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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15
SWEPT INTO THE STREAH,
One Thousand Acres of Land and
sRight Smart Of Bears

On the deck of 4 big Mississippi steamboat
stood an agcd Southern planter. Indicating
by sweep Of his arm the waters the boat
was passing over, he sail to passenger
from the North: when was twelyc,ycars
old killed my first bear on new plantation
my father was then cutting out Of a forest
that grew directly over the waters of this
bend. That was mighty good plantation,
and there was right smart of bears there, TOO.
But that one thoUS ind acres o! land went into
the Mississippi years ago."
II is putting no strain upon the figure to
say thai great forests Of youthful hope, wo-
manly beauty and manly strength are swept
in the same way every year into the great,
turbid torrent Of disease and death. Yet il
should nor be so. That it is SO is q disgrace
as we'll as loss. People arc largely too
careless or two stupid TO defend their own in
tercsts-ihe most precious Of which is health
That gone. all is gone. Disease is simple,
but to reck lessneSs Or Ignorance The simplest
things might MS we'll be complex as propo-
sition in Comic Sections. As tue huge Wes-
tern rivers, which so often food the cities
along their shores, arise in few mountain
springs, SO all our ailments can be traced 10
impure b.ood and a small group of disorder
ed organs.
The most effective and inclusive remedy
for disease is PARKER'S TONIC. II goes 10
the sources Of pain and weakness. In res
ponsc to irS action. the liver, kidncys, stom-
ach and hear, begin their work afrcsh, and
disease is driven out. The Tonic is not, how.
ever, an intoXicant, br. cUTeS I desire for
strong drink Have You dyspepsia, rheuma-
tSm, or troubles which have refused 10
yield to other agents? Here is your help.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15
A TART LETTER FROM COL
AIKEN.
WASHINGTON. Nav 10th. 1884.

WASHINGTON, May 10th. 1884.
MeSSrS. Editors: | never see the
HERALD, but the Press &. Banner of
this week contains an extract from
the Newberry HERALD, which pro-
vokes me to ask for small space
in your next issue.
l. You say, "Col. Aiken is op-
posed to all public education and
Stree schools" This remark is so
utterly at variance with my views
that I must say, the thought is con-
ception Of your own.
,. You say, ''he delights in talk
ing about the good old schools in
which such men as Calhoun, Web
ster & Aiken were educated"
Another conception Of your too i'm
aginatiye brain. I know little or
nothing of the schools in which
either Mr.. Calhoun, or Mr.. Web
ster was taught, and do not remem
ber ever saying word IN public, or
even in private as often as couple
Of times concerning the school at
which l was taught; but am free to
confess that l believe thai school
richly deserves my holding it in
fondest remembrance.
3. You say, ''He is III favor Of
appropriating public money to es-
tablish q national seed house" At
every Session since l have been a
member of Congress l have unsuc-
ccssfully attempted to change or
abolish the present indiscriminate
gratuitous distribution Of seeds.
f. The tenor Of your article al
most persuades me to characterize
it as it deserves, but respect for
myself restraints me; so I will con-
tent myself with 'having shown
your Misrepresentation, reserving
judgment upon the motive that
prompted you in placing me so
falsely before the public.
Very Respectfully,
u. WYATT AIKEN.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15

WASHINGTON, April 30.-Several
days have already been consumed
by Messrs. Hewitt. of New York,
and Calkins, of Indiana, in arguing
as to the disposition Of certain
funds entrusted to the secretary of
the navy and which were derived
from the sale Of old vessels. Mr..
Hewitt declared that the money had
never been turned over to the treas
ury department, but was made a
special deposit with the treasurer of
the United States, subject to the
check or draft by the secretary of
the navy. Mr.. Calkins appears as
the counsel for the defence. but thus
far he has not made much progress
in his efforts to show Bill Chandler
to be an exemplary Cabinet officer.
There is an impression that but for
the expose of Mr.. Hewitt. Secretary
Chandler would have had as q nu-
cleus for a campaign corruption
fund about half million Of dollars.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15

Our County Executive Committee
thinks that the State Convention
in June should not. nominate Z
State ticket. b0t should simply
elect delegates to Chicago and NOM
mate presidential Electors for the
State. Without knowing the rea-
son that moved the Committee, we
suggest that, if we are to have a
State Convention after the 26th Of
June, the nomination OF Electors
should be postponed till the meet
ing Of viiat Convention. The presi-
Dental Electors could then ba nomi
mated after the nomination OF q
presidential candidate at Chicago.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15
We knew that Col. Aiken had.

We knew that Col. Aiken had
been actively distributing free seeds
and we inferred that he was in IA.
ror Of the seed house. About that
it may be that we were mistaken.
But he does not deny the point, which
is, that he is in favor Of the free dis
tribution of seeds; what he does de-
ny is that he is in favor Of the sim
discriminate gratuitous distribution
of seeds" We did not mean to
oppose the free distribution of seeds.
We are in favor of free seeds and
free schools; and we did not see
how Col. Aiken could consistently
favor the one and oppose the other,
as we thought he did.
4. We fail to understand, in our
simple way, why ones self respect
should restrain him from character
izing a false article ':as it deserves, !"
We assure Col. Aiken, however, that
he can freely characterize our ar
ticles as they "deserye,' if not as
he sees fit to think they deserve,
without compromising. his selfres-
pect, or departing from that dignity
Of speech so becoming to his high
station. .. ...
We hope that we are not expected
to feel grateful to Col. Aiken for
''reserving his judgment upon our
motive" If he means to intimate
that an ulterior, or sinister, motive
lurked behind our article, or that it
was prompted by aught else than q
desire to see free schools within the
reach of all. he is as widely mista-
ken in his Judgment upon our mo-
tive as he says we are in our
opinions, and that is putting it
strongly. We desire to place no
man falsely before the public,
and, if the time ever comes when
we are opposed to Col. Aiken, in
stead of his We've on public ques
tions, we will criticise him openly
and frankly, or not speak Of him at
all.
The Press & Bnancr. which Col.
Aiken reads, and perhaps admires,
sharply criticised Senator Hamp-
tons views Oh public education; we
as freely criticised the views of
Senator Butler and Congressman
Aiken. who, from our point Of view,
are wrong. Senator Hampton an
swers the Press 0nd Banner in q
dignifed. statesmanlike letter; Con.
gressman Aiken calls our motive
into question, and we can ex-
plain the tone OF his letter only by
supposing that he regards Us as
fools and thinks that q fool should
be answered according to his folly
On that point, however, there may
be two or three opinions.
We have always admired Col
Aiken's fearless, outspoken manner
on all subjects, and we DO not dis
like him; but we do not think
that what he calls our :misrepre-
sentations" have been sufficiently
shown to prove that they were
baseless. Col. Aiken is cruelty.
and therefore needlessly, severe,
when he charges us with being
highly imaginative we beg to
assure him that we are not-we
cannot even imagine why it is that
we never heard him spoken of as an
advocate Of free public schools.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15

A curious coincidence has been
dug ont of American history, show
ing that October 80, 1871, the Con-
tinental Congress elected the first
Secretary of War, whose name was
Benjamin Lincoln. In 1881, just
a century later the present Secreta-
ry of War, Robert Lincoln, was ap
pointed.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15

During the late high water at Gin,
cinnati it was impossible to reach
the downtown saloons. In fit OF
desperation q native took a drink
Of water and after two hours Of in.
tense suffering death came to his
relief.
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Il is said that there will be mort

1t is said that there will be more
copies of Mr.. Hurd's tariff speech
printed than ofany speech delivered
in Congress during the past ten
years. The estimate far is 1,000,-
00O. One member, Mr.. Hill. Of
Ohio. ordered 10000 for circulation
in his own district. Numbers Of
other members have ordered 1000
each.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15

In Switzerland, a cheese is made
when a child is born and cut at the
funeral feast perhaps 70 years
later. ~
why did you put that nickle
with hole in it in the contribution
boxr' asked one man Of another.
Because l couldn't put the hole in
without the nickle and I had to put
in something.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15

Soon the Factory will be in op-
Grafton! What a glorious day will
that be for old New erry, the city
that has been SO long a time hiding
its light under a bushel. Glorious
things Of thee are spoken, oh city
of Newberry, one Of the best, the
prettiest. the most hospitable cities
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15

The citizens of Spartanburg Coun
ty are agitating the propriety
and legality Of the Act exempting
certain manufacturingi ginterests from
taxation.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15

We cheerfully give space for the
foregoing letter, the paragraphs Of
which we have taken the liberty Of
numbering. for convenience Of ref
erence.
l. Col. Aiken says that our state
ment, that he is ''opposed to all pub
lie education and all free schools
is utterly at variance with his views.
We are glad to know this. We
had never heard him say that he
was opposed to public education,
and We had never read 4 speech in
which he said so; buc certain truths
gain currency and are known even
among those who cannot produce
them in printed form, when called
for. We had rad reports Of his
speeches with some scrutiny, be-
cause We regarded him as al oppo-
nent Of free public education. but
We 60 not remember having heard
at any time that he was in favor OF
any public school in this State. ex-
cept the South Carolina College.
Orr remarks which called forth Col.
Aiken's letter crew written just after
we read 4 published interview with
him on the snbject Of government
aid to the common schools. In that
interview he expressed the belief
that the common schools should not
be supported at the public expense,
but said that eceyy iadicit!Hoj SAouiJ
"oi"emc Himself: II that does not
indicate opposition to MI free pub-
lie education, the English language
means nothing. The interview may
not be correct, but it was widely
published, and we do not know that
Col. Aiken has contradictcd it.
,. We said, Col. Aiken is one of
the statesmen who delightin talking
about the good Old schools in which
such men rs Calhoun, Webster and
Aiken were educated"
This is Of little consequence, but
We respectfully submit that our crit
ic begs the question. He says lie
knows little about the schools at
which Calhoun and Webster were
taught, and does not remember
having said anything in public about
the school at which he was taught.
We said nothing about the schools
at which Calhoun. Webster and Al
ken were taught, but the schools lat
which $uck meil as they were
taught, meaning simply and plainly
the 'old field school" s"-the common
schools that existed before the war.
And, if Col. Aiken has not, in some
Of his speeches on the common
school system Of this State, contrast
ed that system with the common
schools Of other days, making the
contrast favorable to the latter, we
are more mistaken than we are at
present willing to admit.
3. We said, speaking of col.
Aiken'S opposition to the educa-
tional bill, 1t may seem strange
to some people that our Congress-
man is in favor of appropriating
public money to establish national
seed house for the free distribution
Of seeds to the people, while he is
opposed to the appropriation Of
public money for the free distribu-
tion Of education among the peo-
pie"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15

We touch now upon an interest
ing subject, and one which has long
had possession Of our thonghts-the
mcdci farm. This is cac oft!e thiag$
IRE 3r0uM Ike 10 Szr. We believe too
that tie thought has possessed Others
since our &liusion made some time
since to it in the HERALD. Well,
we would like to see the ball put IN
motion. if not by enc man by some
one else. a model farm-on" that
takes III fine horses. fine COWS. fat
hogs ofimportod breed; sheep would
not be amiss, in fact sheep should
be q leading feature, for what more
appctizing than mutton from q
broad tail sheep. How few Of any
kind are there to be seennow-a-days?
In tic model farm there would be
clover patches for pasture. there
would be fields for hay. A portion
Of the farm would be devoted to the
raising o. garden vegetables for the
supply OF the town. What con-
yenience this would be, what q
saving CT seed, Of time, Of sweat,
Of disappointment to the little town
amateur gardener. lie would be
saved all this. Look at the profit
TO the model farmer. We have
heard Of q vegetable grower Of the
town Of Stratford, Conn. making
$1,000 from his farm. Think Of
that? Then the Dairy, with its
oceans Of sweet creamy milk, its
delicious golden butter, not to for
get its refreshing buttermilk, all of
which will meet with ready sale. We
are lost III wonder that some one
has not taken hold Of this idea, and
pat it into operation. Soon We
hope to see the milk and vegetable
carts, going their daily rounds
through the streets Of old NeTberry.
and when it does come to pass we
hope to get Our milk and butter free
for suggesting the idea.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15

\ linen shirt was first worn in
England about the year 1850. There
was & laan in our Office yesterday
who had on that identical shirt.
RCckLuUd Courier.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15

We hope that the foregoing re-
icctions of things seen," &C.,
strike Your flint, reader, if so you
shall have another lot Of them next
week, provided the mill in which
they arc ground strikes 10 substance
hard enough to break it. We sub
NIT these in hope. OLD One.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15

An American girl frequently
wears all she is worth on her back,
according to the Lowell Courier.
She often wears all her husband is
worth. 100.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15

The House ont of its little sur
plus of millions has passed the Bill
to loan million to the Cotton Cen
tennial show.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15

luis is the pleasantest season of
the year,thatis to the young maiden
and the embryo man. Young loves
dream" notwithstanding
suggests love-nature's loveliness
in her profusion of flowers. muslin
dresses, pink and blue ribbons. ice
cream, s ida water, moonlight walks,
and . hundred other things that
would suggest themselves to our
mind were we yonng. But we are
not young; silver threads now cover
our venerable cranium, and the
"time for such trihes with lis is cow
o'er.' We reiterate that the season
is suggestive Of love, and leave the
Snbject with the reader.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15
LAST!

Happiness long delay ed reaches the peoples thirsty lips
Grim Winter reluctantly loosens his icy clasp while Spring
time usurps his throne and smiles in beatfc beams to
lures very heart
New and fashionable goods pouring in by every train
croWdng the shelves and counters OF -
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15
SURVIVORS OF THE 18TH RECT.
S. G.. Y.

We have been furnished by, Lee
Long Of Prosperity, the following list
of the survivors Of Co. 0. 18th Regt.
S. c. Volunteers. 1t will be found in
teresting not only to the individuals
named but to their many friends, and
we publish it with pleasure. The names
with the initials attached arc brothers
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15

Speaking Of honesty a little while
back, we are constrained to touch
her,up again Just suppose for an
instant that every man became
impressed with the feeling of hon
esty, and that feeling made him feel
a spirit of unrest until he became
honest. The honesty we allude to
here is the paying Of ones just
debts, and to owe 70 man anything.
What a relief would be expert
enced, what happiness would pre-
vail. The poor man would be lifted
at once out ot the slough Of despair,
he would be able to hold up his des-
ponding head, and look his fellows
in the face. In short he would be
a new man, he w0uld be born again,
he would thin!; that the millennium
had indeed come. old things passed
away, and 4 new order come into
vogue, indeed and indeed that the
q20d tine had come. Amd the rich
man, the withho!der c. just dues:
what Of lin? Why he would be the
better Of the two. sweet would be
his sleep, ugly dreams would no
longer make his pillow hard. his
food would nouriSi him. and no lon
ger would the necessity exist for
him to shun his debtor. or hide out
as il were. Int cnough Of this.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.
Summons for Relief.
Complaint not Served.
Eu>t tacia Wedaman, Plaintiff,
against

Eu>tacia Wedaman, Plaintiff,
against
Frank Eichclberger, Adam Eichelber-
ger, Ida Eichelbcrgcr, Henry Eichel-
berger. John Eichelbcrger, Margaret
Meetze. William Eichelberger, Geo.
A. Counts, Susan Gilbert, Pcrmelia
Folk. Polly Sigh, George Ruff, Hen
~ Ruff. David A. Cannon, j. Har-
risOn Cannon. John D. Wcdeman as
the Administrator OF Elizabeth Sigh,
deceased.
To the defendants above named
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to answer the complaint in this
action, which was filed in the Office of
the Clerk OF this Court on the second
day of April, \. D. 1884, and to serve 4
copy OfyOar answer on the subscriber
at his Office. At Ncwberry Court House
in the State OF South Carolina within
twenty days after the service of this
summons Oh you, exclusive of the day
of service.
If You fail to answer this complaint
within the time aforesaid. the plain
tiff will apply to the Court for the re-
lief demanded in the complaint.
Dated April l$t, 4. D. 1881.
Attest Y. J. POPE,
49, Plaintiffs Attorney.
Ills. + E.P CHALMERS.
0~- &C. p.
To the defendants Frank Eichelber-
ger, Adam Eichelberger, Ida Eichel-
berger, Henry Eichelberger, John Eli
chelbergcr, Margaret Meetze, William
Eichelberger, Susan Gilbert, Permelis
Folk and Henry Ruff. Take notice,
the foregoing summons was by order
filed April Sth, 1884, directed to be
served hy publication upon each OF
you as absent defendants.
Dated April sth, 1884. /.
Y. J. POPE,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
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Fiercer Onslaught

On the market and has decided decided thus:
More steam on the boilers more power on the engines
and as the train tears its nexoable way Flynn die
tates these prices: 21-rZ!Z- s.g1LIL..gss5, sZIsgs
1874 White Spreads 81, 90 to $l.25 .y@.g.--r- ...
l2-4 White Marseles Quilts So 90 to 1925 ...
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What We See, and What We Would
Like To See,
"By the Old One"


I What tmore interesting topic can
be written about at this time than
the growing, fast maturing grain
crop. But little was made last year,
either Of small grain, corn, peas
or potatoes; the cotton crop even,
on which is centered the farmers
chief thought, was q comparative
failure. The little money realized
for this short crop to a great extent
is exhausted, gone glimmering, to
use a honey expression. In many
cases it has been used to keep want
from the door, to feed hungry
mouths, some of it, and we are in
clined to think but little, has been
used to pay old old debts, and It's
a pity that the mass is not more
impressed with the living principle,
of the axiom that honesty is the
best policy or that an honest man
is the noblest work Of God. How
much better would the world be If
this were the case. But we are
straying. Well, last year S income is
gone, and hope now runs high i'll
the promise of large, abundant
Weld Of oats, wheat, barley, &c.
Never did these crops look more
promising. We are glad of this,
and our heart rejoiccs. The far
mer sees some of his difficulties
melting away in the glorious harvest
soon to be realized.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15

UNION, S. c., april 20.-Postolice
Inspector Myles has arrested ex-As-
sistant Postmaster William A. Bell,
for stealing registered letters.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15
The Herald.
t. E. GRENEKER.
GEO. B. CRoMER. EDITORS
NEWBERRY, S. C.
THURSDAY MAY Is, 1884.
PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

The Herald is in thchighest respect a Fam
ly Newspaper, devoted to the mat terial in
terests of the people of this County and the
State. 1t circulates extensively, and as an
Advertising medium offers unrivalled ad-
yantages. For Terms, see first page.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-15

1t was our mournful- pleasure to
hear from "ye people, on Sunday
last, as sung by the Methodist choir,
after a rest of two months. We
were not expecting "ye people,
more especially after Mr.. Smith, the
singing masters laudable efforts to
train a class in vocal music. We
thought that new airs would nave
superseded the old and threadbare
ones, that there was something new
under the Sum- but we were mista-
ken, and find that we-are doomed
to listen to the same sold song"
What a pity It's that Smith did not
do something for his country, be-
sides pocketing the money Of sundry
and divers young people who will
never become Prima Donnas and
Maestros. We fancied q moditica-
ton in I'VE people last Sunday,
however, in that we thought there
were not so many people" in this
prelude or overture, than On former
occasions. 1t is said Of Shakespeare
we believe, that he never repeated.
This song though. is one complete
reiteration or repetition Of the words
"ye people, and we would rather
there were less people woven into
it; we do not like it. The air and
the style Of ths singing do very we'll,
but we object to the words. As
this piece seems to be 4 favorite
with the worthy singers we kindly
suggest that it be laid away rever-
entity in some dark corner, until the
time for its resurrection rolls round.
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5e. Whose women are the

in the State. Whose women are the
handsomest, the kindest, the most
charitable, the neatest, and the most
wide awake in the world, in every
good word and work. But the Fac
tory! soon will its machinery be in
motion, and its hundreds of hands
manipulating the feecy fabric grown
at it's very door. No need to hunt
other markets for our cotton then,
it will be needed at home, to be con-
yerted into yarn and cloth. More
houses soon will be neeoed to ac-
commodate the operatives, and we
wonder that they are not being al
ready built. More provision will
be needed too, to feed the hungry
mouths. We would not be surprised
if more stores will not be opened to
accommodate the increasing popula-
ton. Everything will increase and
grow into vaster proportions. New
berry will blossom and bloom like
the rose. Last week the President
and directors were elected-that is
the old officers were reelected, and
we regret that the HERALD over
looked mention of this important
event. But please remember reader,
our youthful editor is new in the
work and trusting to other help,
notice was omitted. He will trust
in himself next time. Hurrah for
the Factory, say we, and its worthy
officers.