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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-04-03
gsIseteD Story.
.MARY'S LOTB RONANCE.

III Ine QTaWlnS-rOOln aG fleaILcOC,
in the gray September twilight, Mary
Meredith and Felix Trafrord sat en-
gagged in earnest conversation.
Il really cannot see any cause
for your despair, dear Felix. Have
I not told you how dearly l love
you? No power on earth shall ever
force me to break my plighted troth
to you. Have you no confidence in
me?"
"All confidence, Mary; 1 know
you will be true to me-"
''Tnen what is it you fear?"
"Everything. You are young
and beautiful, the rich Mr.. Mere
dith's only child, while I am poor
clerk in the house of Meredith
Brothers, with nothing but an un-
sullied reputation, some brains and
a good right hand to help me
through the world
so much the better. then, that l
am the daughter of the rich Mr..
Meredith. Dear Felix, papa es.
teens you, and has implicit conf
dence in your honor. He invites
you here, and allows our acquain-
tance. Why do you annoy your
self about imaginary troublcs?'
"Yeur father trusts me and l
mast be true to him, you and my
self. l will 60 to him and frankly
confess our attachment. / should
feel miserable otherwise"
*Go now; he is in his study
Felix caught the girl in his arms
and kissed her rosy lips.
eYour confidence inspires me
with hope,a he said, and went away
On his mission. Tapping at Mr..
Meradithss study door, and receiv-
ing permission to enter, Felix ap-
preached the old gentleman, who
gave him his hand, saying:
"Why, boy, you are an unexpect-
ed visitor. No bad news l hope?"
mo sir; Tut I want to ask of you
gift so precious that I have very
little hope of obtaining it"
swell, we'll, name it. 1 am al
ways glad to favor you if 1 can
Felix'was, greatly agitated, but
summoned up all his courage and
said:
''Mr. Meredith, 1 love your
daughter. l do not, however, ask
you to give her to me now. Only
let me hope that whenss l prove to
you-
Mr.. Meredith leaned back in his
chair amazed. 1t had never occur
ed to him that this young clerk
would dare to lift his eyes to his
daughter.
you are an ungrateful, treach-
erous scroundrel p he cred. "Out
Of compassion for your friendless-
ness | Admitted you to my house
and my daughters society, and you,
villain that you are, have taken the
opportunity to steal into her conf
dence and win her inexperienced
heart. Begone, sir, and never let
me see your face again!''
Listen to me one moment, Mr..
Meredith"
:'Not one second!' cried the old
man, as he violently brought down
his clenched fist upon the table.
Leave the house instantly or the
1 servants shall thrust you out
And as if to put his threat into cx
ecut;on be fereely rang the bell.
AS Felix staggered along the
!; passage, his heart so oppressed with
contending emotions that he was
scarcely conscious of anything, be
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-04-03
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The systems are moisture, like perspira'
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about the rectum the private parts are
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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-04-03
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SISTER GRACES.

A friend and neighbor said to me:
"Of graces named, there are but
three
Faith, Hope, and blessed Charity.'
"Three more" 1 said, ''there should
be, friend;
Three more to bless us to the end
May heaven to lis this trio send.
''And if to listen you'll agree.
I'll tell their precious names TO thee
Love, Patience, and sweet Courtesy"
Love should with Faith go hand in
hand,
And Patience wait at Hopes command,
While Courtesy equipped should stand.
At Charity's wide open door,
And asher ministrations pour
Upon the people, 60 before.
Yes; Courtesy should always lead
Prepare the rough soil for the seed,
And bear the cruise of oil in need.
When dwelling on fair Charity,
We think, my neighbor you'll agree
Too little of sweet Courtesy.
1t is of life better part
The way to warm a troubled. heart,
The precious balm to heal the smart.
It will the sternest soul beguile
Where dwelt a frown twill plant a
smile,
Its influence speeding many mile.
Then hail, all hail, our graces three
Send forth their praise o'er land and
sea
Love, Patience, and sweet Courtesy!
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-04-03
SOME STRANGE SNAKE STO.
RIES.

$50 you want to know something
about snake bites2" said Professor
Worth, at the North Side Chicago
Museum, in answer to a question
Of a reporter. II was bitten by a
snake" continued the collector of
curiosities, ''and had a most remark
able escape from death. A snake
bit me on the thumb, you see, and
it had to be amputated to cave my
life,' and here he showed a very
short stump of thumb on the left
hand. -..............-~
How did it happen?''
81 was feeding the snakes with
raw beef, as l had no birds or mice
There were sixty of them in the
case from two to six feet long. |
had no stick. in my hand-an IN
usual oversight OF mine-and had
to push back any that tried to get
out with my hand. Suddenly three
of them made an attempt to escape
in as many different directions.
Thinking to frigbten them back I
stamped, shouted and struck at
them with my hand. Two dropped
back, but one of them stood bis
ground and raised his head toward
me-he was rattlesnake. l made
a quick pass at him, but he was
quicker, and buried his frangs in my
thumb. l shook him back. in the
case, closed the lid, and sucking
my injured finger, hurried for
the door and sent policeman after
an ambulance and a friend for whis-
Ky. l drank a quart of whisky,
and was unconscious in twenty
minutes. The doctors took it for
a case of alcoholism and pumped
the whisky out of NE, or I would
never have lost my thumb. They
had never had a rattlesnake bite to
deal with and didn't know what to
do; but the next time l got rattle
snake poison in me [ treated my
self"
Have you been bitten since?"
mo, but l ran a fang that one
of them had shed into my other
thumb few months ago. That
was the first time ! knew of rattle
snakes shedding their poison fangs.
l was cleaning out the case and
something scratched my thumb
through the sponge. I took it for
silver at first, but when I came
to look at it I found it was fang.
I knew was poisoned again.
"Wbat did you do then?''
"Why, l used rattlesnake violet.
of which I made an infusion, and
it quickly cured me. I was in the
hospital three months the first
time, and lost my thumb. The
other is as good as ever, you see
"Do you know of any other
cases?" was asked.
Eyes. Mr.. Wallack, an actor, was
bitten on the leg by rattlesnake
in this State years ago. He buried
the leg in ecrth for twenty-four
hours, and the gravity of the earth
drew the poison and cured him,
bnt every year, within a day or
two, or exactly upon the day on
which he was bitten, his leg turns
spotted like the snake. A farmer
in Tennessee, another acquaintance
of mine, was bitten by one of these
cottonmouth moccasins. The lat.
ter are nasty snakes; they throw
out froth, and whenever this froth
touches the skin it poisons. He
made a tea Of rattlesnake root, i'm
bided freely of whlskey, and was
cured, but every year the foot that
was bitten turns the same color as
the cotton-mouth moccasin.
Il know of another man who
lives in the snake regions OF New
York who was bitten by O rattle.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-04-03

Johnny" "said the editor to his
hopeful, "are you in the first class
at SCHOOL," NO" replied the
youngster, who had studied the pa.
ternal sheet, Il am registered as
second-class male matter"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-04-03

A health writer says: Sleepless
people should court the sun. Those
who don't care much about sleep
generally court the daughter.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-04-03
COiGRED STEEL FASHION PLATES

"PETERSON" is the only magazine thu.
gives these. They arc TWICE THE USUAL
SIZE, and are une4ualed for beauty. Also,
Household, Cookery, and other receipts
articles on Art Embroidery, Flower Culture,
House Dccoration-in short, everything in
ferpStino TO ladies.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-04-03

If there's one time more than
another when a woman should be
entirely alone it is when a lineof
clothes comes down la the mud.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-04-03

AS charity covers multitude Of
sins before God, so does politeness
before men.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-04-03
Sampson Pope, N. D.,
PHYSICIAN Ind SURGEON,
Office-Opera House,
NEWBERRY, s. @.

In addition to general practice pays
especial attention to the treatment of
diseases of Females, and Chronic dis
eases OF all kinds including diseases of
the Respiratory and Circulatory Sys-
tems-of the Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder.
Rectum, Liver, Stomach, Eye, Ear,
Nose and Throat, OF the Nervous Sys-
TEN and iCancerous Sores and Ulcers.
Correspondence solicited.
April 3, lily. - ; : q
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TERMS, ALWAYS IN ADVANCE, s2OOAYEAa.

2CopiCs for $3.50, ) for $4.50 With superb
Illustrated Volume: "The Golden Gift" or
large-size costly stcel.engraving, "Tired
Out" for getting up the Club.
Copies for $3.50, for $500. With an eS-
trzr copy OF the Ma gaZfnc for 1884, as 4 prem
ium. to the person getting up the Club,
5 SCOPES for $500, for SlG5G. With both
an extra copy Of the Magazine for 1884, and
the Golden Gitt,n or the large steel-en-
craving, %TSred Out" to The. person getting
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-04-03
DISSOLUTION.

The business heretofore conducted
under the name and firm of 7. c..
Pool & 7. Q. Boozer, was dissolved
on Athe first day of january, 1884.
The buyi..ess viii now be conducted
by me at the old stand. cornerof Friend
and Pratt Streets. Thankful for past
fayors l respectfully solicit continu-
ance of the same.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-04-03
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9ETERs0N'S .MaG3ZENE.

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Engraving. Extra Copy for 1884.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-07-25
A Strong Money Box.

Mr.. VIM. II. Vanderbilt's treasure
vault in which it is said he recently
slowed away some Sl00.0O0,000 in Sc
curities is one of the most redOubtable
works of defense on the American con-
tinent, although you may not be exactly
certain Of that by surveying his man
sion from the outside. Its foundations
are blasted out of the rock; the front
wall is five feet in thickness, and the
side and rear walls three feet, the ma
terials used being pressed brick with
brown stone trimmings. The beams,
girdors and main pillars are iron en-
cased in fre-proof material. The doors,
window frames, and minor partitions
are iron. marble and glass. No wood
is to be found in the structure. The
great vault Is 3Gx42 feet. of wrought
iron, steel and Franklinite iron, is I'M
posing in strength and proportions. and
is situated on the ground floor. Its
four outer doors weigh $500 pounds
each, and have every effective and
known Improvement in defensive de-
vices. A massive wall OF masonry sur.
rounds the iron work. The vault, which
is burglar. Ere and water proof, consti-
tutes a distinct building IN itself.-Sci.
entiiic American.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-07-25

A genus has invented what be calls a
hydfo-cafhou method NJ smelling ares
hy which be- claims "a be- able 90 smeli
any kind Of ore At a maximum co~i
u Two dollars and dfty cents per ton.
An experimental company has been
organized at Albuquerque and the
Hubbs smelter has been leased aud h
10 - arranged with such apparatus
as vii adapt it b. the use Of the hydro
carbon fuel. A practical test Is then
"a BE- made upon the low grade ores Of
the sHndias and IL thew make a success
Of 1t they will branch cut aud take the
whole territory under their spacious
wing. The process by which the neoes-
sary heat Is generated is this; A coke
lre Is fed with petroleum. and into tine
flame thus produced is forced a steam
JET thus combining In combustion by
drogen and carbon.a combination which
Is supposed 10 produce the most In
tense heat known TO science. There j.
no question as 10 the smelling Of the
most refractory ores by such a heat
but the difficulty thus far has been to
end a furnace material capable Of with
standing 1.-THE degree Of heat being
so great that II melts not only the ore,
but the furnace too. One, at least, Of
the parties experimenting with this fuel
claims now 10 have discovered a plan
Of applying the heat to the charge in
such a manner u to save the furnace
and thds accomplish the end that all
the expeumenters have been driving
at-that is, TO smelt low grade and re-
fractory ores by heat directly applied,
without the use of luxes. and at a mini
mum cost.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-07-25

II is a matter of woundeT how any
man at all interested in mining can
justify himself in voting with a party
which holds free trade notions. Just
reason the matter gentlemen and par
ticularly you VINO labor for wages in
the mines. At present the duty on
copper is from 500 per ton to one-half
It's value. aud on lead $50 and $40 per
ton. This duty is practically prohibitory
Of imports and yet copper and lead
are both SO cheap as to be almost worth
less here IN the Rocky mountains
when unassOciatel with richer metals.
Surprising that this duty wa5 removed
and foreign nations were permitted to
Good our market with the product
secured by serf and slave labor and
what think you would he the result ?
OF what value would the Kelly mine
at Socorro or in fact any of the Mag
dalena properties which at present are
capable Of producing so handsomely
unless perchance wages should be cut
down to starvation prices. Self pres
ervation Is the first law OF nature. A
man should identify himself with the
persons and party whose success will
do him the most good and one who
does otherwise is certainly foolish
Aud further he SHOULD do his own
thinking. 1t is not sufficient for a mar
to say that he votes "A certain ticket he
cause his father did before him. Times
change, parties change and desires
and necessities are not always the same,
An intelligent voter looks over the
party platforms picks out the one
which suits his case the best and stands
on 1t along with the man who will
york for him. That is what Geo. vii.
liam Curtis and his friends did and
they are 10 be honored for it. They want
free trade for they have nothing TO sci
and want TO buy their neckties at The
lowest possible figure. They would
like to see a royal court established IL
Washington where they would not b,
jostled by the rough working man, anC
they work and vote for Cleveland whC
Will come nearest to giving thes,
things to them. Blaine they know IL
too strongly Americanto promise then
anything IN tins direction and they art
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-07-25

a writer in the Socorro Chieitain Is
now engaged in exhibiting such swim
dies and corruption rs are Of notorious
publicity in the S0eorro county court
house. lie finds a dcplorable state of
affairs in the Office of the county com
missipners and but little that savors OF
honesty in the sherif's office. The
RANGE last year gave its opinion of
sheriff simpsons official conduct
which was not at all favorable. From
what was seen of his methods here no
body has for a moment supposed that
be ever accounted TO the county for a
cent Of the money paid him here. In
deed, his actions showed that he kept
no account Of who paid taxes and who
did not. The Chieftain shows conclu-
sively that the investigation last March
was simply a blind: that all articles
published in the Sun in simpsons favor
were %uufounded. falsehoods and that the
sheriff Is now in debt TO the county on
account of last years collections S39.-
OOO. This is probably correct. The
commissioners, the sheriff and the
sun newspaper all stand together, be-
ing birds of feather. Speare, of the
commissioners, and Simpson are boon
companions and the rat-tailed Fox Of
the Sun is a director of the First Ma
tiGnal bank which is bondsman for
Simpson. They all get n pull at the
public bottle through the sheriff Office
and consequently all do their best to
make things look straight to a cross
eyed public. Simpson, Speare and Fox
are a trio whom Socorro county can
better afford to dismiss than retain and
the Chiettain correspondent IS making
the three look very uneouth to say the
least.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-07-25

This table shows that the republicans
can get along without New York and
have two votes to spare, and gives the
whole south TO the democrats. But IT
is by no means certain that they will
have a "solid south" this year. The re-
publicans hope to carry Virginia, West
Virginia, North Carolina, Florida,
Louisiana and Tennessee this fall.
These states cast ELECTORAL votes as
follows: Virginia, -; West Virginia,
8; North Carolina. III Florida, 4; to-
tai SO. With these thirty-three votes,
the republicans can afford to lose lndl-
ana. 10; Connecticut, g.; and either
Massachusett IL, or Michigan 10: or
Wisconsin. IL. New Jerseys nine
votes have not been placed in the above
table, but New Jersey may figure in the
republican column next November
AT the presidential election New Jer-
sey gave Hancock a plurality of only
300 over Garfield.
We think the above figures ought to
satisfy our democratic friend that New
York is by no means necessary to re.
publican success next November.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-07-25

Considerable dissAtisfaciiuu Is being
expressed By the press and people Eup-
sTals throughout the leruiaN with
The action of Tie psn.teutiav commis.
siuu whs gave The ooulr4ci foF enci-
mg the uew p-enlieutiaTy building % a
gentleman named silver. q Nehfaska,
without going through The formula a.
taking bids on the work 90 In any way
attempting 10 ascertain where the
most aud hest labor for the money O.
b. expended could ue had. ML silver
drew the plans aud puts up the build
ings and he aud the commissioners
have the appropriated sIs0o0J aud IT,
expenditure exclusively in their Owu
hands THIS close corporation method
OF doing business leads 10 the opinion
which Is rapidly spreading that the
bulk Of the funds will ~ into the
pockets Of The commissioners and thu
architect instead II into the structure
To be- sure 10 will be best Tor the ter.
ritory II these gentlemen pocket the
whole sun and let the building remain
unbuIlt. as In that case Il will escape
the expense Of maintaining i but stll
the people do object 20 the coumis-
sioners making a divy with a Nebraska
citizen when there are SO many archi.
trcts and builders here al home who
deserve patronage. The santa Fe Re.
view gives its word. but with no sus.
tanning evidence. that all Is straight
and fair, but they certainly are not con,
Quoting business in a business way and
they have placed themselves under
grave suspicious.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-07-25
1850 REUOMPENsAl
1880 RECOMPENSAl
lSlOO RECOMPENSAl

La association de Criadorcs dc GanadD
Nacuno de Nncvo Meiicano Central por med
O de 81 oomi-ion Executive. oireoc una re
oompcnsa de,
QUINIETos PESOS
Por FL nrresto y conviction de ~caulqmera
persona que tlcgdmente arres, venda,o de
utrp manern dispongu de cualquicre res,bes
tia, O mula que pcrtenesca, q SEA prople dad
legal de c%ualquer miemhre de csta asocia-
ciUn. Y en ease que meas de una persona
sean inipticadas en- Ia uiisina otensn, otrA
rcCumpensa adicional de,
Dos CIENTOs CINCUENTA PESOS
sera dada pOF oada persona arrestada y con-
yictada subsequentemente. III dinero sera
pnHado Cuanuo prucbas de tai conviction
sean dadas, dicha prusbus concistan de
lru, Una cirtiicauo del Juez dc Districto
por QUEEN la sentenctA fue dada
Sdo, Que tai persona q persons tueron con-
victadns p0r rObO de rcees pcstius q mulas
pertcientes II algun miembro U miembrosd de-
esta asociacion.
InmbieE una -recompensa de
DOS CIENTOs CINCUENTA PESOS
Sera dada a cualquiera persona que de arres-
TO Mo y Coniicciun de cualquiera persona o
personas que prcpdan q quemen o hagan a
gun atsn d de quemar el zacate de cual'
Nuier sierra usadH como past o por cual.
quiera miembro do esta Ascot tcion.
AMAs UNA RECOMPENsA DE CIEN PESOS
scra pagada por eli airesto y conviction do
cuhlQnlefh pttrOnh q ptiaonhh iut ulhle
RISES y no Ruafde los cucros para ser tnsppe.
tudus, seEuni la rcquicre Ia Ley
MiembIu -rCcumpCnst dada Aningun miem-
bro de la association
Nomhres dc la comisiou executive
" & Bruton, Alex Rogers
Geu smith, u 4 White,
u Cantwell, Edward Fest,
y Gray-on, w II Iluirey.
J s Stiu~uu, g. IL oOk-,
pT uiua iufurmScion '%irijun-e a.
oh BNUokS, S~ccritario,
Rpilsyl Sucurru, y NJ.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-07-25

The Greeley Arctic expedition has
been discovered By the relief ships
1hetes and Bear and all are now en-
route for Washington. The discovery
was made five miles off Sabine cape in
Smiths sound. Eighteen OF the twenty
five constituting the Greeley party
were already dead and one OF the seven
survivors died shortly after the
rescue. Seventeen died of starvation.
Two days longer would have finished
the whole party by the same means.
Lieutenant Greeley abandoned Fort
Conger In August last, nearly a year
ago. and not finding food at the caches
where 1t should have been was com
PEELED to get provisions the best he
could. Up to April list, all his men
were alive and well. When rescued
three of the survivors could not walk.
While at fort Conger be sent sledginl
parties further north than any white
man has ever before reached. Lieu.
tenant Lockwood took observations
from d higb point OF land in lattit ule
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-07-25

The letters by which James q. Blaine
and John \. Logan formally accept the
nomination of the republican party
for the offices of president aud vice
president of these United states, were
given to the public last week. They
are too long for the BLACK RANGE
columns but both are able documents
and will add votes TO the majorlties
rolled up for the ticket in November
The democrats say that the withhold.
ing of these documents until after the
democrats had promulgated their plat.
form was a sharp trick on the part OF
the authors. and the republicans are
pleased with the credit given theil
standard bearers. 1t may be a sharl
trick to beat the democrats at the poll
this fall but there are no republicans
who doubt that the feat will be &C
complished.