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bNTAX oRELL,"
Nl tM, Paul BlueN,
Will Deliver His Popular Lecture,
"JoHN BULL AND HIS SCOTCH BROTHER,
SANDY"
AT THE
CoNGREGATIoNAL CHURCH,
MONDAY. FEB. q.
"Max o Relr is well known in literary cir
Giles as the author of "John Bull and His
Island" q book which has boen translated
into seventeen different languages, and has
reached the enormous sale of seven hundred
and fifty thousand (75O, ,0OO) copies.
Tickets, including reserved seats, so cents
and 70 cents.
For sale at JOHN +. ELLIS q CO.'S, 937 Pa.
ave. northwest Monday, Feb. 20.
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Baggage called for and checked at hotels
and residences on orders left at TiokS Ofiices,
6lg ana 1881 PENNsYLVANIA. AVENUE.
W. M. ELEMENTS, q. X. LNRD,
Manager Gen. Pass Npefit.
National Republican., 1888-02-20

IHE WEEKLY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
nr'yil Tor Two Year-isss and 1850,
Iith include, the contest Of the next Presidential
Election.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-27

1urcd. Tie naval brigade destroyed
the works. The Scottish Borders are
now at work entrcnching the rebels
position. The enemy are retreating
toward Hasheen and lamar. The
British force numbers 1900 men.
FURTHER DETAILS CT THE FIGHT.
LONDON, December 2G.--The Stan-
dard's correspondent al Suakim sends
the following particulars OF the battle ::
At 4:30 this morning the mal!-of-War
Racer opened the battle by Smelling the
enemv's trenches. The ships uD the
coast followed suit, and landed parties,
who lighted fires and placed dummies
in position. This had the effect Of
deceiving the enemy coming frot
Handoub. The whole force moved
towards the enemy's left flank, with
the naval detachment, with machine
guns, the cavalry and mounted infan-
try scouting and protecting the tianks
anu rear. i"o lilies, coLl)llSlllS hdt-
talions in double companies, rushed
towards the left corncr Of the enemy's
trenches, tie British infantry and the
Egyptian reserve lining the embank-
lnent between the water forts. General
Grccnfcll and staff occupied i position
to the left of the water forts. From 5
o'clock heavy salvos of guns and NOR
tars from every fort bore on the
trenches.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-27
E9gscrutiating Performance.

BALTIMORE, Dec. ia boiler
maker named Charles Howe astonish-
ed the epicures at swell uptown res
taurant last night by eating five dozen
raw eggs, shells and all, on wager Of
S.. The eggs were placed before, him
on the eating bar half a dozen on q
plate. He stood up in front of the ten
plates of eggs, and, taking one after
another, broke the point, sucked the
contents and then deliberately chewed
up and swallowed the shells.
After finishing the first dozen he
asked for some spirits. Whisky was
offered, but he preferred alcohol, and
took a big drink from the bottle that
supplies the spirit lamps. He repeated
the dose after every twelve eggs. In
half an hour half the eggs and over a
pint of alcohol had been consumed.
After swallowing the last of the eggs
he poeketed the SIS, buttoned up his
vest, remarked that he had often eaten
nine dozen eggs in the same manner
and left the group of astonished men
wondering whether the boiler maker
had an iron plated stomach.
Howe is alive and well to-day.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-27
4 :semarkablc Umbrella.
the ball

Amorg the many cGrio collectors in
New York city there is one old gentle
man who declares his umbrella to be
his greatest treasure. 1t is his insepa-
rable companion, and accompanies him
wherever he goes The handle is made
from 4 piece Of the Charter Oak,
which is set small triangular piece {
stone clipped from Plymouth Rock;
the stick is made from branch of the
Old elm tree at Cambridge, under
which Washington assumed command
of the colonial armies; the brass
cap on the lower end of the stick
is made from the trimmings of a
sword scabbard once used by Gen
eral Grant; the green covering
originally served as the lining of a coat
worn on State occasions by the suave
and courtly Aaron Burr; the ribs,
springs and other metal trappings were
manufactured from 4 small steel can
non captured by the Americans from
the Hessians at the battle of Bandy-
wine. Eight oblong pieces of brass
have been inserted in as many sides of
the octagonal handle They were made
from buttons cut from the military
coats of eight generals famous in the
Revolutionary war. The owner of this
unique umbrella values it at three hun
dred dollars, does not believe IN keep
ing his treasures under lock and KEY,
but makes free use of his interesting
possession.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-27
A Remarkable Editorial.

The World, one Of the leading pa
pcrs Of Cleveland, Ohio, and of Re
publican faith, recently produced the
following in its editorial columns, much
to the surprise, of course, of many Of its
Northern contemporaries:
The question that will soon be of all
absorbing interest, is the question of
the color line, the question of the rights
and privileges Of negroes; the question,
not only Of their right to vote and hold
Office, but their rights in a social way.
Negroes are slaves no longer and no
one, save perhaps few rabid Southern
crs, would like to see the times of 1850
return. The question was arising is
not 2. question of slavery; it is question
of equality. The question Of the color
line in the South seems to be purely a
matter ofpolitics, and the Republicans
urge that every colored mans vote be
counted because the negroes are Re-
publicans. AS far, however, as the
majority Of these Southern negroes are
capable Of judging what the right of
ballot means, 10000 bobtail gorillas
trained to put folded pieces of paper in
a slot would exercise as much judg-
ment and understanding as 10000 COL
ored Republican voters in Louisiana
and Georgia The Northern negro is
encroaching upon the white mems
rights. He is claiming equal rights
with the privileged citizens of the re-
public, and forcing himself into their
midst. He enters society circles, he
dimes at any restaurant, he comes to the
opera house with his girl and sits down
beside you. He tries tojoin your club,
and generally succeeds. He sits down
in your seat in the railway train, and
he moves up close to your wife on a
street car. Indeed, he considers himself
the white mans equal in every respect,
and it will not be many years before he
will imagine himself his superior. A
lady enters dress-maker's shop. She
has to wait few minutes while 'cul-
lud LADY, is being fitted. A man goes
into a barber shop. He has to wait
until y 'cullud gentleman is shaved.
The cry is, educate the negro. 1t
seems that the more the negroes are
educated the more forward they be-
come. They will not recognize the fact
that there is a prejudice against them,
which prejudice can never be over
come. 4 darkey does not. know his
Level. He bohs up where not wanted,
like an inflated bladder. Prick the
bladder and down it goes. Cannot this
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-27
THE WAR IN THE SOCDAN.
4 Great Battle Fought Near Suaki:n.

LONDON, December 20.--A dispatch
from Suakim says \ combined force
Of British and Egyptians have male
an attack upon the rebel position. They
stormcd the redoubts AID trenches,
and after brilliant engagement, last
ing half an hour, drove the enemy into
the bush. The rebels are reported to
have lost a thousand men killed. The
British loss was slight. The British are
encamped in the rebel position. The
victory was complete.
4 later dispatch from Suakim says !:
The British lost four men killed and
two wounded during a gallant cavalry
charge. The Egyptian and black rcgi-
ments charged the trenches and carried
them brilliantly, losing two men killed
and thirty wounded. The only officers
wounded in the attacking force were
two Egyptians. The rebel loss is now
stated to have been 400.
HOW THE BATTLE WAS FOUGHT AND
WON.
SUAKIM, Decent er 10 Before dawn
this morning the British man-of-war
Startling and an Egyptian steamer
moved up the coast, with orders to
cover the rebels at Handoub. At day
break the forts opened fire upon the
trenches and the troops advanced to
attack, the black brigade on the right
flank and the cavalry and mounted in
fantry covering. The Scottish Border
ers, the Welsh regiment and the Egyp-
tiau brigade occupied an embankmcnt
between the forts. the British infantry
being held IN reserve. The forts Shci!cd
the trenches, keeping up 4 terrific lire.
The enemy held their ground with in
tense courage until the black brigade
charged the trenches, which fell after
half al hours hard fighting. The
re',"is fought with fauaCical bravery.
Two Of the enemyls guns were cap
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-27
a Good Thing for Boys.
{ American Magazine.

Z
Manual training is one of the few.
good things that are good for every
body. 1t is. good for the rich boy to-
teach him respect for the dignity of
beautiful work. It is good for the poor
boy to increase his facility for handling
tools, if tools prove to be the thing he
must handle fer living afterwards. It
is good for the bookish boy to draw
him away from books. But, most Of
all, it is good for the non-bookish boy,
in showing him that there is something;
he can do well. The boy utterly un-
able, even if he were studious, to keep
up book-knowledge and percentage
with the brighter boys, becomes dis
couraged, dull and moody. Let him
90 to the work-room for an hour, and
find that he can make box or plane
rough piece of board Jas well as the
brighter scholar, nay, very likely bet
ter than his brighter neighbor, and you
have given him an impulse of self
respect that is of untold benefit to him.
when he goes back to his studies. He
will be brighter and better boy for
finding out something:that he can do
well. Mind you, it is not planning the
board that does him good; it is planning
the board in the presence of other boys
who can no longer lock down upon
him when they see how well he can,
plane. He might go home after school
and plane board in the bosom of his
family, or go to an evening school to
learn. to plane, without quarter part,
nay, without any, of the invaluable
effect upon his manhood that it will
have to let him plane side by side with
those who in mental attainments may
be his superiors.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-27
HE WROTE 1000 SONGS.
The Methodists Celebrate Charles Wesley's
Death.

In all the Methodist churches
throughout the civilized world, ser,
vices were held last week in ccmmem-
oration Of the one-hundredth anniver-
sary of the death of the greatest sacred
song writer that ever lived, Charles
Wesley.
He was a brother of John Wesley,
the illustrious founder of the Metho-
dist liturgy, and was born at Hep
worth, England, in 1908. His father
was an eminent divine, and during his
years Of active service in his Church,
was known as the ablest preacher on
the Continent. His talents were inhe-
rent in his two sons, and during their
long and useful lives made for them
selves regulations that will last for all
times. Charles was a studious youth,
and after having graduated at Oxford
University he was ordained Minister
in the Methodist Church. In a COM
parativeiy few years he achieved a
reputation as an exponent of religion
that extended from London, where be
was established, to the four corners of
the earth. He spoke so beautifully,
his language was so rhymical and his
discourses 50 able that he became
known to fame as the ''poet preacher"
and thousands of people made the pill
grimage to his church from all parts of
the globe to hear him preach. He Wis
tied this country four times, and on
each occasion received a fattering ova-
ton from people of all creeds. A great
deal of his popularity, perhaps all of it,
was due to the beautiful manner in
which he placed the precepts of his
Church in verse. Long before he was
admitted 10 the ministry he began
writing hymns, and when he died, in
17SS, he had written ovor 1000, a fa1
greater number than was ever or since
written by any one person.
\ collection Of all his works was
made soon after his death, and it was
found that he had published thirty.
nine hymns, or volumes of his works
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-27
A BAY STATE SAMSON.
He Bends Big Crowbars, Pulls Up Young
Trees and Performs Other Feats.
TBoston Globe.

There is broad-shouldered, dark
complexioned man in Chelsea, who, it
is claimed, is the strongest man in the
County, if not in the State. He has
been physical giant from boyhood.
When mere youth he used to amuse
himself by lifting barrel of -four, put
ting it on his shoulder and carrying it
around the block. Later he would
shoulder barrel of sugar and carry it
up two flights Of stairs and. bring it
down again, just for the fun of it.
When he was q years ofage he cele-
brated his coming of age by lifting set
ofquarry cart-wheels, including axle
and pole, and Juggling. tie whole lot,
weighing LOO pounds, a quarter Of a
mile. After that, his feats of strength
were numerous. He held two men,
weighing l60 pounds each, at arms
length, holding one on each hand.
Bending big crowbars and pulling up
sapling trees six inches through by the
roots were ordinary pastimes for this
young Samson.
The crowning feat of his life hap
pened few years ago, when he was
carpenter and worked on new block
then building in Chelsea. The work
men had been trying to hoist big iron
girder into its place on the second story.
The girder had square edges and weigh
ed 1900 pounds. The ropes which had
been placed around it were cut in two:
by the sharp edges as soon as the tackle
was hauled taut. Finally, in despera-
ton, the foreman sent for a chain.
While the man was gone Mr.. Houston
shouldered the gircer and took it up the
ladder and placed it in position.
"Ithurt my shoulders some," said he,
when telling of his performance, "but
outside Of that felt no Inconvenience.
I have never lifted in harness and do
not know how much I could take up,
but I have an idea that I could lift as
much as DR.. Winship ever did if I tried.
lam workingman and have no time
for such fooling." His muscles are as
hard as knots, and he looks. the picture
OF manly strength and muscular per-
fection.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-27
Adulterntion.

The editor of the Christian States
man, published in Milwaukee, sayshe
was lately informed by Il railroad Off
cial that he transported over his road
at one time four tons of cookie seed, to
be ground up and mixed with black
pepper. A confectioner of that city
received a letter with a handsomely
Autographed head from New York
firm of"'importers, manufacturers, and
exporters" whose business was "es-
tablished in 1920" The latter says ::
Enclosed find samples of refined
French terra alba which we offer at
seven-eights cents per pound, barrel i'll
cluded. Packed in handsome new
barrels, all branded, California Beet
Sugar Freight to Chicago 1910 yer
106 pounds. Shipped as sugar" Ter
"a alba is merely finely powdered
white earth. This earth is largely
mixed with the cheap candies. Some
Of the baking powders are made of this
earth and ammonia. There are mills
in which nothing is ground but terra
alba. Gypsum is also largely used.
Shiploads of this article are sent to
China to be used in making green tea
Another letter, also from an enterpris-
ing New York firm, says: eff you
use terra alba, we can sell you goods
like the enclosed sample at one and a
half cents per pound. 1t is put up in
sugar barrels, and each barrel is sten-
ciled Imported Potato Starch,n and
shipped as such.n A firm of Philadel-
phia druggists show equal enterprise.
They offer through their agent 100
pounds of an article they call "Cali
fornia Powdered Sugar. for 80 cents
for which they have a large trade
among confectioners.. This is sweet
ness dirt cheap. 1t is no wonder that
our people arc afflicted with dyspepsia
and debility and that children die
young. Until laws against the adul-
teration of food are enacted and ener-
getically enforced We shall have to eat
not only the proverbial "peck of
dirt" but no end ofnastiness, and there
is no telling what poisons.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-27
The Tilne-Ball.
trenches.

In large cities, and especially in
those which have large shipping and
trading interests, it is always very de-
sirable to have time which shall not
only be exact, but official, and accepted
by everybody. In several Of the large
cities of the United States this official
hour is fixed by an ingenious, and yet
simple and easily visible apparatus,
called the time-bal.
At Washington, Philadelphia and
New York ball, placed upon a staff
on some central and lofty building, is
dropped by 4 common electric current
from the observatory at Washington.
At Boston, the ball is dropped by an
electric current from the observatory
at Harvard College.
The New York time ball is at the top
of a tower three hundred and twelve
feet high, which is a part of the Wes-
tern Union Telegraph Company's
building. At a distance it looks like a
solid ball. 1t is really hollow, and
made of twelve strips of sheet-copper.
1t is placed upon metallic platform
thirty feet high, so that the ball itself
is three hundred and forty-one feet
above the vel of the sea.
1t falls about'eight yards; and when
it has reached the end of its fall, it is
held fast by an apparatus which pre-
vents it from bounding.
Every morning the ball is drawn up
to the summit of its pole, and when
exactly twelve o'clock is marked upon
the clock at the observatory at Wash
ington, two hundred and twenty-eight
miles from New York, an electric cur
rent, automatically operated from this
observatory, acts upon an electro
magnet which draws lever in such a
way that the ball falls by its own
weight. The ball is thus dropped in
New York and Philadelphia by a ma
chine at Washington, and in the for
mer city its fall is visible seven miles
away.
A great many people besides those
who have need to know the exact time
once every day watch the fall of the
time-bali, in order to see how closely
their own time-pieces are running, and
set them if they are wrong
The time-ball does not finish its work
merely by falling. Not every one can
take the time or the trouble to watch it
fall. \ number of clocks have been
connected electrically with it, and are
automatically regulated by the fall Of
the ball.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-27
How Cycloramas are Made.

The popular idea of how the war cy-
cloramas; like the Battle Of Gettys-
burg, Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Chick
amauga, etc., are painted, appears very
laughable to q person who knows how
the work is accomplished. The Battle
Of Gettysburg and the Siege Of Paris
have been shown fer several years,
and the stock paid large dividends.
Each was advertised as the work Of
celebrated French artists, father and
son, and the popular idea is that these
gentlemen painted them. The fact is
that, beyond general outlining Of the
work, which was probably faithfully
made after maps procured from authen-
tic sources, and a general direction Of
the plan of the work, the artist-in-
chief had very little to do with it.
No man engaged in battle sees it,
and an accurate painting Of two armies
in combat is impossible. The general
features only are known. For instance,
in the Gettysburg painting there are
accurately. defined the roads, Crown
Hill, Little Crown Hill, the wheat
field in which a memorable charge
was made, one or two buildings which
were headquarters Of the leading gen.
erals, and with reasonable accuracy
the topography Of the country is de-
picted with excellent perspective. But
the details Of the battle, the actual
clash of arms between this and that
division or brigade, is left good deal
to the imagination. The artist-in-
chief hires some men to put in the sky,
other men to put in the trees and foli-
age, other men to put in the men in
action. Attention is paid to develop
ing this or that memorable incident,
as, in the Gettysburg painting, the
death of the cannoneer, the amputa-
ton of the soldiers limb beside the
hapstack. Take it all together, it makes
up picture that is thrilling enough to
arouse the most intense interest on the
part of the old soldier.
A veteran at the Chicago picture of
Gettysburg was explaining to COM
panion the details Of the fight, in
which he had borne an honorable
part. "Say, Bill" said he, "at that
stoneWall there lost my hat, and, by
gosh! if there amt the old hat lying
there yetw In painting pictures of
battles shrewd artists never fail to be-
strew the field with lost hats, muskets
and canteens.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-27

question of the color line he settled by
forcing the negro to his level? There
is cry, the Chinese must go. y sup
Elemental cry is slowly being founded.
Perhaps as yet it is only in the process
Of incubation, but there is no danger of
it not being hatched. Negro cheek aud
negro forwardness will furnish the heat.
it is recognized that the above is at
variance with the usual order of things,
but We believe we express the senti-
nlent Of the majority"