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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-01-19

The NORTH PoLE.-Some people
have asked, What good can re-
suit from finding the pole?' The
late Prof: Henry is on record as
saying the magnetism of the earth
requires more observation in this
direction than have been made :;
that we cannot complete our
knowledge of the tides Of the
ocean, or Of the winds Of the
globe without finding the pole !;
besides that, the whole field Of
natural history vii! be enriched
by it, especially botany, geology
and minerology. The facts about
the effect of extreme cold on ami
NAL and vegetable life cannot be
but interesting. AS Prof. Henry
said, it will lead not only to en-
large the sphere of mental pleas
ure of man, but will promote the
application Of science TO the arts
of life. Prof. NJ. F. Maury puts it
in this way.
Within this polar area the tides
have their cradle, and whales
their nursery. There the winds
complete circuit, and the currents
of the sea their sound, in the
wonderful system Of oceanic cir
culation; there the aurora is
lighted up and the trembling NEE
die brought to rest and there, 100,
in the mazes of. that mystic circle;
terrestrial forces of occult pow
er, and of vast influence upon the
we'll being Of man, are continually
at work. It is a circle of@myste-
ries, and the desire to enter 1t, to
explore the untrodden wastes and
secret chambers, and to study its
physical aspects has grown to a
Ionging.'
There is an unknown area OF j.
$4,000 square miles of the surface
the globe that is now q blank
We cannot tell whether this area
is land or water. This question:
among others, these explorations
will determine.-Er.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-01-19

engaged in duel within Or
without the State, either as prin,
cipal or second, or been present
thereat as a party thereto in be-
half Of either of the principals in
such duel, and that | will not,
during the term Of office to which
| have been elected, Tor appointed,
as the case may be, ergagein a
duel as principal, or aid and abet
IN such duel as second, or as
party thereto il behalf Of either
principal or otherwise" 10 which
shall be added, in the case OF all
officers, charged with the preser
7ation of the peace, the follow
ing: "And | will, to the extent
of my ability, enforce the penal
ties prescribed by law against
duelling, and will not fail to bring
to justice all persons offending
against the said law that may
come within my view or know
ledge"
SEC. 4. That this Act shall not
affect indictments now pending
for offenses under the law as it
now exists, or indictments that
may be brought for otfenses COM
mitted before the passage of this
Act.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-01-19
Family C0mDanion Literature Miscellany News Agriculture Narke
NEWRERRY, s. c. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1884,

my breast again, as | did when she
was a babe. She is so beautiful,
Grace, all in white, with rose crown
on her forehead, and young and bright
as you are now. I have tried to
make you happy, dear-kiss me =
And as Grace bent her face, dripping
with tears; to his, the failing hand
caressed her golden hair, as it had
been wont, and he spoke once more,
feebly: The shadow is gone now !!
She stands there, but it is al! Glory
Annie p
What does he mean? What
shadow p whispered Grace's husband.
But she raised her head, slightly.
Hush, dear-see-he is gone:'
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-01-19

Back:yards-The trains on Ia
dies dresses.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-01-19

He HAD PATIENcE.-A true in
cident, which happened at Lo-
westoft, England: A simple coun-
tryman was following to the
grave, with many heavy sighs and
foods of tears young wife, to
whom he had been de0otedly at
tached. At the end of the fune-
raj service he wrung his hands,
tore his hair, and was ready to
throw himself on the cofn, ex-
claiming that he could not survive
her. A huxom damsel Of the
same parish, whose christian
name was Patience, was standing
by, and OF her the honest farmer
had, before his marriage: often
cast a wistful look. Seeing him
so agisated and growing SO for
the loss of his spouse, she SAID 10
him in a very tender tone: ''John:
John, have patience" He turned
around, with streaming eyes, and,
seeing who had add ressed him re-
piled in a fit of eestacy: "Egad,
and so l will, my Lass, tomorrow,
if thou will have me-" She was
agreeable, in every sense OF the
word. They have been married
for the last six years, and are as
happy as the day is long. They
own the Pig and Whistle" at
Deccles, and four children.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-01-19

TIRED OF Ir.-'WellIrr. T. I'm get
ting about tired Of this 'ere Iite,'
said an ultra specimen Of the ge-
nus tramp. Going half-star7od
one day, and drenched to the
skin another sleeping one night
in a barn, the next night under a
hedge, and the third in the lock-
up; this life isn't what it used to
be. Tell yer what it's, boys, If
'tvasn't for the looks ofthe' thing,
I'd 60 to work
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gsIsetsn s Story.
Heart Shadows.

In a richly.furnished parIor, its
crimson curtains closely drawn to
shut out the piercing winter
night, before glowing fire, sat
Maurice Greenwood, merchant.
Somewhat more than fifty years
bad written their record Of his
life; but his hair was thickly
sprinkled with gray, ami bis face
with its deep.set hazel eyes and
compressed mouth, seemed like
that of one much older.
That face was one where WiN
was craven on every feature, as
with pen of iron and diamond
point. But some regret, some
lasting shade there was, about
brow, and eyes, and mouth, and
Maurice Greenwood was not hap
py.
Wealth be had, and every out
ward means of happiness, save
dear faces, by his freside, and
tones of home affection. These
| be had not; in his palace-like
home be lived alone.
All, there was a shadow on
Maurice Greenwood's hearth and
heart; one, too, Of his own max
ing.
His wife slept beneath the
green shades of the cemetery
and his only daughter, lis oeauti-
full, gentle, true-hearted Annie,
was no longer at his side. She
had kept her faith with the lover
who lacked only gold ) and for
this be had banished her from
his home, and tried to Danish Der
image from his thoughts. But
that he could not do. He knew
not where Annie was ; whether,
9ven, she were living or uot.
Time nassed on. and he became
accustomed to his lonely life yet
the regret he could not Danish,
embittered every quiet hour.
At times, when, as now, he sat
alone by bis deserted freside, the
thought of his daughter grew so
vivid that she seemed to stand
beside him. The white brow, the
radiant wavy hair Of golden
brown. were the SAME; but the
blue eyes with sad, reproschful
look, gazed steadily into his own.
Once or twice the illusion had
been 80 strong that involuntarliy
he stretched his arms toward her
and called her name, and his
housekeeper, perhaps coming IN
with his tea-tray, had found him
nearly fainting, or, as be always
answered, tired
4 do DECLARE she said to an ln-
tiraSe friend, if be would get bis
daughter home, with her husband,
and treat her like father, how
happy the man might be! Likely
enough, they've little children
that would make the old house
alive again, and it's more like a
tomb than anyt 3 else. But,
dear me, there's no knowing
whether she's alive wonder II be
| knows? never can ask hlm IL
wont do to mention her name !;
just set him against her still more,
if that could be but l wish l
knew! 70 think | Graded her
on my breast, same as l DID BIN
before her, ana never thought
to see my boy like this; just max,
ing himself wretched for the sake
Of worrying his own flesh and
blood
Ten years today, since Miriam
left me- said Maurice Greenwood
to himself.
1t was a mild, sunny spring
morning and opening leaf-buds
and q scent of garden violets, even
in the busy city, brought glad
tidings Of that which should be.
| A sudden impulse came over him
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-01-19

Venison is p}enltiful, but deer
as usual.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-01-19
miscellaneous.
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THE DUELLING ACT.

An Act to Amend Chap. CXAVlll
of the General Statutes Entitled
"Of. Offences against the Per
son." to Declare the Law in Re-
gard to Homicide in DueIllng
and to Provide for the Punish
rnent of the Same.
Whereas great uncertainty has
heretofore existed in this State in
the administration Of the law IN
regard to duelling; and whereas it
is, therefore, proper and expedient
that the law in regard to the
same should be plainly declared,
that it may be known in the tu-
ture:
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and
House Of Representatives OF the
State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same !:
SECTION l. That Section seven
| % of the one hundred and tTen-
ty-eighth chapter Of the General
Statutes entitled "Of offences
against the person" be, and thu
same is hereby, amended so as to
read as follows: "SECTION Z, w ho-
ever shall challenge another to
fight at sword, pistol, rapier, or
other deadly weapon, or who shall
accept any such challenge, shall
for every such offense, on convic-
ton thereof be deprived Of the
right of suffrage and be disa-
abled forever from holding any
Office of profit or honor IN
this State, and snail be i'm
prisoned in the peni3entiary for a
term not exceeding two years, at
the discretion of the Court. And
in case any person shall kill an
ether in any duel with q deadly
weapon, or shall infict a wound
or wounds upon any person 10
any duel 40 as the person or per-
sons so wounded shall thereof die
within the space of six months
then next following, that such
persons so killing another or so
wounding any person or persons
whereby such person or persons
so wounded shall die as aforesaid ,
being thereof convicted, shall sui
| fer death as in the case OF wllltul
murder"
SEC. 2. That Section 8 Of the
said chapter of the General Stat
utes be-, and the same is hereby,
amended 80 as TO read as follows :
"SECT1oN s. Whoever shall will
ingly or knowingly carry or de-
liver any such challenge. in writ
ing or verbally, deliver any mes
sage intended as or purportlng to
be such challenge, or who shall be
present at the fighting OF any
duel as a second, or aid or give
countenance thereto, shall tor
every such ofense, on conviction
thereof, be forever disabled from
holding any Office ofproft or hon
or in this State, and shall be I'M
prisoned in the Penitentiary for a
term not exceeding two years, at
the discretion of the Court and
shall be fined in sum not less
than five hundred dollars nor
more than one thousand dol
lars"
SEC. 3. That from and after the
passage Of this Act all mem bers
elected to the General Assem- bly,
and all officers now required tC
take and subscribe the oath pre-
scribed in Article II, Section 80
of the Constitution Of the State
shall, in addition thereto, take
the following oath before enter
ing upon the duties of their re
spective Offices, TO be admins
: tered in like manner as the oatE
now required 81 do soIemnIJ
r swear Tor affirm, as the case may
bel that I have not, since tbF
first day of January, A. D. 1881
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-01-19
JOB PRK RKy'TE9'G
TEE TALLEST MAN IN TIE
WORLD.

WORLD.
Chang, a Chinese giant, arrived
in New York on an ocean steamer
recently and was Immediately
pounced upon by the, newspaper
men. A reporter called at the
hotel where the giant lodged and
saw, sitting Oh an impro7ised seat
Of two chairs with heavy boards
laid across, presence which
seemed to Ill the whole room.
Chang is unquestionably the lar-
gest man in the world. He is gi-
ganlic. AS he sat there smiling
and uodding, his thoroughly Chi
nese face looked fully as broad as
an ordinary mans shoulders, and
as long, ifnot longer than a -four
barrel. His cheek bones bulge
out, and are as large as futI-sized
orange. lie is thirty-threc years
old, is the son Of a wealthy silk
and tea merchant in Pekin, where
be was born, is we'll educated,
speaks, reads and writes English,
German, French, italian and
Spanish, and is thoroughly court.
eous and gentlemanly. With
Chang is his '<tsecretary,'' a bust
ling: busy, earnest little French
man named Neaud, who looks up-
on the giant with admiration and
delight.
"What is. your exact height,
Chang ?" asked the reporter.
Il have never been measured,
monsieur. With our people it is
superstition which takes the
form Of a religious creed, that no
man must be measured until dead.
would rather die than to allow
myself to be measured. II; fact,
if | were measured l would die at
once, l fear. l am, however, some
where in the neighborhood: Of nine
feet. l will stand up-and you can
stand beside me and judge for
yourself" y, ...sr,..,..
Chang rose, and, rising, it
seemed as though he would never
stop. The reporter stands six
feet three inches in height. He,
at Chang's suggestion, put on &
high silk hat and walked under
the giants outstretched arm, near
the shoulder, without coming
within two inches of his sleeve.
Then fixing the height, :ef-hls
head about half way between tae
giants waist and neck, the re-
porter checked off three feetat a
guess and found that the crown
Of the Chinaman,s head was sure
| ly nine feet from the floor. His
hands and feetrare comparatively
small and very we'll formed. He
has exhibited before all the
crowned heads Of Europe and
| Australia, and has been the petof
several sovereigns, He wears a
solitaire diamond ring, given him
by the emperor Of Russia. y hle
is valued at s1,4OO. Attached to
his chain is a gold medal given
him by the Berlin exhibition,
| which asserts that he is the lar
gest man Of recent times. He
also has half a dozen immense
diamond rings given him by
rajahs in India, mayors IN Aus
| tralia and potentates from all
quarters of the globe. v hlle
talking to the reporter he sudden
Ily dived into his vest pocket,
which was large enough to hold
an ordinary mans head, and
brought forth ring with the
official seal and monogram Of
Francis Joseph. Inscribed to
I"Cbapg." He also has q watch,
given him By Queen Victoria,
which weighs two pounds and 3
half. and has a chain nine feet
Hong, Which barely reaches around
H.: ook and down TO his vest
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-01-19

When they want to punish q
man severely in Arkansas they
give him a bath. Nothing is such
exquisite torture to an Arkansas
man. ....-
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q
1oetrgp.
IS 1T SO?

To long for snd possess not,
Remember and regret not
Aayhap. indeed, caress not,
But ever to forget not,
Is better than enough.
A little song for singing,
A little time for sighipg.
A summer swallow bringing
Some wori Of loves reply ing,
Is better than enough.
The end ofall our dreaming
Is surely but awaking;
And sweet and subtle seeming,
FuIfllment ovsrtaki1g,
Is bitter and enough.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-08
Board of Public Works.

A regular meeting of the board of pub
lie works was held yesterday afternoon,
Gen. Becker in the chair. A protest was
read from the St. Paul & Duluth railroad
company Directing to the assessment for
changing the grade on Fourth street.
Consideration on the assessments for
opening Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets and for Strengthening l. lafayette
avenue was laid over until the 10th inst
The assessment for grading Josette street
was laid over until the 21st inst The
assessment for opening an alley in block
Is, Whitney & Smiths addition, was laid
over to the 18th inst.
The assessment for improving De Bow
street between Olmsted and Williams
streets was completed, and the clerk di-
rected to give the confirmation notices.
Plans and specifications were submitted
by the city engineer for the grading of
L'Orient street from Thirteenth to Min
nehaha streets. The same were examined
and approved.
The assessment for change of grade On
Fourth street from Neil to Commercial
streets, was ordered to stand confirmed.
Also the assessment for change of grade
on KittsOn street, from Fifth street to a
point half way between Fourth and
Prince streets
Mr. Sewall reported that two strips of
sidewalk had been constructed by the
owners of the property on Fort and Wa
bashaw streets, the same having been in
cluded in the city contract of July 18th.
1t was stated that in both cases the new
walks were over deep areas, and that
they had been built on old stagings. The
matter was referred to the council
The matter of excavating Iglchart
street from Mackubin street to west city
limits, was referred to the council with
report in favor of the improvement at an
estimated cost of s. 900.
A communication was read from S. G.
Staples accepting $3.50 damages occa-
stoned by the removal of a house from
Oliver street in the Sixth ward.
The reports of the street inspectors
were read and placed on file.
Adjourned to Monday at 10 A. NJ.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-08
BY THE BOARD.

The Number Of Failures in Ncr York Dur
ing 1880 Less, bit the liabilities Greater
Than the Preceding Year.
New York Special.
Three hundred and forty -four failures
were reported in this city during the year
1880, the aggregate liabilities being 49,
391, $50 and the assets IS, 146, 1871. While
the gross liabilities exceed those of the
preceding year by 100000, in round
numbers the number of failures is % per
cent. less, and is the smallest since the
panic of 1873. In 1879 there were $50
failures, with liabilities of SIG, 3s4 ,00O, and
assets S., 100, 900; in 1878, OF failures,
with liabilities of S64, 900, 900, and assets
of $1S,O00,000; in 1877, SAT failures,
with liabilities of $51 ,0OO,O 900; in 1876,
Ss7 failures with Liabilities of $685.
600, 900 in 1875, 95l failures, with liabili-
ties of $40 Zoo, 900, and in 1874, 645 fail
ures, with liabilities of s32, 100000 AL
though the total liabilities in 1880 are
greater than 1879, of eight failures in the
coffee, cigar, grocery and iron trades. in
which the totals amounted to $40, 1861. 751
or more than One-half of the total
liabilities of the whole year, are expected
it will be found that the proportion of
liabilities TO the number of failures is
much smaller than for the past ten years.
There were four failures in which the
liabilities exceeded 100000, four with
liabilities between $500, 900 and 81 900, 900,
five with liabilities between $500, 900 and
$500, 900, nine with liabilities between
100000 and $500, 900, fifteen with liabili-
lies between $4,000 and 100000,
and three hundred and seven in which
the liabilities were less than $50, 900. This
large proportion of small failures seems
to show the impossibility of successful
competition of small firms with houses of
large capital Speculation undoubtedly
caused the failure of several large and
well known firms which were caught by
the depreciation and shrinkage in values
in certain commodities. Merchants have
become more liberal in their credits, as is
shown by the lists of open accounts in
many of the failures reported. Recent
failures in the dry goods and other trades
outside of New York have obliged city
merchants to take measures to secure
themselves from similar losses in the flu
ture. and a number of arrests have been
made on charges of obtaining goods on
credit by means of alleged false repre-
sensations.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-08
SALTWATER.
Wheat quoted at s5c yesterday.

: Wheat quoted at s5c yesterday.
Nothing happened at the municipal
court yesterday to mar the quietude of
the place.
But why don't some good gun and lock
smith come from abroad and locate in
our thriving city?
Mr.. Barron Proctor arrived in the city
yesterday from Yankton, d. t.. He was
called home on account of the severe ill
ness of his daughter
Deacon d. d. Birmingham of the .'P
Pr and "P. o. stand is rapidly dispos-
ing of his supply of tickets for the Riber-
MAN Blonde troupe.
At the firemen's meeting Thursday
evening Messrs. Frank Z. Joy and Chas
j. Mosier were elected delegates to at
tend the State convention to be held on
the 18th at Lake City.
Divine services tomorrow in the Uni
versalist church, Rev. Harrington, pastor
First Presbyterian, Rev. A. NJ. Keihlc,
pastor. Methodist, Rev. David Tice.
presiding. Episcopalian, Rev. d. d.
Chaplin occupying the pulpit.
Chief of Police Shortall received q tel
egram yesterday from Sheriff Newton, of
Dakota county, notifying him to hold
and arrest any stranger in company with
a span of black stations, answering the
description given in the message The
property was stolen from Hastings.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-08
MAIL CONTRACT swINDLE.
Ho,v Washington Contractor Secures Hts
sa Slice.

HO,c a Washington Contractor Secures Hts
slice.
To the Editor of the Globe.
KINDRED, Wadena county, Mimi, Jan.
1.--During the year just closed the
postmaster at this Office had the privi-
lege of carrying the mail to and from
Verndale at, principally, his own expense
or of getting some one else to carry it at
about the same figures.
AS we considered ourselves entitled to
regular mail service at the expense Of the
government, we, the people of Shell
River, petitioned the postmaster general
to let the service from Verndalc to Man.
ter.
In remarkably short time after send
ing in our petition our postmaster here
was notified that the route from Verndale
to Kindred was established, and the SER
vice let to Mr.. Colegrove of Washington,
d. c. AS the parties whe carried the
mail during the past year had done so at
great personal expense, it seemed but
natural that they should have chance
to say, at least. what they would carry it
for at the government expense. But
they were given no such chance. A resi-
dent of Washington secured the contract.
He IN turn sublet his contract to step
son of the postmaster at Verndale, making
thereby, no doubt, snug little sum.
There are good responsible parties on
this prairie who would be willing to carry
the mail over the some route for $3.50 per
annum. Yet venture to assert that Mr.
Colegrove, of Washington, D. c., gets
more than that amount of money clear
each year, without performing the least
service whatever.
Now, Mr.. Editor, we would like to get
at the true inwardness of this matter.
We believe that the prople OF our prairie
have not been justly dealt with. We fur
ther believe that there has been kind
of family arrangement entered into,
whereby the Verndale postmaster comes
in for a small slice, just enough, you
know, to make good that little "assess-
ment business" that was so common last
fall among the postmasters generally.
Is it right that party in Washington
should be able to secure such contracts
without any competition whatever? If
so, how many such contracts he may be
holding, and how much money he may
be pocketing each year at the peoples
expense. Can't you give us little light,
Mr. Editor! S. L. DORIAN
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-08
journalistic.

The Milwaukee Republican and News, sue
cessor to the News, the only Democratic paper
in the Wisconsin metropolis, comes to us
enterprise in the collection of news, besides a
goo 1ly share of journalistic ability. 1t is a
great improvement upon its predecessor ex-
cept as to politics, and certainly merits share
of the Republican patronage of the city, Mil
waukee is now without an English Democrat
ic newspaper.
The Fargo Daily Times is new venture in
that enterprssing city in northwestern Dakota.
II is a neat ivecolumn folio sheet, containing
a good selection of local and Geographic news,
and deserves to prosper
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-08

Mr.. SPRINGER's bill relative to the
new apportionment is probably as fair a
one as will be submitted to Congress at
this session rs far as the allotment of
members is concerned, but there is little
hope of its adoption by reason of the fact
that it provides for minority representa-
ton. 1t is so drawn that in States en-
titled to three Representatives one at
least shall belong to the minority party,
his election being procured by means of
the cumulative vote. There will also be
an antagonism to it from the New Eng
land States, which will lose several Rep
resentatives on account of the rapid de-
velopment of the West.