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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1879-09-24
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THE TWO RUTHS.

master Of the settlement.
Ho was a tall, angular man,
very stern in his demeanor, ex-
ceedingly exemplary in his con-
duct and Of undoubted courage.
The schoolhouse was situated
on a Little knoll in the woods, and
purling brook wound its way
lazily through the meadows which
had been cleared along it's banks
by the settlers. It was a rude
wooden structure built Of logs and
rudely and uncomfortably fur
nished.
Archie Mccullough, a bright
faced boy, quick and intelligent,
was the youngest child in the
school, and Master Browns favor.
ite. One beautiful morning in
summer-it was in July, l764-to
be particular, on the goth day Of
the month-he came into the
sehool-room beaming all over with
smiles and happy as the day was
long. Master Brown had already
arrived, had swept out the school,
house, busted the desks and
benches and put everything to
rights.
"Why you are early, Archie" }"
he said to the child, with g smile,
as the young lad entered with his
broad brimmcd straw hat in his
hand and his tiny dinner basket
on bis arm.
eyes, sir,' the boy answered
timidly but respectfully, II always
like to get to school early, but
some Of the boys don't want 10
come to-day. I saw one Of them
in the woods and he said he was
going to play hockey"
He must be a bad boy, Archie" "
+ho ,oaetnr said uWho was be 2"
"He asked me not to tell, and |
said I wouldn't"
was not good promise to
make, my child,' Master Brow n
replied, "but having made it you
must keep it. 1t is as bad to break
your word as to tell a lie"
The child hung down his head
and was silent. Presently he
looked up and running to the door,
said:
"Here comes the two Ruths." ="
Two little girls entered. Ruth
Hall and Ruth Hart by name,
smiling at Archie and curtseying
to Master Brown as they came
into the door. They were tiny
things, about the same age both
of them, and might have been mis-
taken for twins but for the ia
miliar manner in which their
names were occupied by their
companions, the "two kuths'"
| Other children followed coming IN
one by one and tardy, until nine
had assembled. With the excep-
ton of the two Ruths all were
boys, and none of them seemed
anxious to begin the duties Of the
day.
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The LONGEST BEARD.-A citizen
of Gafneys, S. c., who saw state
ment published some days ago con-
cerning the man in Michigan who has
beard seven feet long, comes forward
with a story almost as good. The
proprietor of an extraordinarily long
hirsute appendage is Mr.. A. D. Ray,
of that town. Mr.. Ray is represented
as very modest, unassuuing man, so
much so with a reference to this mat
ter of beard that even his neighbors
do not know that he can justly claim
such distinction. His beard measures
five feet four inches. How does he
conceal it? He keeps it plated, rolled
in oil silk, and under his shirt collar,
with the upper beard so arranged as
to conceal the plaits. Only a few per-
sons have been permitted to look upon
this wonderful beard, but our infor-
mant once had that pleasure, and he
assures us that it was wonderful
sight to see man six feet high With
beard to his very toes. It is his habit
to unfurl it every Sunday morning,
carefully comb and plait and return it
to it's nesting place. The owner Of
this wonderful beard says he has not
shaved since the war, and that his
beard just keeps on growing. -.
[Garlotte Observer.
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JOB PREV'T.EvVG
DONE WITH NEATNESs AND DISPATCH
TERMS CASH.

The CHILDREN OF GEN. HooD.-A
number Of promilont Southern gen
tlemen, including DR.. A. Y. P. Gar
nett, Of Washington, Gen. G.. T.
Beauregard and Hon. Randall Gibson,
of Louisiana, Senator Hampton, of
South Carolina, Governor Matthews,
of West Virginia, and Gen. Joseph
R. Anderson, Of Virginia, have issued
an appeal for funds in behalf of the
orphaned children of the late Gen.
John B: Hood: WhiIst making the
appeal more especially to the people
of the South upon the ground of duty
as we'll as sympathy, the appeal states
that it must not be understood as
wishing to confne so noble an object
to any one section of:a common coup-
try. In order to systematic and in
dicate some practical scheme, it is
proposed that collections be taken up
by every Sunday school and all benev-
olent associations throughout the
South; that contribution boxes be
placed. at all post-o6ices, drug stores
aud principal places of business in
every city and village of,eaeh South
ern State, and that the funds thus COL
lected be placed in some convenient
bank Or: banking house to the credit
ofan executive committee or board Of
managers, composed of the Governors
Of the several States of, the South,
who shall have charge of and, disburse
all moneys thus collected for The main
tenance and education Of these chill
dren. ' Gen. Robt. Toonbs has con-
tributed Sl00to the fund for the Hood
children, aud says be will give the
same amount annually as long as he
lives, and a .sympathiziug lady in
Rome, Ga., has offered to, take the
twin infants and raise them. H..
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Mr.. G. B. Lake, Of Edgefeld, is.
not willing that Col. T: W, McMaster
should claim all the honor of keeping
Grant back at the Crater. He claims
that other commands bore no mean
part in the work. Mr.. Lake writes
to the Nea0s and Courier as follows
'As one Of the few surviving officers
Of the 22d S. C. Volunteers, I feel it
my duty to mention the fact that the
22d Regiment, commanded by the
gallant Col. Dave Fleming, was i'm
mediately about Pegram's Battery on
that awful 30th Of July, instead Of
August, and that We suffered more
than any other Confederate Regiment
that day. I was first lieutenant,
and in command of Company B, from
Spartanburg. 1 had one officer, Lieut..
W. J. Lake, Of Newberry; and thirty
four enlisted men Immediately in rear
of Pegram's Battery-sent there to
support these guns. Every one Of us
was buried by the explosion Of those
four tons of powder. Lieut.. v. J.
Lake, three enlisted men and myself
were dug out Of the dirt by some of
the Federal troops (meubers, I think,
of New York Artillery Regiment,)
after they had taken possession of the
works. The other thirty-one men
were killed. ....
'CoEs Fleming was buried fully
twenty feet under the dirt and is theFs
now. While the regiment was fear
fully cut to pieces, there was small
band Of heroes left, who fought des-
perately and were among the first to
re-euter the crater and drive out the
| enemy
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delineated and broadly published,
does not rouse many a delinquent
conscience into action, then is all
moral suasion vain, and the butt
end of the law our only recourse.
Printers Register.
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Doetrp.
3
TEEs; EMPTY CRADLE

Sad is the heart Of the mother,
Who sits by the lonely hearth,
Where never again the children
Shall waken their songs Of mirth;
And still through the painful silence
She listens for voice and tread,
Outside of the heart-there only
She knows that they are not dead.
Here is the desolate cradle,
The pillow SO lately pressed,
But far away has the birding
Flown from its little nest.
Grooming the lullabies over
That once were her babes delight,
All through the misty spaces
She follows its upward fight.
Little she thought Of moment
So gloomy and sad as this,
When close to her heart she gathered
Her child for its goodnight kiss.
She should be tenderly cherished,
Never a grief should she know;
Wealth, and the pride Of princess,
These would q mother bestow.
And this is the darling's portion
In beaFen-where SIS has fed;
BY angels securely guarded,
By angels securely led.
Brooding in sorrowful silence
Over the empty nest,
Can you not see through the shadows
: Why it is all for the best?
Better the heavenly kingdom
Than riches Of earthly crown,
Better the early morning fight
Than one when the sun is down:
Better an empty casket
Than jewels besmirched with sin;
Safer than these without the fold
Are those that have entered in.
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He that hath the love of God in
him hath the kingdom Of God.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1879-09-24
ssROASTEN. YEARS.
Honey and Butternlilk--How they Doubled
Billy Up.
BY BILL ARP.

l took the green corn dance
about midnight and the small Of
my back caved in, and from then
until daybreak, I never sot up,
nor lay down, nor stood still mo.
ment. Doubled up and twisted
and jerked around with excrucia-
ting pains, I cavorted all over one
side of the house, for we had some
Atlanta company on the other,
and my groauings were worse
than a foundered mule. It was
just awful to behold and awfuller
to experience. Spirits Of turpen-
tine, camphor, hot water, mustard
plaster, mush poultice, paragoric,
Jamaica ginger were all used ex-
ternally and internally, but no re-
lief. I trotted around and paced
and fox-trotted and hugged the
bed-post and laid down and rolled
over on the floor like hundred
dollar horse, and my wife, Mrs.
Arp, she trotted around too, and
dosed me with this thing and that
thing and had the stove fred up
and hollered for hot water forty
times before she got it. " =. >:
4 told you not to work SO hard
in the sum- said she. oh, Lordy,'
said I.
4 asked you to change your
clothes as soon as you came to
the house and you didn't oh,
my country said /. :..;'
Don't wake up the company
she continued. And you would
eat them roastenssears for supper.
Did ever anybody hear Of a man
eating roasten ears for supper and
then wash 'em down with butter,
milk and honey?' 'Oh, my poor
back said L.
DO you reckon it's your back
amt it further round in front {?
oh, no. said l, its everywhere,
it's lumbago, it's Stalker, it's
Bright's disease, it's Etna and
Vesuius all mixed up. Oh, I'm
so sick, can't nobody do notbin' ?
Poor fellow, poor William, I'm
so sorry for you, but you will
wake up the company if you don't
mind. I'm doing everything lean.
You've taken enough things now
to kill you. l declare l don't
know what to do next, all this
comes from mo7in' to the country,
five miles from the drug store or
a doctor. l told you how it would
be-plumbags and skyattiker and
a bright disease, and the Lord
knows what, and I wouldn't be a
bit surprised ifyou had the yellow
fever TO boot-caught it tramping 6
around Memphis, and it's just
broke out. Poor man, if he does
| die what will become of us? But
if he gets we'll he'H',go and do the
same thing over again. Don't
grunt so loud. [ declare you
make enough noise to wake up a
graveyard. I never saw sncb a
man. Here, try this mush poul-
tice. l thought that water would
never get hot. Does it burn you
'Oh, yes ; it burns, but fire is moth
ing now let it burn: Oh, I'm so
sick. Bring me the paragoric or
the laudanum or something. l
can't stand it ten minutes longer,
said I.
There amt a drop left. You've
taken it all. There's nothing but
chlorophorm, and I'm so afraid OF
that; but maybe it will relieve
you, William. My poor William,
how l do hate to see you suffer
so, but you will never do as I tell
you. Do please don't wake up the
company
Well, I took the chlorophorm
and went to sleep-to the happy
land-all-blessed relief, and when
l walked I was easier, and in due
time was restored to my normal
condition.
If a man be gracious to stran-
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If a man be gracious to stran-
gers it shows be is citizen Of the
world, and that his heart is no
island, cut off from other lands,
but continent that joins them.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1879-09-24

How many OF us can thank God
for what seems evil, rejoicing in
it, feeling while not seeing that he
has sent it because we need it and
cannot be as He wills without 1t.
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Special Notices in Local column Is cents
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Advertisements not marked with the num-
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Interest speaks all sorts Of
tongues and plays all sorts Of
character-even that Of disinter-
estedness.
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The test of extraordinary merit
is to see those who envy 1.-THE
most obliged to praise it.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-15
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

CHICAGO March IA, 10 A M.-Corn-
April, 324; May, 364. Pork-April,
50 7219@9 rs; May, 80 Se19@9 So.
Wheat-ApriI, Ola; May, o51S,
CHICAGO, March IA, IL 100 M.-Wheat--
April, 500; May, 037s Corn--April, SO;
May 3G15. Pork April, 50 671s; May,
$0771a@9 80.
CHICAGO, March IA, 2:30 P, M.--Corn--
April, 32@32b May, 3615. Pork-April
SO 7219@9 rs; May, 50 S71a. Wheat
April, 0Ol4 May, 944@044.
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CHURCHES.


A FRIChN NJ E.-Funr,ecnth street. between
~ Walnut and Cedar street,; services sabbath II
Il. m. and 100 T.. IA; sunday school sop N,
CHRISTIAN Eighteenth street; meeting Sab
" bath 1879 p. m; preaching occasionally
CHURCH or THE REDEEMER--( Episcopal
" Fourteenth street; Morning prayers (saD0athl
l0:1O q. NJ; evening prayers,7TD p. N; saDoath
school a m Rev ST. j. Dillon Lee, Rector.
EIRsT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
i Preaching at 1880 a. m, 5 p m and ~ p m
sabbath school at 100 p. m Rev. i. j. Shores,
pastor.
7 LUTHERAN Thirteenth street; services sab
IL bath II q, IN. snd 1880 p. m, Sunday school ga
N. Rev. Duefschncr. pastor.
NIETHODlST-Cor Eighth and Walnut streets
vi Preaching Sabbath 1890 q. m. and p IN :
prayer meeting. Wednesday 1870 p. m; SUNDAY
school 8 p. m Rev. A. +. Morrison, pastor
DRESBYTERiAS-E Eighth street; preaching on
l Sabbath at II 20 a. N. and f:3D p. m; prayer
meeting Wednesday at 1870 p. IN; sunday schOeI
at3p NJ. Rev. Il. Y George, pastor
cECOND FRERWlLL BAPTIST Fifteenth
y street between Walnut and Cedar streets; ser
vices sabbath at and 20 ,. m.
OF. JOSEPH'S- tROmau Calholicl Corner Cross
y and Walnut streets. services sabbath IV|u a.
m; Sunday School at2 p IN; Nc-perr p M ser
vice. every day At ; p. H.
CT PATRICK * Roman Catholic Corner Ninth
y street and Washington avenue, services SAP,
oath and 10 4, m; Nrspcr- ?. m, SauGa{ Scho2I
. D. m services every Gay AZ ,, "a. Rev r. LhDe.'
priest,
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WASHINGTON.
Special to the Times.Journal

WASHINGTON, March 13.-Owing to tn,
failure of majority of the members t.
reach here to-day, nothing new has de
veloped itself showing the relative strength
OF the two candidates for the speakcrship
1t is noticeable that the most of the older
members who are here, are Randall men.
IF BLACKBuN WINS
it will DO chiefly by the votes of new men,
bers. Randall claims all of tho Missouri
delegation save two. There is well or
gained opposition at work against Clerk
Adams and the indications are that he will
have to give way to Caldwell. Of Alabama
with Blackburn as speaker. Caldwell fol-
clerk and the present doarkeeper and post
master retained 1t will give four Of the
chief places to the South. The confidence
with which the friends Of both Of the can
didatcs talk leads to the belief that they
are either deceived themselves or are trying
to drive Others in regard to the situation,
1T IN SAID
that in the event of a failure to nominate in
that one or two Of the important chairman
ships of committees will be placed at the
disposal of Republicans with a view of get
ting their aid for Randall.
THE GREENBAcKERs.
are being severely let alone, and the failure
of both parties TO make any ovcrtures to
them is surprise as well as disappoint.
ment 70 them.
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--latest News.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
LIVERPOOL GRAIN.

LIVERPOOL, March, ID, 200 pM.--Wheat
dull. Winter, 9s@9s Al; Spring, Is 9d@
IS 3D.; California average, IS 1ld@0s 4d;
California club, 9s 3d@9s Sd. Corn-new,
As edo As I'd.
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NEW YORK GRAIN.

New YORK, March IA, IL ;07PM.- Wheat
--quiet-No, 2 Chicago, 81 05@1 06;
No, 2 Milwaukee, 81 OG@l OF; Red Winter
81 04@l Az; No. 2 Red Winter 81 IA;
No. 2 Amber, 81 1901 1919. Corn quiet.
Steamer, Az; No. 3, 43h@43A; No.
! 2, 443l.
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VEGET[NE
Purifies the Blood,

BsToS Mass, Oct ~, 1871
Mr. r. II. STEvEss:-
Dear Sill have ben usng Vegetne for SOM
time WIN The Crcatestsatislction and can hlghY
recommend 1t III a grCnt clanser and purifier OF ne
blood, j. l.. HANAFORD,
Pastor Of Egestorsquare NJ Il, Church
NEF0usSEss and all arrangements OF the aerv,
ous system, are usn1ly Connected with a diseased
condition Of the blood Debility IL frequent ac
compartment The frst thing 10 be done IL to I'm
prove tho condition Of the blood. This is accom-
plished BY taking yegctine. II Is nerve medi'
cine and Possesses controlling power over the
nervous system.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
City Officers.

Clly DlllctfS.
Mayor-ll Henry Winter.
Treasurer u L. Parker.
Clerk b, Phlls.
COunselor-W VIM. b. Gilbert
Marshall. ID, AFTER.
At,0rney-W. q. McGcc.
Police Magistratc--J. i, Bird
BOARD or ALDERMEN
First WarG-Gco. Y0cum, VIM. O'C8llahan.
Second Ward--Wood Rit,enhousc, n, d. Thistle
wood.
Third WardW =, Wright, John Wood
Fourth Ward-Charlrr o. Pater, ID, j, Foley.
Filth Ward-T. ", Halliday Chas Lancaster
County Officers.
Circuit Judgc-O. A. Iarkcr.
Circuit Clerk A. Reeves,
County Judge--R. 3. IOcum.
County Clerks. D. llGmm.
County Attorney-W. G.. Mulkcy.
County Trcasurcr-A j. Alden
Sherid-JOhn Hodges
Coroner-k. Ft2cc-a4l.
County Commissioner. W Halliday, NJ. V
Brown, Samuel Brey.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLA
TURE.
THE SENATE.

Mr. Archer moved to suspend the rules
and take up the resolutions providing for
the stopping of bill presentations after the
18th inst, except from committees, but the
senate refused to suspend the rules.
Mr.. Walker presented petition praying
that The law cxempting church property,
ministers and priests from taxation be re-
peaIed Referred to committee on revenue.
Mr. Fuller introduced resolution for
the holding Of two daily sessions Of the SEN
ate until the end Of the session,
Mr. Mum introduced a bill 70 provide
for the election Of four circuit judges in the
Ninth judicial circuit The bill contains
an emergency clause.
The consideration Of Mr.. Jones' bill, pro-
tecting dcpositors by making the receipt
of deposits by inso'ycnt banks . felony,
was resumed
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures, making the
provisions Of the bill apply to all person.
and corporations doing banking bushes.
was adopted,
THE HOUSE.
Sharp at nine O'Clock the house met
and before the members could get through
yawning the granger, the earIy-risng clo-
mcnt Of the l0w-making branch Of the gov
eminent, hadrushed up a lot of petitions,
mostly against the sale Of liquor, interspcrs-
ed here and there with few bills furnish
ed by some designing lawyer seeking u
change in some part Of the statutes which
will enable him to successfully prosecute
an unjust lawsuit.
Mr., Ehrhardt from the subcommittee
on labor and manufactures made ponder
GUS report, referred to in these dispatches
of yesterday, when 1000 copies were or
dered printed
Committee reports heretofore mentioned
were made, when the special order-tht
majority and minority reports on miIitil
Code--was reached.
Mr. Mckinley moved to make them the
special order for one week from to-day,
Thursday, as the bills had just been print
ed and the members DIES ire time to consider
the same.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-23

Nine Lula the Crcassian girl started on six days
walk last evening IN Ouo Cottage Garden, ObOken SIZE
says size expects TO cover 80 miles
Mrs Lydia Rutan OF Putnam, n y died yesterday
morning She was born on Aug o. 1881, AMI qucut
~ lacked only two years ot being ccutcnariHn
The opening base ball game oi the season IN Princeton
was won yesterday by the University nine against tho
uucas m The National soCiauon, by score Of x to-
Mr. Walter Jaeger one the oldest brokers In Wall
street ani The tcr NJ BISHOP Thomas Jaeger nf Gie
DoccsV Of southern ono. drd IN lis residence ~ FLUSH.
INK yesterday lie was 7a years OF agc.
Fne slightly damaged Ralph Stoidard's house At att
East l2ith street, Monday evening. Mr. St0idAr
i've, ,carold son took box 0f matches g. bed and his
straw mattress took hrc. The boy rescued unhurt
Tho corner stone Of Christ, Protestant Episcopal
Church lnid with Masonic ceremonies In borden.
town, ! Yesterday, Many delegates ui the New Jer.
sy Grand Lodge o Maslns and about seventy crrgymcn
were present Right Worthy Grand Master lAlnil on
scarborough delivered thc address
The Police Board OF Jersey city which consists Of
three Democrats Hnd three Republicans met last nisht
20 effect permanent organization The Republicans
Nominated Commissioner Rird and the DrmOcfhtA Com.
missioner wright Tor temporary Chairman Each can.
ddae received three votes. secret ballot was then
taken and on counting the votes found that seven
hhd been east After the rd ballot the board adjourned
without making n choice.
The strict enforcement of the Sunday law In Newark IL
yet tcausing much excitement In that city. Mr. samuel
hascl the counsel for the Citizens Protective Associa
uon. was before the Urand jury yesterday. with
plants against Peter Balcntlic Sons. brewers; v
blanchard 60, patent leather manufacturers; Edward
BahOcl Son rehncrs Lister Brothers. lOncdus works.
aud c pr0pricturs Of the SNmttH Ci the Nvihg Kags
and the New Jersey Fed Ahug.