to play better than
you have done," she pertinently
suggested.
Il think I know as much about
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-08-11

The great lever by which to
raise and save the world, is the
unbounded love and mercy Of
God.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-08-11

The freely only shines when on
the wing; 50 it is with the mind;
when once We rest we darken.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-08-11

Love Is the spark that burns up
the mountains of iniquity.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-08-11

Honesty is the best policy.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-11-23
MIR. BEECHER IN TEARS.
Things that He is Sorry for and
Acts that He Does not
Regret.

Yesterday was Communion Sunday
in Plymouth church, and seven new
members were admitted, two of then
being baptized by the pastor. Mr.
Beecher drew tears from two-thirds o
his congregation, and with difficulty
commanded his own voice as he spoke
OF the new life that lay before Ply
mouth church. He took for his text
Mark, 18th chapter, 5th verse
"But Jesus answered nothing, 60 that Pr
late maryelled."
After dwelling upon the wondrous
forbearance of Christ. Mr.. Beecher
concluded thus Al have always
preached from the heart, and on the
last great day | shall not be afraid to
let the Judge lead that heart TO see
whether | have ever preached His
word from motives Ct ambition. That
part of my ministry does not trouble
mel
Here Mr.. Beecher stood still and
silent before an audience whose atten-
ton was almost painful. The tears
strsamed from his eyes, and for nearly
a minute he neither moved nor spoke.
Then he continued, i'm a voice faltering
and broken, but growing stronger as
he proceeded;
~ think throughout my whole min
istry / have not preached or spoken a
SiBgle word that / shall be afraid or
ashamed to account for before God.
But here / must stop. / cannot take
up the question Of pride | cannot say
that / have suffered indignilies
from others and have been glad.
1 have not had that gentleness End
forbearance which was characteristic
Of the Master, though l have strug-
gled very hard. Can | render TO
Christ an account of al! he has given
me? Have | done all God gave me
power TO dO2 / should have been a
richer man and you a richer church il
| had been a better man-if had been
able TO say 20 you, Rs Christ said TO
Peter, when the apostle in his zeal
smote the servant of the high priest,
Put up thy sword CT to acts as Christ
acted before Plate and his accusers.
answering nothing. / lave not had
that heroism, that eXaltaliun from the
Holy Ghost F.; and humble myself be.
fore God that because there has teen
30 little of Christ i'm me, / have pro-
duced so little of Christ in you. In
few moments L will Join with you in
participation in the Lords supper
/ feel disposed to begin again, and To
form a higher and nobler covenant
with God! Will you begin with me ?
Will Won work with me in the spirit
of Christ, so that others may. be
brought in and feel the blessing oil our
Saviour ?
Mr.. Beecher commended the annual
reception to be given tomorrow nlght
i'm the Brooklyn Academy OF Music
in aid of the Brooklyn Maternity, a.
"a charity dressed In flowers, ana
moving 20 the measure OF music"
~ y. Sun.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-11-23
THE BRISTOL NEWS.

Now is the time to subscribe
for the News. The coming ses
sion of the Legislature is likely to
be a very important one and we
will do all we can to cnliven the
paper with accurate and graphic
accounts of the proceedings. The
facts and the tendencies of lcgisla-
ton will be looked to, and as well
as can be, set forth.
If our readers are not kept in
formed of matters at the State
Capitol, it will net be for want Of
an effort on the part Of the Editor.
Terms, in advance, $500 per
year, or SLOO for six months
Clubs Of ten, as heretofore, at $1.00
each per year.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-11-23
From the Figaro, Oct. go.
A DEAD MAN DYING AGAIN.
An Extraordinary story from
Paris-RepOrted Death OF
john 4. Colt, the Muir
deIcr.

A man has ust died Ia the Rue Lee
aercier, BatIgnolits, who at one time
had a criminal notoriety in the Uuitrd
/ States al New York. aud after many
vicissitudes had come to seek oblivion
in our great city.
! This man was named Charles Colt.
/ and he was the father of the inventor
Of the revolver which bears that
name. In I847 he lived in New
York, on The Harlem road, in
wooden house surrounded by a gar
den and remote from every habitaliun
lie lived with a mistress with whom
he of,en quarreled. One evening in
fit of anger Colt killed this woman
by a bow with bottle on the tenn
pie.
In the presence of the corpse the
unfortunate man only thought how he
could make away with it the quickest.
An internal thought passed through
his mind he cut the body in pieces,
and after saiting il, buried it il
box. Then he enclosed this box in
another one, and transported the
funeral load on dray to a vessel
which sailed for New Orleans. Colt
had taken care to keep the head,
which be buried in the garden, and
to give a false address in New OrI-
cans. cOncealing also his own name as
consignor. On reaching its destlna-
ton the box could not be delivered,
as the address was fictitious. 1t was
sent back to Men York, opened, and
the corpse discovered Thanks to
mark on the bosom "a tuft of hair
toward the ucck,) justice overlook
the guilty one. The buried head
was found in short, Colt was cons
demned to be hanged.
1t is unnecessary to say the family
of the unfortunate Colt made all pos
sible efforts to procure his pardon, :
they were not even listened to. THe
evening before the day on which Colt
was to be executed in the prison a
fire broke out in the interior Of the
Tombs-the celebrrted prison of New
York i'll the Egyptian styIe-and the
fireman penetrated to the interior Of
the Jail, where one Of them-won
over by Colts family carried to him
a freman's dress, by means of which
he disappeared in the midst Of the
tumuIt.
When they noticed his fight, it
was too late; Colt had left New York
and was lost in the desert wIds vi
America. Thus he cane to Utah, to
San Francisco. to Mexico, and from
there to France, where he lived un
known in Paris under the name of /
Charles Kavanagh, the latter having
been his mothers name.
Before dying, Colt, who vas a
Protestant, sent for his pastor and in i,
his presence, and before one of his |
neighbOrs-frOm whom we got these
details-revealed the true story Of |
mis- life and his identity.
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=
[ Witnessed many strange scenes g
the polls. and around about among
the crowd. This sort of thing ".
repeated often by men who we're sup
pied with money for the purpose. A
man would select his darAey and
operate on him in this wise:
Uncle, have you voted?'
"No, sah."
''Going to vOte?''
Eyes, sab"
How"
"The Publican ticket, sab"
Can't persuade you TO vote the
Democratic ticket?''
mo, sab"
"Youare afraid to vo:ei it, are you?"
"No, sab not Bit"
"I'Il bet two dollars you are afraid
to step up there and vote the Demos
cratic ticket"
Me fraid No, sab; dis niger
amt fraid ; he amt the skeery sort,
he amt"
"Well, I'll bet two dollars you are
afraid to do it,
"Put up your money. I'll take
dat bet, sah,' Pm no skeery niger"
The money is handed to third par
ty. The negro is given a Democratic
ticket and accompanied to tie polls
by white man. who sees thai it is
voted. Then the negro returns, and
is paid the "wager" be has won!
a neat way that to buy votes. and
at the same time escape the penalty
of the law.