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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
Spring Oats.
Southern CutUrrt0r.

The acreage sown in fall oats is
much less than usual. The freezing
out of large portion of the crop Of
1887 by tue hard freezes Of January
1887, had Il most discouraging effect,
which prevailed in some parts Of the
country during the sowing season.
The oat crop, however. is too valua-
BILE, and in the long run too reliable
to be given up. Spring sowing costs
little more than the seed, even if the
crop fails from drouth; and good
eadth-eight or ten acres at least
to each pillow run-should be put in.
In our judgment founded upon ex-
pericnce and observation-oats sown
in February are much less liable to
injury by freezing than if sown in
January. Sowing in the "old twelve
days" smacks more Of superstition
and sentiment than sound reason.
Our hardest weather is usually from
December 25 to February |, and it
is not often that oats in February are
killed by freezing. The soil for
spring oats if not already fertile,
should be well manured and deeply
and closely plowed-the latter to
guard against drouth as much as pos
sible. If the land be cross plowed
so as to leave the furrows partly
open, the seed may be sown broad
cast and narrowed in with good re-.
suits. Cotton seed, or the meal
alone, or in compost with acid phos-
phate and potash, makes an excel
lent fertilizer for oats. The crop re-
quires rather more ammonia and
potash than the percentage usually
found in commercial ammoniated
phosphates.
Undoubtedly the Burt oat is the
safest for spring sowing, as it will
mature in 100 to l20 days when
sown in February or March, accord
ing to latitude. Sow plenty Of seed;
the later the sowing, the heavier
should be tie seeding. Allow for
yield of twenty fold, is pretty safe
general rule, unless the expecting
yield, or capacity Of the land is
small, in which case the seeding
should be somewhat heavier than
this rule would indicate, and rice
uersd.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
TOO COLD TO MARRY.
Jachiel was AverSe TO Going Out
When the Temperature Was Below
Zero.

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, FEBRUARY
7.-Moneton society is agitated over
the arrest of Jahiel Duffy, a wealthy
farmer, who was lodged in Jail yes
terday, at the instance of pretty
17-year.old, Jennie Jonah, who brings
suit for $4,000 damages, for breach
of promise and betrayal. Jahiel is
generation Jennie's senior. They
became acquainted in the Sons Of
Temperate division. The acquaint-
ance soon ripened into ardent afec-
ton, and Duffy pressed his suit with
so much earnestness, that Jennie was
induced to consent to become an old
mans darling.
December -, last, was set for the
wedding day. The minister and
friends we're on hand. but the bride
groom did not appear. Messengers
were sent for him, and returned with
the answer that Jahiel would not 60
out that night; it was too cold. The
wedding party then broke up in con-
fusion.
The next day Jahiel called upon
his intended father.in law and ex.
planned that he had an aversion to
going out evenings when the ther-
mometer was below zero, and ar
ranged for tue wedding to take place
on the following Tuesday. The
friends were again invited, and q
large company assembled. Jahiel
was on time, but G technical irregu.
larity was discovered in the marriage
license. This was re:ti6ed by the
magistrate. who was one Of the
guests. Just as the minister
was commencing the ceremony
he bridegroom asked to be
excused for one minute. He wanted
to get a Whit of fresh air. That was
the.last seen of him that night. His &C.
centricities caused great indignation
among the assembled friends Of the
expectant bride and groom, and scan
dalized the whole country.
Jenny has taken peremptory meas
ures. Besides being mulcted for
heavy damages for breach Of prom
ise, tue timid Jahiel is liable to TWO
years in the penitentiarv.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
Presidential Trips.
Washington Critic.

Wien President Van Buren went
out West, nearly fifty years ago, his
palace car consisted of an old Con-
cord coach that had to be pried out
of the mud every few miles. Going to
St. Louis in.those days vas about as
tough a Journey as trip across the
plains to Pixies Peak some twenty.
five years later. The National road
from Cumberland, Md, to St. Louis
was q terror to all travellers, yet was
considered a great achievement for
those times, and, according to a
pleasing fiction, was looked upon as
the grand connecting link between
the Mississippi and the seaboard.
Contrast the modes of travel then
and the stinted accommodations by
the way with the rapid transit and
palatial hostelries of the present day,
and the changes of half a century
seem phenomenal-enough to make
the bones of the Sage Of kinderhook
rattle in their coffin.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
The foundations IN China.
Lu!ttlOn Times.

I-HtttOH 4 "tC".
1t is hardly possible for Europeans
to realize, or even to conceive, dis
aster which counts its victims liter
ally by millions. Yet this is what
has actually happened through the
overflow Of the Hoang Ho. Twice
in the last ten years tue river Theiss,
in Hungary, has burst through its
artificial banks and spread deyasta-
ton far and wide in the neighborhood
of Szegedie. But the mischief
wrought Oh each occasion, though
sufficient to excite thrill OF compass
sion throughout Europe, was posi-
lively insignificant by the side OF the
calamity now reported from China.
The number Of persons drowned in
Honan, says our correspondent, can
never be reckoned with any approach
to accuracy, and can hardly even be
guessed. Hazzarding a conjecture,
| should say that it cannot well be
less than one million, and probably
is not SO high as two. Still the Euro
pean in Pekin, who by his relations
with the China Government is in a
position to be better informed than
any one else, has put tie number at
seven millions. The Deluge alone
affords parallel to this appalling
catastrophe.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
A STOKY.VOUCHED FOR.
4 Cow that Yielded Fine ChOwder
After Eating a Mess Of Fish.
Maine Paper.

One of Augustus good citizens,
who is a devotee Of Izaak Walton,
tells a good story which he vouches
for. While he and party Of friends
were on fishing trip they left their
boat fastened to the shore while they
were in camp eating dinner. In the
bows of the boat was a bag contain.
ing about a bushel of white perch,
which they had taken from net. a
cow came along and tore the bag
open and ate nearly all the fish.
Such were the statements OF this citi'
zens, who declared he could bring
forward those who saw the occur
renee. Furthermore said he, "You
may take fresh fish to this same cow
if she han't gone on to the retiring
list, and III bet $50 she'll eat them
heartily as corn meals
Why" said a listener, "old Jones
says that you take pickerel, white
perch and black bass and put them
before a cow. and she will eat the
pickerel first and bass the last of ALL
A well known public man, who is
something of a wit, remarked: "This
fisherman, for a wonder, is too mod.
est TO tell the whole story. You see,
when they came out from their tent
and saw what the old cow had done,
their anger wss naturally excited.
Well, they drove the old bovine into
an angle of the fence and proceeded
to take milk in pay for the fish. If
you will believe it, they MIXED from
that cow a ten quart pail full of the
finest fish chowder you ever tasted.
and what's better, there wasn't 8
bone in it.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
Senator's Buffers Piety.
From the lNTeec York Sum.

Senator Butler Of South Carolina
is gaining the reputation Of being one
of the most devout members of the
Senate. During the present session
he has been regular in his attendance
at opening prayer, and on one occa-
sion he was the only Senator in his
seat when Chaplain Butler, Luther
an minister, invoked Divine blessing
upon the almost empty Senate cham
Der. Senator Butelr, notwithstanding
the additions to the Senatorial races
on re 18th of March last, still retains
the credit of being the neatest
dresser in the Senate. His linen is
always faultlessly clean, his neck
wear is Of the latest pattern. and
his clothes are well made and fit his
well-proportioned figure like q kid
glove. His foot-he hasbut one that
is sound, the other is artifcial-is not
quite as small as those Of Senator
Blackburn Of Kentucky, but it is OF
better shape and more universally
admired.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
CLIPS AND SLIPS:

There are no less than twenty.
three localities calling themselves
'.tbe garden spot of America" and
thirteen Of them have been buried
under the snow drifts for the past six
weeks. Gardening won't begin with
them much before June.
Madam, you are on the high road
to the devils headquarters said
Sam Jones to a Kansas woman who
had q silk dress on, and she answer
ed, "Then we shall probably meet
again, sir" At which Samuel turned
strawberry color
Il never saw" said an officer who
has done duty for long time, "a
bald headed tramp. Whether they
stop tramping when their hair falls
out, or whether those who tramp nev-
er lose their hair, I can't say but
tramps are never bald headed"
Professor Richard A. Proctor has
written number of articles on scien-
tifc poker playing, yet he told a
Kansas City reporter the other day
that he had never taken hand in a
game. Proctor is not the first man
who has undertaken to describe some
thing he knows nothing about.
Ladies "of rank" in England can
now 60 safely into business, that is
if they have no money to support
their rank. They may even become
milliners and dressmakers. II poor,
they will not be ostracised by their
set. "Gone into business" is no lon
ger a mark of social degradation for
"my lord" or "my lady," but rather
something to be proud of. The titles
will be the next to go.
Friend Ito plaintif) "Well, I see
you won your suit. l congratulate
you
Plaintiff: Thanks. Yes I beat
the scroundrel.''
Same friend Ito DEFENDANT: I'm
sorry to hear you lost your suit, old
man.
Defendant: Eyes, the scoundrel
beat me-"
Says the Arizona Howler: The
handy legged dude from Boston, who
keeps The Ripsnorter' going while
the measly old editor is SOLDERING up,
processes to be afraid of US, and
passes our office on run. The little
fellow needn't be afraid. Brought
up as we have been, in the stern old
school of Journalism, whose rule was
to take man Of your size, We are
incapable of warring on tender foot
dude. Ta ia, little creature, you are
safe under the shield of the Howler's
contempt
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
April /, 1887.
July /, 1887.
October l, 1887.
January /, 1883.

If this thing keeps on the pocket
book will grow in another year long
enough to be used as walking stick.
They are now as big as policeman s
club and are growing at 8 marvellous
rate. They beat the growing of the
smelling-salt bottle. If a man was
struck over the head with the fash
ionable ladies' pocketbook loaded
with silver dollars he would not see
any stars, but Grape would very like.
ly hang from bis door bell. A loaded
pocketbook in the hands of an in.
turiated woman would be just as
effective over mans head as q
slungshot. The male population of
Albany arc wondering where the
evolution Of these pocketbooks is
going to stop.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
BraZil's Coffee Crop.
From tic Rio Neus, December 5.

From tie Rio Neus, December 5.
Five months of coffee crop year
have elapsed, and as we approach the
end Of tue calendar year the position
of Brazil's great product becomes
more and more interesting. For the
five months the total clearances, for
eign, do not reach 100000 bags, and
our stock on the 30th ult, was 2S9, 900
bags. On June 30th the stock was
estimated to be 100000 bags; con-
sidering this and adding receipts for
the FIVE months, or about 100000
bags, we have only distributed, in.
Guiding local consumption. about
100000 bags for five months, or an
average Of very little over 10000
bags per month. This is so very
small that the statistical position of
coffee must be considered favorable,
and that consuming markets would
appear to be using up their former
accumulations of stocks would seem
GEAR, could any estimate be made as
to the progress Of adulteration and
substitution abroad. Lacking this it
is impossible to say what the real
position is. Another feature Of the
market is, thatif the lowest estimates
Of the present crop be accepted there
must have remained about 100000
bags for shipment on 3Osh Novem,
Der, or an average supply Of 100000
bags per month for the remaining
seven months of the crop year. We
incline to believe this estimate is too
low, and that we are to receive new
coffees early in 1888 is generally &C.
cepted in the trade. We thus have
our stock Of 2S9,000 bags and from
one to one and a quarter millions, or
say total supply Of 100000 bags
for the supply of the world for about
six months. This seems moderate
also. but does not lead to a belief in
anything like famine prices. The
whole position strengthens our belief
that prices abroad are justified by
statistics, and that if an advance is
likely to be resisted by consumers
any sharp decline will be followed by
a very considerable reaction.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
Secretary Lamar's Leavetaking
Ven loy'k u oo1d.

Mr.. Lamar was unquestionably the
most popular secretary that ever
held the interior portfolio. MS man.
ner towards his suborlinates was the
very essence Of kindness. and the
Young people of the department
looked upon him with a respect that
was almost fi!ial. There were many
touching scenes on Tuesday when be
babe farewell to his associates and
took his formal leave of the depart
ment. 1t was rainy, disagreeable
day, but the employees Of the bureau
that are located ontside the main
building did not mind the weather.
With umbrellas and waterproofs they
marched over to the department to
shake the hand of their chief, many
of them, perhaps, for the last time.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
SCENE ~ THE SENATE.
Mr.. RiddleJerger Ordered to Sit Down,
but He Refused to Obey the Order.
,Suecj1i 10 .ffIUufa Constitution.

.NUtfiIi 10 .l(jiHtd JbHStNHftW.
WA>uINGToN. February 'S.-Mr.
Riddleberger created quite sensa-
ton in the senate this afternoon. He
entered in his normal condition, as q
member expressed it, "drunk as q
billed OWL and arose to speak,
mumbling out sentence after SEN
tence. not word Of which any one
could catch. President Ingalls, i'm
mediately struck the sounding board
with tue elephants tooth, and in a
severe voice ordered the gentleman
from Eirginin to be seated. However,
the "gentleman from Virginia. re-
fused to be seated, and in the most
menaeing attitude folded his arms
and sent a piercing glance at the
president, which, but for his nerve,
would have shot him through the
floor.
The "gentleman from Virgins"
then turned and walked directly to-
ward President Ingalls,, presenting
the appearance of one who was bound
to take some ones scalp. Every one
expected the senate to be disgraced
by scalping match, and messen-
ger was quickly dispatched for the
sergent.at arms.
However, the gentleman from
Virginia" must have changed his
mind, for lie walked to the president S
seat, turned quickly at right angles,
and passed out through the rear door
into the lobby. The sensation was Of
short duration, and not many people
witnessed it, but it has been the
general conversational topic to night.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
THE GOLDEN GATE.
MACDE AMULET ANDRE

They had entered the thorny w:.d.r-
hess, and the golden gates of their child
hood had forever closed behind them
Mill on the Floss.
The golden gate I stand beside
Is pearl-adorned, and gloritied
With rubies rare, whose radiant CLEANS
Reflect the shining sunligllt's beams.
Alas wait
With yearning heart outside the gate.
see the garden through the bars;
The roses blush, the jasmine stars
Clean out upon sky of green.
The poplars show their silver sheen.
I cry to fate,
"Open thou for me the golden gate :"
1t seems but yesterday tripped
Those dewy paths-a child who dipped
Her face mid roses born in May,
All, me that now were yesterday!
Now, it grows late,
And locked against me is the gate.
A poppie's crimson lips have stopped
70 kiss a white rose meath her
dropped;
The kiss of love on marble death
But death has far the sweeter breath.
She lies in state,
Will she be turned from out the gate.
Oh l am tired, travel-worn
Heart-sick and sad, with garments
torn,
I stand and hark the sound that stirred
Ny soul Of yore a mocking bird
Unto his mate
Sings gaily DER the golden gate.
Within that garden, how sang!
The meadows and the woodlansd
rang
With childish music now, alas,
The morning breezes, as they pass
With bliss elate,
Watt weary sighs across the gate.
Against the bars beat my hands,
"Forbear :" the voice of fate COM
mands,
1.-The years have thrust you from this
place,
If nevermore can know your face.''
Cold hinges CRATE!
In sorrow bowed, I leave the gate.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
Edgefield's Boomlet.
COlumIi1 Register.


EDGEF1ELD, February 3.-Actiye
work on the old Carolina, Cumber-
land Gap and Chicago Railroad,
which promises to connect US with
Aiken and the South Carolina Rail
way in the next three months, seems
to have impaired new vigor and life
into our town and surroundings.
And while it cannot be said to have
assumed the dimensions of boom
of the Birmingham and Columbia
type, it is at least boomlet. Sew
eral weeks ago real estate was
changing hands at lively rate, and
several of the long-headed citizens
laid in a good supply. But before it
got to be an epidemic the bottom
seemed to drop out, simply because
owners slut down on reasonable fig
ures, going at once to the top notch
Of real boom quotations, and the re.
suit has been that real estate has ad-
vanced zoe per cent. since the begin
ming of the year.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
The State Could Afford 1t.
st. Paul Ners.


''Once upon a time my father was
a clerk of district court in Onio,"
said Baz Armstrong. One day a
lawyer by the name Of Dubbs per.
sisted in smoking in court. The
Judge finally fined him $40 for con,
tempt of court and ordered him to
be committed until the fine was paid.
Just before the sessions of court ad-
journed Dubbs approached the
Bench and the following dialogue
took place:
Judge, lend me $i0," requested
Dubbs.
"Wbat for ?" inquired the Judge.
"Why, you have fined me $40 for
contempt of court. Now, | haven't
got the necessary "tenner' and i
don't want to 60 to jail" said the
lawyer.
The clerk will please enter up a
remittance of that fine. The State Of
Ohio can afford to lose that so q
blanked sight better than can"
quoth the Judge, solemnly.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
ReneWS Her Youth.

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson. Clay Co..
Iowa. tells the following story. the truth OF
which Is vouched for by the residents OF the
town II am q years old, have been trou-
bled with kidney complaint and lameness for
many years; could not dress myself without
help Sow 1 am free from all pain and sore
ness. and am able TO do all my own house
work. lowe nv thanks to Electro Bittcrs for
having renewed my youth, and removed COM
pletely all disease and pain. Try bottle
only soc. at Cotield & Lyons."Drug Store. 81
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
a EOOiiS!, Child,

A little girl while playing with q
cat, at Easton. Pa. put her tongue
through the folds of curtain Ito
make pussy believe that it was a
piece of meat" The cat seized the
child's tongue and tore it so badly
that was cured only after much diff.
Guilty and Suffering.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
>@<-
Revenge.

Fran tie Cohin. Texas, -Nucuy
1t is sad, yet true, that we didn't
even get an invitation to that leap
year party the other night, and we
have made up our mind to enjoy the
pleasure of single life for another
year at least. No girl need apply.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
THE DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZER.
Scott of Pennsylvania Said to be the
Coming Man.
SDeciol to NearS and Courier


WASHINGTON, February Sit is
whispered around in Democratic cir
cles that Representative Scott, Of
Pennsylvania, will probably be Sc
lected to succeed Ex-senator Barnum
as chairman of the national Demo
cratic committee. That body is to
meeti this city on the 22ud of March
next to lay the foundation for the
next Presidential contest, and it is
expected that Mr.. Scott will formally
selected as the cornerstone of that
GREAT structure. The members Of the
national committee who are now in
this city will neither confirm LOT deny
the rumor, but they appear exceed
inolv anxious that nothing shall be
said about it at this time in the news
papers. One of the committeeman.
without intending to commit himself
on the subject, remarked few days
ago that nothing less than a miracle
can prevent the denomination Of
Cleveland and, in view of that fact,
Mr.. Scott seemed to be just the man
to manage the Presidents campaign.
lie is probably on more famillsr
terms with the President than any
other sctive member of the PARTY and
knows his wishes and desires on all
the leading issues Of the day. Mr..
Scott has no personal ambition to
crafty beyond being recognized as
one of the leaders of his party, and
is we'll provided with wealth, inhu-
ence and experience.
CuICAGO'S CLAIMS,
It is also pretty we'll understood
smong committeeman in this vicinity
that Chicago is the most desirable
CITY in which to convene tue Nation
81 Convention. It offers, said com
mitteeman recently, greater facilities,
from almost every standpoint, than
any other place yet mention; besides,
it will be nothing more than ratifi.
cation meeting, to formally endorse
Cleveland's denomination and select
popular Western man to 60 on the
ticket with him. The Democratic
principles are shout the same now as
they were four years ago. and the
psrty has no occasion to be ashamed
Of the record it has made while en-
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
The Size Of Ladies' Pocketbook.
-1lbany -1ryus.

il6any Iryus.
The evolution Of the ladies pock.
books is wonderful, One year ago
the ladies were satisfied with di.
minutive affair they could hide in the
palms of their hands. In 365 days
the pocketbook has grown to the
length of a good-sized healthy ear of
corn. Here are illustrations show.
ing the length the pocketbook has
grown every three months:
January /, 1887.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-11-16

elect the Democratic candidate. When
the system upon which the prosper
lty OF the northern states was founded
was assailed, an irresistible tide of
public opinion arose which over
whelmed all opposition. The result
is one which justifies the expressions
of Joy which are heard from infant
manufactures in all parts of the
country, not alone in the northern
states, but in some portions of the
south also. To be sure those por-
tions of the south in favor of pro-
tectlve policy are not at present large
enough to enforce attention to their
needs, but they are growing in i'm
portance and the industrial changes
that are taking place in the south will
before many years greatly change the
political situation in that section,
and eradicate, to a great extent, the
sectional feeling which Is so much re-
sponsible for that undesirable combi-
nation known as the solid south.
When the manufacturing interests in
the south are properly developed the
line between the north and south will
disappear and the whole country will
be united in a community of com.
mercial and manufacturing interests
There will be little more tariff dis
cussion in congress except as tc
details Of tariff revision, which may
be to the advantage of the country
Facts which have been established by
an experience of twenty-five years
will not give place to theories.