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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-12
PROPOSALS FOR FUEL, FORAGE AN.

DEPOT QUARTRRMASTERs tlFfIK,, !
uOusTOS.sT GREENE, NEW-YORK CITY May l, 1881
SEALED PROPOSALS In trpllcate subject TO the nsus
at this Office until IL CLOCK noon
on NAV 81 1884 which time and place they VIII ne openo
i'm nresepce bidders for furnishing and delivering u oI
age and straw required Ncw-Yori civ Wiletts fOht
Y H. and Davids Island " II during The hscai year
ending June 20. 1885. ...---,--. 49,. 81. -, .ro
Inc Government the right TO reject ay Oh az Po
posas 10 accept may be most advantageous 10 nc D
parment. , ,...,.o ,rod,,c
preference will be 10 articles OF domestic produc.
tiOn and manufacture conditions % price anu quay OenB
equal such preference given 70 articles OF american
dncin and manufacture produced on inc iacnc COAST 70
extent consumption required by the pubhc service
there ~ So
Blanks and fun information az 10 Dddng &C. VIII oc 'ui'
ushed By this Office on application ,,--., ., p.ouo.
Envelopes containing proposals shOnd ne narNei ti"Pu
ala for Fe Forage and straw and be addressed TO me IN
dnrst,,,ed - o HENRY G. HODGES
NVioi5"NN nd n q NJ u =. A.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-12
PHILADELPHIA AND READING

RAILROAD.
FROM STATIONS OF -
NEW-JERSEY CENTRAL DIVISION,
FOOT OF LJBERTYST. NORTH RIVER
Direct connection and from Brooklyn via Annex Boats
from BROOKLYN Brilge Pier
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-06

Sentimental inscrirtions do not al
ways have the effect their authors in
tended. In the cemetery OF Pere La
rhai<e are two columns, side by side.
with the insert: tions lin French, Of
course):
"AdelliIc R
~ Il TO: you 1845."
On the other:
Louis r.
Here nr. ISL"
Beneath the last some gain has scrib.
bleG:
"Eo took his time"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-06
FARMING AND THE LIEN LAW.

Et4StA4NO AMI = 11C A1EN LIZA W.
We have never been a farmer, and
We know nothing Of that art or sci.
ence, practically, but ne have been a
close observer OF men and things
since We came to years Of discretion(?)
and although we know nothing about
farming practically, yet, We believe
that in fact we do know something
from the experience Of others. From
observation and conversation with
practical and experienced farmers
we have come to the conclusion that
this country con never be truly pros
porous with the lien law, nor without
it, until the cultivators of the soil
raise their own supplies.
If they do this they will be indie.
pendent of the lien law, and it may
stand upon the Statute book forever
and do them neither good nor hurt.
But with the present system of farm
ing the lien law seems to be, and
probably is, necessity of the times.
If We plant cotton only, we must
have credit, or get credit by some
means to enable US to 60 on, and to
enable US to get credit the lien law
becomes necessary. But we have
talked with a good many farmers
who raise their own supplies and they
are always independent. We remeu-
Der, too, that during the war the
country was we'll supplied with all
the actual necessaries Of life-meat
and breadstufs were abundant.
The Confederacy collapsed, not be.
cause We did not have enough to eat
but because we had rather more fight.
ing than ne he'd bargained for.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-06
HELPFUL WORDS.

Thank God for the comforting and
encouraging words of all pure mind.
ed writer's; poets and novelists, who.
ever they may be. How often after a
day Of care and toll or dependency,
perhaps, mechanically we take up
paper and, listlcssly glancing it over,
our eye is caught by some bright
passage that seems just to suit US
just what we needed to clear away
the mists and give new strength for
the morrow. Little do those writer's
know the value Of such words-the
help and comfort they bring to our
burdened, sorrowing hearts. 1t may
be the written experience of some
heart, that seems so like our own !;
and we feel that ours is but the COM
mon lot Of mortals. Nature is the
same everywhere; we live, we love-
or not, We are happy to-day, sorrow
full tomorrow; life is made up Of
clouds and sunshine, storms and
calm. I wonder if many Of US ever
realize what grand thing storm is 2
That ''the voice of the Great Creator
speaks in that mighty tone?' And
afterwards, in place of the freshness,
the brightness and the gladness,
''life's highway would offer only
heat and dust and barrenness, if the
sunshine always cleaned And
shallow.hearted creatures would we
be if nothing ever troubled the deep
waters of our soul. "Joy is transient,
sorrow alone is lasting wrote some
one, and while not strictly agreeing
with him, it is true, in so far as the
impressions left are concerned. Sor.
row makes us thoughtful for others.
and when one is thoughtful, a great
many virtues follow,
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-06

election. Mr.. Philips, the nominee
of the Republicans, is a very respect
able man Of large wealth, who is
quite willing to be elected, but he will
not be, the fight lying between the
two great Democratic factions
Tammany and the County Democra-
cy. 1t is mighty pretty fight as it
stands and somebody will get hurt
before it is over. An immense amount
Of money is being spent on process
sions. flags and fireworks, for all Of
which the city has to pay.
The budget this year is thirty
seven millions Of dollars, it has been
cut down to thirty-four millions; that
is to say that the cost of governing
this city each year is about thirty
one dollars a head. If the National
Government cost as much it would
create revolution.
But the boys had big time.
Brooklyn has not bee. behind i.er
Democratic sister over the river. For
although Brooklyn is like New York
a Democratic city and turns out Il
Democratic majority al every Prvsi-
dental election, when it comes to
Municipal affairs the wicked Repub-
licans gobble Ell the good Offices
and the Democrats are left out in the
cold. At the present time Brooklyn
has a Republican mayor, a Republi-
can sheriff and a Republican regis
ter-the three best Offices in the
city.
But this week things have been
boiling in Brooklyn. Monday
brought the Hon. Allan G. Thurman,
and Il tremendous ovation they gave
him. The immense Rink was one
packed living mass, and on Wednes-
day Brother Beecher spoke in the
same place The people Of Brooklyn
never seem to tire of hearing the
Plymouth pastor. Though they have
been Ii tening to him for thirly-tive
or forty years. You have only to an
nounce him in Brooklyn, and rain or
shine, he will pack the house. 1t
was an immense meeting and Bee.
cher came out fat-footed for Cleye-
land.
The election has knocked business
out. Merchants are complaining
that they might just rs we'll shut up
shop.
The fate Of the young Brooklyn
woman who disappeared so suddenly
from her fathers house q few weeks
ago, has been discovered. She jun.
ped overheard from an ocean steamer
on its passage to Liverpool. 1t is a
terrible blow to the family, but the
certainty Of death is better than
the dreadful uncertainty of her fate.
The weather has been delightful,
and we are all waiting now to hear
the result Of the election,
Yours Truly,
BROADBRIM.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-06
BROADDRIM'S NEW YORK LETTER.

A tumble in the barometer is not
an unmixed blessing in New York.
It is true, it may help to keep our
political blood cooled in the midst of
this exceedingly exciting canvass but
it brings sorrow to our poor who are
not well provided at the best of times,
and whose pressing wants in the bit
ter winter days tax all Of our charit-
able resources.
We often read much of the selfish
ness and hard-heartedness Of the
world, but l often think that the
world does not get quite credit
enough for the good it does.
Charity has pretty hard road to
travel. In its path are all sorts Of
frauds, swindlers and dead beats. |
am not easily taken in. I have
been afoat on the great world since
early childhood. All the great cities
of my own country and the princi-
pal capitals Of the old world have
been no strangers to my wandering
feet. I thought l was up to all the
games by which the unwary are
taken in, and yet an old dead beat
laid me out as nicely last week as if
I had been feeding on vegetables
and milk all my life and was as green
IS the grass that grows under my
feet. 1t was late at night and I was
passing Madison Square just ABOVE
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. I saw a
man leaning against the railing that
surrounds the Worth monument. l
had got close upon him when l heard
a deep groan and saw a man sink
upon the ground. | rushed to his as
sistancc and sat him upon the curb
stone and asked what was the mat
ter? In voice so weak that l could
scarcely hear him, he faltered out Il
have not tasted food for three days."
and lie dropped forward heavily in
my arms. Ny heart was touched.
Where do you live, l asked? Alas
alas be replied IN hollow sepul-
chral tone, I have no home; every
door is shut against me; I'm starving
slowly to death. A great big lump
came into my throat, as big as an
Irish potato. What country do you
come from? England, he said, with
a faint cry as he fell forward in my
arms again. The tears were rolling
into my eyes. Here was fellow
creature perishing in the streets for
food and I had just come out of the
Brunswick full Of good things. l had
five dollars in my pocket and it had
been reserved to liquidate a small
debt for which my creditor was anx-
iously waiting, but everything must
give away to a starving fellow crea-
ture so passed over my greenback,
telling the unfortunate wanderer to
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-06
No. 45
WIT AND WISDOM.

Dying without the aid of a doctor
IS though to be terrible thing in New
York.
Cincinnati miikmen no longer
doubt this TO e III off year. One Of
them has been arres,ed for selling
adultcrated milky. q. Picayaze.
-Talmaye IS a sh~ewd man. In a
recent sermon he said There are
many husbands who ap Successful only
because there is u woman OF brains at
home.
w. r. N'r::. hi, an Alabama man,
quarreled with a!id s:!ot i cousin of the
same lame. II 5 Il case where two
Wrights male one wrong.--M Y Conn
naerclil Aitcer.
Susan B. IN .uay has come into
possession o. tn. .,j C0O willed her by
a Boston Ia y. a".l :. good r,any men
who have thought ier too O d to marry
are beginning 10 l...nN they were mis-
taken. n.-UetrV; Fee IT. :.
A young law cr r. en- ly sad that
be had settled n i certain ;own to try
and make an h, nest liz nr. when by
stander ;acet ouSl rc;n:,r I'll that he
ought 20 succeed. rs tl!cr"w:s notmuch
competition in h pro es> %.
-Sarony is said to haze given Mrs
Langiry So, ,00' inr he privilege O pho
tograph NO her I: h" uses tie old
fashioned instr ems ot 10 ire ior
holding a victim: hcad ) c,.dy, the
price is more TOO h gin. ~ttttl tphia
NeWS.
An Ang:e-worm wa onco Observed
by a Catfish w: =: t.ug .s,pt !! Il :'ond.
Poor dear In ny ali The Cttlish
"My heart Ble,,< Or YOU. !!or ear
you vii! be Dro ned. " axe ynu n
Out of the ,.c . o wn!,'h the Angle
worm rep led - am ra;r.l or your
Sympathy, but j. you Take me n. t
Will be you. Gi.lS Tia W: | Heed ior
me-" !;;s'n'e:?,r. :nr II rcmar or
Humor, the 4. !. -g::; .,wet TIE IN.
gle-worm ana !...:t.:.-.i 100 :."!c hai
the Angle W ,rm i.ad ,;r.:v.o.:S ' w
lowed p :,ner ) ho X ~ is Fable
we are 'iaa.ht thar (; e 20 IN u.re
into Contract c o.e In c;tak ng it
-Denrer Ia.lODA>.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-06
EmiD.r" Scnl.

Mrs. Macchc?ta Bunch" Roosevelt
Tucker) relates a. ,g.i: ir:t>> n.y. PEI
ience that she h:.,i I. IN n'e.y. y.ew with
Mr.. LongfeIlow. i.a. ."el II con. er>a-
ton with he. at II :t.,nr a.;.! IN the
presence O. his fl l., had sud. refer
ring to cert IN Si cc.:urn q a. urd cur
rent rhymes
81 often woni:r how S.:ci ngs ever
come to be nrintc.i ;ut lratIied with
his usual justice NV ;l!urc 10 appre-
ciate it is. however no Syn that rea-
son does not exist Or wr:, sngit Many
persons in tn 5 world ,nav ie and ad
mire what c6ult! MT g.v.. q second
thought TO-.
"Yes," r-p!cd Mrs. Mtcchetta.
"there is no accounting !or :he rubbish
that will find its way TO pu ';icity: the
authors are lever known, and perhaps
it is as we'll. can at present only call
to mind one instance under the head OF
poetry, whic;, runs IS ol,ows Or
I stopped (sa,> the lady with an in
quiring look arornd, as i: c. racting any
idea of reyeatng t; but IN earnest
"Pray 60 on in which The rofes-
sor S voice was uppermo<t. insisted on
hearing the aforesaid "rahb sh;;'' so I
cleared M: throat. and proceeded:
There WIS q It'll I..r.
And she had til: turl
That hung in lha MD lc OF hrr forehead;
When : sre was dCod
She vas v.ry aoal indeed.
But when she WIS I'D ;"wrS i rid
Imagine m confusion when the poet
raised his eyes, and with a faint smile,
said:
why, those are my words, are they
not, Annie?'' turning to his youngest
daughter. VIII a; that moment was
gracefully steppin- out upon the terrace
through the low window, and, curious
to say, was humming 10 herself the
very same rhyme 1 had just character
lied as rubbish"
"Why. of course. papa" said Annie,
laughingly, that comesin Your nursery
collection. Don't you remember when
Edith was a little g ri and didn't want
to have her ha'r curled, you took her
up in your arms. and shaking your
finger at her, commenced: There was
little girl, etc? y
The poet laughed, they all laughed,
and I, in spite Of my discontinue, bad
to join in the general merriment. But
l could not forget my awkward position.
To have declared to gentleman's face
an opinion which at best could have lit
tie real value, and that opinion any
thing but tiattering. tried me sorely.
The poet was too good natured to say
anything; but it was impossible not tf
laugh. It was one of those condolences
that occur VIXEN least expected. Yet
rarely does one get come up with in
such cruelty matter-of-faet way, and
my self-esteem dropped lower and lower
till it was lost in humiliation .-Lonafel
loaO's Home life.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-06
NOTICE.

EsT,TE CT Moses N. CoProcK. DECEASED.
NGtire is hereby given to all creditors of
Moses u. Coppock. deceased. 10 present their
Aelams properly proven, to the III dcrSi gned i'm
IMMEDIATELY; AL v ho are in anywiSe indebted to the
game are requested to settle at once, as an early
l&ttlement 0: his estate is desired.
I'D JOHN W. COPP0Ck,
8 No 43-Jt. Executor.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-06
DIRECT INSULT.

Judge-"You say that the prison
er insul,ed you. That is a very Sc
rious charge. What did he say to
you, madam?'
Plaintif-"He called me q spring
chicken. And I am an old woman.
as your honor can easily see.7
Judge-"That IS not an insult. A
spring chicken is young and tender.
l should consider it a compliment
rather
Plaintif-"You wouldn't if you
were IN the same business / am
Judge What is that?'
Plaintiff keep a boarding.
house."
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-06
For the Herald and News.
RECOLLECTIONS.

On the Ruff road, four miles from
town, is the house of DR.. John G..
Halfacre. This homestead has been
in the family for years. The first set.
tlement of the Halfacres was west
from the location of the family home,
up the eastern branch of Cannon
Creek, formerly known as Buzzard's
Branch. The settlement was near
half a mile up the branch from where
the Ruff road crosses the creek.
There were two or three very fine
springs near which the signs Of the
old homestead could be seen. The
first one Of the family who settled
here was named Henry, and was the
great grandfather of the present own
er, DR.. Halfacre. He was Of German
family, but whether the first Of the
family who immigrated to this coun.
try or not, we are unable to say, but
we are OF the opinion he was the first
of the name, who came to this country.
Nor can we fix the date Of his settle
ment on this place, but it must have
been during the war of the Revolu.
tion or soon thereafter. Mr.. Halfacre
seems to have been a quiet, indus.
trious, unassuming German who al.
ways strove to have plenty around
him and something to sell. The Pro.
hibition movement was not Of much
power in politics, in those days. Half.
acre put up and run two stills at the
springs We speak of, as being near
the old home place. where the corn,
peach and apple were made to yield
many gallon Of the fluid once called
aqua vae No harm was thought Of it
in those days, and the sight of sot.
tish, whiskey-bloated, hog.wallowing
drunkard was a rare thing, and q
sight never seen. The people had
granger views in regard TO this arti-
Gle in those days; they did not wanE
any middle men. We never knew any
of the children of the first settler Of
the Halfacre family We can rccol.
lect of hearing Of only two sons, the
grand father Of DR.. Halfacre, whose
name was Henry, and brother Of
his named Jacob. There may have
been some sisters, but we have not
heard of them. Henry came into pos
session of the land, and about the
time Of his marriage or soon after,
built out on the Ruff road where DR.,
Halfacre now lives. He married
Miss Suber, a sister of Big Jake Su-
Der, who was once well known to all
our citizens. She was a good, mother.
ly. kind.hearted lady. Everybody
liked Granny Halfacre, she had un-
doubtedly the best lungs of any wo-
man we ever saw. She could be heard
in common conversation near a mile,
and then VOW she was not talking
loud, either. When the good lady
died she had the barrel she had made
her saur kraut in for over forty years,
and the identical rock she had used
to weigh or press down the kraut in
the barrel. It was the one used the
first time.
Henry Halfacre was a prudent,
careful farmer; he seems to have
been a very precise and methodical
man in all his habits. He gave his
attention mostly 10 farming. lie
built a store-house just across the
public road from his house and sold
goods there for many years. Every,
kn6r likad him and had the f1trnnat
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-06
yU|LL VOICES

Som. i'm = snake Il Nn'on of i"op'c and
;.rou item To action. EX.rc>SionS similar
TO the f"!l"wi.,S, from 1 well known Dug
gis' %: Allanfa. pour in from sections where
B. 3. 3. h:> been used.
ATLANTA, Juar -, 1884.
Il j. rur firm belief thai Il. Il. B. j. The
D'ond Purifier ua til market We are selling
four OF v" 6"'il> # il % one Of any other
pre- a,:l:i0n$ Of t:I- Kind I, has ftilc.i IN no
iI>.anc |" =i:c entire satisfaction. Me. it j.
IN" secret.
W. =. SMITH & CO., Drug
Tn> is The ""lv blood mciiciuc Known
thAt r"'"bi"cS qni'k action, certain tfrcr,
ciir.lp t.ricc aud un nuudc.I SatiSiac .n
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-11-22
salt for the Throat.

In these days, when diseases of the
throat r SO universally prevalent,
and in so many cases fatal, we feel 1t
our duty to say a word in behalf of a
most e~ffectual, if not positive, cure for
sore throat. For many years past,
indeed we may say during the whole
Of a lie of more than forty years, we
have been subject to a dry, hacking
cough, which Is not only distressing
to ourselves but to Il friends and
those with whom we are brought into
business contact. Last fall we were
induced to try what virtue there was
in common salt. We commenced by
using it three times a day, morning,
noon and night. We dissolved a large
tablespoonful of pure table salt in
about halfa small tunblerful of water.
With this we gargled the throat most
thoroughly just before meal time.
The result has been that during the
entire winter we were not only free
from coughs and colds, but the dry,
hacking cough had entirely disap-
peared. We attribute these satisfae-
tory results solely to the Isl OF salt
gargle, and most cordially recon-
mend a trial of it to those who are
subject to diseases of the throat.
Many persons who have tried
the salt gargle have the impression
that it is unpleasant, but after a few
days use no person who loves a nice,
clean mouth, and a first-rate sharp
ener of the appetite, wal abondon it.
1.-THE Household.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-11-22
A LnnntIc'H VOTE.

The following was written by an in
mate of the Nevada Insane Asylum,
who is a warm friend Of Congressman
elect WOODBURY.:
lam Edward Me Gfath and this
Plec is Reno in Washoe COW tey in
the \ stet i've Nevada aud this Day Is
Tuesday, tne / forth Day I've Nevembir
in the year i've our Lord \ lSe3and
this PEPPER aud writing IS My Not 10
and for Mr.. William Wood Burn Ia
BE a Member i've Congress in WASH
ingtwn Citey Capatill i've the United
Sets we Amireyqay for the tim i've
Which he is a Nominated to SaraFe
and / am Edward Me Grath Secre-
tarey i've the United Stets i've Amir
eyqay.-[Reno Gazette.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-11-22

Mr.. Thomas V. Odgers and Miss
Annie McClain yer united i'm mar
riage Wednesday evening at the resi-
dence of w. II. Fillmore by Justice
Stearns. The groom is ayoung man OF
long residence in this part ofthe coun-
ty, and his fair bride, though hailing
from Utah, is we'll known to most OF
our people, having taught school for
several terms IN adjacent districts.
They will take up their permanent
residence at Muncey Creek. The
News, while acknowledging the com
pliments of the festive occasion, joins
the many friends of Mr.. aud Mr..
Odgers in wishing them unbounded
happiness in welded life.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-11-22

The Piutes say that three OF their
principal men advocated var and the
humiliation OF the Washoe tribe, at
the council, which is being held at
Pyramid Lake reservation, but Ma
ches raised his voice for peace and his
views prevailed. He thinks that the
Washoes should be compelled to sur
render the members of their tribe who
murdered the Piute recently and that
they should be hanged, "all the same
as white men punish m~urderers.p