The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-18
SNlFFLES IN CHARLESTON.
What he Wanted to See.

There is but one Jumbo i'll America
and but one big printing press i'll the
Palmetto State. Jumbo is L huge, pos
tive. prevailing pondcrosity. | hat
heard and read OF the press and longet
to see it. Unlike the boy on the Gram
plan Hills, had no father to deny IN!
longing 10 see this great rip-roaring
paper-tearing, type-smaShing printing
press. The distance between me anC
the printing monstrosity being but one
hundred and Sevcuty-s.ven miles, | de-
termined To put myself on the other
side. Curiosity and desire outweis shed
the mi!,>; the fatigue, the time, the dan.
gers un$eeH, the eNpens- were o!liilig,
aud IN sir hours. was there. | remrn.
Der when it took al entire day to run
the distance between the two great Z. G,
CITIES. I remember other circumstances
equally as uninteresting. but will not
rake the ashes Of the past for the benefit
OF the reader. arrived, and after look
ing around promiSeuouSly in a kind oi
birds eye fashion, took the citv railway
line. (Which fortunately has for its pres
ident that clever, acc. mmodating, polite,
imdefatigable, business proSperlng gen
tleman. Coils. Rigg<,) aud was dropped
in front OF the Neacs and Courier office.
This establishment is mine Of wealth
or it would never have shown the lemer-
ity wlici. induced the purchase of the
great press which called us from the
country's quiet to the city'S turmoil.
Being acquainted with the propri-
etors, Riordan, Dawson Il Co., | went
in aud told them that my hearts one
and only desire was to see the monster
I was told that with the exception OF !;
short period on Tuesday afternoons and
and early of mornings, between and
O'Clock, it rested from its labor<.
conld 60 in, however, and peep under
the miles of striped homeSpun whici
covers its ribs, its joints. its bed, its biz
wheels and little wheels, and the thous'
ands OF parts and portions which go to
make it what it is, great labor-saring
time-anni!iilatirg printing press. l re-
GREETED that the proprietor did not enter
with me the abode OF the elephant, as
otherwise the cover might have beel
lifted, and the individual who had trav
eled one hundred and Seventy-sevel
miles Ut the risk of life and limb TO see
it. night have been grat:fi.d. 1regret il
on account of my friends who read the
HERALD AND News that cannot tel
them more than that saw q frame o.
about Il feet square aid about the same
height, and that is all. A young maj
took me ill-''on this side the white
paper went in, and on the other side the
printed papers came out, cut, pasted
and folded, and that it was i sight t'
see." went in in hope and came out il
disappointment. and this is what
saw oi the Neurs and Courier press.
I saw much more Of Charleston 8 Srca
demonstration-abou two miles of it
and its thousands OF torchl!ghts. Hat
its lights been more equally distributed
among the unwashed throng, its hrtcro
senous mass Of human thousands. the
effect would have been better. Some
portions Of the long line were almost ii
midnight darkness, while other parts
seemed IS it came in view to be sole
sheet OF blaze. It was a great affair
Many of the floats we're significant o.
the occasion and reflected no little cred
j: on the public spirit which got the
affair mp. rlicularly was the firm o.
F. W, WAGNER noticeable, This house
had ~ or Is wagons in line. each bear
ing transparencies with the names o!
the different Counties. together witt
their own firm name thereon. There
were others, many others; drummers
medical students, merchants, mechanics
white men, black men, boys OF botl
complexions, all were there, but I only
desired to mention the press, therefore
7 shut down,