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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-09-08
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DAYS At BERKELEY

The following pleasant Sketch;
which " Q copy from the Washing
tom Sunday Herald, is from the
pen of Miss Rebecca Clyde Boyle,
of Washington:
ETHEL BEARINGS CHAP
(. -. TER:
Twas very anxious to 60 to the
springs this season, but did not
know how it was to be arranged.
Mother could not leave the small
children3and when Uncle John pro-
posed that they should go too L
was not over pressing on the SUBJ
jece, fo: 1 have travelled before
, with the children, and it takes
away half the pleasure. Johnnie
always gets bitten by a snake or
otherwise injured, and the waters
never agree with Mamie, and mo g,
ther understood that just as we'll
as I did; so I said, II will try not
to think of it any more" Then
Unsle.John put down his foot and
said, "You shall 60 Ethel; l will
take you myself So here we
are at Berkeley Springs, we came
here because it is not far from
Washington, and Uncle John can
run down there occasionally and at
tend to bis business. IbreaghtSue
with me, and she is the best look
ingsmaid here; every one notices
her;she is such a light .mulatso,
and always looks SO neat. We
have been b ere some time,
and Uncle John has been home,
and'1eft mein charge of a married
lady. I had no choice in the mat
ter. When I returned from the
bath one morning I found Mrs.
Ford and Mrs. Spite both laying
claims to me, and placing Uncle
John in most disagreeable posi-
ton. I do not know how he
would have extricated himself had
net Mrs. Ford politely resigned
in favor of Mrs. Spite.
saw such a handsome man one
night on the piazza. Miss Glass,
who is here from Baltimore, says
he lives here, and his name is Guy
Charming; she said she knew him
very we'll, and would introduce
him to me; but as he did not no.
tice-her once during the evening ]
do not think their,int Intimacy can be
very great. Margaret Ealton is
here. She comes often to see me;
she. is staying at one Of the cot
tages. The cottagers donot come
to the hotel much. Margaret says
they are charming people; but
Mrs. Spite tells such queer stories
about some Of them, just las she
does about most every one in
the hotel: But she is so kind, and
saysshe loves me dearly. Most
of the cottagers have called on
me. Some of them knew mother
when she was here years ago; and
then Margaret asked all of he1
friends to call upon me.
There seemed fate against my
being introducedto to Mr.. Charming
he came up and talked with Mrs
Spite one morning while I was
with her, and she did not intro,
duce us. When he left 1 said
"Why did you not introduce Mr.
Claiming to me?" She told me ht
was;not proper person for me
to know. "He was a desperate
firt." In other words, his path il
strewn with hcart-shaped pebble:
of blood-red stone. Guy Charming
is a splendid-looking man; tall
broad shouldered, ,and welll-propor
tioned; be is a blonde, with long
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-09-08

In Scotch court recently a wit
ness swore to the identity Of q
chicken from the resemblance to
it's mother.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-09-08

ters Of an hour, during W b i c b
nothing happened but an occasion
al spasmodic knock, a painful cry
was heard in the cabinet, the black
curtain was withdrawn, and face
appeared at the window. 1t was
that of q girl with blue eyes and
brown hair. The face was instant
" seen by all present, and is de-
scribed as having fixed features, land
other and characteristics ola mask,
"Fire," said the voice Of Mr.. CLARK
in the cabinet; and Mr.. Timkens,
who had before pointed his rifle at
the center Of the window, pulled
the trigger, and the ball passed
through the face and lodged in the
back partition Of the cabinet
while the face remained at the
window unmoved for about a min
ute longer, when it was concealed
by the black curtain, which was
drawn over the opening.
The account is very minute in
details about the inspection Of the
cabinet, and the ropes with which
the medium was tied; and it es-
pecially reports all which the lat
ter said concerning his fatigue
and the emanation from his own
spirit and the other spirits he con-
trolls; but no means appear to
have been taken to get hold Of the
mask, which was doubtless the
thing used.
The same parties (the Holmes')
who. exhibited the Katie King
naturalization in Philadelphia
were recently exposed in Brook:
lyn, where a company of spiritual
lists themselves found out the de-
ception practiced by masks, which!
were exhibited before a curtained
window, as at St. Louis. Such a
mask, Of course, would not be hurt
much by a ball; but there are other
more scientific methods Of prac-
ticing these deceptions; such. as
opticale contrivances, which can
be mad to give images which
are perfectly visible and totally
intangible. .
Any one who has seen the per-
feet illusions produced by the ste-
reopticon. which is nothing but an
improved magic lantern, or with
the megascope, by which the per-
feet image of solid bodies may be
thrown on smoke, vapor, or dust,
can understand that the so-called
naturalization trick can be easily
performed by such. means. Such
an image, falling on black cur.
tain, is invisible; but on white
translucent smoke, it's resemblance
to a real body is such that it is
next to impossible to distinguish it.
except by an investigation during
the exhibition Of the image, the in
vestigator placing his head in the
opening, and looking aronnd to
see where the machine is, from
which the light forming the image
proceeds.
Persons acquainted with these
and similar resources, of physical
science, which are increased in
number andimproved almost dai'
ly, are of course utterly impotent
to investigate the means by which
tricks of this kind are practised
and their conclusions as to the alb.
sence Of any. deception: are of no
account: whatsoever. The above
is only one of many illustrations
Of cases where the nature of the
deception remains undiscovered,
simply from, the deficiency OF
knowledge and acuteness Of those
witnessing the performance.
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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-09-08
JOSH BILLINGS ON ssDIS.
PEPSHY.''

SOSA DAAA1N Us VN -'DkS.
PEPSHY.''
I have been a practical dispep-
Tx for 81 years and four months,
and it would have been mummy in
my pocket if I had been born
without emmy stummuck.
[ have prayed upward Of one
thousand times to be on the ia
side like an ostrich, or a travelling
colporter.
I have seen travelling colporters
who could eat as much as a
goose.
I have seen goose eat till they
could not stand up emmy more,
and then setdown and eat sum, ,aud
then roll over and eat sum more.
I have tried living on filtered
water and going barefoot for the
dispepshy and that didn't hit the
spot.
i have soked at water cure es-
tablishments until I wus so timber
that I kouldn't get myself bak
again inside ov my Baldwin appa-
rel.
I bought saddle horse once,
who was got up expressly to kure
the dispepshy in 80 days or kill
the horse.
He was warranted to trot hard
er than trip-hammer, pull wuss-
er on the bits. and stumble safer
down hill than emmy other hoss on
the fut-stool. ...
I rode the hoss until I was ov
jelly, and then sold him bridle>
and all, for sixty-eight dollars,
and got sued by the purchaser,
and had to pay him 80 dollars and
sum sents damage because the hoss
had the "Nimshys," a disseaze I
knu nothing about.
The boss and fxings cost me $50
dollars in gold.
/ kontracted eleven cords of
hickory wood, kross grained, and
as phull ov wrinkles as an old
cows horn and sawed away three
months on it and the pile seemed
to grow bigger every day.
I finally gave away the saw and
what wood there was left to save
my life and sat down discouras I'D,
square victim to the everlasting
dispepshy.
have lived at the seaside and
gamboled in the saline food until
l was az a number one salt max
rol.
l have dwelt at Saratoga, and
taken the water like a mill-race
and still the dispepshy.
[ have walked 2 miles before
breakfast, and then ct a slice ov
dry toast and half ov yelk of a
pullet's eg, and felt alrthe time az
weak as a kitten that has just cum
out ov a fl.
I have laid down more than 2
thousand times, and rolled over
once a minnit all night long, and
got upin the morninglike akorpse,
and there didn't nothing seem to
all me emmy where in particlar.
Ihave read whole libarys on the
stummuck and liver, and when I
got thru, I knu a great deal less
what was the matter ov me than
when [ begun.
[ hav drunk whiskee with roots
in it enough to carry off any
bridge orsaw-mill dam in the coun-
try.
I hav worked on a farm for my
vittles and board, and dieted on
fried pork and ri bread until I was
as thin as the sermon ov az day
Baptist preacher.
1 have dun all these things, and
10 thousand other things just as
ridikulus, and I have got the old
dispepshy yet just as thick as the
pimples on four year old goose.
If you get good holt ov the dis
pepshy once, you can't never lose
it entirely; it will cum around
once in a while like a ghost, and
if it don't scare you so much az it
did ouce, and make you think you
are going to die tomorrow, it will
make you feel just as sorry.
L. A:.o &c nnnuaL- ana .nnr
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-09-08

Virtue, though in rags, may chal-
lenge more than vice, set off with
all the trim Of greatness.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-09-08

This is the method Of genius,
to ripen fruit for the crowd by
those rays of whose heat they
complain.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-09-08

see what the deuce she should
want to ruf1e the edges for.''
The darkey looked a little dis
gusted as he wrapped the gar
ment up to take it home, but he
only said "Idea sending a man
dat kim O. shirt p
[V5cksburg Herald.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-09-08

A street car propelled by com
pressed air has been successfully
tested at Glasgow, Scotland.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-09-08

In times Of anarchy one may
seem a despot in order to be a sa:
vior.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-09-08

Troubles are like dogs, the
smaller they are the more they
annoy you.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-09-08

We SaG OOWu Ou q 1OCA' LIZ. .SueaA-
ming told me of some Of his past
firtations, none Of which were
new to me. I had heard them Of
Mrs. Spite, only in q more cold
blooded form. But Guy does not
call them hirtations, he says he
really feels a friendship for all the
girls he mentioned and he re-
marked:
"I never flirt unless a lady
throws down the gauntlet, then
Of conrse, I take it up.'
wonder if he thought I meant
anything of the kind? l feel a
little uncomfortable, but I will try
to be very meek and make a con-
fidant Of him. Then, perhaps,
he will be mercifal. When Guy
and I returned from our walk I
saw Mrs. Spite on the piazza,
talking very confdentially with
Uncle John, and gesticulating
with her jeweled hands. [ feel
convinced we were the subject un-
der discussion. AS I Ipassed I heard
her say:
: "You had better nip it in the
bud"
The Johnson's are here, and are
to say quite late in the season.
Every one likes Miss Johnson,
she is 80: natural and amiable.
Some of the girls complain of
th . stupidity Of Berkeley and de-
plore the lack Of gentlemen, but
Lydia Johnson makes a joke of it,
and enjoys everything. She has
explored the entire neighborhood
on foot, has walked to "Lover's
Leap" "Tno Sulphur Springs, %
"Fair View,' and contemplates
"Capon Rock Iwish Icould walk,
but I always grow tired and sit
down. Then some Of the girls who
are not as amiable as Lydia John
son say it is just an excuse to keep
Guy Charming to myself: Lydia
johnson is tall and handsome, has
a clear, dark complexion, bright
eyes, pretty white teeth, and her
hair is very brown. I was so anus
ed the night Uncle John returned
from Washington. BE came to
me and said: =
ssI want you to come: at once
and be presented to a lady who
has just arrived. We came over
in: the stage together::'''
he hurried me off to the recep-
tion:room, there atseveral females
in linen busters, shabby hats, and
their faces besmeared with coal
dust. I felt infinitely superior in
my light organdy ribbons. Uncle
John~introduced me to the shabbi.
est. blackest, ,thinnest Of the party,
f. whom be called Miss Pecksnif,
"Pheobus, what a name!'' She
bowed stifay, said she was tired
and sleepy, and wished to 60 at
once to her room. But she has
never been tired or sleepy since
She is a friend of Mrs. Spite's and
they are constantly together, they
walk and talk, land talk and walk,
and then they stop, and Mrs. Spite
rolls her eyes and. waves her
hands, and every feature in Miss
PecksniG's face seems to be con.
versing.
Uuc!e John thinks Miss Peck.
suiffis delightful. He plays crib
bage with her and sends mint ju'
leps and cobblers to her room. Oh
course she is too virtuous to drink
them, excepting as atomic. What
! would mother sayif she knew Un'
Gle John had sent any woman q
bouquet? I know he did, 70,
saw him give one to Ely
Gone of the bell-boys,) with
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-09-08

The frenzy-~of nations is the
craftsmanship Of fate.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-09-08
J0B RRENzHRG

Done with Nestness and Dispatch.
Terms Cash.
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The Best Evidence.

The following letter from Rev. f. S. BEST pas
tor NJ. 4. church., Natck, Mass, will be read with
interest by many physicians. Also those suffering
from the same d sea- afflicted the son OF Rev
4. S. Best. No person can doubt this testimony
and there is no dou it about the curative powers OF
Vegetnej
MR.. II. r. STEVENS:
Dear Strive have good reason for regarding
your Vegetine a medicine of the greatest value
We feel assured that it has been the means OF saw
ing our sons life. He Is now seventeen years oil
age for the last two years he has suffered from ne
crosis of his leg, caused by scrofulous affection
and was SO far reduced that nearly all who saw nm
thought his recovery impossible. council OF able
physicians could give US but the faintest nope OF
bis ever rayng, two OF the numher declaring that
he was beyond the reach of human remedies, that
even amputation could not save him, as he had
not yigor enough to endure the operation Just then
we commenced giving him Vegetine, and from that
time to the present he has been continuously I'M
proving. He has lately resumed his studies,
thrown away crutches and cane and walks about
cheerfully and strong.
Though there is still some discharge from the
opening where the limb was lanced, we have the
fullest confidence that In little time he Will be
perfectly cured.
He has taken about three dozen bottles OF Vege
tine but lately uses but little, he declares tina!
he il too well to be taking medicine.
Respectfully yours,
Il. S. BEST,
MRS. lie. 4. BEST.
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IeQaI advertisements.
Notice of Foreclosure.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned
IN as Executor Of The Will of Polly Butler, late
of Manchester, deceased, is the holder of a mort.
gage given TO said deceased by William b. Davis
OF said Manchester, whereby he conveyed TO said
deceased, in mortgage, certain land in said Man
chester, bounded northerly by u Dad leading from
the outlet OF Winthrop Pond TO Samuel CurrieI g,
easterly by land of Cyrus b. Collins, southerly BY
the line of Lot No g. and westerly by the road lead
ing from the first mentioned road by HutcbiDsons
Brook being part of Lot No. 6 in the Pitts Right
near the said outlet also another lot, containing
about fifteen acres, adjoining the foregoing. Thai
the condition of said mortgage has been broken, by
reason whereof the undersigned claims iorecos-
IRE of said mortgage.
JOHNSON X. ALLEN, Executor.
Manchester, May 81. 1873. 3w2j
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STATE OF MAINE.


EENNEBEC SS-Board Of County Commission
ers Aprii session, 1875, held by adjournment Jane
l4th, 1875 .,
having been received that the petitioners are re
sponsible and ought to be heard touching the mat.
ter set forth in said petition, it is ORDERED, that
thirty days previous notice be given that the coun.
" Commissioners will meet at John Bacheders
in Belgrade, on Monday, the ninth day OF
August next, at O'Clock, +. NJ, and
thence proceed to view the route mentioned IN
said petition and Immediately afterwards hear
the parties and their witnesses, and then take
such further measures in the premises as may
be adjudged proper-said notice to pc given %, oy
order thereon, upon the town clerk of the town of
Belgrade, and by posting up such copies IN three
public places in said town, and by publishing the
same in the Kennebec Journal, Il public news.
paper printed in said county that all persons and
corporations interested may attend and be heard II
Attest: WIN. NJ. STRATTON, Clerk.
A true copy of the petition and order Of Court
thereon. u,... -,
3w26 Attest: VIM. NJ. sTRATTON, Clerk.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

ESSEN, SIS. PROBATE COrRr. To the Devlsces,
Legatecs, Creditors and all ether persons inter
csted in the estate of PAWN ELwELI, late OF
Gloucester, in said county, merchant, deceased,
testate: GREEItNG:
w HEREAS. petition has been pres ented to
w said Court to grant letter OF administration
with the will xed on the estate OF said deceased
not already administered, to JOHN S. WEBER, OF
Gloucester in the County OF Essex.
You are hereby cited TO appear at Probate
Court to be held at Salem, in SAID County OF Essen
on the first Monday OF July next at nine O'Clock
before noon, to show cause, il any you have against
granting the same.
And said petitioner is hereby directed 10 give
pablo notice thereof by nhSh.ns this Citation
once week, ( r thr = ncctS>iYr week IN Inc
newspaper called die Gloucester fe'egfalh PRINT
ed at Gloucester, DE last pallrh TON 1 h& before
said day.
Witness. GEORGE +. LIVAik. J. gum, jad2e Oh
said CoHrt, this eighth day vi June IN the year on
thousand eight hundred and seventy i've
junell-t2tW3W a Z. GOODEII, Register.
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Three Points for Consideration.

During the past five years the NEGkTINE has
been steadily working itself into puplic favor, ana
those who at first most incredulous in regard
to its merits arc now its most ardent friends and
supporters.
There are three essential causes for those having
such a horror of patent medicines, changing their
opinion and lending their influence towards the adj
vancement of VEG ETINE. 1st-lt is an honestly
prepared medicine from barks, roots and herbs.
2d-It honestly accomplshes all that Is claimed for
it, without leaving any bad effects in the system
Sd 1t presents honest vouchers in testimonials
from honest, well-known citizens, whose signatures
are cient guarantee of their earnestness In the
matter. Taking into consideration the asst guam
tity OF medicine brought conspicuously before the
public through the flaming advertisements in the
newspaper columns with no proof OF merit or gem
uine vouchers of what it has done, we should be
pardoned Tor maniiesting small degree OF pride In
presenting the following testimonial from Rev j.
ial pastor of the South Baptist Church, Boston:
The Tired Body Sues for Sleep.
BosTos March l6, 1874.
II. r. STEVENS, ESQ:
Dear Sir-lt is as much from sense ofduy as OF
gratitude that write to say that your Negetine-
even III it is patent medicine has been of great
help 10 me when nothing else seemed TO avall which
could safely use. Either excessive mental WORK
or unusual care brings upon me a nervous e&naus-
ton that desperately needs sleep, but as
desperately deies it. Night after night the
poor, tired body sues tor sleep, until the
day dawn is welcomed back, and we begin
our work tired out with almost iruitess chase
after rest. Now have found that lit lie Negetine
taken just before retire gives me sweet and lmme
diate sleep, and without any of the evil effects OF
the usual narcotics. think two things would tehd
work. 2d-A little more vegetinc. This prescrip-
ton has helped me.
Now have a particular horror of "patent medI.
cine" but have greater horror OF being afraid 10
tell the straight out truth. The Vegenc has heped
me- ana ! own II up Jus J.s. 6ic'KERsoN.
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TIE the Hon. Comfy Commissioners Of the Coua'y9i
Eennebec.
rINIIE undersig seectmen OF the town Of Bel
/ grade, in said County, respectfully repre- sent
that there is certain highway III said town, uaiy
located, leading from Augusta over Middle bridge
so called in said Belgrade To Rockwood's Corner
in the same town, and that by reason OF the decay
removal and destruction OF ancient mohn nents, the
mencing at an angle therein between John r. Well
MANS and Joseph H. Tiison's and running north
erlv about two.ihirds OF a mile to the nth line OF
land OF John Batchelder, have become doubtful
uncertain and lost.
Wherefore, they ask that AFTER due notice yon
will proceed to examine said highway, between
the above named points, hear the parties and there
upon locate and define the limits and bonndar es
thereof, and cause durable monuments 10 De erect
ed at the angles of the same.
Dated at Belgrade this first day OF May.ls!5
C. A. YEATON, } Selectmen
CHAS. B. CROWELL, of
A. T.. TAUGHT, Belgrade.
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Assignment for the Bene fit OF
Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that on the first day of
~ June, A. D., 1879 stephen keatng and Albert
Y. French of Augusta, Maine, late copartners in
business under the firm name Of Heating and
French, made assignment to US of all their prop
ertv rights M credits every description for tue
benefit of their creditors, the same TO be proper
tionally distributed among all their creditors who
shall become parties to said assignment within
three months from the date thereof Dated at Au.
gusta the 4th day of June, A. d. 1875.
WM. p. WiITEHOCSF,
JAS. +. III LLER.
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Farm for Sale IN Hallowol.

CITUATED on the winthrop road, l. miles from
- Hallowell depot OF a mile fIom the Halo
we'll granite quarres, known As the old Winpate
farm Said iurm contains l23 acres of land, divid-
ed follows about so acres in tillage Is acres In
pasturage, and the remaining so acres in wood.
Included in the tillage land is fine orchard and
large number OF Young apple trees just coming INTO
bearing, also fine black heat cherry trees In
full bearing condition, be sides a. plumber of plum
and pear trees This place is WEI watered, and
has good buildings consisting OF Il large two-story
house, three barns conveniently located. carriage
house, wood sheds, cattle sheds &c The he!ds
have all been moved with a moving machine Tor Il
number of years, and are uner good state OF cul.
tvation This place GU; - tons OF hay in 1873, ahd
is splendid caance for a STOCK or milk iarm
Stock and farming tools sold with The .arm il want
ed A wood lot OF aboat 40 acres situated in the
town of Manchester, will be sod either in connec-
ton with the farm separate as desired Price OF
fai m and wood lot $500 For further lnormAtio1.
Apply on the premises, or address,
w. s. Il 5. r.. WISSLOW,
6ml3 Augusta, Maine.
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Vegetine Is sold by all Druggists.
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