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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-31

Not long ago we asked a brother
why he did not take part in the
prayer meetings of our church. To
which he replied that he was so con-
stitutcd that he could rot do it from
sheer nervousness. We were sur
prised at this, as we knew that he was
a man of affairs, and one who had
been in the habit of speaking in pub
lie. at least in small political gather
ings. No doubt the brother was sin
cere in his statement, but he did not
know that he was talking in his sleep
at the time. Since then he has
aroused out Of sleep and Low his
voice is steady and his words are fifty
spoken in the assembly Of the saints.
We have no doubt the same would be
true of hundreds Of christian men if
they were fully awake.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-31
About Borrowing and Borrow.
erS.

Mr.. Editor: Did you ever live in
q neighborhood or community Of Dor
rowers? Well. buddic. what do YOU
want Nav sent me to Ak You if
she could git teacup Of granuiated
sugar; says she will pay you back
when pap goes to town. YOU are
pretty lucky if you get back a bad
article Oft the brown sandy and short
measure at that. Coffee. tea, bacon,
-four, turpentine. castor oil and pur-
gatiye pills are all commodities of
exchange. Smoothing irons and
securing mops are also scarce as we'll
as many other necessarics, too tedi-
Gus to mention. l hear Of one luck
less fellow who made application to
a neighbor to loan him i couple Of
shoats until next Christmas. promis.
lDg to replace them II lie had 10 90 10
Georgia for them. Well, the average
Georgia shoat is bad one with his
long snout, flop ears and cussed ap-
pearance generally. The ordinary
flea would desert him for yeloci-
pede, provided tie engineer would
put on brakes 'en passant.' Sufi-
cient to say, the fellow didn't get the
shoats.'
The above communication appeared
recently in the Anderson Journal. and
while it is not remarkable for poetic
finish it contains several germs Of
solid truth. Who has not lived in G
community Of borrowers? Where
can a'community free from borrowers
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-31
For Church, Family and Coun.
try.

Col. William Lester died at his
home in Newberry on the llth inst.
The Observer speaking of him, says
"He was one of Natures noblene@s
AS pure-minded and as gentle SIS
child, modest to bashfulness, he was
as brave a man as ever lived, and as
true as steel to every call of duty.
Col. Lester was native Of this coun:f
ty, and was siSty.fve years Of age.
He lived q quiet, useful life. devoted
to his church, his country and bis
family
The deceased was Lieutenant-C Col
onel of the 18th S. C. Volunteers in
McGowan's Brigade, and bore him
self as true soldier and patriot. He,
was not of the pushing, ambitious
sort but was always where duta
called. He had good name among
all the soldiers of the Brigade. The
handsome tribute of the Observer
puts him as an example before the
youth Of the country. A life devoted
to the church, the country and the
family is an enviable one. No one
could live to better purpose. No
one could 90 to the grave and leave
behind better memory.-Ab5eviUe
Medium.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-31

The system Of county governments
we have is awliwa' d and complicated,
besides being expensive. 1t forces
on US an army Of oficeholdc-s at
salaries varying from small to large,
and makes US pay hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollars more than there is
need for. 1t should have been the
first creation Of radicalism attacked
by Democrats; but instead Of attack
ing it we Lave made it worse and
stronger, adding to ths host Of offices
and increased the cost. 4 ieglsla-
tive commission composed OF clear
headed and practica! men could con,
s9ruct q cheaper and simpler system
Of local government than wc have
now if its members would disregard
all personal and directly local inter.
ests and cut loose FROM precedent,
accepting the fact that oUc prece,
dent. We have problems presented
to US which no people have had, and
must finn the solution il our owi: way
and by our own methods. Necessity
should be with US the mother OF in
Observation-Disclosures. 2iM.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-31
A Charleston Idea.

The News and Courier, in it's
Sunday edition, is publishing sketches
of the rich men of that city. The first
installment consists of biographies
of Andrew Simonds and George ".
Williams. The sketches are illustra-
ted with cuts purporting to represent
these two rich men. If the cuts are
true to life they are hard looking
cases. If they are cartoons the vic.
tins should institute damage suits at
once. The sketches claim to be
''short studies on great subjects and
it is said the world knows nothing
Of lis greatest men," This public
exhibition must be very distasteful
to the victims and must shock their
modesty. The sketches are very
we'll written. however, and quite
readable.
After the News and Courier gets
through with the rich men Of the
city we would respectfully suggest
that it furnish sketches of the good
men Of Charleston. This would not
take too much valuable space. After
this the intellectual men and schol-
ars might properly be taken up.
There is a growing tendency to
worship the golden calf. Money is
put before piety and good works.
Mammon is superseding God. When
we come to die we would rather, like
the Rev. A. Toomer Porter, have the
Holy Communion Institute as our
life-work than all the money gath.
cred together by ail the pleutocrats
Of Charleston. He has given. a
Christian education to hundreds Of
boys and the Influences for good
given impulse by him will never die
but broaden and extend as the years
roll on.--AJberille Weliuna.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-31
The Agricultural Problem.

The larr>cr. including his right:
and wrongs, is now prominently bt
fore the public in this State. in fac
it would seem that he is about tc
crowd out the lawyer in the amount
Of sympathy and consideration he is
receiving. How to enable him to dig
the most money and provisions oui
of the ground, is perplexing the minds
Of both him and his friends. Sug
gestions are being made on all hands,
and every one is ready to favor the
public with an opinion as to how
hands should be worked and farms
cultivated. But talking and writing
alone, are not the things to make
corn and cotton grow. Industry and
economy. guided and directed by a
level head, a brave heart and a will
ling hand, is, after all, the philoso-
piers stone, the grand secret Of sue
cess. We must look TO. ourselves to
correct the evils Of which we com.
plain. Our laboring clement will
be failure as long as the manage
ment is wrong. The subordinate
hand must be inspired, encouraged
and controlled by a leading head that
is master Of the situation. We must
set the example before we can ex-
pect it to be followed. "Come on is
the command that the laborer under
stands, while "go on is apt to pass
unheeded. The question ''is the ne
gro a failure?' is now being pretty
thoroughly discussed, and able ar
ticles are being written on both sides.
The same inquiry might be made
about some who employ and propose
to direct him. If the negro fails
as farm hand, it may not always
be his own fault. He is an initiative
being. and if the proper example is
placed before him, in nine cases out
of ten he will make pretty fair fol-
lowing. We intended to have said
something about what we conceive to
be the improperly of neglecting
more important and pressing duties
to attend societies, public meetings
and conventions. They, perhaps
have their advantages and are good
enough in their way, as far as the
orizing is concerned, bat it wont Go
to stop the plow or the hoe to attend
them. It is like the Pharisees who
laid great stress on the tithes of mint
and anice, while they neglected the
weightier matters of the law-Edge-
field Monitor.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-31
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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-31
The Farmers Movement.

This movement in this county
seems to be gathering strength as it
goes. New clubs are being formed
in different parts of the county and
the indications now are that there
will be a general turn out to the con-
vention to be held here Monday
week. If wisely managed, as we
hope and believe it will be, it may be
productive Of much good. If Mr..
Tillman's ideas are to be swallowed
as whole, the convention will stir
up a storm that it cannot control.
We cannot, and, indeed, dare not,
believe that the latter course will be
pursued. The sober conservative
thought of the farmers Of South Caro-
lima will not be misled into an IN
discriminate war on all other citi-
zens Of the State and adopt the boy.
cotting system he advocates.
Healthy agitation always does
good. The old alchemists never dis
covered the philosophers stone, but
in their search for it they made many
useful discoveries. So, the farmers
may not in the present movement dis
cover panacea for all their ills, yet,
being practical men, they may be
able to adopt some scheme which
will bring them out of the wilderness
into the promised land.
Not. being a "simon pure" farmer
it may be impertinent to suggest TO
the Forthcoming conventicn, but we
make the hazard anyway and adj
wise that as farmers their surest way
out of the wilderness is to make their
farms self-sustaining by raising all
the chickens, turkeys, pigs, lambs,
beeves, corn, peas, potatoes, oats,
and side crops necessary for the
farm upon the farm itself. After
these things are provided for. make
cotton to their hearts content. And
the farmer who can't do this he's no
business trying to run the State. e
he can do this, he is q SUCCESS and
should be listened TO- This is hard
doctrine, but its true. 1.-THE. forth
coming eeLvention will adopta res.
olutioR,- embracing the above, and
eael one of its members take a Bible
Saith to stick 10 it, it would be worth
more to the agriculture of South
Carolina than half dozen agricnl-
taral colleges.
In the domain of politics we would
advise that as soon as the conven-
tion assemblies, it adopt resolution
and pledge the convention to sup
port it, that NO one of it's members
shall hold or accept public Office.
This would show that the convention
meant business and not politics.
Then pass a resolution to the effect
that the military academy should
be abolished, and tuition fees be
charged in the State college, that
there should only be biennial ses-
sions of the Legislature, that the Of
fee of Adjutant and Inspector Cen
eral be abolished, condemning the
appropriation for the military, re-
ducing the number of railroad COM
missioners to one, consolidating the
office of auditor and treasurer and
covering many other like reforms
which would materially reduce our
taxes. Then let a solemn pledge be
taken by the convention that its in
dividual members will use their In
fuence to elect only such men to the
Legislature as will carry this resolu-
into effect. This done let the con-
vention adjourn and it will have ac-
complished much-causing the dry
bones of the valley to rattle.-Pee
Dee lnder.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-31

trcECGcS. ana lEiU lNet SH!i'tt 4:
humminc bullets aud laughed solid
shot and bursting shells 70 scorn.
1t is true that brigade commanders
were on the battle line. Division
commanders were conspicuous by
their absence. and the presence Of Q
division commander among his troops
was so unusual tlat it attracted the
attention Of the soldiers. and was al
WAYS remarked upon. What busi-
ness has en- officer commanding from
ten to forty thousand men to be ii
the heat and smoke Of q battle? He
cannot direct the troops if he IS on
! the battle line. He could not see
how the fight was going. Brigade
commanders could not find him. Or
course. if his troops were charging.
or if they were advancing he could
be with them.
We are told Of general officers,
grievously wounded, waving aside
their aids and lightly dismissing
their medical attendants. and saying
in effect: Let the battle prodeed.
I cannot abandon my troops. We
must save tie Union.' Pah Much
they, under these circumstances.
thought Of the Union or Of their
| troops. The truth is, that they, one
and all, got themselves lugged off the
field as quickly as possible, and they
were exceedingly glad to get to the
rear and into an ambulance and
driven to a place Of safety and q sur
geon. TO have a rifle ball weighing
an ounce driven home in the groin,
or shatter the thigh bone. or mash
tie knee joint to spiinters, or smash
the bones Of the arm, or to have q
solid shot or ragged chunk Of q shell
lop off an arm or leg. knocks the
fight out Of man. lie wants to 60
home ct once. It was possible for
general officers to 60 home and tEcy
went. At least never saw, fcr did
any of my comrades see, general OIL
GERS swathed in bloody clothes fight
ing their divisions or corps.
General officers. corps and army
commanders, these are pictured as
speaking words Of encouragement to
their wavering troops, which. clearly
heard above the awful roar Of
pitched battle, caused the men to
nerve themselves for supreme efforts,
and they Won the fight. These child
ish tales are probably 4 arehash Of the
mythical military legends Of the Ma
poleonic era. The great Corsican
statesman and military genius was
ever represented as talking to all
army of from 10000 to 100000 men.
Then. too, Wellington is said to have
blated: Up guards. and at them to
his troops or the field at Waterloo.
The noise of battle is terrific. and
one human voice could rot make it.
self heard for any great distance.
Suppose battle is in progress. The
infantry is firing. The artillery is
in action. Solid shot and three inch
bolts fly screaming through the air.
Shells are bursting. The hum OF
bullets is loud and steady. The men
are cheering. The wounded shrek
as they fall. The dying groan. And
we are asked to believe that 4 gene
raj officer spoke to his men m the
midst Of this deafening. uproar. and
inspired them. lie could speak. and
speak. and if his voice did hot have
the compass Of fifty foghorns he
might as well whistle into his boot
for ali the inspiration his troops could
draw from him.-Frm,h UHkinSon.
in tie Neac York Sun.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-31

The man who is better to every
body else than he is to himself al.
ways has to look to the man he has
most neglected when he needs q
little help himself.-MerchaM Trageler.S
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-31

! clergyman who preached
friend surprised the audiencee
himself by reading at the endn
usua; notices; Il insist on 20.
ing at ny house, 10 matter V
vites you Tile Be0con.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-31

c.Ae ! All privates have seen division
thousS>d corps and army headquarters,
', -1"Nr * W none ever saw them pitched
5ng the troops in a place of dan
No one ever heard Of gene
officer being killed in camp. We
Blue-grass blade., 1886-02-06
10 THE READERS AND FRIENDS OF
THE BLADE.

A number of persons have kindly
asked me to send them my paper and
1 have kept q list of their names,
but until the time of its first issue !
have solicited no subscribers. The
circulation OF the BLADE will there
fore be begun by being sent to the
persons who may receive it,hopiDg, OF
course, that they will pay me for it,
but claiming no advantage Of the
newspaper law which deem an TN
just one. which requires one to pay
for a paper that he may take from an
ytfice, and which may have been
sent to him without his order. 10
such persons as conclude to take the
BLADE, 1 would say that l will l.snk
them to remit to ME or hsnd me the
one dollar SUBSCRIPTION mone.I at
their earliest convenience. To tlts-
who feel doubtful about the ProI sie-
iy Of taking the paper i would say
'bat l will take it az kindness il
they will allow it to come TO tlsm
until they determine sbout 1t, end
tnen inform me accordingly Ihe
BLADE will be sent with this NJ ier-
standing to the almost entire list who
subscribed to the Lexington Daily
Observer through my sole, ,ation, end
10 another list that l bave made out
from others generally rssidept in the
country and adjoining towns Of the
Bluegrass Region, d to vsrlon re-
mote parts Of the United States. It
is my purpose in this way regularly
to extend the circulation of tho ELADE
each week, and l will be CAD if
my personal friends, or the friei,ds of
tie BLADE, will suggest to Lae orally
or by note, the names Of pc-ons to
whom might send it ou Ike f, con-
diIions with some probability 81 gain
ing their patronage. j think the
public may safely regard the BLADE
as being upon permanent sounda-
ton, and / will take pleasure in Civ
ing any information with reference
thereto that may be asked of me.
If The EDITOR.
Blue-grass blade., 1886-02-06
The Right Thing to do.

The Frankfort Correspondent ol
the Co Hngton Commonwealth says
From bridges to breaks is a trsnsi
don easily m.de, especially to ONT
who stood in The lobby the other da,
when the floor of the House began to
wobble. Col. Mulligan was speak
ing at the time, and, as the shaking
continued, and the occupants of ths
iobbies fled iu dsmay, the gallanr
Colonel moved that the balance of
he session be held in the new court.
house in the beautiful Bluegrass
city of Lexington. The motion
didn't prevail, but the motion to ad-
journ till tomorrow did. Mean
while, an architect is examining t.
see bow big the bill can be made fol
repairs. Two years ago the eas,
side of the Chamber, just over Ton
drnry's deputy's office, gave way
and was propped up. This year tn,
west end sinks, and the supposition
Is that the floor is playing both ends
against the middle, as has been done
by the Legislators for 10! these many
years. If, however, the tumbling
and cracking Of the old shell con-
tinues until the building lies a mass
of ruins, much thanks would be due.
The way would be open for re-
moval to Lexington, and an escape
from the Frankfort malaria, which
is too far above proof"
Blue-grass blade., 1886-02-06
OUR SENATE.
What this Branch Of the
Legislature is
Doing.
A Bill Looking to Increased
Taxation Of
Banks.
OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACT

FRAsKroRr, Ky, Fob. 81 We
was granted to bring in the iollo ng
bills:
A bill to require persons selling
oleomargaiine to disclose its true
character and sell it as such. Public
Health.
A bill requiring all banks in the
Commonwealth to list and pay taxes
on the fair cash value of all their
real and personal property for State,
county and municipal purposes at
the same rate that is now assessed
and collected, or which may here
after be assessed and collected from
other real and personal property in
this State, any privileges in any
charter to the contrary notwith-
standing. Judiciary.
House Bill No. 1G5, making seduc-
,iou felony, was taken up. Passed.
Mr.. Bryan presented communi-
cation from Mason-Ford Company,
lessees of the convict labor of the
State, addressed to the General AS
,enlbly of Kentucky, which, Rftel
objection, was ordered read f0r iu-
.orn alton. The communication re-
newed the demand for release oi
l-ssees from their contract fcc con
vict labor, for certain reasons 81 ated
therein. Mr.. Hays moved to icfeI
he communication to The Comm ttee
on PeniteDtiary. Adopted
A bill to regulate the trafi; ir
spirituous, vinous or malt liqu } s ir
this Commonwealth, was tak. uT
from the special orders. Mr.. Berry
moved to consider the bill in Com
mittee of the whole. Adopted Mr.
Berry was called to the chair AID tht
he Senate went into Committee o.
The whole. MIR. Bnsh moved th at thu
Committee rise, end that it lie re
ported to the Senate that the Com
mittee desire thst the bill be reierret
10 the Committee on Judiciary or it'
opinion as to the consti. utionality O.
the bill. Adopted. A bill to nment
the charter of the Franklin Insurance
Company of Louisville Pissed.
Mr.. Taulbee called up jniut reso
luton ipquiring into the -xpadiene!
Of re-districting the State int. judi
cial districts, and the amrndmen
proposed by the House. The Senate
concurred in the amendment of th'
House.
| A bill to punish certain offeDsss b!
stripes reported adversely. Motor
was made striking out all ofense'
but wife-beating. On motion Of Mr.
Gilbert the bill and amendment
were recommitted to Committee OF
General Statutes.
House Bill No. 397, relating -ht
amendment of the charter OF be
town of Winchester. Passed.
Mr.. Burnett, General Statute "A
bill providing for the recordic Of
attachments in certain cases, with
amendment, and the Senate then sd.
journed.
Blue-grass blade., 1886-02-06
Fob Indignant.

Col. Bob Sandusky is indignant a
the ne new,pepers fer publishing thC
report that he suicideo. Although
no one wants to die, we think Col
Bob ought to feel complimentd oyei
The number of nice obituary notice.
he received. If ever man was sem
on the long journey in trst-clas-
style, he was. We fail to see room
for indignation, when his newspspe.
friends prnctGated every line of 'he
obituaries ai,h tear. Ii isn't ever
man who gets good farewell.
Blue-grass blade., 1886-02-06

CAPITAL REMOVAL.
The Proposition Has Re-
ceived More Favor
This w ntsr
Than Ever
Before.
The Buildings a Disgrace to
Tho Commonwealth
of Kentucky.
From the Frankfort CAPITAL.

From the Frankfort Capital.
A number of circumstances have
conspired Of late to put the Legis-
lature in bad humor, and agitate
that aged question, the Capital re-
movsl." 1t is not the Capital News
paper, or the Capital Brewery, or
the Capital Hotel, or the Capital
Photograph Gallery, but the Capital
City, that they talk about removing.
The proposition has received more
favor this winter than ever before.
because, as friends of the removal
state, the present accommodation.
for Legislative work are wholly in
adequate, and will never be replaced
by better ones, as long as the seat ct
Government remains where it il.
The difficulty that lies in the way
of moving the Capital is financial
one. The State cannot afford the
expense Incident to such an under
taking, 1t this time In answer to
this it urged that either Lexington
or Louisville will undertake the en-
tire expenses of removal, or of pro
viding suitable buildings, and donatt, I,
besides, tie ground TO the State
The pr, sent Capitol is u Disgrace t.
the State, and a number of Legisla-
tors have patrioticsly ANNOUNCED
that they will vote for anything pro
posed, rather than consign the M
selves or their successors to another
term within its walls.