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The Osceola times., 1883-04-07
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

~ mutual agreement the different depomina'
t,sns viii hold divine services IN tne ohion
church ~ follows;
METHODIST 7. B. y. James, rrst ana
fourth sabbaths Of each month. at O-ecoia
secoud sabbath at Mil Bayou and Elmot.
Third Sabbath at Sandy nsyou and Carson
Lake. ....lA
BArrIsr-Rev. W. H Barksdale, Of Memphis
second Sabbath In each month
CusrsrIAk-Rey.M Mr.. Jones, third saopa'h 'n
each month
PnxssrrRaIAn-Rev. Mr. Cochran, oi Mem
ph,s. fourth sunday in each month.
The Osceola times., 1883-04-07

w. ID. CANNON, better known as
Pop Cannon, was elected Sheriff of
Shelby County, Tenn, to fill the
place made vacant by the death of
Sheriff Athy.
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The Jonesboro Democrat is the
latest candidate in the Newspaper
line for public patronage. 1t is ed
tied by Mr.. j. w. Taylor, late of
Dyersburg, Tenn. Neatly printed
and full of life. We place it on our
X list.
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Our thanks are due to Col. Jake
Frolich for copy of the Report of
Special Committee on State Indebt-
edness.
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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

SWALLOWED A ToRPEDo.-Little
Johnny Bolts found a gartersnake
in the parks the other day and he
brought it home and hid it in the
piano. When his sisters young
man opened the instrument that
evening to play @For Goodness
Sake" he thought he had 'em and
yelled like Piute on the war-path.
They wouldn't believe in Johnny's
innocence somehow, and his father
said that after dinner he'd attend
to his case. When the family sat
down to table Johnny solemnly
entered the room in his stocking
feet and carrying a pillow, which he
placed on the chair before sitting
down. "What new monkey shine
is that?" growled old Bolts, ''S-s-s-h,
pa" said Johnny, arxiously; q
was playing fireworks with Billy
Simpson this afternoon and ] swal-
lowed a torpedo" did, eh?'
Eyes, and if anything should touch
me kinder hard 1 might go off and
all burst up."-San Francisco Post.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

New York is coming to. The
island is narrow, small, limited, and
if we have no room on the land we
can at least build in the sky, until,
like that nation of old, we build a
Tower of Babel. Thus history al
ways repeats itself.
The two German Jews, known as
Pulitzer Bros, are endeavoring to
create an excitement in the news
paper world of New York, but out
side Of Printing House Square the
attempt falls fiat, stale and unprof-
table. New York cares very little
who edits a paper or who owns
it. In fact with all Of our humo-
rous publications there is really no
place in the world where less time
is devoted to newspaper readiug
than in this vast and busy city.
These Pulitzsrs are smart" espe-
cially Joseph, who has bought the
World, and makes the people be-
lieye that it was with his own
money, but neither Albert nor
Joseph has any education. They
are upstairs without scholastic
training and both of them will read
lily ascertain that it is much easier
to become a first class man in a
small town than even second rate
man in a metropolis like New York.
Of course the story that Gould is
entirely out of 'the World is
mere blind. He still owns fifty per
cent. of the stock. RADIX.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31
Miseellameons.
CrOCkett's 'Coon-Skin.
4 REMINISCENCE OF AN OLD-TIME
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN.
From the Forest and Stream.


In 1927 Davy Crockett was elect
ed to Congress from Tennessee and
during the canvas played the fa-
nous 'coon-skin trick, which he re-
lated as follows:
Il started off to the Cross Roads,
dressed in my hunting skirt, and
my rifle on my shoulder. Many of
our constituents had assembled
there to get a taste Of the quality
of the candidates at Grating. Job
Smelling, gander-shanked Yankee,
who had been caught somewhere
about Plymouth Bay, and been
shipped to the West with a cargo Of
Goldfish and rum, erected a large
shanty, and set up shop for the &C.
casion. A large posse ofthe voters
had assembled before Ihad arrived,
and my opponent had already made
considerable headway with his
speechifying and his treating, when
they spied me about a rifle shot
from the camp, sauntering along as
if 1 was not q party in business.
There comes Crockett cried one.
Let US hear the colonel cried
another, and so / mounted the
stump that had been cut down for
the occasion, and began to bush
whack in the most approved style.
l had not been up long before there
was such an uproar in the crowd
that I could not hear my own voice,
and some Of my constituents let me
know that they could not listen to
me on such a dry subject as the
welfare Of the nation, until they had
something to drink, and that l
must treat 'em. Accordingly l
jumped down from the rostrum and
led the way to the shanty, followed
by my constituents, shouting, "Huz-
"a for Crockett and Crockett for
ever
"When we entered the shanty
Jobsswasssbusy dealing out his run in
a style that showed that he was
making a good days work of it,
and I called for quart of the best,
but the crooked critur returned no
other answer than by pointing at
board over the bar, on which he had
chalked in large letters, Pay today
and trust tomorrow Now that
idea brought me all up standing; it
was a sort of cornering in which
there was no back out, for ready
money in the West in those times
was the shyest thing in all natur',
and it was most particularly shy
with me on that occasion. The
voters, seeing my predicament, fell
off to the other side, and / was left
deserted and alone, as the Govern
ment will be when it no longer has
any Offices to bestow. l saw plain
as day that the tide Of popular
opinion was against me, and that
unless I got some rum speedily, 1
should lose my election as sure
as there are snakes in Vir:
ginny-and it must be done soon,
or even burned brandy wouldn't
save me.
swell knowing that a crisis was
at hand, / struck into the woods
with my rifle on my shoulder, my
best friend in time Of need, and, as
good fortune would have it, l had
not been out more than a quarter ot
an hour before / treed fat coon
and in the pulling Of trigger he
! lay dead at the root of a tree.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

A story is told by the Phlladel-
phia Times concerning two members
of the Legislature from that city.
A member had wound up grand
Eloquent speech with the quotation:
'sVor populi, voa DEL" The two
Philadelphians, Crawford aud Mack
in, had both been listening with
great admiration, and Maekin, turn
ing aside, cried to Crawford: .Ah,
wasn't that fine climax" "Oh,
it was grand p replied the Eleventh
Ward member. Mackin eyed Craw-
ford suspieiously for q moment,
and then offered to bet $40 that he
-ha-Sa;d. 13E.IIii
take that" said Crawford. sof
course 1 know what he said. It
was fvoa populi, gor Dei,' and it
means My God, my God, why hast
thou forsaken me!'' Mackin plung-
ed his hand into his pocket and
meekly said: There's the tenner,
AL. didn't know you we're such a
good Latin scholar"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31
No. 90.

through the holes in which shocks
of hair darted through. When he
saw me, he spit out about pint of
tobacco juice and shifted the quid
to another cheek; he scratched the
calf of his left leg with the toe Of
his right foot, and taking me in, he
draWled out:
"Hell and blazes! Zeb Vance, is
that you?''
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31
CALHOUN,

Mr.. Calhoun spoke like a college
professor demonstrating to his class.
His position was stationary and he
used no gesticulation. His pale
and liyid countenance indicated
the cloister. His voice was sill.
very and attractive, but very
earnest. His eyes indicated quick
perception. Starting with the most
plausible premises, he would carry
you irresistibly along with more
plausible reasoning until you would
be puzzled to know how much back
track it was indispensably necessa.
ry for you to take to avoid conclu.
sions which would make it difficult
to tell ihe difference between your
views and those of a South Caro-.
lima Secessionist. After having
heard all the Senators speak, if a
stranger should select the one
irrespective of doctrine, who came
nearest a saint, he wonld select
Mr.. Calhoun, and such he is held to
this day. College professors in
the South were his great admirers
and taught his doctrines to their
students. Educated clergymen and
all fashionable society lost no op.
portunities Of manifesting their
admiration of him. "Have you seen
Mr.. Calhoun" SDo you think of
leaving without seeing Mr.. Cal
houn?' were questions invariably
asked by Southern Congressman of
their constituents visiting Washing
ton. And Mr.. Calhoun's prestige
was SO worked up that Southern
visitors, both gentlemen and ladies,
were as maeh expected to-aallste..-
him as the President. At the time of
his death he was gaining a strong
foothold among the scholars of the
North, who seemed incapable of re-
sisting his seductive, comprehen-
sive and analytic mind. Senator
John P. Hale of New Hampshire
once came to my seat and said 81
am going to astonish you. Mr..
Calhoun has just brought me let
ter which he said he had just re-
ceived from President Nathan Lord
of Dartmouth College, and asked
me great many questions about
him and the college. He left me,
asserting that President Lord was.
one of the ablest thinkers and pro-
foundest reasoners in the country"
At that time President Lord was
not only the head Of the college,
but of the Congregational denom-
ination in New England. He fol-
lowed Mr.. Calhoun's doctrines to
their natural sequence. and he ha0
to give up his position. No man
ever exerted the influence upon his
country that Mr.. Calhoun did. ALI
the calamities Of the late war were
the legitimate out-growth of doc
trines of which he was a father,
and to which the sincerity of his de-
votion was manifested by his ad-
yocacy of them in his dying
hour.-Coagressional "reminiscences
-Jokn WeataCortk.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31
JOB PRINTING
JEFFERSON DAyfS,S STORY
OF HIS CAPTURE.

In the State Library at Jackson,
Miss, is a crayon portrait of Mr..
Davis as he appeared when cap
tured. I asked him if it was cor.
rect, and he replied: II will tell
you exactly how it all occurred. I
had lain down without removing a
garment. l had high cavalry boots,
pantaloons tucked into the tops,
grey blouse and soft hat. Upon
the alarm being given I stepped out
of the tent and saw a Federal
cavalryman thirty or forty feet
away. He ordered me to halt. Az
the same moment Mrs. Davis threw
over my shoulders folded shawl.
l saw that my only chance Of escape
was to secure the horse of the Fed
eral. / advanced straight upon
him, feeling that he would fire at
me, but believing that he would
miss his target. Had this occurred
there would have been a struggle
for the possession of the horse.
AS I approached the soldier he
lowered his carbine as if to shoot,
and at that moment Mrs. Davis
rushed up and threw her arms
around me. The soldier hesitated
moment, turned his weapon aside,
andI walked back to the fire and
stood there until made prisoner.
Cor. Detroit Free Press.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

sIs anybody waiting on you3;
said a polite dry goods clerk to
young lady from the country. eYes,
sir" replied the blushing damsel;
@that's my fellow outside; he
wouldn't come in the store"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

"You said, Mrs. Jones, your um-
breIla had a straight handler" Il
thought it did, but since itvanished
1 am quite certain it ended with a
hook"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31
Dnetrp.
A CLEAR CASE.

A CLEAR CASE.
Auburn hair, inclined 10 curl,
Honest heart and winning smile;
Form TO set the brain awhirl.
Lips that might saint beguile;
That's the girl.
Taller than the maiden coy,
Truthful, fearless, handsome, strong.
Heart of gold with out alloy.
Hating ne'er 'twixt right and wrong;
That's the boy.
Window panes festooned with rime,
Ueafess tree and hillside bare;
Town clock sounding midnight's chime,
Street lamps cleaning here and there;
That's the time.
Nesting at the mountains base,
With its one long, quiet street,
elapsed in Winters white embrace;
Quaint old village, prim aud neat;
THAT'S the place.
Truant arm and shy embrace,
Tender VOWS in willing ear,
Kisses on an upturned face,
Whispered "Yes, l love you dear"
That's the case.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

He rang the door-bell of banker.
The servant tells him Monsieur
does not receive to-day. THAT
makes nothing to me. My racket
is to know if he will give anything"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

Can you tell me- asked Twis-
TEN, ''the difference between my
cook, this morning, and passen'
GER on a new railroad? One was
bakin' shad and the other was
shaken bad"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31
THE MOST POPULAR MAN IN
WASHINGTON.

The Washington correspondent
of the Petersburg, Virginia, Mail
writes as follows about Senator
Vance:
The most popular public man in
Washington is the Senator from
North Carolina; combining the bon
hommie Of Mat Carpenter with the
wonderful faculty of anecdote of
Tom Corwin, the North Carolinian
is the life of any circle he may be
thrown in. Dull care gathers her
threadbare garments about her and
hurries away when the genial Vance
comes up. and Momus begins to
grin. Whenever a combined yell
Of mcrriment would come from the
coax room, or a roar of laughter
from the Senatorial restaurant, one
could tell without any wide guess
ing who was at the bottom of it all.
Dignity drops her cloak when
Vance is near, and even the calm
st. Edmunds, who wears a mask,
would unbend and his shrill laugh
ter be heard high above the rest.
1t is worth the price of an
orchestra seat on benefit night to
hear the Senator tell of his first ex-
periencc as a statesman. It seems
that he was member Of Congress
from North Carolina before the
war, and-but let him tell it in his
own words as he narrated it to
some of the ''boys' across thd way
where thirsty members and scribes
most do congregate:
i, was a big man, l can tell you
boys, when l was first elected to
Congress, some twenty-five years
ago. l swelled so that North Caro-
lima could not hold me. When l
came to Washington I imagined
the eyes of the whole country were
on me, 1 followed my friend, George
Sheridan's example literally. I
voted on both sides Of every bill
that came up. I yelled Mr.. Speak
erl every chance 1 had. 1 called
one member a liar, told another he
was a fool, ogled the ladies in the
gallery, cursed the pages, and kept
them on the run all the time. /
elevated my boots on the desk,
spit tobacco juice on the floor, went
to the committee room to look at
documents, and drove-up Pennsyl-
vania avenue in an open barouche
every evening when the weather
was fine. 1 staggered into the
dining-room. 1 lounged in the lob
by and disported myself every
where, supremely conscious that I
was the observed of all observers.
When returned home, it was in
fine style. We had no railroads in
my section Of North Carolina, and l
chartered stage coach and rode on
top with some Of my lady friends,
just to show them how my con-
stituents along the route regarded
me. About evening, when the stage
stopped at the top Of a hill to rest
the horses, and directly in front of
a ragged old cabin, its owner, a
real piney woods tar heel, stood
leaning against the fence; his pair
of jeans pataloons hung suspended
by one gallus; a hickory shirt open
at the throat and an old straw hat,
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting
or your money" said the bank
teller to Smithers, ..but here's the
money all in yellow boys" '.Never
mind" said Smithers, 81 see tits
worth the wait in gold"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

"Ella is better looking re-
marked Mrs. Brown, with a smirk,
..but Lucy will get married first"
"Yes," chimcd in her husband,
sgimme Luci-fer matches every
time"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

10 says that the best lip salve in
creation is kiss. The remedy
should be used with great care, as
it may bring on affection of the
heart.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

An exchange says: "Hay smells
the sweetest after it is cut" In
that respect Limburger cheese can
not compete with hay.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

A Baltimore man remained in
trance for three days recently, and
they finally had to yell 'dog fight
under his window to rouse him to
life.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

An Illinois girls toast: THE
young men Of America-their arms
our supporters, our arms their re-
ward; fall in, men, fall in
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31
OUR NEW YORK LETTER
From our own Correspondent.

THE GREAT BATTLE BETWEEN
SCIENCE AND MUSCLE-ABOUT
BAD TEA-oPIUM DENs AND POL
SOMA CLERGYMAN EXPERIENCE
WITH THE BUNCo sTEERERS-CRE-
NATION ALL THE RAGE-HENCE
FIFTEEN STORY HOUSES-TIE
PULITZERs AND THEIR CUTENEss.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

The briefess young lawyer must
wear his old clothes until he can
win suit in court.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

We never knew person to eat.
ordinary lumber, but we have known
them to dine on shipboard.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

Every time a man III England
snores loud nervous people take it
for an explosion of dynamite.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

Should music be sold by the
chord? Drum music should be sold
by the pound.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

A copy o. the Great Industries of the
United States, large S. book, will be
given for two names to the HERALD, If
accompanied by 81. Only two subscri-
bers. Four dollars in subscriptions,
and five in book. tt.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

All subscribers to the HERALD are
ivnited to ask for and receive copy OF
Kendall's Treatise on the Horse. A
very valuable book which we intend to
distribute free. tt.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

Checkers is looked upon as a
square game.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31
4 TRIAL OF THE BALTIMORE JOBBER

WILL CLEARLY SUsSTAH7IATE six ESPECIAL POINTS OF EXCELLENCE
@ the easiest running made 2d-s strong any press
durable 4tht will
made It will take less keep in repair than any press
least than made
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-31

The greatest eomposer-sIeep.
The banner-enterprise., 1883-08-16
OUR SCHOOLS.

St.sAugustin- Normal school vii
reopen .he 18th of Septembe,.
Shaw University will open second
week in uctoter
Zion Wesley Institute, at Sails
bury, will open tirst week in October.
The public schools throughout the
State are generally il. operation ami
well attended.
w. G. Person is teaching at Mark
ham, near Durham, aud has An en-,
rollment of nearly 100 scholars.
Prof d. p. Allen, of l.umberton,
is having remarkable success with his
academy, and sends out some very
we'll prepared teachers.
Prof. j. L. Rattley, of the Char
lotto graded school, is doing good
worker. de has an excellent corps
Of assistants.
The special FIVE weeks drill Of col>
ored teachers at New Berne, under
the instruction of Misses Summer
vile, Shadd, Coakley and Nichols, is
spoken of by the attendants in high
terss. The Governor informed us
that he wss we'll pleased with their
work from reports coming from re-
liable sources.
The banner-enterprise., 1883-08-16
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FAIR NOTES.

Prospects for the forthcoming Ex.
mbition ere brisht and encoui aging.
Rev. James Hargrave, of Lexins
ington, writes encouragingly and say,
he will do all he can to make the
Fair and BANNER. ENTERPRISE a sue
cess.
Mr.. /. E. Rattley, of Charlotte,
says he's doing what he can to make
"boom' for the Fair.
Mr., J. c. Hooper, of Shoe Heel,
writes: That work is plentiful, and
the people prosperous, and promises
to do much to make the Exhibition
creditable.
Mr.. |. II. Smith, now in Pamlico,
writes encouragingly respecting the
Fair.
Mr.. J. Z. Smith writes from Mont
gomery county that crops are look
ing well and prospects good for an
abundant harvest.
Gen aral Robert Ransom writes
from Newbern "Your ENTERPRISE
has my entire sympathy and best
wishes, and il at any time you need
aid | shall be glad to contribute what
| can Cheering
Mr.. Isaac Forbes, of New Bberne,
will bring a fine two year cid colt.
Mrs. j. S. E. Powell, of Gre-us-
boro, is preparing some fine needle
work.
Mr. John + Lee, of EJeLton, will
exhibit fancy carved woodwork,
Mr.. J. B. Catus writes sncour-
agiugly from Winton respecting the
BANNER ENTERPRISE.
Mark it on your book, the State
Fair is to be held in October, and the
west is to be fully represented. This
is to be the grandest Fair ever held,
and we are all going to it. Prepare.
Charlotte Messenger.
1t will open the 18th of NoYem
her, and continue one week. Correct
your notice and wake Gem up"
A gentleman at Salisbury wishes
to bring a calf to exhibit. "Fetch it
on"