The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-02-21
Pen AND SCISSORS.


W. C. McGregor, Columbia, S.
c., says: Browns Iron Bitters
has merit and it has given satisfac.
tion."
The colored Republicans OF
Florida have held a Convention.
The object is to inaugurate an in
dependent party movement.
sPrince Napoleon Victor, a son
Of Prince Napoleon, will visit this
country next spring" ."-Er.
What hutter there will be if he
is not married.
The Sazudd Argus say the oat
crop has been slightly injured, and
it is thought the yield will nearly
reach that of 1882. Our farmers
do not talk eneouragingly about
their oat prospects.
It is said the Workingmen's par.
ty will have this ticket for "a.
For President, Ben Butler, for
Vice President, Baker Harrison OF
Chicago. Ben is very pliable and
can be shaped to suit any party. :
The Bankrupt Bill has been re-
ported favorably on to the Senate.
It preserves State exemptions. and
authorizes involuntary proceeding
only against persons, whose debts
amount to more than $1,000, and
only against traders.
The barkeepers in Greenville
have prepared a list Of thirty-eight
men in that city and county who
are confirmed drunkards, and have
resolved to sell them no more liq'
or.-Er.
An example that other places
might well follow.
Miss NJ. A. Lucas of Chester Co
has entered suit against Mr.. j. P
Ferguson for breach of promise
She claims that her tender heart
has been injured $4,000. We
thought this leap year. Look out
boys do not let any advantage be
taken of you.
A Texas prophet declared that
1884 would christie and groan with
disaster" and the groaning has al
ready begun. At least tWenty-three
Texas editors have been presented
with boy babies since the 1st ot
January, 1884.
Waste no time; delays haze dan
gerous ends! If a member Of youl
family is suffering with a sligh'
| cough or cold, don't wait until i
develops itself into consumption
but procure at once bottle of DR.
Bulls Cough Syrup and cure thai
cough.
"It is one of the sad signs of tht
times that so many prominent peo
pie are in arrears for pew rent.
Ea.
True, and it will be a wonder i
some merchants near by those
churches do not think it is ''sao
sign that some Of the fine things
displayed in those same pews arr
in arrears on the same pay roll.
The best tonic medicine-on'
that is not composed mostly O
alcohol or whiskey-is Brown
Iron Bitters. 1t is guaranteed t.
be mountaineering and will abso
lutely kill all desire for whisky anC
other intoxicants. It has beer
thoroughly tested and proven itsel
in every instance a never failin:
cure for dyspepsia, indigestion, bill
liousness, weakness, debility, over
| work, rheumatism, neuralgia, kidney
troubles, etc.
An Abbeyille Young lady was en-
gagged and had the day set and tn
young man had engaged the parson
and the knot was to be tied on th
| 20th inst. An old beau came an(
proposed, q change of 1enue, the lad,
| consented, and welded No. 2, afte
sending q note to No. advisin:
him to make no further prepara
tions. The young man did not g
wild nor did he go into spasms owe
his disappointment, but in less thai
four hours he was all right ant
laughing over the blighting news
with another girl.
''As TRUE AS PREACHING.--In ou
recollection several newspaper
have made great men, but very few
great men indeed have ever sue
ceeded in making a newspaper
New York Sun.
This thing of papers making
great maen is too common. Instance
of this kind of great men might b
called to mind even in our owl
State. If the man could always be
weighed by his real worth, not b.
what is said of him, newspaper ar
ticles would have little effect. Th'
people too often let laudator,
articles over-reach their judgment
A few evenings ago Richard
Valentine, a well-to-do farmer called
at the house of q friend, Mis-:
Annie Jackson, a cousin of the
| hoetosc ranorlrn5 tn Mr. Valentine