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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-01

The ladies Of this city, a con-
siderable number Of them at least,
are enthusiastic upon the subject
OF checking intemperance. That is
a noble undertaking. 1t is also
an arduous one. Somehow or
other the human race either re-
quires stimulant or thinks it does.
At any rate, ill nations have had
a mode of intoxication, and, as we
once before observed, by some
irony Of fate, from the most inno-
cent fruits and grains and flowers
man has learned to distill bev-
erage that dethrones his intellect,
fires up his passions, and too often
kills him, body, mind and soul.
We have little expectation Of a
temperance reform that will an
nihilate the evil ; for some of the
most jealous apostles against
dram-drinking have pet vices OF
their own, only differing in degree
from that infrmity they so sweep
ingly and sincerely condemn. We
haze known some of the best of
men who would cot take drink
of 'fre-water' for any consldera-
ton, and yet they were slaves TO
tobacco in one or several forms.
We have known others who ab-
horred wine and whisky, but oc-
casionally resorted to morphine
and opium. Now intemperance is
so wide and comprehensive a field
that it would be wrong to confne
it to alcoholic indulgence, and yet
we can we'll understand that
wives and mothers and sisters
should elect to begin somewhere.
and that there is no better place
to make a retormatory start than
at the serpent Of the still. 1t is
quite likely that if the women Of
the land could restrain their male
relations from resort to whisky
and kindred liquid abominatlons,
they would afterward find not so
much trouble as is supposed in
attacking other forms of the evil.
At any rate they have proposed
TO make their initial crusade
against alcoholic.drink and eve
rybody will wish them we'll in the
undertaking. We need net re-
peat what has been so often said
by ourselves and others, that
dram-drinking is perhaps the
greatest curse in this world, and
that it indicts upon guilty and
innocent the vastest injury. How
to curb it is u problem Of NAM
moth proportions. There must
be influences brought to bear by
the tender sex, and there must be
cooperation on the part Of those
who are to be redeemed or guard
ed. This. as we understand, is the
prime object Of Augusta ladies
who have formed themselves into
a temperance league. We have
no doubt that there will be invid
uaI cases of reform. We fear
there arc many other cases that
are past cure. We remember that
ex-Speaker Randall, Of the House
of Representatives, was a hare
drinker and on the road to ruin
He saw the danger in time, resist
ed the tempter, became sober in al
things, and to the fact of his re
form he owes his after distinction
We see going the rounds Of the
press a good story OF Senator
Garland, who was a prodlglou'
whisky drinker. Garland con
cluded not to drink any more, ant
his first refusal when in company
with the old set, in Senate Com
mittee Rooms, brought down upoI
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-01

Many a boy who handles bill
lard cue with consummate skill
can't get the hang Of a snow
shovel.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-01

Never think the worse OF ano-
ther on account Of differing with
you in religious or political opln-
ions.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-01

Wound no ones feeling un-
necessarily ; there are tho1ns
enough in the path of human lite'
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-01

Find earth where grows no
weed, and you may find a heart IN
which no error grows.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-01

A woman would sooner rule
heart than fill it; not so a man.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-01

The day wore on. Well, what
did it wear? Wore the clothes
(close) of the day, of course.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-01

Every man throws on bis sur
roundings the sunshine or the
shadow that exists in his own
soul.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-01

The gay soul of dissipation new
er had thought unsel6sh.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-01

1t is good to be deaf when a
slander begins to talk.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-01

Friendship between women IS
only a suspension of hostilitles.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-01

Men, like bullets, go farthest
when they are smoothest.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-01

The wisest Of men is he who
has the. most complaisance for
others.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-01

There is a discount on the most
perfect happiness.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-01
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TEMPERANC

Augusta (Ga.l Chronicle and Constitution
alist.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-21

1t was Boston lad who, walking one
day with his guardian, saw drunken
soldier lying in the street, and, point
ing to the recumbent figure, remarked:
Papa, | guess he doesn't belong to
the standing arnv.1
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-21
Let the Bows Swim.

-
Such is the doctrine of the Buffalo
Cypress, which says: Half the pa
pers yon pick up nowadays have ap-
peals to the authorities of one sort or
another to protect society from the
small boy who persists in '.going in
swimmin g" without clothes on. So
ciety, of course, ought to be protected,
but, on the other hand, the boys ought
to swim. 1t is their nature so to do.
It is odd that it never occurs to society
to look the other way when the boys
are about to swim. That would per-
fectly protect society, the boys, the au-
thorities, and the newspapers. 1t
seems like an easy thing to do, but in
practice society-or q part of it-fnds
it very hard to do-in fact, quite i'm
possible. And society has been like
that for at least hundred years. It
was little longer ago than that when
solid Pennsylvania Dutchman came
into the presence of tho commander of
the British troops then occupying Phil
adelphia, and complained that the SOL
diers had habit of going to swim
within sight of his house. to the great
annoyance of his daughters. The Cen
eral promised to look into it. The Of
ficer sent to examine reported that the
swimming place was SO far from tho
house that the men could not be seen.
So they were allowed to continue. The
Dutch father came again to complain.
and when told of the officers report,
replied, t.Ah, but those girls have got q
spy-glass." Let the boys get health
and fun in the water, and lot society
focus its spy-glass in some other direc-
ton. fs55 Ss !.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-21
Explorations in the Geboon.

Hugo Won Koppenfels describes tho
result of his very recent explorations in
tho Gaboon. On the Eliva Conf IAN
inland lakc) he had met with the golil-
Ia and shot a fine male specimen. Ho
declares he has fully satisfied himself
of the existence Of hybrid forms be-
tween the male gorilla and the female
chimpanzee, and he would thus ac-
count for the many so-called species,
many of which get local names from
the natives. He found the Oschcbas,
visited by Du Chaillu. q harmless,
though somewhat suspicious people.
In the country about the Gaboon the
mammalian fauna is poor; there arc
none of tho largo antelopes, giraffes,
gnus, zebras, quaggas, rhinoceroscs.
gazelles, lions, ETC., which abound in
tho interior, but the leopard is common
and the fine black variety, though rare,
is now and then seen. Great wild hogs
abound; otter and porcupines are COM
mon. Besides tho man-iko apes, the
blue-faced mandril and the ong-tailed,
dog-faced baboon arc to be found. In
the rivers and lakes there are hippopot-
ami, which sometimes, but rarely, GO
down to the ocean. The manatee, be-
ing much hunted for its delicious flesh
by the natives, is continually decreas-
ing in number, and will in all proba-
bility soon be quite extirpated. OF
reptiles there are two crocodiles, q
leather-backed turtle, many serpents.
among these the python, of which one
was shot just eighteen feet in length. ;,
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-21
Photographing q Queen.

The craft of the photographer is en-
compassed witt: porils, it seems, when
practised at the court of Mandalay.
Some time back two Armenian ladies,
who are attached to the royal house.
hold there, went to Calcutta to learn
photography. On their return the
sable queen insisted at once having q
proof Of their skill and a sitting was
accordingly arranged for. All went
we'll, and the artists fattered themselves
that they had produced a portrait
which would be sure to please. Great
was their astonishment, therefore,
when the august sister flew into vio-
lent passion and threatened them with
execution. What was wrong? Mere
~ that one among the multitudinous
poodles in whose companionship the
queen delights, had come into the
room while tho process was taking
place, and, of course, it was photo
graphed simultaneously with its mis-
tress. Could anything be more intol-
cradle? The likeness of dog in the
same picture with that of the queen Of
Burmah! Rough hands at once laid
hold of the two artists, and when last
heard of they were still in durance vile,
pending the decision of the question
as to whether such a fragrant insult to
royalty could be expiated by any light
er punishment than decapita ton. We
trust mercy prevailed aud the delin-
quents were allowed to talzo their de-
parture without Authorization. The in
cident shows. however, that portrait
f0I;rrr &c, still q n ~, e.n,x,,s ~, -
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-21
Slavery in the Transyaal,

Rather a dark shadow is thrown up
on the Beers love of liberty by a num-
Der of affidavits recently laid before tho
British Royal commission in South At
RIGA by natives and residents relative
to the existence of slavery in the Trans
vaal, and the outrages 10 which Eng
lish settlers and loyal Beers have been
subjected. Among the affidavits are
three from natives who have been
bought and sold as slaves by the Beers,
one of them having been in slavery for
ten years-from 1866 to 1876. Mr..
Thorne, curate of Gutenberg, testi-
ties that when Pretorious was president
he saw in the streets of Pochefstroom
a number of young natives just brought
as slaves from Zoutspansberg. One of
them was owned by the state attorney,
and it was commonly stated that the
president himself was one of the most
extensive slave-traders. He also saw a
copy of a register kept in the Land
drost's Office of 480 men, women and
children who had been sold by one
Boer to another-one for goat. an
other for q blanket, etc. Many cases
of extreme cruelty came under his OBJ
servation Just before tho annexation.
A woman, for instance, was aogged at
Krugger's Post so that she died during
the night, and about the same time q
native was chased and shot; but for
these things no one was ever punished.
IS :
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-21
Experiment in Joint Stock Agriculture.

Experiment in Joint Stock Agriculture.
An experiment in joint stock agri.
culture is to be triod here says an Eng
lish correspondent. Tho council il 70
be composed of such practical noble
men as the Duke of Buckingham and
Lord Dacre, and tho directors include
such agriculturists rs Mr.. Stratton, the
well-known cattle-brceder. 1t is in.
tended, with a capital of 81, 600, 900, to
secure or lease farms, or groups Of
farms, in various counties, and to cul.
tivate them with adequate capital upon
the most improved principles. Each
group will be intrusted to tho caro- of q
manager whose local experience will
render him specially able to deal with
the land in question. Particular atten.
ton will be given to dairy farming,
to the rearing and flooding of cattle,
sheep, pigs and poultry, to market
gardening and to fruit culture. Tho
company will cndcavor to establish q
comprehensive system of transport
from tho several groups Of farms to
market towns, and so far 90 is possible.
the produce of tho farm, dairy and
garden will be sold direct to tho con.
sumner. Many practical men believe
that ut present English farms are neither
large enough nor small enough, and
that in future good results will DO de.
rived from small garden farms, and
also from large joint stock farms. It Is
very probable that ut tho outset tho
promoters of tho above scheme will DO
able to make capital terms with the
landlords, as so many farms are now
unoccupied, and as such tenants would
not only DO safe, but would greatly i'm.
prove tho value of the farms held by
them.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-21
Singular Vengeance.

A colored man living near Jesup,
Ga, missing watermelon from his
patch, Immediately set out on the track
of the thief, and soon came upon him
a man about his own size and weight
preparing to eat the melon, whereupon
he told him to lay himself upon the
ground and submit to good thrash
ing, or he would cut his throat. The
thief obeyed, and the owner cut him
three or four black gums and wore
them to ''fraZ'' on him, while he ut
tered screams that might be heard for
half a mile. Now said the owner,
stake the melon and march right
through Jesup ahead of mo or I'll kill
YOU" They started, but meeting some
of the neighbors, attracted by the cries
of distress, the owner was persuaded
that he had sufficiently punished the
offender and was advised to let him 20,
which he did, and returned to his home.
The thief did not 60 far before he sat
down and ate the melon.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-21

tho remaining population ls less in
Berlin than in London, and less in Lon
don than in Paris, though Berlin is
certainly the poorest of the three great
capitals.
The charred remains of Capt. Whit
tuck, formerly of the SD foot regiment,
were discovered upon blazing pile of
fagots in the rear of his mansion, near
Keynsham, England. The late cap
tain's man.servant, named Wiltshire,
testified that while he was working in
the grounds that evening he saw the
fagots blazing tiercely. and the body of
his master in the midst of the flames.
He could not reach it, owing to the
heat of the fire and the binding smoke,
but he summoned the neighbors, and
together they succeeded in extinguish-
ing the flames and recovering the body.
which, however, by that time was
burned to a crisp. 1t was impossible
to determine positively whether the
captain had been burned to death or
had killed himself before the flames
reached HIM; but the evidence rather
favored the former hypothesis. The
jury, however, recognized the doubt,
and brought in verdict that deceased
was found dead on q burning pile OF
fa0OtS.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-21
Rights Of Prisoners to Mail.

Mr.. J. H. Hyde, postmaster at Lew.
istown, Fulton county, H.. wrote q let
tor to tho postmaster general, asking
for instructions In reference to the
delivery of letters to Thomas Aisbury.
committed to jail for assault with in.
tent to commit murder. The sheriff
demanded that Aisbury's letters be de-
livered to him, and Aisbury wrote .
letter to the postmaster demanding
that his mail be delivered to no one
that did not bring written order
from him (the prisoner). The decision
OF the postmaster general is as follows:
Letters addressed to q convict serv-
ing term of imprisonment should be
delivered to the warden or other Of
ficer in charge Of tho prisoners. Let
tiers addressed to q person imprisoned
TO await trial upon an indictment, or
pending indictment. should be deliv-
cred according to the order Of the per-
son addressed, at any time before con-
viction and sentence. II such. person
is released on bail no question would
arise, % the law presumes every per.
son innocent until convicted by Jury,
and inability to give bail ought not to
deprive man Of the correspondence
addressed to him through tho mail.
Until sentence, therefore, letters. mus
be subject to the order Of the person
imprisoned, unless upon Judicial pro.
ceedings authorizing seizure Of the let
ters In accordance with the decision cf
the supreme court o. the United States, =.
- WGahsa1t2n Pa, ....,.,r, !,
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-21
An EGG Full Of Romance,

New York S,ue: eyes, it is true"
said Mr.. James Lynch, yesterday, as
he stood in front of his produce market
at No. 152 Grand street, Williamsburg,
'san egg was the cause of it all, and
it's the first time I guess an egg ever
acted as matchmaker. don't mind
telling you about the circumstances,
but prefer not giving the name Of
either the girl or her intended, for
know they would not like it, and the
facts are just as interesting without
them.
1T was on Saturday night, I think,
about two months ago. There was a
great rush of customers, and our girl,
who is very handy, came down stairs
to help us in the store. She often did
this, for the upstairs work, which she
is employed to do is not very heavy,
and on most evenings she is at leisure.
Well, that day I had bought five bar
rels of eggs from a commission house
on Duane street, near Greenwich, New
York. Hey had come from Ten
nessee. One barrel was used up when
the girl came down, and [ had just
opened another. She began to sell
from this barrel. About five minutes
later heard her laughing, and saw her
holding an egg to the light. She looked
at it SO intently that | drew near and
asked her if it was bad.'
"'Oh, no. she answered, Its too
good
"She handed me the egg, pointing to
some words written upon it in cloar,
business-like hand. They were as fol-
lows:
"'Will the young lady into whose
hands this egg may fall open cores.
pondence with --- -, county,
Tenness9e?'
II read it aloud, and lady who
Glanced to be present said: How ro-
mantic!' thought SO, too, and we all
had good laugh over it, After the
shutters had been put up I told the girl,
just for the fun of the thing, to comply
with the request on the egg, and send
a letter to Tennessee. Before going to
bed she did so. She is well educated
and writes an excellent letter. She
was brought up in convent in Ireland.
She said She had no idea that she would
get an answer, but I guess that she
anxiously watched for tho postman dur
ing the following week. At the end Of
five days a letter came directed to her,
and postmarked Tennessee. It didn't
take her long to open it, and I'm sure
she read its contents rs quickly. A re-
ply was sent, and other letters came
and went. Photographs were ex-
changed before three weeks had ex-
PRED. The girl after this refused to
show any more of her letters, aud we
began to imagine that matters were
becoming serious, and leased her a
great deal about her correspondent. -
Well, to make {; long story short, he
proposed by letter, and was accepted.
On Thursday last he arrived from Ten
nessee and saw her for the first time.
They were mutually pleased, and the
weddingvday was set for some time in
the middle of August. 1t is a good
match, and l hope they will DO happy
tOpcther.n
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-21
Walungu Widows.

When Walungu chief dies a most
barbarous custom prevails. All his
wives (and they are always numerous)
with one exception, together with his
headman, are killed and buried with
him. A worse fate awaits the one not
killed. A hole, just sufficient to hold
her, is dug. In this she is placed, and
then covered over, leaving only small
aperture through which She breathes,
and by which spear passcss down into
her hand. At the end of the second
day of her burial if it is found that she
has survived this horrible incarcera a.
ton, and that she still holds the spear,
she is allowed to live. If she is dead,
or gives no sign, then there is no fur
ther need of burial, and so tho matter
is finished. 1honlpson's "Centa'c1 A.
22CON IInEeS',
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-21
A Male Critic.

After man reaches IS and goes be-
yond it, he is apt to be too critical, and
scans pretty face as coolly as he does
. statue or a painting. To my mind
the most wonderful, rarest countenance
is not mere beauty or regularity of out
line, or dazzling complexion; the most
beautiful, charming woman in the
world is she who has what you call an
eloquent face. One that reflects every
emotion, as the limpid water shows
back the changing cloud, the passing
object. Such face is never-ending
charm; it allures, it fascinates and
portrays in turn the feeling of tho
heart. 1t is sweetly tender, self loving.
sympathetic, and enslaves by its very
variety. We can imagine the star
eyed sorceress of the Nile, radiant with
love, as her mail-clad Antony camo
within reach of her sculptured arms.
Such face had La VALERIE, who held
the tickle, fair and false Louis in bond
age, and defied all other danes of tho
old noblesse. CAPITAL.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-21
A Southern Case Of Witchcraft.

IF the town of Salem, in Massachl.
setts,'' said Bob Billingsby, ''thinks she
has had the onliest witches in this coun.
try, all I got to say about it is that she
is simply mistaken. Now, there was
old Brother McGraw and old Sister
Hutton ~4-
Bob's story, in short was thus: Old
Brother McGraw and old Sister Hutton
were members of Philips Bridge
Church. Brother McGraw was con.
sistent member, but old Sister Hutton,
to say the truth, was regarded some.
what as a heather and addicted to
witchcraft. A calf of Brother Nc.
Graw's, of uncommon promise, dwin.
died in spite of uncommon pains, and
finally died, and the good man, per-
suaded in his mind that his neighbor,
although a spiritual sister, had be-
witched it, set out in his wrath for her
house, and taking her by the head. gave
her violent wrench. Sister Hutton re-.
ported the case to the church; and at
the conference one Saturday Brother
McGraw, being mildly demonstrated
with, went so far as to say that he
would have to think about it. The
Moderator blandly suggested to him to
withdraw for a few moments, retire
into the woods, reflect and pray over
the matter. He did so. On returning,
tho Moderator and tho brethren were
gratified to observe the calm regret that
was visible upon his countenance. This
Moderator was man of power, both
as to intellect and character. It was
Silas Mercer. Then this dialogue en-.
sued:
Mr.. Mercer: "Wcll, Brother Nc
Graw, I see you've returned, and
think you've come to q just conclusion
in the matter about which you have
been reilecting.' He looked inquiring-
~ ut the aged brother, and the aged
brother answered his inquiring look
wit, meek silence. Il think You feel
sorry, Brother McGraw," suggested MI.
NJ, in q kindly, leading tone.
Yes, Brer Moderator" answered the
aged brother, EVERY sorry; I'm very
| sorry.'
Yet there was some gruifness in his
tonc. which led the Moderator to doubt
the nature OF his regret. Brother
McGraw,' said he, twill you lot the
| church know what sort of sorrow it is
you feel? Is it gotlly sorrow, Brother
McGraw?''
Then the aged brother lifted high his
head, looked the Moderator full In the
face, and answered: ''B,er Moderator,
Pm so77y-Tm s0e,y so,yy-that !
didn't break her neck. Harper 4
Magozi',e
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-21

Held for further heering-The esr
tiumDet.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-21

"A Judge, after a teasing examination
OF 9 culprit, lost his patience and cried:
''Sirrah, you are, an unmiigated
rogue" The fellow looked blandly at
the judge and replied: ''Sir, just as
you uttered that sentence the clock
struck 2. Did you notice?o