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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-05-25
GIRLS IN SOCIETY.

The mother is the natural chaperon
for her daughters, and they should
not 60 to ball or party without her.
No other protector, not even father,
can watch over the interests of daugh-
ters as mother does. And until some
female relative can be found tc assume
such care, the daughters of a house
will be far the safest at home. A.
brother is not the proper guardian for
his sisters at an evening entertain
ment, for the chances are that he will
be what the English call 8 dancing
chaperon,' that is, ono Who has pleas
ures of his own to look after, and cer-
tain social duties to fulfill outside ofhis
sisters'pleasure and welfare. He may be
engaged with his own partners while his
sisters time is occupied, and they are
either left alone or dependent upon
the courtesy Of gentlemen who may
have other engagements. It is e1-
actly the reverse with a good chape-
ron; she requires that her proteges
should return to her at the conclusion
of every set; she must know, in the
first place, every one with whom they
dance, and remain where they caR
reach her as soon as the figure is over.
Under these circumstances, it is ale
nost impossible for girls to indulge IN
the dangerous pastime Of Irritation
and though they may sometimes fret
at their chaperou's restrictions, they
may be comforted With the reflection
that the prudent course which she
lays out for them will, if followed,
| will for them far greater respect
| and more sincere affection than can
ever be expected as the result Of .
more uurestrained life. A reasonable
supervision from her will not inter-.
fere With any legitimate enjoyment.
She certainly has for the tine to ez-.
ercise the right of proprietorship;
and the higher value she attaches to
her girls, the greater estimation will
they be able to claim from the world
It is characteristic Of human nature
to desire that which seems preeious to
otheas; and her charges should az.
vays remember the fact that hers ls
the difficult task Of doing series OF
unWelcome actions gracefully they,
should make the task easy to her Of
guarding the golden fruit of yOusa.
without becoming q dragon.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-05-25

One perfect diamond is more valua-
BILE than many defective ones. One
truth we'll fixed in the mind and CON-
pretended is better than many half
understood. A small opportunity fully
realized is better than great one mis-
improved. The wealth of afectionate
sympathy and aid is better than gold,
and fills the soul with most perfect
peace. Faithfulness lays up treasures
in the heavens which nothing can
injure and no one remove.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-05-25
JOB PRINTING
An ADDRESS TO THE COL.
ORED TEACHERS OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.

The Executive Committee Of The
South Carolina Teachers ASSOCIATION
have received a Communication, signed
BY one hundred representative citizens
Of Columbia, authorizing them to send
you happy greeting aud to extend you
most cordial welcome to enjoy the priv
ilege of our city and the hospitality of
our homes during your visit TO the
Normal Institute in July. These cit
izeus have furthermore pledged them
selves, over their signatures, to obtain
board and lodging for each memberof
the Institute rates not exceeding three
dollars per week. Our homes shall be
your homes, our 6resides your 6resides,
"for We be brethren" Your syoufa
shall be pleasant. Therefore We SIM
cerely beseech you to use every en-
deavor to have large attendance.
Your school sessions have been Short.
your salaries small; true. You may
be compelled to make great sacrifices
to come, yet we are confident that yon
will cbeerfully meet this paramount
obligation. Free tuition will be afford.
ed to all teachers of public and private
schools. The corps Of instructors IS
able and efcieot. Come! Come !!
Come to the institute. By all means
let every County be fully represented.
Railroad companies will doubtless
offer reduced rates. The Superinten-
dent of Education may give due no.
tice of the same. The President of
the State Association, whose address
is Columbia, will gladly give any in
formation. remember With regret
that several Boards of Trustees ordered
certain schools to be opened on the eve
Of the Institute last Summer and that
thus they unioteutionally, perhaps,
prevented a large number Of teachers
from attending. Seeing that thesuc-
cess of this movement must indirectly
affect the we'll being of the entire COM
monwealtb, We earnestly appeal to-
every citizen of the State to lead his In.
auence to promote the cause. We ap-
peal especially to the pulpit and the
press to WELD their great power con-.
tinually in urging this matter upon
the people. Do we appeal in vain? &
WILLIAM NJ. DARK,
President of the South Carolina Teach
ers' Association.
j. q. SIMS, Secretary.
COLUMBIA, S. c., May, IL, 1882.
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FAM E.

s'I don't wish to discourage you. but lately
I've been filed
With certain strong misgivings. son. tkat
somehow won't be stilled;
There's something tells me plain as words
that you, with all your wit,
Have erred in marking ont your course, and
you'll repent Oft. ..
{ .eThe time viii come when you will sigh
had bu. only known
What I do nov, the good old farm. with all
its hills and stone,
Would not have, driven me away to find,
when hope is. dead,
That fame does not bestow her wreath on any
sort Of head
s'I'm talking plainly. that know. but, Reu-
ben, mind you this,
That Fame's far-of target that million
narksmen miss,
Then, some fine day g shot is heard that
rings throughout the land,
And Genias pops the bun's-eye, square,
With steaoy eye aco hano.
ssyou may turn out genius, Rube; I r'aly
hope you win;
Yoo know Fame's temple crowns the top Of
an enormous hill,
And tens of thousands bound that way, with
resolution stiff,
Have found their way completely blocked
By stupendous 'f.'
ssThis eIf is very hard to climb, it seems to
touch the moon,
Montgol6er went over in in his primeyal
balloon .--....-. -.~ -.
Sut, all along the way this side. you'll hear
E the dreary means
Of the rising Smith and Jenkins, and the
gifted Brown and Jones.
'sNov, Reuben, when you reach that "lf
you'll show good Judgment, son,
Z By striking cross-lots for the farm and home
FOLKS on run;
Stay there and toll as l have done, and You
may get to be
a deacon in the church, perhaps, or, may
be, school trustee.
setAll that be bloved!' Well 60 your way
you'll have my earnest prayers,
We'll always keep in order, son, your cozy
bed upstairs,
{ For you may yet return, convinced that
wreatts of fame are rare,
And that your old straw hat best suits the
color Of your hsir."
-Dosroit Free Press.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-05-25
That man is James Watson

That man is James Watson,
whispered the woman, pointing
forward. i must see him.
I'll bring him. said Robert.
and was gone.
"A lady wishes to ask you a
question, sir, if you please
Certainly and he moved back
across the deck.
Where is my husband, James
Watson p said Mrs. Gaines, quiet
ly, though her lips were white,
and the blood was running from
the wounds her nails were max
ing in the palms Of her hands.
Mrs. Gainesr be groans; then
turned upon the young man at
her side: who are you?' and be
raised his cane to strike him.
Robert GaiDes had been in
America often enough to, have
seen something Of ono habit there
which might we'll remain uDlmi-
tated. He inflated it, however,
and took a boyisb pride in going
armed.
When James Watson raised his
cane the young man took one
step forward, and the next mo-
ment Watson was looking into
the end of short, self-cocking re-
7olver.
Put down your cane and an
swer my mothers question:
Your mother ? said he; and be
made sudden movement of some
sort.
1t isn't likely he would have
dared to strike the boy with the
revolver at his head. 1t isn't
likely young Gaines would have
fred on him if be had but in
some way the pistol went of, and
Robert was looking from the
smoking weapon 10 8 pro'trate
man, and the warm blood was
creeping nearer and nearer to his
feet when the officers of the
steamship reached them.
Put Lin ip irons said the cap
tain, pointing 10 Robert.
DO nothing Of the sort SAID
James Watson, raising himself on
one elbow with u terrible effort !;
he's finished me, but | would
swear with my latest breath he
did it in self.dctense.
He may live ALI hour said the
surgeon.
Watson opened his eyes.
Its better -. ~:sii he-tar
better So A little later be said.
Send me Mrs. Gaines To her :
You've followed mo terribly close
most of the time. You and your
detectives have tortured me al
most beyond endurance. 1t will
be rest to die. 1t was my &C
cursed greed and my powers Of
clever imitation with my per
which did it all. I don't expect
you will forgive mel am only
glad that his son has given me
rest. He has ended your journey
and mine together
Where is my husband ? sale
Mrs. Gaines, with the sound O.
unshed tears in her voice. She
was beginning TO understand.
Watson started up.
That night-more than TWEEN
ty-one years ago-when he lef'
home Il murdered him - anc
threw his body-in the Thames.
The last word was a gasp. H'
was dead.
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SsIsetsn ggtorp.
SHADOWING 4 SHADOW

- hOU6It y -. NStuCe uGo 81 WV
with ais mother ever since be
could remember. His first child
ish memory was of the stormy
Channel passage from England to
France.
He remembered putting his lit
tie soft white hands together to
say his evening prayers be re-
membered his kind nurse, his
lovely but sad.looking mother
standing a little apart from them
and gazing down upon him with a
ss sfhiuing in her eyes
and lingering around her lips.
AS be remembered that he was
frightened at the noise OF the
wind and waters outside, and
thought how different 1t was
from home, he must have had
then a memory of home. But
later that memory had faded
svay into the unknown and for
gotten blank of infancy. HIS
earliest memory, as boy, and as
q man, was of the stormy Chan
mel passage from England to
France. There was a break IN
his memory after that.
Probably only the markedly
strange events of early life abide
with Us as memories. Later be
had seen great mountains, which
be knew, years afterward,, must
have been the Alps.
Coming down the years, his me-
mory showed him events more
and more closely connected. They
had spent an entire year journey
ing over England; they had seem
ed to avoid the usual routes o1
travel, and to visit the poorest
and most untidy towns.
A year of this and then q long
journey with only the shortest OF
preparation. He had grown old
enough to know that the long
voyage bad taken them to Austria
liza. And yet they had remained
there only one week, coming
back then to continue their ira
ve!s in another part Of the world
Mrs. Gaines journeys had al
ways seemed peculiar to the few
friends she made while on he!
travels. To 1hs boy who had
grown up to manhood by her side
the idea ofpeculiarity and strange
ness had been of slow growth. H
had never had other instructor
than his mother, but his stndies
had rot suffered.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-05-25

Have you any faith in mince pie as
cure for headache?' asked one
young married lady of another. YES
was the reply, bring out your miDee
pie. I get mince-pie headaches reg
ula,ly.'
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-05-25

When men in high places stoop to
association With vice and crime they
cannot expect to remain untainted :;
often, to save themselves, they seek to
fasten their guilt upon the innocent,
but deception is tangled, as we'll as
dangerous. web, and sooner or later its
votaries are csught in their Own foul
meshes.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-05-25

When Brown complained Of a rush
of blood to the head Fogg endeaVored
to ease his mind by reminding him
that nature abhors a vacuum, and
Browns blood rushed to his head
worse than ever.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-05-25

. Ifit is your purpose in life to make
your face your fortune you must look
we'll to it or it will turn out to be your
misfortune.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-05-25

Every man ought to acs and speak
with such integrity that no one would
have occasion to doubt his simple
affirmation.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-05-25

Laziness grows on people It be-
gins in cobwebs, and ends in iron
chains. The more business a man
has to do, the more he is able to accom-
plish, for he learns to economize his
time.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-05-25

Conscience is a coward, and those
faults it has not strength enough to
prevent it seldom has justice enough
to accuse.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-05-25

An active and faithful memory
doubles life; for it brings a man upon
its stage with all those who have made
their exits.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-05-25

fix up for Easter, and l had to
make 'em a d. aft board, and saw
spools in two for draft men, and
dye half of 'em with ink, and it's
some new thing every day to do,
and it is good thing for family
TO have willing horse to work in
any sort of harness, and though I
say it myself Pm that sort of a
horse, and I think it suits me,
for it is a varygated labor and
less monotony in it than all-day
work atoone thing, and it changes
the muscles and lets one set rest
while another set is at work, and
so a man don't get tired at all un-
less he wants to. ! thought l
was going to dodge the potato
slip business this year, but had
to 60 at it, and l feel to night like
l was a hundred years old in the
back; but Mrs. Arp got me up q
good supper, for she knew I'd
come a grumblipg, and besides I
brought her some sweetshrubs
and white honeysuckles from the
woods, and these were her favo-
rites in the days Of auld lang
syne, and yesterday l cleaned ont
the old rubbish in the flower pot
for her, for she said she knew
there was q snake in there some
where and | didn't find the snake
but found two eggs in nest and
she wasn't right sure they wasn't
snake eggs until the old hen come
cackllng out Of there this morn
ing.
MRS. ARP's WORK.
But my work won't compare
with hers by no means, for
there's an everlastin' sight of
sowing and patching and darning
going on all the time and she
never gets done and every weeks
washing is to look over and sort
out and the missing buttons to
sew on and the rents to close up
and the churniog is to do, and
sometimes the dasher goes flip.
pity flop for two hours before the
butter will come, and now she is
teaching the little chaps to write
little letters, and when they get
into mischief and have to come to
headquarters, they come a little
the highest Of getting a wbippin'
of any children in the world, only
they don't quite get it, and I
haven't kept any book account,
but my opinion is that not less
than 1,7Oo whippin's have been
promised 'em, and are now due
and unpaid. l overheard voice
say the other day, now, Carl, l
will whip you for that and [
echoed in gentle accents, about
what time but Carl got it on 8
credit as usual.
Nabor Dobbins had eleven sheep
killed last Sunday by the dogs.
l bring mine up to the fold every
night, but still I'm on the expec-
tation all the time, and still l
wonder if there is no remedy
and never will be for these
sort of disasters-these little trou-
bles that exasperate a man and
make him grow old before bis
time. Life is full cf 'em and l
reckon they are sent upon us to
make US get tired of life and the
better to fit and prepare MS for
heaven. I hope so.
BILL ARP,
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The man who never excites envy
never excises admiration.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-07-13
a Wonderful New Sort of Cotton.

ATLANTA, June 30.-Attention is now
attracted to new sort Of cotton plant
which bids fair to prove immensely val
liable. For many years Mr.. A. A. Su-
berB, of Macon, has been carefully ex.
perimeDting to hybridize the cotton plant
that grows wild in Florida with the com
mon okra. The cotton plant used is of
that species which is found on the low
lands OF the Caloosahatchie River. The
new plant retains the okra stalk and the
foliage of the cotton. It's flower and
fruit, however, is s..ikingly unlike either
cotton }: ok The plant has an aver.
aga height 20 feet, and each plant
has only VI. boom. This is n magnif-
cent flower, very much like the great
magnolia in fragrance and equally es
large. Like the cotton bloom, the flower
Is white for several days after it opens
after which it is pale pink, and gradually
assumes darker shades of this until /,
becomes red, when it drops, disclosing q
wonderful boil. For about ten days This
boil resembles the cotton boil, and then
its growth suddenly increases as if h.
magic until it finally reaches tho size O.
big cocoanut. Not until it reaches
this size does The lint appear. Then il
snowy threads begin to burst from the
boil, but tsare held securely in place b,
the okra.like thorns or points that lin,
the boil, One inexperienced picker car
easily gather 500 pounds day, and fas
hands much more. Were the only saw
ing that of labor in gathering the lint
the result Of Mr.. Suber's experimen
would entitle him 10 the lasting gratitude
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ANDERSON, S. c. THURSDAY MORN NC, JULY 49, 1889

Of it, disbanded their forces and made q
long dctour round the town. They have
| not been near Huntsville since. but arc
expected back at any time. The vigi.
lance committee disbanded without do
ing anything. Before they left Lee Jen.
kins, one of tho anti-Mormons, yelled
out: ''If there is any Mormoa here LET
him hold up his hand" Randall Vaughn
held his hand up. In an instant
jenkins stretched him out, and If cooler
men had not interferred he would haze
been trampled to death.
Some of the converts were very simple
irdeed, and took what the elders told
them as true without the least suspicion
OF doubt. Several of the women were
naturally very quick and intelligent. II
would take columns to tell all these peo.
pie have to say Of Mormonism. Fami.
lies are broken up everywhere.
Or. Aleck Hunts two sons, William
and Henry, are noarly crazy on account
oil their fathers M0rmonism. And 80 it
runs. Fathers separated from sons and
mothers from children. Worse than all
is the emigration which is going to take
place next Fall, when all the Mormons
are going 10 leave. 1t is no wonder that
the people are nearly wild. If the wife
be a Mormon and tho husband not, she
will leave him to go to Utah and lead d
life that it is mild to call prostitution.
Just forty years ago Mormons camped
at Huntsville once before. They took
away with them then great many of
the best people. They got old Aleck
Hunt to sell his land and go with them.
His wife and daughter accompanied him,
n i, Ixn1 Il ~
took his daughter from him, next his
wife aud then his money. The old mau
got blind at last and started to wander
home. he died over there blind beg
gar.
The Mormon preachers are expected
back in o week or two. If they come
there will be some lynching done, as the
people through all the neigh5oring coun-
protect them they will have to resort to
mob Cincinnati Gazette.
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Killed by nis Insane Grandson.

COLUMBUS. PA, July Ga dreadful
murder was committed near here on Sat-
urday. Jak" Wright, an old Indian
doctor, has ft many years had all insane
grandson living with him, on whom he
was trying to perform q cure. On &C.
count of occasional violcnt spells the
grandson was KEEP: confined in a pen in
one part of tho house. On SATURDAY he
was liberated for short time. C'nen
the grandfather was putting on his boots
the young man seized an axe and dealt
him blow on the back of tho head,
crushing the skull and causing instant
death. He then hacked up tbs body of
the old man. His aunt came in while
he was at the horrible work. She called
her husband, and the insane man was
again shut up. Mr.. Wright was literally
cut to pieces.
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seei;.t:;c... tc.s Congratulated.

WAsHINGToN, July 5.-Oreat interest
was felt here in the result of the election
OF Gubernatorial delegates 10 Georgia.
Last night every Georgian was asked
frequently what was the newa from his
State. When the papers announced this
morning that Stephens had swept the
State, many friends called to congra.u.
late him. He went to the House, and
was at once surrounded by members.
who warmly congratulated him, and ex.
pressed the opinion that Georgia had
done the best she could. 1t was an oya-
ton Mr.. Stephens seemed to appreciate
highly. This afternoon he walked up
and down the long hall in front of his
room, leaning On his servants arm, and
looking better than have seen him this
winter. He will be in fine trim for his
inauguration.
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The Rooms OF THE GrnLs.-A look
into a girls room will give one an idea
of what kind of woman she will proba.
bly, become. a girl who keeps her
clothes hung up neatly, whose room !.
clean, will be very apt to make goud
wife and successful woman. Order
and neatness are essential to our comfort
as we'll as to that Of others about us. A
girl who throws down ber things any.
where will do things in a slovenly, care.
less way. A girl who does not make hcl
bed till after dinner. and she should al
ways do it herself rather than have @
servant to do it, and throws her dress ol
bonnet down OH chair, will make poo
wife nine cases out of ten. If all tht
world could see how n girl keeps he
dressing room many unhappy marriages
would be saved Always be tidy abou
your person and your room, as if all you
friends could always see you. Get int,
the habit of order and neatness, and i
will come easy with you in life after
wards.
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Adventures of a Lady BalloonIst.

OswEGo, N. Y, July G.-Madam
Adele made balloon ascension from
this city this afternoon. She was carried
out over Lake Ontario after throwing out
everything to keep up, hoping to strike
q current that would carry her back over
tho land. She saw tug on the lake,
apparently following her. She then
opened the valve and came down in tho
water, about seven miles from the land.
cinging to the balloon. She WAS dragged
through tho water several miles, and was
finally picked up in very exhausted
condition by tug which was on the lake
with IN excursion party about seventeen
miles west of the city. She was in the
water nearly an hour.