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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

We invite attention to the card OF
the Georgia Pacific Railway Co., in
this issue. 1t runs two double trains
daily, and the cost OF sleepers is only
81. This is a favorable route to the
Worlds Fair.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31
A Sweeping Reduction in Dress Goods
Fancy Dress Muslins 4e reduced from 61-4c
61.4c /" 9

Fine Cambria Muslin, fancy coors lCc reduced from l5e
Imported Organdies latest styles l21 LIE. g lSc.
Solid cooed Wosted all the shades at 10c former
price 15c Fancy Brochs all the latest designs b. II IL,
and Zoe cost II, TO- % 1-2c Summer Mohair in fancy
mixed Shades reduced from 45c. to 25c. Lace Bunting
reduced from 25 to l5c Lama Wool paids reduced from
IS to 3Sc Nuns Yelling the newest tnts at II H. 90
% 12c reduced from 25 3d. 35c Silk Pongee at 40e
duced from Csc.
mourning goods slaughter black Cash
marked down from co. TO- 5 90 lO 125 3d. 40 AS So 60
and 75c. .~.- .-". ...
Black Henua reduced from 6 and 9Oc 40 and Soc Innings and
trimmings 20 match all the Dress Goods.
Read on, for we have made clean
sweep in Laces, Hamburg edging,
Inserting, Lace Collars, Fichues ties,
COrsets and Hosiery, these goods are
condemned to 90 if soc. on the dollar
of the former prices will sell them.
and Crochet edging 1c per yd l2 s for 1Oc Laces
61 TO- 12 and 15c reduced from 81 g. TO- 49, 16s 2
25 and go Hamburg edgng Ssh TO- l5 90 % 3d. S5 49,
49, So reduced from ST. TO- M 16 90 80 40 So 60
7 s5 co. o I25 and O Lace collars ties and fchues in stock at
prices Corses bound if 45c the dol
lar will them strange how this be done but d
the decks gain point White lawn 4s
inches fine white awa at TO- l2
l5 reduced from 49, o. 80 3 40 and So Ladies Under
and 100 Hosiery plain and fancy
coors regular forced sale reduction this bust
ness .- ......... ..--. = a.
as our space limited cannot quote the prices Cass
meres Bleaching Towels Table Linen, Shoes, Shirts Col
lars Ties and in TACT every thing that completes the stock OF
first class store be found counters at the
portion of slaughter prices the above mentioned goods
customers will their interest they will call at
where they can by as many goods for ten dollar note as
can be had elsewhere for $500.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

A share of the Job Printing OF the
town is respectfully solicited. Prices
moderate, and execution guaranteeu.
Do not forget the HERALD Book Store
friends. You will find in it many
needed articles.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31
iy 81 3t

The citizens Of Newberry are urged
70 remove from their premises any
and all garbage which may have col
lected from time immemorial. Friday
afternoon is the time to put it on the
streets.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

Swift's Specific Is. S. S. has cured
me entirely OF bad Blood Poison. |
went 100 miles to get it, and it made
me as sound rs new dollar.
J. w. WEvLEs, Meadrille, Pa.
June lin.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

We are prepared to do any y,an and ond all
nds OF lob printing at this office, "a anu Sa
Solicit work. The promise Is ut msat-
that work will be executed with i,s ne1s AZ
ness ness and dispatch. Prices too VIII Oe
cheap.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31
The result of the Primary Election

The result of the Primary Election
in Aiken is as follows:
For Senate, John NJ. Bell; for Re-
presentatives, Z. ?. Woodward. j. G..
Guignard, JOS. Aldrich, A. S. Sigler,
W. G. Q. Davis, c. E. Sawyer: for
Sheriff, N. T. Holley; Clerk Of Court,
w. NJ. Jordan; School CON-, R. H.
Harley; Prob. Judge, John u. CASTOR :;
Auditor, D. H. Wise; Treasurer, j. G..
MnrrY: Coroner. VIM. III. Harden.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

Persons coming up on the c. & G..
R. r., pronounce the town OF Pros
perity q thriving, prosperous place.
We endorse this, and add further that
its citizens are wide awake, progress
siye and liberal.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

Strike at the fountain head the. tine cT'''s %ns
:. ~ all evil. 1t is worms thai mas
DESTROYED the health OF your y,ea emu, ba.
c. Sbriner's Indian Vermltuge pe,
@ fore Il Is too late. Only % t cents /"
hottie For sale BY DR.. ,. r f"h''
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

One dozen small bottles Of Swift's
Specific IS. S. S. cured me sound and
we'll OF bad Scrofulous affection
which had baflled all treatment, includ-
ing Hot Springs.
J. H. RAIFF, Denver, Col.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

The depot, platform and two gnano
honses SCI were destroyed by fire, at 2.45
a. NJ, at Abbeville, July 70. LIS II Is
thought to be incendiary. Loss ABOUT
1920. and very little insurance.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

d, Election Tickets printed at the
HERALD office at lowest price, elther
on colored or white paper. Candidates
are respectfully asked to give us their
fayOrS.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31
e in. the last issue OF the
Herald the retirement OF

~ N z TIE LIIC ItLsV I9oNN VH WIZ
- Herald the retirement OF
:. E. Bnmar from the editorial
Dart,nent of that paper. He is a
Eooa writer, and filled the position
With credit to himself, and profit to
proprietor TRIMMER, who in his notice
OF Mr.. Bomar's withdrawal remarks
that the readers OF the Herald will rest
assured that nothing but the cverlast-
ing powers OF the fates will prevent Us
from holding our paper to its present
hioh standard" We hope that Iriin-
mier may so nothing to aSltate the
fates.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

,r,,o ,roonapt rain showers during
the ees esrv Dnrt Of July made the ggnsSt groSSt
ing crops very sappy, anu nS st.S them to
Of the past weeks has in'nFeu 'A'
some extent.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

Bor any omissions of duty which
a have occurred in the past three
we ask the readers kind indul-
eS and promise in the future to do
nee, sur power TO give them salts
o,io,,
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

We trust that parties indebted to the
HERALD Office will not forget its claims
as soon as they have any cash in their
pockets.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

ra asBLIC SPEAKING - Lawyers,
5 Gters and Politicians before ad-
n eng an audience, Should take two
ae ses OF Brewers Lung Restorer
ssshs sas xviii find that their throats
become parched and voices
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

.If some men would treat their
wives rs we'll as they do their serVah.
@ir,s there would be fewer divorces
Sava the Indianapolis Times.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

Saturday last might we'll be called ,fs =
,,,i"san Saturday, so many were ofIer-
eJ for sale on the streets. Meat WAS
also plentiful.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

New Crop Turnip Seeds, inst in at Il
1Ssm:s Drag Store. Buy OF us ana q
adreth's which are the best ana
Eeliable.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

We are not Of the sensational kind,
and don't believe that tTo weeks dry
weather hase iniurtd ereps bsyens
htfp,
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

Various articles at COST FOR 30
DAYS. in Fancy Goods and Notions,
ot r. c. WILLIAMS.
iy 81 St
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

CLOCKS on easy terms at
iy3l st X. Z. WlLLlAM ND
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

Saturday was the h9ttest s1.s, q sll '"'
kof dsff sxStflsneGd tEs lssson'
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

4 light showtr 81 rain IGll Oh hoh'
aiY M1FEtthi
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

The Eldridge "B" Sewing Machine
leads the world.
r. C. WILLIAMS, Agt.
Next door to Z. L. Whites.
jy 81 st
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31

-.
NEW BOOK STORE,
MOLLOHON ROW,
OPPOSITE THE COURT House.
COFIELD, PETTY & CO.,
PRoPRIETORs.
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iy 81 3t
St. Landry democrat., 1884-09-20
How Tarantulas Fight.

There was recently received in Dem
yer, for store exhibition, two full-groWn
farantulas, one of the brown and the
other of the black variety. The brown
fellow was Gagged in q common cigar
box and the black one in glass jar.
As they could not be exhibited to adj
vantage in contrivances of this kind,
and as they were not very pleasant
company to have running about loose,
"a box almost two feet square with q
glass top was procured, on the bottom
of which layer of sand was spread to
make the animals feel at home. The
cover was then drawn and the two
spiders pitched into it from their sepa-
rate cages. No sooner did the one dis
cover the others presence than they
rushed at each other rs viciously as two
panthers, and Immediately closed in
deadly embrace. They came together
with bound, and then twining their
long hairy legs about each other rolled
over and over in the sand, biting each
aother savagely, and then tugging with
alltheir might asif endeavoring to crush
each other by sheer muscular power.
Incredible as it may seem, this sort of
warfare was kept up for six hours,
during most of which time it could not
be seen that either was gaining the
slightest advantage, as neither showed
any sign Of disposition to end the fight
except by the death of his adversary.
At last the black one rolled over dead
on the sand while the victor Immediate
~ proceeded to reap the spoils of his
long battle Selling his vanquished
enemy in his stout horns, or pincers. or
whatever contrivance he has for that
purpose. he rapidly tore him limb from
limb, and coollY proceeded. in the
eeannibalistic fashion to make meal of
him. In very short time nothing was
left except . little pile of legs and
pieces Of she'll TO mark the spot where
one taranial;t lad allen and another
St. Landry democrat., 1884-09-20
Why . Kerosene Lamp Bursts.

Girls, as well as boys, need to under
stand about kerosene explosions. A
great many fatal accidents happen from
irving to pour a little kerosene on the
fire to make it kindle better. also by
pouring oil into lamp while it is light
ed. Most persons suppose that it is the
kerosene itself which explodes, and that
if they are very careful to keep the oil
itself from being touched by the fire or
the light there will be no danger. But
this is not so. If a can or a lamp is left
about half full of kerosene Oil the oil
will dry up-that is, ''evaporate' "a
little and will form, by mingling with
the air in the upper part, a very eXplo-
sive gas. You cannot see this gas any
more than you can see air. But if it is
disturbed and driven out, and blaze
reaches it, there will be a terrible explo@
sion, although the blaze did not touch
the oil. There are several other liquids
used in houses and workshops which
will produce an explosive Vapor in this
way. Benzine is one; burning fluid is
another; and naphtha, alcohol, ether,
~chloroform may do the same thing.
In New York workshop lately, there
was can Of benzine, or gasoline, stand
ing OH the floor. A boy sixteen years
old lighted cigarette, and threw the
burning match on the floor close to the
can. He did not dream there was any
danger, because the liquid was corked
up in the can. But there was great
explosion, and he was badly hurt. This
seems very mysterious. The probabil-
ity is that the can had been standing
there good while and a good deal of
vapor had formed, some of which had
leaked out around the stopper and was
hanging in sort of invisible cloud over
and around the can; and this cloud,
when the match struck it, exploded.
Suppose girl tres to fill kerosene
lamp without first Slowing 1t out Of
course the lamp is nearly empty or she
would not care to fill It. This empty
space is filled with cloud of explosive
vapor arising from the oil in the lamp.
When she pushes the nozzle of the can
into the lamp at the top. and begins to
pour, the oil, running into the lamp,
fills the empty space and pushes the
cloud Of explosive vapor up; the vapor
is obliged to pour out over the edges of
the lamp, at the top, into the room out
side Of course it strikes against the
blazing wick which the girl is holding
down by one side. The blaze of the
wick sets the invisible cloud of vapor
afire, and there is an explosion which
ignites the oil and scatters it over her
clothes and over the furniture of the
room. This is the way in which kerr
osene lamp bursts. The same thing
may happen when girl pours the oil
over the fire in the range or stove, if
there is a cloud of explosive vapor in the
upper part of the can, or if the stove is
hot enough to vaporize quickly some of
the oil as it falls. Remember that it is
not the oil but the invisible vapor which
explodes. Taking care of the oil will
not protect you. There is no safety ex-
cept in the rule: ,9fever pour oil on q
lighted fire or into lighted lamp
Christian Union.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-09-20
Failures at School.

A boy named William Elmer died not
long since in New York under circum-
stances of terrible significance to every
parent. He had passed into the gram
mar school in the autumn or winter, and
was ambitious to reach high grade in
the next June examinations, in order
that his portrait might appear in a GER
tain school Journal
He studied out of school late into the
night giving himself but two hours in
the day for recreation. As the examina-
tons approached, the nervous strain up
on him became more exhausting, until
one day he sank down at his desk, and
was carried home to die with cerebro-
spinal meningitis.
During his deIirium he recited his
lessons increasingly, or scribbled prob
lens on his pillow The strain must
have. been terrible, as he was not
weak or sicklY boy, which was proved
by the fact that he fingered for weeks
in the grasp of disease which often
proves fatal in few days.
In the same week in which this boy
died, q young girl in New York gram
mar school, failing TO pass in her exam
inations, and made insane by her
modification and disappointment,
threw herself into the North River.
Now the dullest observer must see
that q system of education which pro-
duces such destructive effects upon the
immature brains of children, is faulty.
, The object of education is to strengthen
the mental faculties, not to cripple
them by loading them with burdens
which they cannot carry
Instead of this, the purpose too often
seems to be to force in the briefest
time the greatest amount of undigested
facts into the pupils mind, that he
make a brilliant show at examination.
By this course dull boys are urged into
course of study possible only to ex-
ceptionally clever boys. Unfortunately,
the majority of boys are not exception
ally clever, and the boys who are duh
at their books should be considered, Tor
they may have other capabilities which
will be quite as useful in the world as
those of their more scholarly fellows.
1t is the duty of every parent to watch
and control the training of his child. If
he has quick brain and strong anbi-
ton, like this poo. boy, Elmer. let him
and broader aims before him than class
honors, or the publication of his portrait
in a school paper.
Accurate knowledge, sound physical
health. cheerful temperament, and a
clear, calm. reasonable mind, should be
the real objects of youthful training,
and any teverish competit Il or petty
prizes which destroy these should be
avoided.
Ii boy is naturally slow. and cannot
keep pace with his fellows, let him take
heart; learn what he can; learn that
thoroughly; and go forward toward
the manhood that awaits him. Out in
the big world where he is to play his
part it matters little whether his school
average was two or ten. If he is truth
full and honest; if what he has learned
he has well digested, and he has shown
that he is not sluggard if he is slow;
his work is ready and waiting for him
there, and the very qualities of sloWness
and thoroughness may help him TO a
higher place among men than if he had
been Dux every year at school. = YOUTHS
G711DG72iO21.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-09-20
Scorpions.

A gentleman writing. of life in Brazil,
In the London Fgesd, gives the impress
sion that scorpions we'll as other
biting and stinging things-are too nu-
merous there to be pleasant Scorpions
are frequent travellers, too, getting on
board ships as stowaways. The writer
says that over dozen we're killed in his
cabin during one fortnight, brought
there, no doubt, in a box of Espirito
Santa orchids from Panama. Cargoes
of coir, bananas and other fruits and
vegetables in bulk often introduce them
on board vessels, and in old wooden
ships especially they will remain and
colonize the bulkheads and interspaces.
got nip once, and only once. Walk
ing along the main deck of steamer
lying in Rio de Janeiro, loading up with
coffee, being barefooted and in the dark,
/ trod, as I thought, on a piece Of glass
but drawing my foot up instinctively, I
felt the tickling of a scorpions tail on
my heel.
It seemed to have curled up after its
tail. The local symptoms were about
equal in intensity to the bite of COM
mon viper, or the sting of mirabunda,
but with less constitutional arrangement;
the ulcer was o long. time in healing,
however.
There is story told of gentleman
in India, who, pulling on his boots one
morning, felt horrid prickly object in
one of them. With great presence Of
mind, instead of Withdrawing it, he
forced his foot violently down and
stamped on it furiously, though endur-
ing exquisite agony in the process. But
it was not a centipede, only small
backing brush left there by careless
servant.
The Psylli of PIiny and other histo-
rians, as well as their modern descend
ants, who swallow live scorpions and
carry them in their hats next their shaven
crowns, probably deprive them first of
their means of doing harm, as they serve
the venomous serpents with which they
juggle by bunting their stings. 1t is,
nevertheless, very easy to hold scor-
pion, and possibly to handle them freely,
when accustomed to them.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-09-20
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION.

WILL BE at the places designated below tC
correct and revise registration books fol
each place, also to register all voters who have
not heretofore registered from O'Clock A NJ.
to o'clock P. NJ. each day.
OpelOusas-at Courthouse, September Sd. 4th
5th, 9Th, 7th, 8th and 9Th.
Washlngton-at Town Hall, Wednesday, Sep
tember 10th,
Lower Bayou BOeuf-at Begg's Store, Thurs
day Sept. 1Ith,
Upper Bayou Bayou Boeuf-at Louis Stages
Friday, September 18th.
Big Cane-at :. GOdchaux's, Saturday, Septem-
heP 18th,
Petit Prairie-at Jules Godeau's, Monday, Sep
tembeF 18th,
Atchafalaya-at J. L. Morris Wednesday,
Sept. 18th.
Waxia-a at sehoolhouse,' Thursday, September
18th,
Barre,s Landingmat D. F. saizan's, Friday
Leonvilfe-at schoolRouse Saturday, Sept. goth,
Beileyue-at Schoolhonse, Monday Septem-
Grand Coteau-at Dunbar's, Tuesday, septcm-
ber 23d,
Coulee Croche-at D. P. Richards, Wednesday,
September oath,
tember 25th,
Plaquemine Brulee-at Foreman's, Friday
September Goth.
Rayne-at Town Hall, Saturday. Sent 27th
Mernentau-at Maignaud's, Monday, Sept. Goth
P0Lnte-auX-LOups-atS S. Carts, Tuesday, Sep
tember 30th
faquetalque-at q, HubeF',s Wednesday, Oe-
tober, 1st,
Prud 'homme Gity-at T. G. Clachere's, Thurs
day, October I'd,
Lower Mammouth-at T. vidrinc's, Friday,
Oct Sd,
Mammoqth-at saucier's, Saturday, Oct 4th.
Upper Mammouth-at Landreueaux's, Mon
day, October 9Th
Beaver Gre Creek-at eI; School House, Tuesday, oc-
Bayou Chicot-at Haas store, Thursday, oc-
tober 9th,
Bayon ChicOt-at Dossman's, Friday Oct. 10th.
Flat Town-at Tate's, Saturday, October nth.
old Grand Prairie-at Stages, Monday, Oc-
tober 18th:
Chataignier-at D. P. Lafeur's, "Wednesday
October 18th,
MaIlet-at Jos. sulice's, Thursday, October 18th
Then at Courthouse in Opelousas till satur-
day, Nov. 1st, inclusive
AD. LASTRAPEs,
aug Z57 Registrar
St. Landry democrat., 1884-09-20
Salt Wells.

In the city of Syracuse, New York,
there is a large tract of land which,
since it was ceded by the Seneca Indians
in 1778. has been reserved for the man
ufaeture of salt. Salt Is procured from
four sources from the ocean from
deposits of rock, or fossil salt In
the ground; from salt lakes and from
salt wells.
It is the latter that yield it on this
reservation. They are not simple exca-
vations, like garden wells, but are iron
pipes from eight to ten inches in
diameter, reaching from depth of
from 300 to 45O feet. The. brine fills
them to within about eighteen feet of
the surface Of the ground, and then it is
pumped up the rest Of the way and
distributed in reservoirs. It contains
about ITO parts of salt in 1000 of water,
or sixty-six parts more than the ocean
and fifty parts more than the Great Salt
Lake.
The brine obtained at Syracuse is Of
one quality, but it gives two qualities OF
salt by two different processes of evapo-
ration. When coarse salt is wanted the
water is exposed to the sun III shallow
watts, fitted with covers to protect it
from dilution by the rain, and after some
days the salt appears as deposit But
when refined salt is required, the brine
is purified by chemical process, and
evaporated over furnaces under cover.
The solar salt, as that made in the
sun is called, is used in preserving pork,
etc., but that made in the kettles,
block salt as it is called-a "block"
being row of kettles lis further re-
fined for the dairy and the table. After
it has been washed It is dried in long
iron tubular cylinders, which revolve
over furnaces, and keep it in constant
motion until it is as parched and as hot
as desert sand, the vapors passing from
it through steam vents.
Finally it is ground, that for the dairy
being pressed between granite rollers,
while that for table use is pulverized in
an ordinary Touring mill, which leaves
it as soft and as white as the driven
snow of April. Youths Companion.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-09-20
Matrimonial Item.

The most candid young man in Austin
is Nicodemus Murphy. He called at the
office of a wealthy citizen, and came
right out and said:
''I want to marry your daughter. I
can't live without her"
Are you acquainted with my daugh-
ter?''
''Not in the least"
"How then do you know you can't live
without herPo
"Well, I heard you were going to
give her lots of money when she mar
ried, and my personal expenses are so
heavy / can't live without her-or
some other woman who has got money
to supporta husband. 49, TeGGs 6itftings.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-09-20

"A soldier confined IN an English
prison for desertion has written q plea
for pardon based wholly on the ground
that his absence from duty was much
heightened by inability to surrender
himself, asnobody would take him back.
He says he walked from London to the
headquarters OF his reg: :ment, and pre-
sented himself to the guard. who growled
that he knew nothing about deserters.
At the main guard-room he was told
that he could not be taken in; he must
g.ye himself up to the police. So he
started toward London again, meeting
Il constable il Lewisham road, who told
him: You're no use TO ME, anyway,
now" Finally he gave imsclf up at a
police court. - Ctic0gc Herald.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-09-20

"A Swiss named John WinkIer, Of
Stone Greek, o.. recently exhibited re-
markable feat of strength and physical
endurance. On wager of 800, he car
ried barrel OF -four, weighing 225
pounds, distance Of three miles, in
tifty-five minutes. Under the wager, he
could have rested fifteen minutes, buthe
stopped but four minutes of the time,
and came in on the home-stretch SEEM
ingly but little fatigued. Chicago Jour
nal
St. Landry democrat., 1884-09-20

"A New York belle met with sad
loss while returning from a summer re-
sort the other day. By some means her
diary, containing the names Of all the
gentlemen she had become engaged to,
dropped out of til car wi dow, and now
she can I tell which 81 her male friends
have b right to k;z, her