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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07
tiood Signs.

a. pretty good sign Of increasing
prosperity ofa country is the erection
of new and better dwellings and
larger business houses, and this is
very generally noticeable in the
South. " hat 2 change for t he bet.
ter would the man who had not seen
the South for ten or fifteen years find
as he travelled over it The South
is not to be Judged in comparison
with the North or West, for there
the dcsolating effect Of disastrous
war was not felt as in the South.
The SoNth of to-day must be Judged
by the South Of twenty or even ten
years ago. " is then that VIC get a
good idea Of what has been accom-.
plishcd in the redemption Of a coun.
try from what looked like hopeless
neutrality-suspicious. Record.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07
MT. TABOR.

Mr.. Monroe j. Epting, of the The.
illogical Seminary at Newbarry, dc.
livcrcd his first sermon at MI. Tabor
on Sunday. 1t was we'll prepared
and universally praised by all who
heard it.
Politics in this section is auiet.
Very few candidates arc known, and
there is very little expression given
to those that are expected to be in
the field outside of the Congressional
race. Capt. j. N. Lipscomb has n
host of strong friends and admirers,
and is decidedly the strong man in
this section. Those who know him
best are loudest in proclaiming his
fitness and merit to represent the
whole people Of the Third District in
Congress.
In the death Of Mr.. w. Franklin
llouscal this community has sus.
tanned the loss Of one of it's best and
most useful members. His was in.
deed a brilliant mind. Without anv
educational advantages he, by dirt
OF hard study, arose above his aver.
age fellow citizens in intellect. We
understand that at the time of his
death he was engaged writing Sc
rlcs OF articles to appear in the New.
berry Observer, entitled "The Annals
Of the Dutch Fork" and we are con-
tident if he had lived to complete
them they would have been highly
interesting. He was in his sixty.
sixth year. and leaves many relatives
and friends to mourn their loss.
Hon. j. A. Sligh was taken quite
sick on Sunday.
A little child Of Mr.. John A.
Shccly's, Jr., has malignant dysen-
terry in n severe form.
Crops are growing nicely now, and
farmers are beginning to be masters
of the situation.
a farmers club is to be organized
in this section in the near future.
"Where arc you going, papa?"
asked one of our young ladies at
dinner Saturday. "To the club meet,
lng," was the reply of the fond pa
rent. 90, Pm so glad we are going
to have beef"
The fruit crop is large but seems
TO have tendency to rot when it be-
gins TO ripen. l.. G. b.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07
Hates ofTrnVel for Teachers Attendino
State Normal Institute

Reduced rates of travel have been
offered by the railroads in tho State
ON the following terms> South Caro-.
lima Railway, Charleston & Savan.
nab Railway, Atlantic Coast Line
yrom Charleston only, Charlotte,
Columbia 4 Augusta Railroad and
branches, Columbia & Greenville
Railroad and leased lines: Full first
class fare going; return free on pre-.
scntlng to conductors certificates of
attendance from this Office,
Atlanta & Charlotto Air Line,
Port Royal & Augusta Railway,
Augusta d Knoxville Railroad,
tsrcenwond, Laurens & Spartan.
burg Railroad, Atlantic Coast
Line Except from Charleston)
Regular fare going, return at rate of
one cent per mile; certificates of at.
tendance from this ofloo TO entitle
teachers to purchase return tickets at
rate namcl,
The roads composing the Atlantic
Coast Lime in South Carolina arc the
Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta,
NORTHEASTERN, Chcraw & Darlington,
Chcraw & Salisbury, Central of S. c.,
Georgetown Il Lanes.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07

l wish tho Judge had been more
explicit. AS my friend, neighbor
and fcllow-townsman, L desired to
know his position; for from the first
l determined to make no contest
with him. II is impossible to find
out in these letters whether the Judge
is going to be q candidate or not.
AS for me, my position is simply
this: If Judge Cothran does not
run for Congress, I will.-Ab6cvule
Press und Banner, June 3Oth.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07
The Narrow Gauge from Newberry.

Messrs. Philer, Spearman and
Duncan, q committee from No. d
township, Ncwberry County, visited
our town last Tuesday, to consult
with our citizens about extending the
proposed Augusta and New6erry
Narrow Gauge Road to this place and
on to Charlotte.
At this time strong effort is be
ing made to run the road to Spar.
tanburg, via Glenn Springs, and un.
less the people of Union arouse them.
selves end take prompt action in
their own behalf, in this important
matter, the road will surely 90 that
way. There can be no doubt that
the feeling in New berry is decidedly
to favor OF the Union route, and if
we show Il decided interest in it, it is
more than probable we shall secure
the road.
The committee called on oil our
business men and freely and candidly
placed the matter before them, and
we were much pleased to hear them
say, just before leaving, that they
were highly pleased with the en-.
oouragement they had received from
our citizens, and they felt more con.
1ldcnt than ever that Union would
offer such Inducements that this route
would eventually be decided on,
We are welded to the route from
Augusta to Charlotte, via Union and
York, for we believe it is the route
that will benefit US most and give the
greatest security Of success to the
road. AS we have said before, Au.
gusta anu Charlotte offer two import.
ant markets and outlets for rassen.
gers and freight, and Of themselves
would contribute more to the traffic
OF the road and tho general business
along its line than any other points
could offer to railroad passing
through this part Of the State. BE.
sides, it would be more independent
of other railroads ard would cross.
at important points, all the roads
now controlled by the Richmond and
Danvillc syndicate in this State.
We would prefer q broad gauge
road, rs it would give us through
line without ''brcaiing bulk" and
save the delay and expense of trans
shipping goods and passengers; but,
on the principle that "half a loaf is
better than no bread at all," and ap.
prcciating the necessity Of economy
in the first outlay Of money, we will
cordially and earnestly give the ex.
tension fthe Augusta and Newberry
Narrow Gauge road, through Union
to Charlotte, all the aid and en-.
courAgcment in our power, believing
it to be an enterprise that will con.
tribute more to the general pros.
pcrity of the county than anything
now within the range Of probability
for years to come.--Union Times.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07
The TcRrhcr.I' 'AAaOciation

At the Female Academy ON last
Saturday was not so we'll attended
as it might have or should have
been. Enough, however, were present
to make the meeting interesting.
Miss Octavia Darlington read an
essay on geography" and Miss
Cyrilla Rutherford read one on "the
teacher at pIaytime." These sub.
Jects being very interesting it was
thought best to wait until the meet.
ing for full discussion of them.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07
VAUGHNSVILLE.

Miss Fannie Wells, daughter of
Mr.. George Wells, was married to
MIR: Lafayette Adams on the night
of the 25th. Mr.. Wells and wife
knew nothing of the marriage until
the next morning. Miss Fannie
made her escape through a window
Is tho report. Elopement seems to
be coming in fashion.
Mr.. j. Y. Matthewes spent a few
days at his fathers in Williamson
last week. His father has been sick,
but we are glad to state that he is
we'll again.
We learn that Mr.. Fed. Dominick
has built temporary bridge at the
Workman bridge on Little River.
Mrs. Gussie Keizlcr is quite sick
with billions fever.
The report Of the death of Mr. d.
&. Crow is not true. 1t was his
brother, Mr.. James Crow.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07

The association decided to hold q
meeting of three days, commencing
IND of September, when we expect
oil teachers to attend. Come to the
meetings of the association, teacher.
Don't let trihtng difficulties keep you
away. 1t is your duty to come.
Remember also that there is a column
in the HERALD AND News which Won
seem to have forgotten,
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07
TEACHERS DEPARTMENT..
ARTHUR KILLER, EDITOR,

we quote part of al essay, on
tcachlng Elementary Mathematics,
ny David G. Barrow "Save good
student for the last and 90 over the
Whole lesson with him, after you have
presented each portion carefully
with other members of the class.
Ihis think most important. In
one class was q cool, clear headed
boy who never got excited when I
questioned him, who always knew. his
lesson, and who, as we'll as any oov
ever taught, could be used to wind
up the recitation successfully. I
told his father once how l used his
son, adding, he was the best scholar
III the class. We'll, now, that nc.
counts for it, said the father, .he has
complained to me Of that very treat.
ment, and my reply was, Mr.. Barrow
mas nothing against you, am sure
L begged him to tell the boy that it
was only my way of showing how
much l thought Of him. When YOU
cannot get q member of your class
who cannot be thus used, 90 over
yourself in general review, and pre-.
sent The lesson as a whole.
z. There are some subjects so din.
cult, that it seems well nigh impossi-
Die Tor the average mind to grasp
them at once. For this reason +
sometimes leave a subject, after hay.
ing tried my best to make it clear.
and failed, until progress throws
fresh light upon it. This know ia
opposed to all rules for teaching
mathematics. Never go on until
each step is understood is the rule
that was given to me. | soon found
that | reached the end if / ad.
hercd to that. l know, too, that the
work in my own mind, when study.
ing new subject, followed no such
law as that. 1 learn clearly at in
tervals along, and by and by the
intervening difficulties are removed.
l understand that this is the great
difference between private study and
teaching, viz, that the teacher is to
remove these onery difficulties; but
l understand as we'll, that must be
guided in my efforts to illumine the
minds OF those whom l teach, by the
process which now my mind under.
goes. Blackstone advises lis vounp
students of the law againgt discour.
agcmcnt, adding, peradvcnture at
some other time, in some other place,
it will become clear.
8: ! have found that it frequently
assists the understanding of a difi.
cult demonstration to put it in the
form of questions and answers. | |
know you may consider this childish,
but If it will help the understanding.
why reject it? The explanation Of
rule tor extracting cube root some. |
times give in this way, and agree
with the class to ask certain cues.
tlons, in written work, as suggestions. |
!. Why arrange as for divisionp 9.
why take root of first term, for first
term Of root, &c.
4. Allow the use Of memory as n |
means, not as an, end. know it
rank heresy to say memory to some |
teachers Of mathematics, If not to all |
,.s-still say it. l have so often had
boys say, Il can't learn this unless I
melnorize it, Now they think that
this is good reason for not study.
ing. | tell them, well, you memorize
it and | will make you understand it,
violate immemorial usage then, as
before, because | have noticed how
my own mind works."
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07
do Our Judges Wink mt the Crime of
Murder.

we see IL stated in the newspapcrs
that there is still no trouble for mur
dercrs to get easy bail. Whether the
fact that bail is now furnished to nearly
an murdcrcrs who apply, has anything to
40 With the great number of murders
that occur In the State, we are not prc-
pared to say with certainly, but wc do
say that we believe that the Judges are
indirectly responsible for the failure OF
our jnrics to punish men who commit
murder. The TACT thata Judge will grant
pail in any amount has n tendency to
deteat tho ends Of justice, but when Il
Judge will grant bail to red handed
murderer who ought to be hanged, that
ohicer commits an offence against the
public peace and dignity of the COM
monWealth, and we think he lends HIM
SELF and his official influence against
law and order, and for the protection of
the murderOus element.
Our Judges never fail to lend their
Official influence toward meeting out
punishment for tho theft of COW or
hog, but when q murder has been
committed our Judges seem exceedingly
Kind to the criminal. They unlock our
Jail doors for them, and by their official
act, create q sentiment in favor Of the
man who has committed the highest
otfencc known to the human or tic d.
vine law-that of murder.
1t Is useless to expect iurics. even II
they are properly selected, TO do their
duty, as long as the Judges 10 whatever
lies IN their power to excuse the mur-
dcrous criminal. The example of our
Judges, and the act Of our iurics, has
taught us that it is less dangerous to xiii
a pig. than it is to kill our nclghbors.
Unless our Judges cease to lend their
influence in behalf Of murdcrcrs, we
need not expect to sec the law enforced.
-Addcutlte Press and Banner, J,aae 80.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07
THE CONGRESSIONAL RACE.

Tho "Pfess aud Banner" Interviews Mr.
90 y. - Benet.
Ys.f.H
Mr.. Benet being asked by tho
Press and Banner If he had any ob
lection to define his position with re
gard. TO- the Congressional race, re
plied::"
s'None in the world. My position
is not difficult to define. Perhaps
the beet way to do so will be to sub
init to you the following letter writ.
ten"to Judge Cothrap when 1 first
heard his name mentioned as prob.
able candidate:
- ABBEvILLG, % May, 1886.
DEAR JUDGE CoTHRAN 1T was
my purpose to call to sec you this
evening or in the morning, but find
you arefto hold court in Sumter this
week, and must suppose you will
leave home tor Verdcry or Green
wood this evening. IF that be so,
can soc you before you go? Ide-
""o w NhS" "Hool'C1 you uIc u
candidate. for Congress or no. l
heard your name mentioned for
the first time last Monday evening,
In Columbia, in connection with the
Congressional race, and have had
no opportunity Of discovering either
from yourself or your friends or
mine whether the report is we'll
founded or no.
I tell you frankly that | have been
waiting for Col, Aiken's withdrawal
TO offer myself as. a candidate. This
has been pretty generally understood
among my friends in Abbeville Coun-
ty and the other counties Of tho
Third DISTRICT. Now, that he has
publicly withdrawn, / shall at once
announce myself candidate unless
you are o candidate. If you are,
then I will not allow my name
to be used, but will in the pub
lio prints, state my determination not
to run for Congress,
y"Ihis' is my position; and I nat
nrally wish to know yours; and to
know IT at once, for there is no time
to he lost either hy you or by nc.
Hence my desire to see you. You
will kindly let me know if it will
suit you for me to call on you this
evening, and at what hour, IF I oqn-
not %aee you, you Will kindly oblige
mpi{ghy answering this note and tell
ing me whether you are in the field
OF no. Yours truly,
w, G. BENET,
Here ia his reply,
MY DEAR Mr.. BENET :.--Your
note of this date has just been hand
ed 10 me, and I am just in the act Of
taking the road for Greenwood to
catch the night train for Augusta, on
the only open way to Sumter court,
I have AheeA greatly importuncd
to become q candidate for Congress
On this District, and have the matter
under consideration. 1t is not in
my, line, nor would I seek the place.
4 propose, however, to reply to one
i}i'saHEi1le 3i s-aHEi1le, numerous letters that have
received at an early day, perhaps
this week, after getting to Sumter,
taking the ground thai IT, without
"'IS obnSam snn ~ ~" 10y A p"'T' Hi'ou'o t pc
Lie; ] :. ''' '"' P'"oe' Will "o' "e'
40 aI' ,
soor % v"n hncono n,o Toon 1oo..;s sl'u o W. "u'S I
have hoped during the whole Of this
week {pastl to hRYe seen Mr.. PqrlIcr
hnt beHo % not tiso hann n'tIt oI,o ~ 80 Ivy y rto"'
havo @ I". hoS - "ro oie" Ipo" ".'o '" ,, uu '"'
% - T"H ts nna w. ""1 W. "'y 'u'' ;t, 1s lar
"a ~ 70 " .. n"nci, "p iEi n,S s'''' "''' ''ic
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07

Wife Sunday night)-Whcre have
you been, John?
Husband--I'ecn t. sacred concert
listening to Nic) sacred music.
Wife (sarcastically)-Yes, and
drinking sacred beer and whiskey,
and smoking sacred cigars. If there
are saints OH this earth, John Smith,
you are one Of them.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-05-01

DURING the memorable struggle OF
1884 the people were led To believe
that the election of Democratic
President and, as 4 consequence, the
speedy removal from office OF kepubll-
can "rascals," would prove a panacea
for the many ills that had become epi
demic in official circles. The political
stump orator and the political editorial
writer told US there existed an army OF
Office holders whose proper place was
behind the walls of the penitentary, and
the vigorous manner in which the Ma
tioral Administration has been turning
out these officials gives evidence OF a
desire to prove that these assertions
meant more than mere political bun
combe. And in order further TO Illus
trate the force of these ante-eleCton
assertions, the work Of turning out will
doubtless 60 on until the entire force
Of office holders belongs to the party
in harmony with the Administration.
VIVA: them Taking the past as a guide
for the future, the natural inference
mnst be that the change means no
more than the removal OF one class Of
men to give place to another and a
fair reason for the belief that civil ser
uice reform under a Democratic Adj
mnistration receives no more consider
ation-probably great deal less
than it did under a Republican Admin
iStration
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-05-01

and opening the door, succeeded in drag
ing her III. The man went off, but re-
turned an hour or two later and attacked
the house He forced an entrance, the
ladies retreating upstairs, whittier he
attempted to follow them, but was de
tered by threats of gun. He kept the
ladies terrified upstairs until after day
light, when they hailed a neighbor who
was passing along the road. The man
then left but the alarm being given, the
neighborhood turned out, and about
eight clock found him in the barn of
his employer, Jacob Bradenbaugh, Q
mile or two from the scene of the out
rage. Threats of lynching were made,
but c.tlmeT counsels prevailed, and Davis
was bound and brought down to Jail by
DIR. Payne and James Luckey. lie has
been living in the neighborh0od five or
six years, having come from Baltimore
county. where he was i'll a similar scrape.
Miss Welch is an estimable young lady,
aud great indignation at the outrage is
felt throughout that section of country.
She was, fortunately, not seriously hurt,
bat had almost been overDowereu when
Ii In came
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-05-01

CONVERSATION was easily carried on
last Sunday night between Washington
and New York 1.-TWO hundred a twenty
eight niles, New York and Cleveland
(six hundred and thirty-one miles)
and New York and Chicago Zone
thousand and twenty miles) through
the wonderful Turnbull International
Telephone. 1t is thought that expert
ments will be made between New York
and San Francisco and between New
FORK and London. The ingenious in
ventor, Mr.. Turnbull, is confident that
the time is not far distant when ordi-
nary conversation will take place every
hour in the day between this country
and Europe, and then-what will be-
come OF telegraphy.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-05-01
VIRGINIA AFFAIRS.


Defeat ri Prohibition III Richmond and
L,nchbm,g.
k,uMoEp, w., April %.
Prohibition met with defeat here to-dly
the election resulting III S,94I votes he
ing cast for the wet ticket and ;.26o
for the " dry ticket, a ma iority of !, GSl
in favor of licensing the sale of liquors.
The vote i'll Manchester was " Wet
ticket, 81; dry ticket 81: anti pro
hihitinn majority, I'G The vote il both
this city aud Manchester Wa nearly as
in the presidential election.
1t is hardly probable that the prohibit
ton leaders expected to be able to carry
this city. They hoped, however, TO poll
such vote as would oCcGsiOn their OPP
ponetfss anxiety for the future. The re
suit of today's work shows that the peo-
Pile of Richmond are overwhe imiugly OPP
posed to prohibitory laws OF any kind.
Some of the liquor dealers claim that the
recent Incorporate attitude OF several of
the most prominent prohibition orators
was worth thousand of votes to them.
Despite the fact that nearly all of the
preachers of the churches of that race
here warmly e'poused the dry ticket,
the negroes voted almost Soildly for Ii
cenSr. The prohibtiouiStS made every
effort to make an impression on This class
of voters.
Gov. FitZhugh Lee Obtained his trans
fer from Fairfax county somo days ago
and pualihea' himself To vote here. lie
cast his inst ballot here to-day for the vet
ticket
THE ''wEr>" viCTuEIolS IL iYNyHBrEG.
LlNcuEUE", Va, April %.
One of the most remarkable contests
ever known in the history of Lyuchburg
closed tonight ON the issue of prohibit
ton. For four weeks IL" city has been
in Il state OF intense excitement, and
feeling Of great bitterness has been en-
gendcled 10y the iniudicjouS utterauc, $
Of the extremists ON both sides. The
election today passed of quietly and
without disturbance, til" only iIatter OF
excitement uccps"nrd being when an
anti prohibition negro was arrested for
whites We're ABOUT "a Tally divided, with
perhaps a bare majority Tor license The
negroes had voted about 80 per cent
wet, which ran the majority III favor
OF license away above the figures of the
most sanguiue OF the wet leaders. Tie
total vote was ) $50 of which the anti
liceuse putty pDlied I,"99, and the license
party 29' majority for Incense /, iSS.
The :" vets are much elatcd with their
victory, but do not seem disposed to
make any open demonstration of reioic-
ing. The prnhlbiti0nlstS are somew hat
surprised at the result, but the leaders
express the determination 10 make the
fight over again two years heucr Many
attribute the large majority III favor of
license Ia the lndlscrcet speech of Bishop
Turner, colored, OF Georgia, on Saturday
night, III which he made an attack on
tobacco.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-05-01

THE Democratic administration of
Governor Hoadly, in Ohio, left the
State SO badly in debt and the treasury
50 empty that it has become absolutely
necessary to place a humping tax on
saloons for the purpose of raising
money. The saloons put the Ohio
Democracy in power, ana 1t is no more
than fair that they should pay for the
damage that it caused.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-05-01

II seems the President has sent to
the Senate since the beginning of the
present session of Congress no less
than ALSO nominations to Office, Of
which, up to date, only six have been
rejected. This fact would indicate
that there IS not much of fight against
Mr.. Cleveland's appointments. Indeed,
in view OF the expressed desire of the
President that any nomination that
should prove to the satisfaction of the
Senate to be unfit should be promptly
rejected, the above figures show any
thing but antagonism.