davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-24

to start and publish a newspaper,
take it tor granted that you are
threatened with softening Of the
BRAIN Take your pocketbook and
throw it into your wife's lap. Rush
up to Bioomingdaie asylum and
surrender yourself before you do
something desperate. Laughter.
Our newspapers are repositories
of knowledge and are constantly
lifting the people into the sun
light. Newspaper knowledge
makes up the structure of the
worlds heart and brain, and de-
cides the fate Of churches and of
nations. Adams, Jefferson, Frank
lin, Clinton all had their hands
On the printing press. Most Of
the good books of the day have
come out in periodicals. Macau
lays essays, Carlyle's essays, Rus
kin's, Taifourd's, and others have
first appeared in periodicals. II
one should see in a life nothing in
the way Of literature but tie Bi.
bic, Shakespeare, dictionary, and
q good newspaper, he would be
fitted for all the duties Of this life
and fer the opening of the next.
A good newspaper is a mirror Of
life as it is. Complaints are made
because the evil is reported as
we'll as the good. But u newspa
per that merely presents the fair
aud beautiful side Of society is
Misrepresentation. If children
come into the worlds active life
an3 find it different from what
they had believed, they will be
incompetent for the struggle.
Complaint is sometimes made that
sin is set up in great primer type
and righteousness in nonpareil.
Sin is loathsome ; make it so. Vir.
tue is beautiful make it so. A
great Improvement in newspapers
would be to drop their imperson-
a!ity. 1t would add potency to
articles to see articles signed. 1t
seems TO me that DO honorable
man would write an article that
he would be ashamed to put his
name to. What is private cit
izen to do when a misrepresenta-
tion is multiplied 10000 or $4,000
times? A wrong done a mans
character in q newspaper is more
virulent than one done in pri-
| vate life. II seems to me that it
| would be great advantage to the
literature Of this country, if men
could get the credit for the good
| they write, and be held RESPONSE
| bic for the evil they write. An
other Improvement would be q
university education for journal
| lists. as for the other professions.
No profession requires more cul-
ture and education than that of
Journalism. There must be edito-
rial profeSsorates in our colleges.
The newspapers serve an i'm
portant function as the chroniclers
Of passing events. They describe
for the benefit Of future historians
all events-ecclesiastical, literary,
social, political, international, hem.
spherical. They are the reser-
Voirs Of history. They are also
a blessing in their evangelizing in
fuences. The Christian newspa
per will be the right wing of the
apocaIyptic angel. The cylinders
Of tho Christian printing press
will be the front wheels of the
Lords chariot. The music that
it makes | mark not in diminuen-
do, but in creScendo !
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-24
SsIseteD Story.
ssIlHTLERUSTIC.' -

! 1t was pleasant day in Sep
tember, and the afternoon sun
shine lighted up the cool greer
forest with o magic glow. The
giant trees tossed their branches
to and fro, as if to catch its kisses
on their leaves. Viii! Shelton and
Arthur Scott thought that never
before had so fair a scene met
their gaze as that which they be.
held as they trudged gaily along
a country road which was lined
on either side by deep forests, in
which they had been hunting for
small game.
Suppose we give up the hunt
for one day and look out for lodg-
ings,' said Shelton, fair haired
youth Of twenty-three, to his COM
panion, a dark. handsome boy OF
nineteen.
SAIL right. l am heartily tired
Of this hunt, any way, and l have
almost decided not to continue it
longer than to morrow. [ wish l
had remained at Bolton respond
ed Arthur, dospondently.
On, don't give up, old boyl Al
though game has been scarce so
far the scenery should be sufficient
compensation for your walk. |
see no signs ofbabitation, and this
road apparently leads to nowhere.
All perhaps that little rustic can
direct US to some farm house
where We can get lodgings said
Will, as he caught a glimpse of a
sunbonnet rising above a distant
hill.
Qaickeniug their pace, they
soon overlook the owner Of the
bonnet, who TUNED out to be a
quaint looking little figure clad in
a dress of drab goods made quaker
fashion.
What a pretty form for a coun'
try girlr exclaimed Arthur.
Bat I'Il bet she is as ignorant
as a Sandwich Islander said Will
sand I mean to have some fun
AS they approached her he
said:
Hello littlo rustic, where DC
you livo?'
TO home,' was the response.
NO doubt Of it, but where Ii
your homo 2 asked Will.
Over to grandad's,' came from
under the bonnet, which wa'
drawn very closely about the face
of the wearer.
sWeIl, where does your grandat
live 2
| Up to Vine Cottage. But wha
business is it Of fyourn where h'
lives?'
Simply replied Arthur, tina
we should like to get lodgings fo'
tonight. Will you bo so kind a.
to direct US to the nearest farm
house?'
We'll, | reckon grandad will taxi
you, if you've got any money tx
pay for supper
After assuring her as to th'
| prosperous state Of their finances
Will again opened the converse
ton by asking
What is your name, and hov
old are you, little girl?'
I'm Mary Elizabeth Gray
forget how old | am
DID you ever 90 to scboo
here?'
'Ya'as, l did. l went thre
days. 1t rained two days, an
the school marin didn't come, an
and the next day school didn'
keep
'Ha! ba! hal laughed her in
terrogator. You must be hanc
somely educated. Can you sing
Kinder. | went TO singir
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-24
OVER.EXERTION.

Long-continued exertion, with
out proper intervals of rest, is fol-
lowed by a peculiar sensation Of
fatigue, and often by tremor or
cramp. Fatigue is due, in part, to
the failure Of contractile material,
and an accumulation of waste
products, in the muscles, but, in
the main, to the exhaustion of the
nerve centers that supply stimulus
to contraction. Both tremor and
cramp are probably caused by sx-
cessive muscular irratibility, the
former being due to short, irrog-
ular explosions Of muscular force,
the latter being a prolonged con-
traction Of the muscle. -
When over-exertion is confined
to small group of muscles, these,
instead of becoming enlarged and
strengthened, as is the case when
exertion and rost are duly inter-
changed, suffer chronic exhaus-
ton, which shows itself In spe-
cies of paralysis-as in ia palsy,
or cranp, severally peculiar to
writer's, telegrapbers, type-setters,
violinists, pianists, tailors, milk
ers, and men Of various trades
whose work is mainly with the
hammer. ......
1t is computed that the pen
blade forger, if Industrious and
disposed 20 do full work, delivers
nearly $4,000 accurate strokes q
day, and in ten years over 88,000,-
600, each stroke involving expen.
diturs of nerve force, both in the
nerves of the brain which calcu-
late the distance and amount Of
force necessary, and the nerves
Of the muscles engaged in the
act.
Another result of over-exertion
is irratibility of the heart, sim
larly due to exhaustion Of nerve
force. The heart may become
dilated, so that valVes-one or
more cease fully to close the
openings, or the valves become
thickened and incapable Of ready
and complete action. The elastic
tissues Of the great arteries lead
ing out Of the heart may be
weakened by oyer-distension, and
the walls may, during sone strong
effort, so far gave way as to form
a pouch, or even to stretch out
into a fatal anoorism.
This irr,tabilitY Of heart gives
rise to paIpltation, cardiac pain,
and rapid pulse.
It is estimated that 50 per cent.
Of cases Of this affection among
our soldiers during the late civil
war were due to long and rapid
marches, or other forms OF over
exertion. Professional pedestrians
areIproverbially short-li7ed. Noun
ain-climbers, and persons who
carry gymnastic or athletic ex-
ercises to excess, and, especially,
laborers whose work is severe, and
who also suffer from intemperance,
foul air and improper diet, are
peculiarly liable to heart disease.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-24

Experience and enthusiasm are
much like the two buckets OF a
well as the one rises the other
sinks, and they are found only for
q moment together.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-24

Worldly faces never look so
worldly as at funeral. They
have the same effect of grating
incongruity as the cound of a
coarse voice breaking the stiffness
of night.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-24
COUNTY.
By Jacob B. Fellers, Probate Judge

By Jacob B. Fellers, Probate Judge.
Whereas, Ebenezer P. Chalmers, Clerk
of Court, hath made suit to me, to grant
him Letters of Administration of the Estate
and effects of Elizabeth A. Sigh, deceased.
These are, therefore. To cite and admon-
ish all and singular the kindred and credit.
ors of the said deceased, that they be and
appear, before me, in the Court Of Probate,
to be held at Newberry Court House, on
the 2lst day of December next, after publ
cation hereof, at II O'Clock in the forenoon,
to shew cause, if any they have, why the
said Administration should not De granted.
Given under my hand, this 9th day Of
December, Anno Domini 1881.
J. B. FELLERS, J. P y. C.
Nov. 20, 40 6t.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-24

Great wealth is great blessing
to a man who knows what to do
with it; and as for honors, they
are inestimable to the honorable.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-24
p A TEN r s.

F.A. Lehman, Solicitor of American and
rFore;gn Patents, Washington, D. &. All
business connected with Patents, whether
before the Patent Office or the Courts,
promptly attended to. No charge made un-
less patent is secured. Send for circular.
Sara 21 3S-ffWl
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-24

1lOW many OIotu4iH tAi'u 9io1SA
have you?'
Mary one
Were you ever in Bolton ?
'Ya'as,.. | went to circus once
What did you see ?
"A monkey, but l guess he got
out. What did they feed you
on?
viii at once changed the sub
ject and asked
How much material did it take
to make your bonnet?
All that was left of your cuffs,
she curtly replied.
Now Willis special weakness
was for his large and spotIess
shirt. cuffs, and they walked on in
silence until they reached Vine
Cottage, where tholr little guide
was met by a largo, savage look
ing mastiff, which growled fero-
ciously at the strangers.
Down, Tiger /! Can't l teach
you no manners Quit growing
at the gentlemen Turning TO
them, she said, Git to the house
whilo | hold him. which they at
once proceeded to do without
looking back, and when she
screamed, 'look out! you, Tiger!
they bonded into the house with
more haste than grace.
They were met by old Mr..
Gray, q wbite-haired, genial look
ing old gentleman, to whom Ar
thur explained his errand, and
apoIogizcd for their hasty en-.
trance. No sooner had the door
closed upon them, than the 'little
rustic threw herself down beside
old Tiger, whom time had long
since deprived Of his teeth and
peal after poal Of girlish laughter
rang out on the clear evening
air.
Bessie! Bessie! como to sup
peri called her grandfather after
ho had introduced the strangers
to his wifo.
But Bessie was not to be found
nor did she appear until they had
finished their supper and the
young mon had gone to the par
lor.
When left to themselves, Ar
thur said:
Everything speaks of taste and
refinement; both Mr.. Gray and
his wife are highly educated; our
little guide must have been lately
adopted
And a piano, too, by Jove |!
Who in the deuce plays it?' said
Will.
While thus discussing, Bessie
entered bearing lights, and the
two young men noticed that she
had a remarkably pretty taco: and
the chestnut brown hair, none Of
which was wasted in bangs or
frizzes, was neatly and becomingly
arranged. Taking q seat by the
FIRE she sat silent for some time,
when Arthus asked
will you favor US with some
music, Miss Gray?'
L want you TO play some first,
said Bessie.
Please excuse my friend, said
Will. His musical education has
been sadly neglected. But it
YOU arc fond Of classic music, |
will play for you
Bessie said she had never heard
of any of that sort, but guessed
she liked it. He took a seat at
the piano, and proceeded to muir
der The Star Spangled Banner in
the most cold-blooded manner i'm
aginable, ending with few bars
Of something decidedly original.
Did you ever hear that before ?
he asked Of Bessie, who had been
nervously chewing the corner OF
her handkerchief,
'Ya'as, the man played that
when be tuned the pianer,' she re-
| piled. Arthur then insisted on her
playing. Without the least hesl.
tation she walked to the instru.
mcnt, and asked, while her blue
| eyes twinkled merrily-
Shall l sing an instrumental
solo?'
Hero she laughed outright al
the horror-stricken looks Of the
young men, who began to realize
that they were the victims of theil
own jokes.
sI-I-beg your pardon, Miss
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-24

All the good things Of this
world are no further good to US
than as they are Of use; and
whatever we may heap up to
give to others, we enjoy only as
much as we can use, and no more
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-24
JAMES 4. GARFIELD !
We have just engraved, at great expense,
the BEST and TRUEsT Chrome photograph OF
LAMES IA. CARElEED

- !. ~ - - ~ ~ sNG - - -
that has ever been engraved. This is, IN
Seci. a work Of real merit. Almost life
Size. No home is complete without copy.
Beautifully grouped around the portrait are
elegant pictures Of GARFiELD's HOME At At
White House at Washington. Please re-
member that this engraving is q CHtoNo
PEoroGRAPH, and is therefore perfect
Size OF engraving, 2S %. Handsomely
bound, nicely mounted, and elegantly var
nished. They need no frames. Reader, il
you wish copy OF this truly beautiful work
send at once; Price Only sl;25: cor Agents g, ITS
sS Der day selling this engraving. Send full
Shipping directions, AS WE CANNOT SEND By
MAfL-lT MUST GO EI EXPRESS. Rem MENBEE ss
THIS. Send money by common letter At
OTIH RISK. Send a 81 bill and make change
with postage stamps. Address all orders
to
Fl. C. STEWART,
PETERSBURGH, n. 7.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-24

We may compare the soul to
linen cloth it must be first wash
ed to take off its native hue and
color, and to make it white; and
afterward it must be ever and
anon washed to preserve it white.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-24
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

Nov. 10, 46-tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-09-01

9SO acres) all in cultivation, 200 acres in cultiva-
ton. balance i'll blue grass and timothy, large
brick and frame house with u rooms, ice house,
buggy honre and all necessary Improvements
three good orchards, running water through the
farm, good coal bank 81 inch vein. a splendid
farm of number one land. Price low.
No. -.
80 acres in farm. all under fence, 10 acres TIM
bcred pasture 10 acres good meadow 80 acres
pasture balance i'll cultivation plenty OF timber
iur home use creek runs through farm good
orchard. Good one and "A half story frame
dwelling in good repair olitbuildInGs fair. Inc
miles northeast of IMeXico, Missouri. Price, $50
per acre.
Farm of 50 ceres all well fenced. good one story
frame dwelling house OF four rooms. kitchen de
tached. good frame barn l4X4i feet, and other
out buildings. yound orchard and abundance OF
small fruit, 40 acres in cultivation balance TIM
bered pasture, situgte 2l-2 miles west OF Mexico.
Price $500. terms easy.
NO. los.
$50 acres under fence. 20 acres timber de-
tached. Farm divided into ; fields. % acres
TIMBER. 60 acres blue grass, balance III cultIva-
ton. This is rich rolling prairie land good :
story frame house. 1 rooms good barn shed. all
sound good granary. good out houses good or
clard five varieties al irult-Shdde and 0fIlt-
mental trees : ? good cisternS good stock water
school house on corner Of land. good nelgllborS.
Situated I miles southeast OF Mexico, and one
mile south of Benton City. Price $1,000 per
acre, one half cash, balance 10 suit purchaser.
500 acres. 8 miles southwest of Mexico All
fenced with hedge and rails. save 20 acres TIM
Der detached. 80 acres blue grass aud Timothy,
balance cultivatIng land. Good comfortable
house of > rooms. good frame barn iOXiU. good
buggy house; good sranary. Young orchard.
well watered by artificial ponds. and running
creek wafer good well AT house. All high ANA
rolling. Price so 90 per acre, one-tliird cash.
balance To suit purchaser.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-09-01
BAUMAN, THE HERMIT.
The Hermit of Montgomery County, Mo-
A Visit to His Cave and What We
Saw There.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
DANNILLE, Mo-, Aug. 2O.-Robert
Muir and wife and family, of Audrain
county, Mo-, paid a visit to their
brother-in-law, Garnett Bryant, of
Montgomery county, Mo-, and while
there they all concluded to visit the
hermit's cave, so on Sunday, the oath
of July, 1881, we started for the
cave. We had a nice ride until we
came to the Saratoga Springs, where
We stopped and drank of the all
healing waters and inscribed u
names among many others who come
to drink the famous water. Then
we proceeded on our way to the cave.
Our road vas then q rocky one, in
the center of . large branch. Away
we went over stones, logs and banks,
through an old field. down hills, over
bitches and at last reached the yard
fence which surrounds the hermit's
dwelling. Arrived at last, u jolly
crowd, each one eager to see thu
wonderful old man and his surround
ings, we found him seated on the side
of his bed enjoying a game of seven
up with three other gentlemen. When
the game was ended he put up his
cards and invited US to step in and be
seated on his bed and view the interiz
or of his room. There were tools of
most every description. First we
counted seven axes in one bunch,
three shot guns in another, drills,
picks, hoes, spades, wedges, grub
bing hoes, old irons, dip nets, shovels,
fish hooks, lanterns, furs, coffee pots
and even q pan of ash cakes sitting in
one corner Of the fire place. The
greatest curiosity was his hand mill
that he made to grind his corn and
wheat. 1t was made of stone and
laden with mud to make 1t heavy
enough to mash the grain. He had
dressed out two large stones to make
him q coffee mill. He has dug him a
well 40 feet deep through solid
rock. His room was made under q
shelving rock which projected out
from the bluff some II feet. He then
built on the north and south a wall
of rock and mud, which enclosed his
room. The west side of the room. is
solid rock, the door and the chimney
being in the cast. About IL feet in
front Of his door was an offset of Is
feet to the branch bottom. About
one acre of ground enclosed by the
bluff was planted in fruit trees which
seemed to have been sowed broad
cast and narrowed in.
The old man vas very feeble, but
seemed to be c~ontented, and was
sociable. MI. 3. Moore asked him
how long he hsi been there; he said
about 26 years. He then asked his
age he replied about 60. Mrs. Muir
ioked the old hermit about marrying,
which seemed to amuse him very
much. He seemed to be very TAXA
tive on all subjects except his mines
or money matters /; then he Vas very
sullen. He told Us he was going 70
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-09-01

have hu ehmg, $4,000 acres e finest Gug and Farming Lands te State Oh MISSOURI" "h prices"
Residences and Business property mu@ dyd M@Mo Mo-
Having cmsomhnen lover the United h@ yh facilities for cling "eMhgmgpp property are T@dYm NJ" Mr%gmy
wdmMmoy ngm lands are situate within yd distance of Mexico thee mt@dd A"@no county and h%h pp
nMyb bm 1.-THE UnhdSaes The following trpeemsa potmd y Land hghr:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-09-01

NO4.
s65 acres in farm. 100 acres timbered land
watered by Young creek. 1870 acres grass land
tiucluding 80 acres meadow bal;tn,.e III ~cuitiNa-
ton. Young orchard just beginning to bear.
plenty small fruit. two-story frame house OF +
ROOMS. tenant house OF z rooms, lce-hOuSe,
smOke-ho,Se and other out buildings. Frame
barn 5sX44 feet, good double corn crib. living
stream of water runs throuhh farm. two good
ponds, school house within | mile and ? churches
within u mile.
2+o acres, fronting half mile on public road.
100 acres In meadow. orchard of 10 acres, balance.
number one tillable land, large two-story house
handsomely finished, all necessary out buiid-
Ings. Situated PIP miles south of Mexico.
Price $40 per acre.
100 acres all well fenced and nicely s.b-dlvid-
ed, % acres good timothy meadow. 20 acres good
pasture, balance in cultivation and timber, good
orchard. good / 1-2 story frame house ilVe o"oiiiS,
good stable and other out buildings. high rolling
land as hood rs any in the county. Price 5000
per acre.
10 acres. All under hedge and rail fence.
100 acres acres of which is III meadow ana cult
vatIOn, 10 acres OF timber detached. good or
chard we watered by, artificial ponds and
wells; 81 acres in meadow. one story frame
miles north of Mexico. near church ana school.
Price. S21.O0 per acre, $1,000. balance 10 SUIT
purchaser
No. I26.
100 acres. All well fenced with hedge and
rails. save north side of farm. Sui"ilNidel MO
1 fields good one ana a half story frame dwell :
ing with I rooms and cellar good stable and
corn crib. Orchard of 800 trees. Living we'll AT
dwelling artificial ponds. and living water tor
stock good coal bank, of 20 inch Vein, and good
quality of coal. Situated 10 miles northeast of
Mexico, in good neighhori,ood, near postofhce,
school and church. Price S22.O per acre. one
half cash, balance i'll l and , Years. Al : per
cent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-09-01

Charlton county or st. Louis to get
twenty hands or soldiers to work and
guard money for him. When we
started to 60 home, he invited us to
pay him another visit soon. Poor
old man /; he has u heartfelt sympa-
thies.
1 have read several copies of your
valuable papers, and was more inter-
ested in the perusal of your paper
than any that I have seen, so 1
thought I would write a sketch of
our hermit, and if it will be any ben
eft to you, you car publish it. !.
Mrs. NJ. E. A. BRYANT.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-09-01
No. Ice.

100 acres. All under fence save 20 aeres i.
acres in bine grass, loo acres in timber hale
clltiyating lind = story frame house i6yas e%
tanning g rooms. has good roomy han, , v.
barns smoke house. Ice house and other ~
ont buildings. good orchard of fine selpFtisr \
fruit. fine garden spot. nice lawn in firm y
house of > acres. good well at house. e,s
running through farm. good ponds with ws,s
in every pasture. considered a very fine H.
farm situated 6 miles south of Mexico. in sOa
neighhorhood, with excellent school and chn,S
facilities. haif mile to school house and twa sn
onr-half miles to church. Can be bought fp n
per acre. one-thlrd cash balance. to suit nm
chaser.