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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-14
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |

TO arO1IraIe on all prOpOSlClOnS that might
be made by the companies.
On the 10Th of July demands were pre-
scented the Western Union, American
Rapid, Baltimore & Ohio, Commercial and
numerous Telephone companies. The only
answer yet received is from the American
Rapid company, which has partially
acceded to the demands of the brother
hood. The answer of the Western Union
company to the appeal of the operators
was that it was not known whether the
committee had authority to speak for the
employees of the company. Campbell said
80 per cent. of the employees were members
of the brotherhood. The operators had
frequently presented grievances to local
managers for an increase of wages, but
these had been disregarded. 1t
is generally believed the Western
Union company had well established
system of black listing men who made ap
plications for an increase. of wages, and
took the first opportunity to discharge
them, upon some pretext or another. Fa-
voritism was shown by all local managers
and skill was at discount. A system of
intimidation was practiced by the officials
of the company. Since 1870 several move
ments had been started to organize the
operators, but all failed on account of this
system of intimidation.
John Mcclellan, an officer OF the broth
erhood and an operator of fourteen years,
said the direct cause of the strike was the
insult offered by the Western Union Tele-
graph company to the committee of
the brotherhood in refusing to recognize or
treat with them. Until then it had not
been expected strike would occur, but it
was thought the company would be will
ing to listen to the demand of the men
and come to some adjustment if possible.
The grievances were real ones and if there
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-12-06
A HARD CREDITOR.

In times gone By a wholesale
merchant had the reputation of be
ing terribly hard on debtor who
met with ill-luck, and it was there
fore with sad heart that a Pougll,
keepsie grocer, who had been OBJ
liged to close his doors, sent him
word and waited his coming.
81 shall take your house and lot
of course - said the creditor.
"Of course"
Sand your horse?
eyes"
''And your wife's iewelrys
Eyes
'.And your boys pony?
"Yes."
'And-and, look here, sir; are
you hiding anything from met
my dear sir, replied the debtor,
a want to reserve my grandfather's
tombstone. It has not been put
up yet and stands in the barn?
"Want to reserve it, do you"
unused the creditor. Well. Til see
about it-l'll see if it will pay me
to have it cut down for the baby
my daughter lost last week
Wall Street Nelcs.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-12-06
Hale HuMAN. HALE ALLIGATOR

HALF HUMAN, HALF ALLIGATOR
Two of the five children of John
Mcdonald, of Florida, are de-
scribed as "half human and half
alligator. These children, says
reporter who has seen them, are
now nine years of age. Their
bodies, arms and heads from the
hips up are perfectly formed, while
from the hips down they present
the identical appearance of an ALI
gator, having q perfectly formed
tail about five feet in length, to-
gether with the hind feet and legs
Of the gator. They crawl around
on their hands and feet, converse ir-
telligently, and seem to enjoy life
very much. They live part of the
time in the water, which they enjoy
very mucb,. using their tails while
swimming, the same as the alliga
tor, to propel their bodies. They
are healthy, good looking and well
developed children, and outside of
their love for the water their mode
of living is the same as that OF
other human beings.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-12-06
JOB PREvTENG
ADVERTISING A PATENT
SHIRT BOSOM.

Sauntering over into Broadway,
| came across a man cooily and
deliberately undressing himself.
He looked respectable, was fash
ionably dressed, and bore no indi-
cation of inebriety or insanity. He
took of his coat and,hung it care
fully on railing. Then he did the
same with his vest His cravat bad
by this time gathered. His strange
movements were watched in amaze
ment- He slipped the suspenders
from his shoulders, and that rather
advanced stage of the proceedings
came to a stop. "Yon will observe,
gentlemen" said he, in loud, ora
torical voice, "that my shirt is a re-
markable one. Its bosom is de-
tachable. Not that it is for -decep.
tive purposes, to enable a man to
appear to wear clean shirt when,
for q fact, he has on a soiled one,
though there's no Law agalnstlt,
but it is the greatest hot weather
comfort ever invented See here!
The Bosom, is attached only at top
and bottom, leaving the sides free;
and you all know that by removing
the pressure of. the shirt on the
chest" and SO on, to the end of a
long and rbapsodical explanation of
the device.
Having thoroughly advertised
the new shirt to that assemblage,
be dressed himself and passed on.
Rather an embarrassing sort of
calling I remarked TO him, as he
gave finishing tonch to his read
iusted cravat.
20, it's like any public profes
sion," he replied with manifest con-
de.cension. "One feels some diff
dence-a kind of stage fright-un.
til assured of ones ability to get
through with it, bat confidence and
skill beget each other. al except
artists will tell you that.
Evidently he was not to be
pitied.-Cor. Chicago Iater-0ceda
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poetrpp.
THE YOUNG WIDOW.

She is modest, but not bashful;
Free and easy, but not bold,
Like an apple, ripe and mellow,
Not too yonng, and rot TOO old.
Half inviting, half repulsivc,
Now advancing, and now shy
There is mischief in her dimple,
There is danger in her eye.
She has studied human nature.
She is schooled in all her arts,
She has taken her diploma
As the mistress OF all hearts.
She can tell the very moment
When to sigh and when to smile;
Oh, maid is sometimes charming,
But a widow all the while.
Are you sad? How very serious
Will her handsome face become
Are you angry? She is wretched,
Lonely, friendless, fearful, dumb!
Are you mirthful? How her laughter
Silver sounding, will ring out!
She can lure and catch and play you,
AS the angler does the trout.
Ye old bachelors Of forty.
Who have grown so bold and wise,
Young Americans Of twenty,
With the love looks in your eye:,
You may practice all the lessons
Taught by Cupid since the fall;
But I know little widow
Who could win and fool you all.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-12-06

Bill NYE TALKS TO YoUNG MEN,
Young man, what are you living
for? Have you an object dear to
you as life, and without the attain
ment of which you feel that your
life would have been a wide, shore.
less waste, peopled by the spectres
of dead ambition? You can take
your choice in the great battle of
life, whether you bristle up and win
deathless name, or be satisfied
with scahs and mediocrity. Many
of those who now stand at the
head of the nation as statesmen
and logicians were once unknown,
unhonored and unsung. Now they
saw the air of the halls of Congress,
and ther names are plastered on
fame
You can win some laurels too, if
you will brace up and secure them
when they are ripe. Live tenn
perately on So month. That's
the way we got our start. Get
some true, noble-minded young
lady of your acquaintance to assist
you. Tell her of your troubles and
and she will tell you what to do.
She will gladly advise you. Then
you can marry her, and she will ad-
wise you some more. You needn't
be out out of advice at all unless
you want to. She too, will tell
you when you have made mistake.
She will come to you frankly and
acknowledge that you have made q
iackass of yourself.
AS she gets more acquainted with
you she will be more candid with
you, and in her unstudied, girlish
way, she will point errors, and
gradually convince you with an
old chair leg and other arguments,
that you were wrong, and your past
life will come up before you like q
panorama, and you will tell her SO,
and she will let you up again. Life
is indeed mighty struggle. 1t is
business. We cant all be editors
and lounge around all the time, and
were good clothes, and have our
names in the papers and draw
princely salaries. Some one must
do the work and drudgery oflife,
or it won't be done.
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ggisfelIaneons.
ELL ARP.

LII IA T. 40 0aC oOuANSSe odu
fruest OF philosophers, and there
is a vein of poetry underlying the
first of these sentences as touching
ly. tenderly beautiful in effect as
simple and unique in expression.
Referring to his farmers life, he
says: "We are happier on the
farm than we were in the town,
and feel more secure from the Ills
of life. We fear no pestilence or
disease, no burglars or thieves.
We lock no doors, and Mrs. Arp
has stopped looking under the bed
for man. | love to hear the churn
dasher splashing in the butter milk.
I love to hear the roosters crow
and peacock boiler, and see The
martins sailing around the martin
gourds. I love to have a neigh
Dor stop and chat about the
growing crops. 1 love to take the
children with me to the water mill,
and fish below the dam amid the
roar of falling waters, and paddle
around the pond in an old leaky
batteau. love to wander through
the woods and glades and wear old
clothes that can get no older or
dirtier, and get caught in shower
of rain if I want TO- Horace re-
marked about two thousand years
ago that the town was the best
place for rich man to live in, and
the country was the best place for
"a poor man to die in, and inasmuch
as riches are uncertain and death
sure, it becomes a poor man to
move to the country as soon as he.
can get there. Farmers have their
ups and downs, of course, but they
don't collapse and burst np like
tradesmen. They don't go down
under q panic Ten years ago
nearly all the iron men broke or
suspended, and they are on the
look ont now for another squall,
and ] don's want the squall to
come from anything our party will
do when we get into the Govern
ment wagon and pull the reius
over the dashboard. Let us 60
slow and let everybody down easy.
l do not think it good policy for
one newspapers to say very much
on the tariff question. Touch it
up gently, handle it gingerly, for it
is a dangerous old gun, and kicks
awfully when over overloaded.
They might shoota blank cartridge
or burst cap occasionally, but we
must all be careful, or the Demo,
cratic log will split into pieces on
the tariff business. There are some
cracks in it now. Let us say to
the country that the tariff is now
very unequal and unsatisfactory,
and we intend to make it all right
and do everybody justice. General
Forney must promise protection to
iron in North Alabama, and Gen
eral Somebody must have every
thing free somewhere else. | won
der what will become of all these
Office holders when "we' uns' git
in next year? I'm sorry for 'em in
advance, for I don't know what
they will do for a living. They
have held Office so long that they
are not fit for any other bus ness,
and I am afraid they will perish to
death or fall on the country. But
then | reckon they will pick up
some little more something and put
it away before we turn 'em ont. ],
reckon they will.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-12-06

NEWBERRY, S. c.. THURSDAY, DECEMBER g. 1888.
.yon boro haan worry good to mc

"You have been very good to me.
Tell me, now, if you have any per-
sonal reason for your request. Per-
haps you love her %
Il do" was the brief reply. ''She
has promised to be my wife,
Then it will be James Fox who
is hanged tomorrow. | meant to
give my real name, but l will carry
my secret to nv grave. 1t may
be in another world that the little
self-denial will be a plea for me. Go
now you may trust me-"
He kept his word, and Gerald
Langton his secret.
When Maude, q few weeks later,
became his wife, she little guessed
the terrible ordeal that he had
spared her, or the added disgrace
that belonged to the name she had
given up.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-12-06
THE DEAR DEPAHTED.
HOW THE WIDOW RECEIVED THE REsoLU-
TIoNs OF coNDoLENcE.

John William blank belonged tx
the Ancient and Modern and High
ly Honorable Sons Of Guns Of De
troit. If it wasn't that. it was some
other fraternal order which meets
every Monday night and pays sc
much to the heirs Of every member
who happens to die.
John William happened to di
the other month, and a committee
was appointed to draft resolutions
and present them to his wife lin per.
son. The first part of their duties
was fulfilled to the entire satisfac'
ton of the lodge, brit the committee
had some little trouble in finding
Mrs. Blank. They traced her from
one neighbor to another, and finally
found her at her sisters, hat and
shawl on ready to go out.
Resolutions Of sympathy, eh?'
Well, read en-
The chairman Of the committee
proceeded to read that John Viii,
liam was a good husband and a
kind father, and a citizen Of unap.
proachable integrity, when the wild,
ow interrupted:
''Too much tafy We used to have
fight every week, and as to his be,
ing a kind father, we never had any
children. AS for his integrity he
stole all the wood we burned last
winter!''
The chairman gulped down some
thing and continued to read that
John William was an upright broth
er, a man with a heart full of SYM
pathy for the misfortunes of others,
and that charity and forgiveness
were the beacon fires which guided
his footsteps.
"FudgeT' sneered the widow, Il
washed for the money to pay his
dues to the lodge, and all the SYM
pathy any one got out Of him
wouldn't buy cents worth Of court
plaster. Forgiveness! Well, some
one of you ought to have sat Gown
on his hat some time. He'd hive
revenge if it cost him year in tle
State prison. Beacon fire is purity
good, considering that we never had
a decent stove in the house"
MADAM, your husband has been
called hence
Exactly; / was at the funeral
and ought to know
s.He was cut down like flower"
''Wen, flowers ought to let whisky
and saloons and plug tobacco and
old sledgc alone
.'And we trust that our loss is his
gain"
well. if he's any better off Pm
glad ont but guess the gain is on
your side. Now that's all l want
to hear. I can pick up a thousand
better men than him with my eyes
shut. I'm in a hurry to go down
and see a woman who offers to sell
a fur lined circular for S15, and if
you have any more highfalutin
Shakespeare to git of, my sister will
take it and save it till come back.
Free Press.
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gsIsetsn Story. .
HHE LlWYER'S SECREH.

1t was in a luxuriously furnished
room, where a glowing CRATE threw
genial light and warmth upon the
occupants, that General Langton,
lawyer and millionaire, listened
with bated breath and pallid cheeks
to low and melodious voice that
told q story of a life.
The speaker, beautiful woman
of about thirty, yet ten years
younger than Mr.. Langton, re-
clined in q low, cushioned chair,
her attitude bespeaking the ease
which wealth gives, but her face
was full OF the deepest anguish as
her lips recounted the story.
"You love me-" she said gently,
yet sadly, "and 1 love you as l
never loved any one before, al
though l am a widow. That you
knew, but did not know my hus-
bands name. BY my uncle's last
request l dropped it, and took his
with the property he left me. DO
not look at me tenderly, Gerald, dc
not shake my voice or my heart,
for when you know who I am you
will not repeat the offer you made
me, and which heaven is my wit
ness, | tried to avert"
'Let your conscience be at rest
there" said her listener, in grave
yet tender voice; "you have neTer
given me one hope, Maude BY
what instinct knew that yea loved
me I can never tell-sonething in
your eyes, some tone Of your voice
betrayed you. If, as you say,
something in your past life does
separate US, you are no coquette
to torment me with false hopes.
But, Maude, tell ne again, what
ever stands between us, you love
me p
Il love you,'' she said, gravely,
:'and it is because I love you that
l will not let you link your homo
rable name with that Of the wretch
who was my husband. l was very
young-not sixteen-when he came
to make visit to some friends
living at Grassbank. Uncle Rich
ard has a country seat near the vii
lage. / first met Alexander at q
picnic, where he was the very life
of the party, everybody's cavalier,
courteous to all, full Of wit and ami
nation and service to al . be-
lieve every girl on the srounds
thought she had captivated him,
his attentions were so well divided
and yet so impressive to each one.
He claimed to be no more than
salesman in a large wholesale house
with a good salary, but he had the
manners of a gentleman of good
education, and the most perfect
beauty of face and form that ever
saw in man. 1t was not long be-
fore it was evident that he wished
to win my love, and he had an easy
task. Such love as child Of six
teen can give I gave him. He was
the impersonation of every hero of
poetry and fiction with whom my
limited reading had made me IA
miliar. Schoolgirl like, had made
an ideal hero, and fitted this, my
first admirer, with all his imag-
mary perfections.
"From the first Uncle Richard
disliked him, pronouncing him
false and shallow, and assur-
ing me that my personal attrac-
tions had not won his heart; but
the fact Of my being an heiresi to
large property had gained me the
protestations in which l so firmly
believed.
'It is q painful story to me now,
Gerald. Let us suffice that / had
lived in a world of pleasant dreams
while Alexander remained at Grass
bank. When he left me ne carried
my promise to be his wife at Christ
mas.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-12-06
HIGHLY INTERESTING
BARGAINS

Particularly in departments referred,
to in this advertisement, viz: :Woman's
best grade Bay State Shoes "a Sl.25,
worth $50; Mems Boots $50 formerly
sold for 800; Boys boots 100, sold for
l.59; Chas. Heiser's, hand made Gait
ers $50 formerly sold 7.50; LadyS',
Misses, and Children's shoes in proper
ton. 1 defy competition in the Shoe
and Boot trade.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-12-06
WHY SOME PEOPLE FAIL.
They neglect details.
They fail to advertise.
They fail TO push busint

They neglect details.
They fail to advertise.
They fail to push business.
They talk politics too much.
They have no eye to business.
They initiate their neighbors
They overlook the small things.
They know not the power Of
method.
They become rusty and lose am
bition.
They let their help waste and de
stroy.
They have too much outside
business.
They fail to invent or have new
ideas.
They are iiliberal to home enter
prise.
They are penny wise and pound
foolish.
Rhey are not polite or accommo-
dating.
They know not that the bestis
the cheapest.
They hope for fortune to drop
into their laps.
They think most things take too
much trouble.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-12-06
w. T. TARRANT.

A few hints will not be amiss to buy
a right thing, buy where you are sure
to find the goods for sale to be correct
in style and of the best quality. Do
not make your purchases until you
have seen my magnificent stock OF
goods, the largest that ever was in this
City. The cry poor crops has occas-
ioned much complaint OF dull times.
Ny sales however have been good and
I have no complaint to make on that
score, but in order to give additional
eclat TO trade shall offer this week
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-12-06

When a woman smiles from ear
to ear, it's real mean to say that
her mouth went back on her.
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.sNo lady can get on without is.''-
Detroit (.Niek.) Adrerfiser.
@ Cheapest AND BEsT-es
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splendid Premiums for Getting up Clubs.
Illustrated sGold Gift" Large.Size Steel
Engraving. Extra Copy for 1881.
FULL SIZE PAPER PATTERNS.

aS-A Supplement will be given in every
number for 1881, containing q full-siZe pat
tern for Iady's or child'S dress. Every
subscriber viii receive, during the year,
twelve ofthese patterns-worth more, alone,
than the subscription-price.-Sa
PETERsoS's MAGAZINE is the best and
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Best Steel Engravings, Best Original stories,
Best Colored Fashions, Best Work-Table
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It's immense circulation and iong-estab-
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distance all competition. tsstories, novel
cts, ETC., are admitted to be the best pub
lished. All the most popular female writers
contribute to it. In 1881, more than lCO
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COpYRl CHIT TNOYELETS-by Ann S. Steph-
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Lucy II. Hooper, the author Of s'Josiah
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S25,OOO!

In Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats,
Carpets, Clothing, sc. &C., to be sold
at remarkably low figures at the Grand
Dnu Goods Emporiuna OF
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-12-06

The dog has queer taste in matters
of dress. He wears his pants IN
his mouth.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-12-06

Who says it is unhealthy to
sleep in feathers! Look at the
spring chicken and see how tough
he is.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-12-06
A Young lady was caressing {

A young lady was caressing Q
pretty spaniel anh murmuring: Il
do love nice dog!' "Ah,
sighed a dandy standing near, q
would l were a dog "Never
mind retorted the lady, you'll
grow"
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A Real REMEDY!
NEITHER MYSTICAL NOR INDIAN But SeIEa-
2Irfn ann caEnlsIn ..r.tl.

NEITHER MYSTICAL NOR lADlAa But SGlEa-
TIElG kHD SPECIFIC. @ss@sr.
A. REMEDY Of orer twenty-five years strnding
A REMEDY more popIGr at homo, snd where
A REMEDY endorsed by the best PHYSICIANS
and Druggists at its home.
A REMEDY that Mr.. c. w. O'Neill, Goodwater,
Ala. says raised his wife from an 1nvabds bed,
and he believes Saued her life.
AREMEDY of which q prominent Atlanta
merchant said, .Iwould have given 500 as soon
asIwould q nickle for what two bottles OF your
AREMEDY in regard to which 8. J. cassells.
NJ D.. Druggist OF ThomasyiRe, Ga, says ~
can recall instances in which e. = Sgo'ooa fs'g
A REMEDY about which Dr. 8. 3. Ferrel, La
Grange, Ca, writes: 81 havo used for the last 20
years the medicine you arc putting up and
together for the diseases for which it is recon-
mended.
AKEMEDY of which Dr.. Joel Branhan, Allan.
ta said: ~ hare Erdniaed the recipe, and have no
hesitation in advising its use, and confidently
recommend it,
A REMEDY which the Rev. n. B. johnson,
near Marietta, Ca, says he has used IN his lam
lily with the utmost satisfaction" and recon-
mended it to three families "who found it TO be
jist what 1t is recommended"
AKENTEUY OF which Pemberton, 1verSon, 8
Denison say: "We have been selling it for many
years with constantly increasing sales. The ar
tieleis staple with US, and one OF absolute merit"
A REMEDY otwhich Lamar, Rankin & Lamar
say: Eve sold 5oToss in four months, and never
sold il IN any place but whatitwas wanted again."
a REMEDY by which DR. Baugh, Of LAGRANGE,
Ga Says: 81 cured one OF the most obstinate
cases Of VIcAEIoUs MENsrRUATIoN that ever
AREMEDY Of which DR. J: C. Huss, Notasulgs
Ala SAYS: am fully convinced that il is un-
riYaled for that class OF diseases which it claims
AREMEDy about which Maj, John c. Whitner,
of Atlanta, well and fayorably known all over
the United States as aGelersl Insurance Agent,