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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03
A I'D v ENsF 4 = H. WI Il NFS AND
NEWS.

a cotomporary spcculatcs upon
tho possibility Of u future nows-
pnpor that will depend upon it's
circulation for its business. 1t dc.
scribcs an Irish journal which is
circulated gratis and depends upon
its advertisements for its rovonuo.
Journalism, like ovory othor pro-
tosslon, is in state Of progress.
There is no knowing what cntor.
prise and public tasto may accom-
plish in tho future. Thoro hayo
been all kinds Of experiments with
newspapers, but tho highest typo
OF Journalism is basod upon tho fact
that tho reader desires tho nows
as we'll rs tho advertisements. In
truth, thcro is no difference be.
| twocn thcso two classes. The ad-
vcrtlscmcnts Of q newspaper, says
an exchange, arc as much nows as
tho tolegraphic columns. Tal1o tho
"marriagcs and doaths," for in
stance. Wo question if ono half
The readers Of u newspaper would
not rathor 500 tho cable dispatch.
os omitted than tho marriages
and Deaths" Take tho dry goods
and othor business advertisements,
also, that enter into so largo a
part OF our daily lifc. Thoir omis-
SION from Il newspaper would
make deeper impression upon
tho gncral public than to leave
out Senate debate on Louisiana.
And so wo might go on through
all tho departments Of advertising.
Ihcy represent tho wants OF
tho people, and tho people arc
us much Interested in tho wishes
and desires Of their ncighbors
rs in tho great facts that oc-
cur from day to day in tho
outside world. A paper publish
ing advertisements without the
news, or publishing nows without
advertisements, is like a man tray
oIlng on ono leg. 1t is imperfect.
1t docs not satisfy tho people, and
is far from representing the truo
type Of journalism.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03
AMBIGUITY OF ENGLISH
WORDS.

The English language is an OK
cocdingly difficult ono for foreign
ors to learn, because it contains
many words which havo more than
ono meaning. This ambiguity is
we'll illustrated by tho romark of
an oditor in his financial article
that "ALoncy is close, but not close
enough to reach"
A foreigner would mood to bo
we'll acquainted with tho language,
IN order to appreciate such a SON
toncc as this: at makes great
difference in y mans life, whethor
glasses aro used over or undor his
nose"
Tho word glass is worry perplcx-
ing to Foreigners, as an irritatcd
Fronchman once oxpounded to his
English friends, who saw moro
reason for laughing ut his confu-
sion than for changing tho lam
guagc.
"Why havo you so many mean
ings to your word glass;" ho ask
cd "l call for Il glass and the sor-
want brings mo a mirror. No not
that say.
"'O,' he says you moan u tum-
blcr.'
"While ho is gono to fctch it,
turn to tho dictionary and road,
'Iumblor, ono who tumbos;' | no
want that; part Of lock- nor that;
"a variety of q pigeon nor that;
"a sort of u dog nor that. Tho
servant comes back with u drink
ing-glass. That is what want
but why do not you say goblots,
and stick to it?" noxt timo | ask
lor glass | will tell him | no
want u spy-glass, spoctaclcs or
barometer. l. do not want to gazo
or rofloct, as in n mirror; | want
II goblet, what you call u tum-
bier"
Foreigners, and Englishmcn, too,
arc frequently bothered by AaN
and 'cU. Worry fow, cvon Of those
who speak English from childhood,
use these words correctly. An
amusing illustration Of their wrong
uso was that Of tho Frcnchman
who, having fallon into tho river
criod out, 81 will drown, no ono
shall holp mo-"
"llanging" would scom to DO q
very definite word, especially to
those about to undergo tho process,
but unless q common uso Of tho
word is considered, you would
mar tho wit Of tho Western paper
which stated that "rhcro aro scv-
oral horso-thicvcs hanging around
hero"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03
WEDNESDAY, MORNING, MARCH g. 1875

him from his chair, shook slumbcr
from his eye. lids, and leaping like a
madman upon the lower deck, he
rushed to the onginoor, dashed his
assistant headlong from his post,
and raised the safety valve.
Tho tiremcn, alarmed at the OK
plosion and tho wild manner of the
chief engineer, fled from their posts.
The lattor counted the boilers two
or three times, looked upwards to
sec if there was any floor left over
head, and then, puzzled to account
for the report, cast his eyes around,
vMnly endcavoring to discover what
1T all meant. His assistant gather
ed himself up, and then politely in
quircd what he meant by flooring
him in that uncorcmonious manner?
''Tell me" shouted the chief as
his form quivercd with excitement,
"What has exploded ?"
The screams of agony on board
the wreck of another steamer, then
loatlng by, returned a thrilling all
swcr tho old Steamboat York had
burst her boilers within fifty yards
OF thcir boat, and tho cries of her
shriclking victims curdled the cngi
neer's blood, as he listened to this
real finale to his terrible dream.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03

A SING GULAR HALLUcINArIoN.-
Thcrc dwells i'll New York city To-
dy, who, in all respects, seems sane
and sensible woman. She lost, five
years ago, an only daughter Of great
promise, seventeen years old, and
the idol of the mother. Since her
child's death she has had the room
she used to occupy cleaned daily
and the untouched bed pulled to
pieces and made over. She sits be-
fore vacant chair at tho table and
carefully fills the unused plate, and
spring and fall buys tho newest and
prctticst things for "Addie," giving
away tho last years garments, Cad
die" having dohe with them. There
IS no appearance Of mental gloom
or disorder about her, yet she car
rles this vagary into every act of
her life. Riding out, no ono ever
sits beside her, as that seat is filled
by the imaginary, air-drawn daugh-
ter. When seats are taken ut q
theatre, her husband always gets
three. You sec tho vacant chair
between them, where she supposes
the dead "Addie' sits and viows
the performance. She is cheerful
and happy, and asked friend of
mine, tho other day, for tho pattern
OF wrapper, saying saddle" kept
her room SO much it would be ser
viceable, and several days later 1
saw the poormothor busily,braiding
Cashmere sack for "Addic." She
will speak with all nationality for
hours on all subjects, but suddenly
excuse herself, saying she must go
to "Addie" for fcw moments. Sit
ting beside the empty bed, Ito which
her daughter was confined for two
years before her doath,) she clasps
an unseen hand and talks for hours
with her phantom child. 1t is O
strange case, but by no means q sad
one. since her tender ministration
to this viewless "Addie" makes the
mothers heart rejoice. TO all in
tents and purposes tho daughter
sooms to be with her constantly.
Her husband contemplates taking
her abroad, and tho lady is already
packing up "Addio's" things.
NeW York Letter.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03

RAISING AN EXCITEMENT
When one Of tho chaps Of ten or
twolvo years Of ago fools old Satan
bubbling up ho reads tho namo
on tho door plato of u private ros-
idoncc, rings tho boil, and when
tho lady appears, he remarks:
"Your namo is Jones, l. be-
licvc?"
"Ycs."
"You arc Jones' wifo p
"Ycs."
"Couldn't be your husband who
got hurt down town ?"
"Mcrcy! What is it-who?"
"Don't got oxcitod, Missus;
there's lots Of Jonescs in Detroit,
and faint likely this was your
jones'"
"But it was-oh O.! L know it
wasl"
"Bo cool, Missusl This 'oro
Jones had his head busted in five
piccos, and tho coroner is now
"Oh, my poor husband whore
is he ?"
"Dout get oxcitcd, Missus! 1t
may be your Jonos, but l guoss
not. This zero Jones had rcd hair,
and
caro- you snrc-oh arc you ?"
"l hain't suro but Pm going
down that way and I'll got n boy
to como back"
ILo hnrrics off, sho rushcs in,
and when Jones comes homo to
dinner ho learns that sho has
boon in fainting spell ovor since
tho boy loft.-DetroH Free Press.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03
SseIefteN gtorp.
Some One in the Room

Elijah Croly, my husband, was
owner and captain of a coasting-ves-
sel, doing o good trade and we oc-
cupied an old-fashioned and some
what dreary house at Stepney.-
Elijah liked the place moro than
did. and it was on his account that
wo stayed there 80 long. T thought
it could mako very little difference
to him where we lived, for he was
at homo only two. or three weeks
out Of every ten. I was often at
home alone for two months at q
time; and lonely enough it was
sometimes.
"Get some ono whom you like TO
stay with you, my dear" tho captain
said, when told him ono day how
unpleasant I felt to bo alone 80
much. "Got any one you please,
and before long I hope T shall be
able to stay at homo with you my
self"
I took his advice, and after some
inquiry found a woman who +
thought would suit me. Her namo
was Emily Sands, and she was
pleasant faced woman ofabout forty.
She told mo that she had been
q widow, with no means, and
had since earned her living by
needle-work; and although T had
intended that the woman who
camo every morning to do my house
work should still come, T found
Emily SO handy and so willing that
I soon discontinued the services of
the other. She was so amiable and
go vivacious, that I was satisfied
that I had done the best that T
could do in the matter.
~ hope so," he said, doubtfully.
"And don't you think so?" I ask
cd.
"Well, no." he replied.
"Now, Tdlike to know why, Elijah.
Do you see anything wrong about
hort" .'- H. ..
~ can't say that I do; I presume
it is only notion; but + have in
some way conceived kind of dis
trust of her face. I can't explain
it, and you had better not be pre-
JUDGED by it."
"You may be very sure ! shall
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03

Sincerity is to spoak as We think,
to do as we pretend and profess,
to perform and to make good what
we promise, and roally to bo what
wo would scom and appear to bo.
1t is an oxcellont instrument for
tho early dispatch Of business, by
creating confidence in those we
doal to deal with, and saving tho
labor of many inquiries.-IGllotso
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03

SILENT MEN.-Wa ashington nov-
or mado a speech. In tho zcnith of
his iamo he once attempted it, fail.
Oh, and gave it mp confused and
abashcd. In forming tho Consti.
tuition Of tho United Statos, the la-
Dor was almost wholly performed
in committee Of tho Whole, Of
which George Washington was
the chairman; but ho made two
speeches during tho convention
OF very few words each. Tho
convention, however, aclsnowl-
odgd the master spirit, and histo-
rians affirm that had it not boon
for his personal popularity, and
the thirty words OF his first speech,
pronouncing it the best that could
be united upon, tho Constitution
would have boon rejected by the
people. Thomas Jefferson never
made n speech. IIo couldn't do it.
Napoleon, whose executive ability
is almost without parallel, said
that his greatest difficulty was in
finding men Of deeds rather than
words. Whom asked how he
maintained his influence over his
superior in age and experience
whom commandor-in-ehicf Of an
army in Italy, he said, by rosorvo.
Tho greatness Of man is not mcas.
urcd by tho length Of his spoochcs
and their number.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03

1t is related of George Clark,
tho celebrated negro minstrel,
that being examined rs witnoss,
ho was scvoroly intorrogatod by
tho attorney, who wishod to broak
down his evidence. "You arc in
the negro minstrel business, be.
lieve" inquired tho lawyor.-
"Ycs, SIR" was tho prompt reply.
"Isn't that rather q low calling ?"
demanded tho lawyer. "I don't
know but what it is, sir" ropliod
the minstrel, "but it is so much
bottor than my fathers that | nm
rather proud Of it," "What was
your fathor's calIing7" "IIo was
q lawyer" replied Clark, in tone
Of regret that put tho audience
in roar. The lawyer lot him
alono.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03
LOVE UNBOUGHAT.

Like Dlans kiss, unasked, unsought,
Love gives itself, but Is not bought;
Nor voice nor Sonnd bctrays
It's deep impassioncd gazo.
1t comes--the beautiful, the free,
The crown Of all humanity
In silence and alono
10 seek tho elected one.
Oh, weary hearts! Oh, slumberng eyes!
Oh. dropping souls. whose dcstinios
Are fraught with fear and pain
Ye shall bo loved again!
"EO one is so accursed by flto,
No one so utterly doSolatc,
But some heart though unknown
Responds unto his own.
''Responds-as if with unseen wings
An angel touched Its quiycring strings;
And whispers in its song
Where hast thou stayed SO long?"
Longfellow
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03
THERE rs NO DEATH.

There Is no death! Tho stars 90 down,
To rise upon some fairer shore;
And bright in Heavens jewelod crown
They shino forevcrmore.
There Is no death The dust we tread
Shall change beneath the Summer showers
TO golden grain or mellow fruit
Or rainbow tinted flowers.
Tho granite rocks disorganize
To feed the hungry moss thev bear,
The forest loaves drink daily life
From out the viowloSs air.
There is no deathi The leaves may fall,
The flowers may fado and pass away;
They only wait through wintry hours
Tho coming Of tho May
There is no death! An angel form
Walks o'or the earth with silent tread,
He bears our best-lovcd things away, .s1r
And then we call them "dead."
He leaves our hearts all desolatc,
He plucked our fairest sweetest flowers;
Transplanted into bliss, they now
Adorn immortalsbowers.
The bird.like voice with joyous tones
Made glad these scenes Of sin aud strife,
Sings now an everlasting song
Amid the tree OF lifo.
And where lie sees smile too bright,
Or heart too pure for taint and yico,
He bears 1t to that world of light,
ITO dwell in Paradise.
Born unto that undying life,
They leave us but to come again;
With Joy we welcome them-the same
Except In sin and pain.
And over near us though unseen,
The dear immortal spirits tread,
For oil tho boundless universe
Is life--there is no dead
-Bulwer Lytton.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03

gono out Of his voice, leaving it
gentle and sorrowful. "Just few
words to ask you to forgive us for
what wo meant to do, and to tell
you what has happened to change
my mind 80 suddenly, and why we
can't rob you, as wo meant to do"
He took the package from his
pocket with the words, and tossed
it into my lap.
'That money belongs to the man
that [ love and honor more than any
other on earth. Tn u hard Gus
toner, maam; we live by dark ways
and doin,ys, Jane and I; and I
wouldn't have believed when she let
me III here to-day and hid me, that
J. could leave the house without that
money; but if I'd known whom it
belonged to, I'd sooner have held
out my right hand to be cut off
than come here as I have, and for
what [ came. I used to be a sailor,
and L was with Captain Croly in
tho Calvert. He was the very kind
est and best master that ever han.
died speaking trumpet, and there
wasn't man aboard the bark but
loved him. One night off Hattcras
oil hands were sent aloft to reef in
a heavy gale; and when they camo
down again I was missing. "Whcro
is he?' the captain asked; but mono
OF them knew. They hadn't noticed
me since we all sprang into the
shrouds together. 'Overboard, I'm
afraid, said the mate and the men
all seemed fearful that I was lost.
The captain hailed me through his
speaking trumpet and there came
back faint, despairing cry, only
just heard above the piping of the
storm. Captain Croly never Or
dered any one else up; he cast off
his coat, and threw down his trum-
pet, and went aloft before any one
could get ahead Of him. He found
me hanging with one elbow over the
forcyard, and just about ready to fall
from weakness and pain for my
other arm was twisted out of Joint
at the elbow by turn of the ropes.
He caught me, and held me there
till help came up from below, and
then they carried me down. 1t was
Captain Croly that saved me from
a grave in the sea. Forgive us,
madam, if you can. We will leave
you in peace. Come, Jane"
"Well," said Elijah, in his joking
way, when he came homo next after
this cventful night, "you'vo not
pccn murdered Tor that money, l
sec. Where's Emily? Has she run
off with it,"
handed him tho package, mere
ly remarking that the woman had
unexpectedly left me, for reasons
which were best known to herself.
This WAS all the conversation that 1
had with him upon the subject; he
never knew what I have now been
telling. Perhaps 7 did wrong but
[ was always reluctant to tell him all
about it, and he died before I could
make up my mind. But I never
had any other secret from Elijah !;
and [ believe I never had an adven
ture that mado such an impression
upon mo as this did
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03

DON'T throw your opinions in
evorybody's teeth. You may set
it down as orthodox (although it
sounds like q paradox), that tho
moro freely you bostow your opin.
ions on your neighbor, the loss
opinion he will have Of you.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03

knowledge and timber shouldn't t
DO much usod till they arc season.
cd.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03

Aopo tho best, got roady for tho
worst, and thon tako what God
sonds.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03

"Fixing" in Arkansas means
double. barrolcd shot guns from an
ambush.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03

Most pooplo arc like oggs, too
full OF themselves to hold anything
elso.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03
Doetrp.
G
CASTING A SHADOW.

A wit stopped Mt foundry, whore
Somo mon wcro casting iron ware,
And entering, said, "You all appear
TO be engaged in casting here"
Eyes" said the foreman, CHATS our biz.
The wit remarked, "Pm glad 1t Is,
For have sought, and found at last,
A place to get shadow cast"
The iron man at once replied
That "Such q feat their skill dohcd;"
But recommended him to pass
TO foundry whore they worked in trass.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03

Ifyou want whiskoy at Benning-
ton, w., ask for "propared lauda-
num-"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03

Tho homo should bo like lullaby
IL this noisy, headlong world.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03

A sad exterior is moye. suro to-
ropel than attract pity.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03

If you pay a visit, it is not no.
cossary to take o recoipt.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-03-03

Carpets arc bought by tho yard ,
and worn by tho foot.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-04-29
Two Lovers Cast Ashore OH II Desert
Isle.

An English newspaper publishes a
singular deposition made by II Aus
tin Gray, an Englishman, and the son
of n clergyman. The deposition sets
forth that G~rayand II young lady named
Flora Locke, daughter of IN officer in
an India regiment, took passage for
India in a sailing vessel. name not
given, commanded by Capt. Clark.
During the voyage the captains admi-
ration for his fair passenger increased
daily, and he was continually pro-
posing to marry, while she, with equal
perseverance, was declining his offers.
The voyage might have terminated
happily, with nothing to mar the
pleasing monotony of offer and reiec.
ton, but for the discovery by Capt.
Clark that Miss Locke loved Austin
Gray. The skipper offered to marry
her once more, but receiving the usual
reply, ordered the lovers to be ironed.
Next day, by some unkind geographical
mischance, they sighted land, which
! was Il barren island. The passengers
were put ashore and ironed to the
rocks, like n double edition of An
dromeda and Perseus, Clark left them
his blessing and two days provisions,
upon which, after freeing themselves
from their letters, they subsisted
for five days, when "tho good
ship Albatross" conveniently took
them of to India, where tive arrived
safely and were married Immediately"
Ii vas a romantic and uncomfortable
adventure, aud if true, Capt. Clark
ought to be spoken to seriously
about it.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-04-29
Phosphorescence

~, N
When the venus was NJ anchof OH
Slmon's Tow the sea was so phospnor.
escent that the caDih OF the nmtura'ists
was lighted us with n lamp me water,
when poured from one quicker into an
other, was ike molten eau aNu whell
the hand was plunged into IL, IL came
out covered win luminous corpuscles'
glitterlng ike diamonds iuli Oh ight'
Spallanza'n made numerous expert
ments upon the hght OF tle meausio'
lie tnat the pnospnorescoht power
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-04-29

MERITS or DEVON CATTLE, "A cores
pendent of The Indiana Farmer gives
his opinion Of Devon cattle, promising
chat he does not consider them extra Tor
the dairy: Frat, they are very handsome,
both in color, symmetry, and horns,
then they are very hardy, will do on
less feed than the short-horn, will fat
ten on shorter pasture than the short.
horn, and are better adapted to land
not very rich, when fat, have more flesh
in proportion to The bone, have far less
coarse beef, have more beef on the best
cuts, and the fat and lean more evenly
interspersed, and sell at a higher price
in most markets where they are largely
kept. They are much heavier in pro-
portion to their size. / think them, on
the whole, the most profitable bullocks
known. Perhaps on very rich, strong
land, with extra care and attention, the
short.horn may be made just as profit
able, but not under ordinary circum-
stances. / have tried them in England
side by side, fed in the same house,
same feed, and | give the preference
to the Devon.