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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-06-07

r. B. Evans, being duly sworn, says he is
not the author of the letter dated Strong
City, May 9th. 1888, - and signed ''More Anon"
relating to Madden's unfitness for presiden-
tial elector; that he did not write nor procure
any one else to write it; that he never at any
time In his life wrote a letter from Strong
City, Cottonwood Falls or Chase county TO the
editor of the Emporia REPUBLICANS or any one
else In relation to John Madden's nomination
as a candidate for presidential elector, and
he further solemnly sWears that he knew
nothing of the existence OF any letters here
tofore published In relation TO this matter
until he saw them printed in the Emporia
REPUBLICAN. Il. B. EVANS.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-06-07
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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12
Showed How it Was Done.

A jolly party was sitting around a
table in restaurant at Frankfort on
the Main, Germany, talking about
the numerous thefts Of fall overcoats
which had lately been reported from
every part tot tue city. They all agreed
that such thing could not possibly
happen to auy one Of them, as they
had their eyes wide open. Never.
the!ess,' interposcd L gentleman sit.
ting ct the next table, Il would, if
need be, undertake TO prove that any
one Of your coats could be easily alb
stracted from under your very noses"
They were astonished. but he ex.
planned that it was only necessary to
engage a man in an interesting con.
versation, and while he continued un.
der the influence to arise, take his
overcoat, put it on, light cigar, and
leave the room with gracious bow.
The entire company kept up con-
tinuous roar Of laughter ct tue anus
ing tale and the still more entertain
ing practical illustration with which
the relater accompanied bis words
and walked out Of the door. He did
not come back. neither did the over
coat. with pocketbook with 500
in it.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12
Love Restores Young Girls Sight.

Young James Robertson Blackie,
of the Glasgowfrm of publishers, has
been the hero of quite a romantic
marriage. Some years ago he fell in
love with fair American girl, q niece
of the late President Arthur. When
she had finished her education in
Glasgow they were Professionally en-.
gagged, and she returned to America
to nurse her dying grandfather. After
his death she was attacked by fever,
as result of the great strain and
fatigue Of nursing.
Then came the great earthquake
which shook Charleston to pieces and
the shock and terror, acting on her
eDfeebled nerves, entirely destroyed
her sight. The specialists were hope.
less, and could do nothing to avert
the calamity of life long blindness.
She wrote to her fance releasing
him from the engagement, but the
manly young Scotchman refused to
submit. He left by the next steamer,
and on arriving declared that he
loved her, and was ready to marry
her whether she was blind or not.
The unexpected burst of joy strength
eued her general health, her eyes be-
gan to improve, and now she has as
bright pair Of brown eyes as any
man could desire to see.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12
A New Joke by Our Own Evarts.
From tile PHILADELPHIA Record.

FROM tue Philadelphia Record.
Speaking of George Washington
always reminds me of that good story
Of how Evarts told Lord Coleridge
when they were st Mount Vernon the
legend of Washington throwing a
dollar across the Rappahannock.
But objected Coleridge, "the Rap.
pahannock's broad stream" Yes"
retorted Evans, shut you must re.
member that dollar went further in
those DAYS" At a dinner party not
long ago Evarts was chafed a little
about the many stories attributed to
him by the newspapers, and incident.
ally this one was praised as his best.
"Ob,' said Evarts modestly, s! don't
say all the good things that are cred.
tied to me. Every now and then some
anonymous newspaper paragrapher
says wittier thing than any of US.
Now, what I might have said to Lord
Coleridge was that it was not so
strange that George Washington
threw dollar across a ri:;cc- since he
threw a sovereign across the sea-"
That was certainly as bright as the
other. Yet Evarts begins to show
the effects of his seventy years. He
repeats himself. He has got off that
witty remark originally presented to
the Glover club, that like some other
great enterprises lie lacked terminal
facilities, half dozen times. | am
afraid he will never be president.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12

We take the following summary
from the annual review published in
the Neaos and Courier of Monday,
showing the industrial progress of
the State:
1t is shown that, as compared with
the census year 1880, the total value
Of taxable property in the State has
increased S20,Oco,oO the value of
live stock has increased S7,500,G00:
farm productions exceed those of
1880 by S5,000,000; fruits and yege.
bles S700,000; the value of mineral
products $4,000. In the mannfac-
turing Industries there has been an
increase Of 1893 establishments, em.
ploying 1889 more hands than were
so employed il 1880, the capital In
vested has increased s10,999, ,00C,a
the value of manufactured products
S15, 100000.
Since 1880 four hundred and forty.
six miles Of railroads have been com.
pleted. From November /, 1885 to
November 1887, two hundred and
two miles haye been built at a cost
of S3,500,000; the railroad earnings
for 1887 were s2.500,0O0 in excess Of
those of 1880, and toe value of rail-.
road property has more than doubled.
since 1880, the increase being $8,.
800, 700, while the total value of such
property in 1880 was 81, ,390, ,000.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12
THE THREE C'S ROAD.
Completion Of a Train Of Fine Cars
Paying Interest Promptly.
IorkrIle ER0uirer. 23d.


The Springfield, Mass, Republican
Of the 2 ultimo, contains an elabo-
rate description Of train of four
cars, two passengers, one smoker and
one combination smoking and bag
gage car, just completed at the
Brightwood shops, Springfield, for
the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chi
cago Railroad. According to the
description, the cars are the finest Of
any that will be on q Southern rail:
road, while they are built in accord.
auce with all the latest Improvements
known to the builders. The outside
finish of the cars is the peculiar frost
effect produced by aluminium paint.
The roof, which is tile new turtle
back design, is painted snow white,
and with the 32 ventilator tunnels,
make an attractive appearance. The
trucks, as we'll as all the gear, are of
tue most approved sort. The wheels
are ~ inches in diameter, while the
ordinary car wheel is 80 or SO inches.
The inside finish is antique oak,
which, with the large plate glass win
dows, makes an especially light and
pleasing effect. The ceiling is cover
ed with terra Gotta coffee sacking
decorated with oxidized and burn
ished brass-headed nails driven in
such way as to make fantastic de-.
signs. The seats, which are made on
those low, luxurious models, are in
the frst.class coaches upholstered
with old gold plush. Both ends of
the car are partitioned off, and on one
side Of each compartment thus form
ed is wash room fitted with marble
bowls. Particular attention has also
been given to ventieation, the philo-
sophie principles Of which are de-
scribed at length by the Republican.
The cars will be placed on the com
pleted portion of the southern divi.
sion of the road at an early day.
Two advertisements in Boston news
papers have some interest to South
Carollnians. They are the notices
that the January interest on the col
lateral trust 6 per cent. bonds of the
Massachusetts, and Southern Con.
struction Company, and the per
cent first mortgage bonds Of the
Charleston, Cincinnati snd Chicago
Railroad, will be paid on and after
January l, at the Office of the Boston
Safe Deposit and Trust Company.
The Lancaster RevieW of last week
counsels the farmers of that country
not to make their. spring purchases
of fertilizers until the completion of
the road to that town, which will
probably be by the 1st of March,
when assurance is given of reduced
freight rates on the c., O.. & G.. line
from Charleston.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12
Misery by Mortgage.

A Maine farmer asked in a Bangor
store about negotiating a loan of
$500. This led to inquiries and ad-
vice of which the Leaciston Journal
makes effective use: ut seems that
the man had worked hard all his
days, had bought and paid for a
$1,000 farm, lad taken a wife, fur
nished a house, and now, envious Of
his neighbors, wanted to build $500
barn. TO do this he proposed to
borrow the cash, giving a mortgage
on his farm. Said the druggist after
the story was told: Your farm is
clear now?' Yes, sir You love
your wife? p Yes, sir WELL said
the merchant, this is what you should
do: Go home and earn the $500
first, and then build your barn. If
you borrow now, you will think each
night as you lie on your bed that you
are in debt. You will fret and worry; !;
your wife will do the same; sickness
and accidents may come, or poor
crop be your portion; there will be a
$500 skeleton in your house, and ten
to one, you don't fret and grow
peevish and have a row with your
wife. Dou't 60 into the mortgage
businessl Live within your income,
be industrious, and when you do
build your barn and own it, you'll
be as proud oft as an Englishman is
of his castle! For a moment the
young farmer hesitated. On each
side were interested spectators, and
all was silence Gradually the head
lowered, and tear rolled down the
check. The man took pride in his
occupation, and wanted that barn.
At last he said: Thank you, sir. To
tell the truth, my wife was crying
when l left home because I was going
to mortgage the place. I'll take your
advice and 60 home as l came down,
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12
ATE ~ ysY a HORSE.
$500 ia E:iHS and Noes Quietly Dis,
appears from View.
.Speciulto the AtlGata Constitution.

.Speciulto the 1AtlGnta Constitutions.
TAYLOR, Ga, January "A con-
siderable loss, in which q horse plays
a most peculiar part is reported. Mr..
}. +. Hartley, of this place owns a
very fine horse which he prizes high
ly, consequently gives her his per-
sonal attention, that le is never in
want for any article Of food.
Mr.. Hartley does a general mer-
chandise business, and last week
embracing the holidays he had taken
in considerable change, amounting to
very nearly six hundred dollars.
Fearing some one might break in
the storehouse. he took his book of
money home that evening, Return
ing to business early Monday morn
ing, purse in hand, he passed by the
stables where his horse was kept.
AS is his general custom, lie went
in to see if they had properly been
attended to, and finding that they
had not been given any feed since
the night before, he laid mis- pocket
cook, including notes and cash to the
amount of $4,000, over in the trough
Of one OF the stables, which was at
that time vacant, and went out to
call his hired boy. Not seeing him
anywhere. he went to his home him.
self and got feed for them.
After feeding he went on up to
the store, not thinking where be had
left his pocketbook, He had been
at the store twenty minutes when it
occurred to him that bis money was
in the feed trough. He hurried back
to the stables. but too late to find
things as be left them. The horse
instead of going in the stable where
the seed was placed, went in and be.
gan to breakfast upoG tens and
twenties. When he got at himself,
Mr.. Hartley looked through the pile
Of papers that were lying here and
there, but only found ten and a one
dollar bill left from pile that only a
few moments ago amounted to near
$4,000. Very few of his notes were
damaged. Among his papers was a
rebate check on H.. NJ. Anthony, the
potash man, which was eaten. The
horse seemed to have preference
for the most valuable. ...
There were fifty dollars in gold
that we're recovered unhurt. There
is not the least doubt but that the
horse devoured it, for there were
some particles Of the paper in the
trough that looked as if they had
been in her mouth.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12
A Turkish story.

There is turkish proverb which
says that "the gift Of peasant comes
highland this is the illustration. A
celebrated hodja--a kind of Ameri.
can alderman-secured a present of.
a hare, which was duly served for
supper. A week later man sought
the hodja. Who are you?" was asked.
Il am the man who gave you the
hare?" He was warmly received. A
little later a number of men dropped
in about lunch time. "Who are you?"
was asked. I'VE are the neighbors
of the man who brought you hare"
Still another crowd came, and they
were asked as to their idenity. 1--WE
are the neighbors of the neighbors of
the man who sent you the hare" The
hodja then set before them some clear
water, and then they asked, What
is this?" 1T is the sauce of the sauce
Of the cooked hare,'' replied the
hodja.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12
A Four-Year.Oid Life-Saver.
Boston Globe.

An account Of the burning of the
hose Of Fred N. Thomas. on Lebanon
street, Maplewood, has been pub.
lished. An instancn of remarkable
presence of mind on the part of a
child is afforded IN the conduct of
one Of Mr.. Thomas's children. his
four.year-old daughter, Nellie. The
day IF the fire Mrs. Thomas had been
away from home portion of the day,
leaving her children in the care of e
neighbor. On her return she found
the youngest, boy of two years, un.
well, and leaving him with his little
sister in her kitchen, went for ply
cician. Before proceeding far, how
ever, she saw that her house was on
fire, and returned at once to get the
children to place Of safety.
The rooms were full Of sEoke, and
with great difficulty she made her
way to the kitchen. where she was
was Mortified st fhding that the chill.
dren had disappeared. She crossed
the hall to another room, which the
fire had not yet reached, and there
found tue two curled up in a large
rocking chair, the little one singing
TO her frightened and half-stihed
brother to soothe him. and intending
to obey her mothers injunction to
take care Of Mm. The girls prudence
and obedience probably saved her
brother's life.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12
They Were Married.

It seems to make very little diff
erence where you are when the mar.
riage ceremony is performed. A
young runaway couple in Kansas
we're driving to church, but the
hoses took fright and the sleigh stuck
in a snowhank. They were tied right
there and then.
The next thing will be a marriage
on a toboggan slide, with minister,
bride and groom travelling at the
rate of mile a minute. There is
nothing like novelty in this world,
and if an attack Of rheumatism is
thrown in, why, the interest Of the
occasion is vastly increased.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12
A Story With a Moral.
American Grocer.

Near a railroad crossing where
trains frequently waited for connec.
ton berries were very plentiful.
Two women conceived the idea of
making a little money by selling
fresh berries to the hot and dusty
travellers. They forthwith put their
idea into execution, and were soon
passing through the waiting trains
offering the fruit for sale. One in.
variably made ready sales, selling
out before she had gone through a
train; the other always had berries
left unsold. and sometimes she failed
to sell any. One made handsome
little pile" by the end of the season
the other questioned whether she
:.,;-I been paid for her time.
The reason for the success Of the
one and the failure of the other was
not hard TO find. 1t all lay in the
manner Of service. One of these
women was careless and untidy in
her appearance; the other was scrup-
ulously clean and neat one measured
her berries from her basket in cup,
filing it with her hands as she passed
through the train; the ether made up
little paper holders l.ued with fresh
green leaves. and these she filled
with berries before the train arrived.
No one wonders which would sell
the hest.
Probably some baker or confec-
toner may suspect small.sized
moral lying around loose he-eabouts.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12
A Leyel-Headed Lover.
Er0m the Boston Courier.

He: "And you reject me Sadie?'
She: DO not put it so harshly. Say
it cannot be- We'll, let it 60 so.
1t cannot be. We are still friends?".
"Unquestionably, George. l will al
ways be sister to you.' "Certaiuly:
l expected that. Now let me give
you little advice" Yes" Il heard
you singing as 1 came in to night I
want to be an angel" Yes" ''Well
don't you know it was q waste Of
breathe" How so?" "The idea of q
girl wanting to be what she already
is!" What she already is?" Eyes,
You know you are an angel" Il do
not know it." Then I tell you so.
Please don't sing any such nonsense
any more" Dear George. I have
reconsicered my determination. If
you want me, take me. am yours"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12
The FUNNY MAN.
c. E. Benham, in Harpe1s Magazine for.
January.

c. E. Benham, IN Harpers Magazine for
January.
Who is that man vino sits aad bites
His pen with aspects solemn
lie is the Funny man who writes
The weekly Comic Column.
By day he scarce can keep awake;
At night he cannot rest.
His meals he hardly dares to take
He jestS, he can't digest.
His hair, though not with years, is white,
His cheek is wan and pale,
And all with seeking day and night
For jokes that are not stale.
His Joys are few the chiefest one
Is when by luck word
Suggests to him a novel pun
His readers haven't heard.
And when Yankee joke he sees
In some old book-well, then
Perhaps he gains moments ease,
And makes it do again.
The thought that chiefly makes him sigh
Is that a time must come
When jokes extinct like mammoths lie,
And iokers must be DUMB.
When every quip to death is done,
And every crank is told;
When men have printed every pun,
And every joke is old.
When naught in heaven on earth or sea
Has not been turned to chaff,
And not single oddity
Is left to make us laagh.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12
Marriage of Christian Reid.

SALISBURY, n. c., January f.
Professor James n. Tiernan, mining
expert for the Clyde syndicate. with
headquarters here. was married to
Miss Francis C. Fisher, the author
ess, and known as Christian Reid. of
this place, on Thursday, December
30, 1887. The ceremony was per-
formed in New Orleans. In artistic,
literary, aad mining circles this is a
piece of romantic news that is pleas
ant to relate.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12
Romance Of q Black Cat.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,. December 81.
Two or three years ago one of the
professors at Yale had black cat,
upon which not white hair could be
found. Barnum advertised for such an
animal, and soon the professors cat
disappeared. Two days after Bar
NUNS winter quarters burned out the
black cat came back to her former
masters house, and it is believed
that she was stolen and sold to Bar
mum. The distance over the road on
which puss travelled isabont nineteen
miles.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12
A Hint from History.

If our Republican friends are really
anxious to have Mr.. Lamar demo.
cratic candidate for the Vice Presi.
dency they will reject his nomination
to the Supreme Bench.
The rejection of Mr.. Van Buren
for q foreign mission by a whig Sen
ate made him Vice President and
President.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12
Poor Fellow.
From the Chicago Tribune.

The city editor Of the London
Times. lately deceased, left a pittance
of S620,000 for the support of his
family. The other editors of the
paper are believed to be in compare.
lively easy circumstances, but their
opportunities. as we'll as their sala-
ries, have probably been greater than
his.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12

and she'll be glad to see me- There
said the Bangor man, that fellow
came to good. wise conclusion. /
have seen lots Of misery on account
of this mortgage business. He who
gives one, often gives peace, comfort
and contentment with it,
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12

advice foT the New Year.

From the PhIlt!elphia Press.
Here are two timely rules for the
new year.
/. Settle up.
,. Settle down.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12
Beginning al the Wrong End.
Boston Post.

Giving slippers to clergymen has
gone out Of fashion. The disobedient
children get them just the same, how
ever.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12

hfew wife people who had come up
then tried to persuade the negroes
not to Go anything further, and they
started of, Waldrop going before. At
this move several of the negroes ran
hy them, caught the prisoner again
and carried him off about hundred
,-or5c
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-10-20
BLACKSMITHING.

prepared to do all kinds of blacksmith.
ing. Farmers work a speciality. Prices as
low as can be had for first class work. Shop
near Browning House."
DAVID LITTLE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-10-20

The wage .earners of the one State
of Massachusetts have been able to
save out of their earnings, and de-
pasit in saving banks, for use on
rainy DAYS. more money than have
all the wage-earners in Great Britain
and Ireland together. They have done
this. too. under a protective tariff.
The one fact is the whole protective
system in nutshell, and is of more
practical value as an argument in po-
litical economy than all the theories
in the world. Give it to the first rev.
enue reformer who wants to argue
his case with you. He can't get over
it if he talks all day, and you need
to add nothing to it, unless you say
that General Harrison not only rep
resents this brand of protection, but
that he also represents the best mind
manner and manhood Of American
life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-10-20

st. Louis Globe Democrat: General
Harrison leaves no room for doubt as
to where he stands upon the question
of our business relations with Eng
land. He has a vivid recollection of
the fact that 1.-THE offer of free trade
by the Confederacy so touched the
commercial greed" of our English
cousins that they did all they could
to promote the success of the rebel
lion-which is of itself a sufficient
reason, in his judgment, why we
should not be guided by English de-
sires and arguments In the adjust
merit of our tariff system and the
regulation of our industrial philoso.
ply.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-10-20

"Whateyer may be the issue of the
trouble between Hill and Cleveland"
observes the New York Independent.
"there is no question that revolt Of
large dimensions from the Democrat
ic national ticket and platform, is
quietly proceeding through ut the
State. There are thousands of voters
who are going 10 reject both CIeve-
land and Hill and the policies they
represent, and vote for candidates
against whom no man can allege
anything. Harrison and Morton and
Miller are men of whom the country
may be proud, and they represent
policies which the pure and the pa.
triotic delight to approve"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-10-20

Congressman Bayne, of Pennsyl-
vania, thus outlines the difference be-
tween this campaign and that of four
years ago: "In 1884 it was said that
there was no difference between the
two great parties that there was no
issue. This led many earnest tenn
perance people to declare what they
thought the great issue should be, and
they voted for prohibition. But
these people have other interests.
There is an issue, very clear issue
this year, in it. AS Republicans they
will vote with us, and the loss to the
prohibition vote will be gain for
Harrison"