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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-24
JOB PRINTING
DONE WITH NEATNEss AND DISPATCH
TERMS CASH.

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settlers-seekers after hidden riches, 3
attracted BY the reports they have
heard-is greater than any year since
The Leadville excitement subsided,
and probably in excess Of all other
classes. Some Of these have been
successful, if not in finding rich silver
mines, in at least securing good busi-
uess openings; yet how few are they
10 comparison with the hundreds of
disappointed ones vino have met not
alone disappointment, but misery and
destitutioa. OF the few who have
struck it rich,'' as they say in the
mines, we hear a great deal, as the z
railroad companies and others--whose
object is gain-take pains to widely
advertise them; but of the thousands
who go back home sadder and wiser
men, and the hundreds who cannot
get back, We hear nothing. On all
the lonely, barren routes in the min
ing districts one daily meets poor,
aorry-looking fellows, to whom
square meal and -eturn-ticket bone
would bring uubounded joy. And
right here | want to say that it is the
sheeTess folly for young men or others
to come here with few dollars in
their pockets expecting to step right
upon the high road to fortune. The
little they have will soon melt away
aud unless they are prepared to 60
right out into the mines at hard work,
or ready to seek employment at team
ing or herdiug, the chances are
hundred to one that destitution viii
overtake them. There is no demand
for clerks or for soft, white hands in
other classes of light, genteel employ
ment, and even men with capital do.
not find such openings as existed
here few years ago.
But ny letter is getting long
enough without getting very far into
the subjects I had intended writing
about, or saying anything of Denver's
great eVent-the Industrial Exhibition
just opened. It commences tardily,
somewhat like the Centennial, many
of the exhibits not being in position
yet. The affair promises to be chiefly
interesting from mining stand
point, and among the somewhat som
bre exhibits of ores from all parts of
this and adjoining mining States, the
small displays of farm products appear
like GASES 10 a desert. Yesterday
1900 men we're employed in and on
the building. Ia half an hour I took z
late ia the evening, the following
notes: Nearly all the counties Of the
States have their display of minerals
nicely arranged. Arizona. With a
series of fat cases, is we'll represented.
Utah has only completed pavilion,
but has seven tons coming to put-i9
Grant County, n. M,aeis5asi0g a
grand exhibit, Seems the only
county in~sSst Territory coming up.
Very little machinery is in the build
ing, and exhibits Of merchants and
manufacturers are, SO far, making 30
figure. At least ten days will elapse
before things get into any shape.
SPoT.
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THE BARBER.
Outline Sketch Of q Professional Career.

The barber, children, is of an
extinct species. The hair.dresser
and torsorial artist of the present
day are supposed, bowever, to be
descendants Of the ba, her in d.
rect line,
The barber is treacherous
creature. He is never to be de-
pended upon. He has been known
to cut his best friends.
He is remarkably sharp in a
business transaction, and will
shave you if you give him a
chance. In fact, shaving may be
said to be his business,
The barber is a strapping fel-
low, and is ever ready to raise a
row. l have frequently seen him
take a man by the nose without
the least provocation.
He always wants his hone way,
and is always ready for brush.
He has his shortcom(b)ings, to
be sure, and is apt to stir up your
dander; but he has a very smooth
tongue, and knows how to lay on
the lather.
He is generally honest in his
judgments, and sincere in pooh
pooling shams and delusions but
at the same time ne is given to g
great deal ofshampooing.
can't say that he was ever
charged with murder, but thou
sands of people dye in his shop
yearly.
Formerly the barber was sur.
geon also, and used to be paid for
bleeding his customers. Nova
days be draws blood without ex.
ira charge.
The barber sees a great many
affecting scenes. There IS a good
deal of parting going on every
day in his shop.
The barber seldom uses nails
when sbingling, though he may
uie them when he comes TO the
scratch.
The barber is a very secretion
fellow. You will find locks every.
where about his place.
He has very little recreation
Curling is his chief amusement.
He always stands we'll in biz
profession. You will generally
find him at the head.
He never makes game Of his
work, unless hair-dressing may be
considered q rare bit Of pleasan
try.
The barber has to stand a great
deal from his customers. HI
does not care, however, how muci
cheek they display in b.s estab
lishment, and the more chin they
give him the better he likes it.
The BARRIERS wife goes shop
ping, just like. other women
though she onght to be able te
get hirsuit at her husband!
establishment. She probably pre-
ters to whisker round elsewhere
Though the barber may have
no children to receive his in
beritanee, there are always many
hairs apparent at his shop.
The BARRIERS motto is: Soar
on, soap ever
There are many more things
might tell you of the barber, bu
be is a great conversationalist
and amply able to speak for him
self-Boston Transcript.
| Let him who regrets the loss o
time make proper use of tba
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-24
A GLORIOUS VICTORY.

What glorious victory against
such fearful odds, when defeat was
imminent! How periIous the
movement! A little band of pa
triots armed with shotguns fol-
lowing their untrled leader against
500 we'll armed troops. How bold
and imposing the charge! OH
GERS and privates, side by side,
press onward amid the flying mis-.
siIes Of death. The intrepid lieu,
tenants, Palmer, Jeter and Rogers,
of the Rangers, and Walker, Chal
mers and Black burn, Of Company
G, supported by their brave men,
swept like tornado through the
enemy's camp, down the slope
across the ravine.and up the bill
beyond in pursuit Of the flying
enemy, and despite the deadly fire
of the encmy's carbines thrown
back over the shoulder, they
chased him two miles, aud never
halted until ordered.
The soldiers, from the boy Of
fifteen summers to the gray, haired
sire, tonght molly Charlie Elson
fifteen year old boy Of The Ran
gers. WAS among the foremost II
| the charge, rushed where dangel
was thickest; capturing a huge
Pennsylvania Dutcbman be start
ed back with him to the real
guard, and anxious to get rid o
his encumbrapce in order to re
join in the charge, be ordered hi
prisoner to double-quick be sui
lenly refused, thereupon Char!i
dealt him an overhandeG blow
with his sabre across the head
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accompanying the blow with an
emphatic Cd d-n you, double.
quick ) his prisoner then prompt
ly, obeyed nay moro, started off
in dog trot.' Q
Charles captain only smiled,
silently excusing the brave boy
for the language provoked under
such stirring, exciting circum-
stances.
THOUGHT OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Poor old John Taylor, also Of
the Ran gers, when the engage.
menl was oVor s:id, Captain, at
first | thnaght could not stand
it, hut when you said 'rememher
where you came from, the
thought Of South Carolina made
ne resolve to risk my life for
her. He never cracked his whip
over his stage-horses more de-
I!berately than he did his shotgun
on this occasion.
Two young soldiers Of the
Phillips Legion braveIy joined in
The charge on the enemy, fought
like veterans, and were among
the first to dash into the enemy's
camp, but before victory perched
upon our banners their bold, brave
epirits returned to their God.
Without any one TO kiss them for
their mother, these heroic sons OF
Georgia were silently buried by
their sorrowing companions amid
beautiful wild flowers, but the
noble women of Virginia will
doubtless from year to year deco
rate their grave with rarest flow
ers aud weep over the unknown
heroes who died for their coun-
try.
The engagement over, Corporal
Peak was found unbarmed; his
captain feelingly grasped his
hand, bis heart so full not d word
was spoken, his quivering lips
silently expressed his high appre-
citation of that brave soldiers
heroic contribution to the victory
won.
Col. Shingler wrote as follows
of the gallant conduct of the
Rangers COMPANY d. in said en-
gagement
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY HoL.
coMBE LEGION,
Camp Elzey, April 10Th, 1864.
Captain: X * x * x
In the engagement with the enemy
at Williamsburg onthe 9th Septem-
ber, 1862, your conduct was pecu-
liarly guished-leading your
company in advance oftbe COM
mand through Fort Magruder in
the face of the enemy and under a
CALLING and destructive fire.
Very respectfully, your obedlent
servant,
W. PINcKNEY SH1NGLER,
Colonel Holcombe Legion, S. G. G.
To Capt. I. G. McKIssIcK,
Company D, Holcombe Legion
Cavalry.
Col. Shingler should have
coupled Company G, with Com
pany D, ju' his commendation,
because that company gallantly
Joined Company D, in the charge
upon the enemy, equally imper-
illed their lives in the deadly
conflict, and should have equal
ly shared with Company D, in
the honor conferred for the signal
victory they jointly achieved.
To do justice to the brave and
furnish facts for history has
prompted the foregoing state
ments in regard to the heroic
conduct Of Company c, in said
engagement. The writer only
states what. be witnessed and no.
thing more.
And it affords pleasure to add
that this first serious engagement
Of the Ho|combe Legion Cavalry
witnessed it's first and last demor-
alization. Chivalry and courage
marked It's action on subsequent
fields.
No,h;,. E mouth ~ rro;,.b+ NJ, -
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Nothing of worth or weight can
be achieved with half a mind, with
u faint beart and with a lame en-
deavor.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-24

Instead of complaining Of the
tborns among the roses we should
be thankful there are roses among
the thorDs.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-24

CO1 W SO64J SO"os
McKissick Rangers At that
name how the memories of the
past cluster around the present.
Years of war. of suffering: of de-
feat and its terrible consequences
fade from the memory, and we
live in the past.
F.. It's the 10th of December, 1861.
The Rangers bidding adieu TO
home and loved ones, proceed to
the tented field. On the 17th Of
December they were mustered into
service, and assigned to duty with
the Hoicombe Legion On the coast
of South Carolina.
THE ENEMY CONSTANTLY IN VIEW.
His armed vessels dot the Edisto
and Ponpon, from which attacks
are daily expected. For six long,
dreary months, by night and day,
we watch the enemy's movements.
How perilors our position A
formidable enemy in view, an un-
seen enemy at our feet, at our
side, in the water we drink, in the
air We breathe and in the swamps
and rice fields around US. THIS
unseen enemy-fearful diseases,
among them country fever Pc
culiar to the coast, and so dreaded
by the natives-we uudinchingly
faced 10 that season when the ma.
tives to escape i:leave their homes.
This dreaded enemy fearfully at
tackled the Rangers five Of them
fell at their post, among them that
noble orphan boy, CamiIlus Little.
How calmly he met bis fate, hero
icslly offered up his life upon his
coantry's altar. But Mrs. Kings
beautiful flo" er garden in which
he was "relieved" from earthly
duty only typi6ed the brighter
fields that awaited him beyond the
river. Poor Woolbright, Fowler
and Blake, faithful soldiers, early
exchanged their arduous duties
for the repose of the grave. The
youthful Cory fingered awhile and
then joined his fallen coprades in
the spirit land.
JEEossE AND EDIsTo
Islands witnessed our first line oi
battle. Gen. Evins, regardless ot
the enemy's vessels, under cover
Of darkness, crossed the Ponpon
and attacked the enemy. How
clearly and distinctly floats OF
the midnight stillnes the familiar
voice Of that Christian soldier anC
(paeriot, Col. P. F. Stephens, com
manding "On right into line, e,quiok
march! !" What magicin in bis voice
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Life Is rot so short but there is
always time enough for courtesy
Self command is the main eIe.
gance.
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Doetrpp.
GEEs SAYINGS.

As poor as a church mouse,
As thin as q rail;
AS fat as porpoise,
As rough as a gale;
- As brave as = lion,
AS spTy as cat,
AS bright rs q sixpence,
As weak as q rat.
Proud as peacock,
Sly as a fox;
Mad as q March hare,
Strong as an OK;
Fair rs lily,
Empty as air;
Ricn as CIesus,
Cross as d oesr.
Pure as an angel
Neat as pin;
Smart as = steel trap,
Ugly IS sin;
Dead as door nail,
White as sheet;
Flat as pancake,
Red as beet.
Round as an apple;
Black ss your hat
Brown as a berry,
Blind as bat;
Mean as S niser,
Full as q tick;
Plump as partridge
Hard as q brick.
Clean as g whistle.
Dark as a pail;
Hard as a milestone,
Bitter as gall;
Fine as 3 fiddle,
Clear as a bsN;
Dry as herring,
Deep as a well.
Light as feather,
Firm as rock;
Stiff as poker,
Calm as a clock;
Green rs gosling,
Brisk as a bee;
Now Let me stop,
Lss. you weary Of me.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-24

No life can be utterly miserable
that is heightened by the laugh
ter and love of one little child.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-24

Let him who regrets the loss of
time make proper use of that
which is to come in the future.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-24

The church has but two enc
mics in this country which she
need fear, and therefore but two
dangers: ignorance and immorali,
tC
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THE RANGERS

and Company G then performed a
deed of daring courage seldom
witnessed. What a grand sight
Less than seventy men cutting
loose from their command boldly
rushing forward, under a destruc-
tive fire, charge an enemy 800
strong, capturing ITO horses, 100
carbines, many valuable stores and
100 prisoners, including the ccm-
uanding officer, (miitary govern
or of williamsburg and driving
the rest Of the command to York
town.
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THE ENEMY

having retreated, it was thou ght
victory had been won. Delusive
thought. The enemy returning
offered battle. Our troops, al.
ready in column Of fours, were
ordered to charge. Company A,
at the head of the command, wa
vered. It's captain IT. '. WaIsh)
acting as major at the time, CD.
serving the confusion and the
cause gallantly rushed to end
took position at the head Of bis
company and, waving his sabre
over his head, induced his men to
advance. Our troops then made a
bold, imposing charge, aud the
enemy, doubtless believing we iu-
tended mischief, inglorIously fed,
Reforming outside the city the
enemy again formed line Of bat
tie. Our troops without align
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By Captain I. G. McKissick, afterwards
Lieutenant Colonel of ihe Seventh South
Carolina Cavalry, in the Charles
ton Weakly News.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertisements inserted at the rate Ct
Sl.0o per square Zone inch) for first irsertioPs
and IS cents for each subsequent insertior.
Douoie column advertisements ten per cent.
on above.
Notices Of meetings, obituaries and tributes
OF respect, same rates per square as ordinary
advertisements.
Special Notices in Local column Is CEN,
per line.
Advertisements not marked with the mum.
ber of insertions will be kept in till forbid
and charged accordingly.
Special cor'ractS raaiic :sith large adyer
tisers. with liberal Deductions ou above ra,es :
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ment charged heller skelter to-
ward the enemy, who not wait
ing TO receive us, hastily retreat
ed to bis camp at Fort Magruder.
From some unaccountable cause,
perhaps from seeing the enemy's
overwh whelming numbers and i'm
nense camp, our troops became
badly demoralized-aIl was confu-
sion and iisordcr-no line, compa.
MES, officers and privates all min.
gIed together. Col. ShingIer, dis
! mounting, apparently gave up the
day. What feelings! A few no
nents before, flushed with uppa
rent victory. we bad driven jne
enemy over u mile, and uow lie
lad only TO charge and take US.
We were IN no cOnGltlOn u resist
tue enemy, officers and men scat
tared over the field, a mass Of con-
fused men into whose midst the
enemy having rallied was throw
ing deadly fire. Col. Sbingler
wisely ordered that the troops be
formed into line and charge upon
the enemy; his order was not cx-
ecuted. Col. Shingler then said,
Capt. McKissick, can't you in.
spire your men ? Form them into
line and charge upon those Yam
KEGS"
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@StsesII@nsoHs. g
BOLCOMBE LEGEON'S FIRST
BATTLE.

The Charge Of the McKissiek Rangers
Williamsburg.
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FOLLOW NE !

Knowing nothing but to obey
his superior officers, Capt. McKis-
sick promptly rode to the front
and ordered bis company to follow
him. His men refused - they
viewed the matter from a differ
ent standpoint, reasoned more dis
passi"nately, thought one compa-
ny should not be required to uu-
dertake what the whole command
should do. The earnest appeal,
however, "Men, remember where
you came from, and what you
came here to do; won't you fol-
low me?" prevailed. Who in
that critical moment responded,
"Captain, l will follow you," and
suiting his action to his words
boldly rushed forward? ? Corporal
Lamartine Peak, of the Rangers,
was that brave, undaunted soldier.
When be dashed up his compan-
ions gallantly followed. Then
came Capt. McKissick's anxious
appeal: Company G, won't you
follow me-" brought it's gallant
lieutenants, Walker, Chalmers and
Blackburn, and their bravo men,
to our side.
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00lit aud 4umor.
A Race Won By an Inferior Horse.


A Race Won BY an Inferior Horse.
The writer met the jockey of Rutherford
while dining at the Winter Palace in St.
Petersburg short time after that huge
sporting wrangle and in the course of a
conversation on turf matters, the astute
prodder Of horse-Aesh said, with a child
ike and ingenious smile:
Would you ike to know the dead in
side facts as to how that race was run p
Why, you rode the best horse, didn't
you n we asked.
sNot bit of it, replied the Jockey,
with a grin. The fact was that Ruther-
ford was only about the fourth choice, and
was not rated at more than eighth or ninth
in the pools True Blue, Katy Pease and
Thad Stevens all had the call over Ruthy.
But it happened that my horse was a
''bolter, and to steady him and prevent
his flying the track put binders and Cog
giles on him. You noticed them sup
pose n
There we're two horses rugged that
way, we replied.
NE.xactly. Stevens was nervous crit
ter also, and as soon as his trainer saw how
the goggles steadied my horse he put EN-
On Thad too, The day before the race a
big idea occurred to me. / gOta couple of
pairs Of magnifying lenses and quietly put
EN- in place Of the plain glasses in the COG
gles Of both horses. Catch on to the
idea q
sWell, partly.
~The only difference was that in Stevens
brides fastened the glasses with the
bulge inside. 80 as to make them diminish
ING glasses. don't you see
Like looking through the wrong end
Of an opera glass, eh
aExactly. The result was that, while
Rutherford was encouraged all the way by
the course seeming oRly couple Of hun
dred yards long, the quarter flags appeared
ten miles apart to Stevens. You see,
horse eaa be discouraged Just as well as
NaA.
..Sreat scheme, that,
well, | should smile. Ruthy thought
he was in for a little quarter race, and it
kent up his heart, 80 that when he had
nearly done the last mile and swung into
the home-stretch, and called Epon him to
let out his last link, he thought the Judges
stand was right under his nose, 80 he cana
home Ike ali express train on down grade;
but Stevens, who thought he had about
fifteen miles further to 90, went 70 pieces,
as You remember. and almost lay d0mA on
the track, he was mentally eayed IN, as il
were. SEE. Fiuacisc0 Chroaicle
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The late DIR. Cook, Of Haddington, At
one time officiated Is prison chaplain, On
one occasion he observed among the pris-
oners one old won.an who had been fire.
auept inmate. Here again, Mary, the
doctor said. 10 which Mary replied, ''Aweei,
III. whaur could be better? / get my
meat. al / get my claes, an | haze the
benefit d your ministrationss
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4 man out West bought bedstead, the
wood Of which was 80 green that one warm
spring day it broke out All over with buds
and ID week was covered all over with
little groves Of waving branches. In the
autumn the children picked the chestnuts
from the side pieces aud next spring tapped
the head board for maple syrup
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Gwine to the POS, once.


One of the oldest sights in the south Is
to see the negroea hang about the post
Offices They are the FIRST ones to call in
the morning and the last to leave nj night,
and It i hy 40 means rare to have them
inquire for mail ten or fifteen times day.
| was in the Office at Marietta, Ga, when
an AGED darkey limped in and inquired
Am dar io or ave letters heah fur
Junebreke Duke p
mo sir, replied the postmaster, alter
taking look
well. den, | u take one.
There are no letters for yoa-
isn't dsF newspaper
no.
Hasn't dun got muffin tall =
Not 4 thing.
dat curus--weFry Gurus. mutfeFed
the MAN a. he walked cut
followed after and when asked hial
If he expected an important letter that deg,
he replied
s.Sarsin Isdoes Oats why Tze walked
"a nailea dis lrawnipg
hefs sAs The letter eeaing from
dmiln0
did yea expect news or money in the
letter
Diced did, sab. AsPerted dat letter
saiuhs bad so into It.
sAEho from n
Il DUNN, but specsed i.
He then told me that be could neither
Rad nor write, had 20 friend 70 write to
him, had never mailed letter nor received
one IN his life, and vet he had inquired for
mail ii least ave hundred times year for
the past ten years. In fact, It wasn't aii
hour after / lefi him before he circled
around IL the ofEice again and said
II recon mus had some mail BY dis
time.
nothing for You.
well, If dat haila euTus--werry curuss
Reckon I'd bettsr wait fur dat o'clock
train.
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A gentleman had Eve daughters, the
first Of whom married man By the name
az Poor. the second Mr.. Little. the third
/ Mr.. Short. the fourth Mr.. Brown, the
fffha Mr.. H0gg. Al the wedding Of the
latter her sisters with their husbands were
there, and the old gentleman said to his
guests. II have taken pains to educate my
daughters that they might act well their
part in life and do honor TO my family. |
find that all my pains. care and expecta-
lions have TUNED out nothing but Poor,
Little, Short, Brown Hogg.
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Thar UMBRELLA. During the shower
Yesterday i citizen carrying very vet
umbrella entered hotel 70 pay a call %
some one upstairs. After placing his UNI
brella where il might drain he wrote upon
! piece az paper and pinned to il the SEN
tence
~. BThis umbrella belongs 20 = man
Who strikes 250-p0und blow in
fifteen minutes.
lie went his way upstairs, and after IN
absence IF EiEteen minutes returned 10 find
his umbrella gsne and in il place note
reading
p. S.-Umbrella taken by man who
walks ten miles an hour won't be back ct
an
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A conntryman, not long since, on his first
sight Of j locomotive, declared that he
thought it wasthe devil on wheels I? Fax,
an YER worse than meselR, said an Irish
bystander. .sfor the first time see the cray
thur / tllo't it was shame boat huntin'
for wather.