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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-29

within a year or two, and the difference Of
opinion is only one as respects the time
Senator Buffers resignation is in order The
testimony he submitted yesterday in proof that
there had been bargain with Senator Malone
cannot be accurately described as al ire
fragable," and Mr.. Butler promised to make it
irrefragablen OF resign. One of The counts
was that Mr.. Malone chose a seat on the Re-
publican side of the Senate Chamber. If this
is conclusive evidence Senator David Davis,
for example, is both Republican and DEM
ocrat-aEd Mr. Davis says he is neither, for
the fact is that Senator Davis is obliged to sit
on both sides of the Senate hall at the same
time. Mr.. Butler should think about this
1t would be less than appropriate if Jersey JUS
tice were not upon the side Of the aggrieved and
bewitching widow and the fOrlOrn aud deserted
maiden. A Paterson jury last night gave a
widow $S,337 damages for breach of promise
on the part of a brewer who has brewed HIM
self into wealth. Obviously most discriminate
ing jury, and one qualified to estimate with
accuracy and delicate feeling the precise ex-
tent of injuries to the affections. Why the
seven dOllars2 These fractional verdcts are
among the many mysteries of the jury-room
There was once jury out West that gave a
hbelled citizen splendid yerdct-thousands of
dollars, and then threw in twenty-five cents
extra. Whyf The methods by which these re-
suits are reached seem never to DC known beyond
the jury room, and the results themselves ill
the non juror mind with awe.
The two new Maine Senators will evidently
take high place in the Senate Mr.. FIyes
speech of a few days ago made confusion in
the Democratic ranks from which they have
not yet recovered. Half dozen Senators have
tried to answer it, and half dozen more who
are getting ready to answer it are plainly If
che opinion that it has not been answered yet.
Yesterday Dir. Hale made his first notable
speech. 1t dealt with the recent admissions of
Wade Hampton respecting Democratic frauds
In the South. and the editorial frankness of
The Charleston Nescs aud Courier upon the
same subject. The speech seems TO have
been highly effective. 1t is hardly proof of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-29

land il would have been misfortune not soon to be
forgotten yet within a week nobody except the
poor parents will think much of these poor Elgn
children, the victims Of boat which was known to
be old and unfit for the purpose
We are glad 20 note that Mr.. John French, Com
missioner of City Works in Brooklyn, has at last
taken steps to repair the asphalt payements in a
number Of streets. The pavements on Flatbush-aye.
and Scheunerhorn-st through which the greater
part of the carriages going to Prospect Park pass
have been in a notoriously bad, and even unsafe
condition, for several months, and driving over
them has been attended with little comfort and
some danger. Some parts of Bedford-ave, the prin-
cipal drive from the eastern part Of the city to the
Park which, however is under control Of the Park
Commissioaers) is also in need of repairs.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-10
NEW ROADS.
3TTORNEYS--4T-LAW, ",

Notice is hereby given that the County
Commissioners OF NewberTy County, ). o.,
will, unless legal objection thereto be
made, after the expiration Of three months
s.o,n this date. open and declare public a
road running from Lylcs' Ford, i'll said
County, BY the residences Of B. Z. Aughtry,
and j. Madison Suber to it's Junction with
the Columbia Road abou; onc-half mile
Nort;. Of Henderson's Ferry.
Also another road leading from Lyles'
Ford BY the residences, of Bennett Hancock,
Mss:- AIlens, J. c. Richards and Mrs: @.
HardY to the PuDlic Road leading 20 Cor
,lon's Ferry a, Il point near the residence
Of W. D. Hardy, (the same being road
now open and used as neighboraood
roadl +. WERBER, JR,
Sep. IL, 37-3m. Clerk c. q. y. Z.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-10
THE COUNTY FAIR.
Viewed Historically and Otherwise.
Texas Siftings.'

Texas Siftings. ;,..-'-
The county fair is one of the
Oldest institutions of this country.
We bave traced its, growth and
progress. until we have found its
origin almost lost 10 the mildewed
past. Away back in the misss Of
antiquity we find records of the
first county fair IN the . United
States. The county fair did not ex-
.actly come over in the Maydower,
but it was perpetuated by the
Plymouth Rock people. 1t was
projected by asome Of the May.
flower passengers soon after their
arrival. The facts are as follows
they are historical facts, so we
cannot vouch for them; ~ ..
Some time in Anno Domini
1860, q man, in Maryland, named
Sam johnson, had a pumpkin
patch. 1t was about two acres in
extent, and fenced with cedar
pickets. We are particular about
giving details, because this is his.
tory. Johnson's neigbbor, a man
by the name Of Williams-Dick
Williams, also had a pumpkin
patch. There was only one acre
oft, and it had o stake and rider
fence around it. Dick owned a
orindIe dog, named Tyke. We
cannot find that the dog ever did
any thing extraordinary, Or cut
any figure in the pumpkin i'm.
broglio. We mention him, how
ever, because this is history we
are writing, and history is made
up Of such trifies (see ThralI's
History Of Texas, for instance).
Johnson found very large pump
kin 10 the southeast corner. Of his
patch. and, Immediately . after
wards. Williams discovered q still
larger pumpkin in the northwest
corner of his acre of pumpkins.
Each of them determined to en-
courage lis pumpkin to beat: that
OF the othor. Williams took the
Amerlcan Agrieulturist, while John
son subscribed to grange paper
and Landretb's Almanac. They
read up all the authorities on
pumpkins, and then put their fruit
under course of treatment. VIII
liams used guauo and phosphates
on his. johnson. by sweating,
blanke:ing. and exercise, soon got
his pumpkin to about equal 10 size
the berry Of his neighbor Will
liams. When the pumpkins were
about ready to drop from the
tree, the respective owners of each
| swore that his was the best. They
were about to quarrel, when John.
son proposed to refer the matter
to Deacon Long Suffering Simp.
| son. The Deacon was unable to
decide, and suggested commit
tee. The committee failed to
agree, and called a meeting OF ell
the people of the colony to decide
the matter, and forever set at
rest the question as to which OF
the two pumpkins was the best,
and the most calculated to pro-
mote and advance the interest Of
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gslsetsD Story.
Sent by Express.

Minnie Harlan was alone IN
the world, Der mother just buried.
She was a beautiful, brown
haired girl, with soft shy eyes of
violet gray, and rosy lips COM
| pressed to frmncss far beyond
her years. For after all she was
scarcely seventeen, and so Deacon
Gray was telling her as be sat by
the fire spreading his huge hands
over the blaze, aud asked abrupt
ly:
Bat what are you going to do
| TO earn Your bread an butter, my
FchiId ?
i don't know-I have thought
mamma had an uncle living in
New York, Who
Yes, ycs-I'vc heord tell about
him-he was mad cause your mo-
ther didn't marry just exactly to
suit him, wasn't he p
Minnie was silent. Deacon
Gray waited a few minutes, bo-
ping she would admit him to her
secret meditation; but she did
not, aud sthe deaco went away
home, tosteH ,sbis wife that Har-
Ian gal was the very queerest
tcreetur: ho bad ever come across
In the meantime Minnie, was
busy packing her scanty things
into her carpet bag, By the weird,
Aiekcring light of the dying wood
FIRE. .'-.~.-.~ .~ ~
p will go to New York; she
said to herself, setting her, pearl y
teeth together. .......
MY mothers uncle shall hear
my cause pleaded through my own
lips. Oh, wish my heart would
not throb so wildly! / am an
orphan all alone IN the world,
who must fight life's battles With
her. own single hands,
Lower Broadway at o'clock in
the evening. What a babel o!
crashing wheels, hurrying hu'
manity and conglomcrate noises
it was. Minnie Harlan sat in the
corner Of an express Office under
the faro of gaslight, surrounded
by boxes, and wondered whether
people ever went crazy in this
perpetual din and tumuit. Her
dress was very plain-gray pop
lin, with a shabby, old-fashioned
little straw bonnet tied with black
ribbons, and blue veil, while hel
only article Of baggage, the car
pet-bag: lay in her lap. She hac
sat there two hours. and was very
tired.
Poor little thing!' thought the
dark haired young clerk neares
her, who inhabited q sort Of a wire
cage under circIet Of gas lights
and then took up his pen an;
plunged INTO perfect Atlantic
ocean Of accounts.
M. Evans
Sir
The dark-haired clerk emerged
from his cage with his pen be
hind his ear, in obedience to th
beckoning finger of bis superior
4 have noticed that young wo'
+ man sitting here for some time
how came she here?' .-
Expressed on from Mill:ngtor
. Ioro rr3re6 this q f. tarnOD'
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-10
JOB PRINTING
DONE WITH NEATNESS ANDCDISPATCR
TERMS CASH s'.s:. :,

deliberatioD, decided that Viii, T..
liams' pumpkin was the largest
and most nutritious, .and, ,sbetter
suited for all purposes for which,
pumpkins we're intended, but that
Johnson''s pumpkins was Of the =
short-bornsed variety, and, further:
more-whicb was most important
it was raised from Imported d
seed, seed that came from En-
gland, from the dollhouse Of the
Duke of Hereford, johnson having
the pedigree Of the seed 10 his ="
possession. So Johnson was de-
clared the victor, and had blue
ribbon nailed to the masthead Of
his pumpkin. This was: the origin =
of the county fair. The neigh
bors of Johnson and" Williams
went to raising pumpkins, ana
their wives planted rags and
patches and raised a crop Of rag
carpets and patchwork quilts,'
which they took along with the
pumpkins next year for exh ibi..: /.
tion. Then the man With the u
headless rooster came along, and
the gubernatorial candidate was ;!
pnt on exhibition and made an'
agricultural address !; other patent
.windmills were exhibited, and,
gradually, the county fair grew
and developed; but it was not unt."
til the patent 'eburn man" the"
blind foreigner with the hand
organ, and tie fellow with the
blue and red balloons came to the
front, that the couaty fair Be- r
came apermanent institution. 1'2S'
Z Fairs are Instituted and carried
on for the encouragem ent Of far.
ners struggling with oovergrown
hogs, calves. and other farm pro.
ducts; also that awards Of merit
may be given TO all the sewing
machines and plan makers riff FL ,
the country. Of4ate,i Horse races :
have been added to the county
fair programme. a0f course, only u
sinful men, who wear b oese-sh
scarf pins, go to see the . races. .
The superintendcnts Of county FAIRS firrs
desirous of catering TO the prguaa "a
dices and tastes of-aH classes, have
it so arranged that an esgood, j"
respectable taxpayers and Church
members can 60 over to the cattle .
sheds and watch the Durham :
COWS chew their tcads, while the &
races are going on. lTostand ard Z
look at a cow chewing her cud,
has alwaysan exhilarating effect
on US. We like the Eexcitementiofa q
it, but, somehow, when we attend
county fairs we are invariably
caught in crowd, Just in froat off
the race track wien the races areft
taking place, and cannot get eat;
until the race is over. This is's
very embarrassing and-but eweJ5
are getting away from the 7historf-7
ca! aspect Of the county fair, aad' l
will, therefore stop. j.".S@'. . ..@:.'G''
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-10
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NEWDERRI.-
COURT OF PROBATE.

Henry Hendrix, as Administrator Of Rebec-
ca Heudr;x, decd; Plaintiff, against Re
becca J. Hendrix, john Lengshose, Levi
I.ongshore, Lark Loassbore,. A"toinette
Pitts, Alice johnson, james Hendrix,
George Hendrix, Levi Hendrix, Behon
Hendrix, Henry p. Hendrix Hattie
league, Saliie Nichols and Lrcretia But
Ter, Defendants.
Summons. For Relief.
To the Defendauts-Rcbecca J. Hendrix,
John Longshore, Levi Longshore, Lark
Longshore, Antoinette Pitts, Alice John
son, james Hendrix. George Hendrix,
Levi Hendrix, Belton Hendrix, Henry D..
Hendrix, Hattie league, Sallie Nichols
and Lucretia Butler:
You are hereby summoned and required
t. answer the complaint in this action,
which is filed in thcotice ofthe Probate Judge
tor said County, in said State, aud 10 serve
q COPY Of vour answer 70 the said complaint
Oh the subscriber at his Office, Newberry g.
r., South Carolina, within twenty days at
ter the service hereof, exclusive OF the day
of such service and If Jou fail to ahswer
the complaint within the time aforesal i,
the plaintiff in this action will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in the com.
paint.
Dated October 3, 4. D. 1881.
Y. J. POPE,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-10

Be not diverted from your duty
BY any idle, reflections the silly
world make upon you, for their
ceusures are. not 4insyour power,
and consequently sbould not be
any part of your coneern.s. ~
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-10
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
NEwBERRY COUNTY.

by Jacob B. Feilers, Probate Judge.
Whereas, Ebeuczcr P. Chalmers, Clerk Of
Court, hath made suit to nc 10 grant him
Letters Of Administration OF the dereiict
Estate and effects Of FraLk Hancock, de-
ceased.
These are therefore TO cite and a'imcnish
ali and singular the kindred and creditors
of the said deceased, that they be and
appear before me, in the Court Of Pro-
bate, to be held at Newhcrry Court House,
S. c., on the 24th day OF November next,
after publication hereof, at II o'clock in
the forenoon, 10 shew cause, il any they
have, why the said Administration should
no: be granted. Given under my Hand
this 10th day OF October, Ammo Domlni,
1881. .........
J. 3. FELLERS, J. P. N. C.
Oct. Is, 4l-6t.
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wind, aad his hazel brown eyes

wind, aad bis hazel brown eyes
sparkled archly.
| 'Secretr repeated Mrs. Evans
energetically wipiug her dim
spectacle glass. Why, Minnie is
determined TO leave US to-mor
row.
Il must, Frank. l have nc
right TO further trespass on your
Kindness
go No right, eh. Miunie; do you
know that this old house has been
a different house since you came
into it? Do You suppose we
want to lose our little sunbeam ?
Minnie sm, .ed sadly, but her
hand felt very cold and passive in
Franks warm grasp.
You'll stay, Minnie?.
NO ...:
! She shook her bead determined
Fly.
! 'Then you must be made to
stay said Frank. I've missed
| Something Of great value lately,
and hereby arrest you on sns-
picion of,being the thief
! Missed something?'
Minnie rose, turning red and
white. 49,. -:
'Oh, Frrnk, you can never sus.
pect me- ...
But do suspect you. In fact,
l am quite sure the article is in
your possession
The article =
Ny heart, Miss Minnie. | know
that am very young and very
poor, but l love you, Minnie Har
lap, and | will be a good husband
to you. Stay and be my little
wife!'
So Minnie Harlan, instead Of
going OUT rs governess, accord
ing to the programme, married
the young dark haired clerk in
Eilison's express office, New
York.
They were very quietly mar
ricd early in the morning, and
Frank took Minnie home to bis
mother, and then went calmly
about his business in the wire
cage under the circlet Of the gas
lights.
Evans r.
Yes, sir. ~
Frank, with his pen behind bis
ear, as Of yore, quietly o5eyed the
behest of the gray-haired official,
DO you remember the young
woman who was expressed on
from Millington, Iowa, two
months since?' ..... ... ..
+ Yes, sir-I rem member her.
; A tall, siiver-haired gentleman
here interposed with eager quie k
ness
where is shc2 | am her uncle,
Walter Harrington. | have just
returned from Paris, where the
news of her arrival reached me.
| want her, she is the only living
relative left me-
All! but sir said Frank, you
can't have her
Cant have her? What do you
mean. Has anything happened ?
Yes, sir, something has hap
pened Miss Minnie was married
to me this morning.
Walter Harrington stared.
Take me to her. he said, hoarse-
ly; 4 cant be parted from my
only living relative for a mere
whim.'
Il wonder if be calls the mar
riage service d mere whlm,
thought honest Frank; but he
obeyed in silence.
Frank Evans is ar express clerk
no longer. and pretty Minnie
moves in velvet and diamonds !;
but they are quite as happy as
they were in the old days, and that
is saying enough. Uncle Walter
Harrington grows older and fee
bier every day, aud his Two chill
dren are the sunshine OF his de-
clining life.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-10

You find yourself refreshed by
the presence of cheerful persons:
Why rot make earnest effort to
confer that pleasure On tothes?
You will find halt the battle lie :
gained if you never say snything
gloomy. ~. -, '.'' - . '5''', - - -
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-10

Lover, daughter, sister, & wife,
mother, grandmether@iu those
elk words lie w8st the human
heart contains of the sweetest,
the most eestatic, the most saa
cred, the purest and the most in|
effable. :. a,l-,'a; - T-.';-'i - : :
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-10

Unselfsh and noble acts are the
most radiant epochs in the bio.
graphy Of souls. When wrought
in earliest youth they lie in the
memory of age like coral islands,
green and sunny iamidst tbs
melancholy waste Of ocean, ''<., .
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OUR MONTHLY.
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Eyery chsritaby inclined person should sub
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to the support OF the Orphans in the
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All subscriptions should be sent at once to the
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An injury unanswered in time
grows weary of itself and dies
away in an Involuntary remorse.
In bad dispositions, capable OF no
restraint but fear, it has a dlt1e'
rent effect-the silent digestion OF
one wrong provokes a second.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-10

The cheerful are usually the
busy. When trouble knocks at
your door, or rings the sbslL he
will generally retire if yon send
him word you are engaged. !; 9aaH
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-10

ONE OF the Reasonable Pleasures
OfEfe. 4 properly cooked meal, affords little or
no present enjoyment, and much subsequent
tort;lre to confirmed dvspeptic. But when
chronic indigestion is combatted with Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, the food is eaten
with relish. and most important of all, is
assimilated by and nourishes the system. Use
this grand tonic and corrective also to remedy
constipation, biliousness, rheumatism, fever
and aguc.
For sale by all Druggists and Dealers
peneraflv
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-10

Homes are like barps, Of which
one is finely carved and bright
with gliding but ill-tuned and
jarring the air With its discords i;
while another is ola and plain and
worn, bu, from its chords float
strains that are d feast Of music.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-10
NEWBERRY HOTEL
BY
a. W.T.. SIM m OMS.

Vhis elegant new Hotel rs now open forthe
reception Of guests, and the proprietor Will
spare no effort 10 give satisfaction 70 the
travelling public. Good airy rooms. COM
Portable beds, tic best Of fare, atteu tive, &C
commodatins servants, ,aad moderate charges
will be the ru!e. June Q, 24-tt.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-10

We carry our neighbor's crimes
in sight, but throw our owin ever
our shoulders. sJ ~ rsa.r.. )
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=. For want Of nail the shoe was vas,
lost for want Of q shoe the horse
was lost. ,..., ...,,..:,,. a,;t -,
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@
Dpetrp.
BOOK OF LIFE.

Over and over again, ..,-. .-
No matter which way we turn,
We always find in the Book Of Life
Some lesson we have to learn.
We must take our turn at the mill,
We must grind out the golden grain,
We must work at Que task with a resolut
will,
Over and over again
We cannot measure the need
Of even the tiniest flower,
Or check the flow Of the golden sauds
That run through single hour.
But the morning dews must fall,
And the sun and the summer rain
Must do thci. part and perform it all
Over and over again. s.-: ..., :
Over and over again (. .-@ .
/. The brook through the meadow flows,
And over and over again
The ponderouS mill-whecl goes,
Once doing will not suffice,
Though doing be not in vain;
And blessing failing us once or twice,
May come if we try again.
The path that has onoe been trod
Is never so rough to the feet,
And the lesson we once have learned
: Tc nnyer On bsr5 to reneat
Though sorrowful tears may fall,
And the heart to its depths be driven
With storm and tempest, we need them all
To render us meet of Heaven.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-10

Gold is in its last analysis, the
sweat of the poor, and the blood
of the brave.
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ATENT s.

+. 5. Lehman, Solicitor OF American and i
Eorct.cr- Patents, Washington, D. Y. All
busiuess connected with Patents, whether
before the Patent Otfcc or the IourtS,
promptly attended TO. No charge made un-
less q patent is secured. Send for circular.
Sep. y, 3S-tf.w.l. p.