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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
A Suggestion for the Girls.
1Harper's Bazar. J

The girls of family have it in their
power at all times to do great deal of
work in behalf of the male members of
the household, or of her acquaintance,
who are out in the rough and tumble,
and among all the temptations OF the
open world; but the winter weather af-
fords them ample opportunity than all
the outdoor days of boating and shoot
ing and lawn-tennis and pic-nicing do,
for it brings about a closer and more
constant contact, much fuller vision
of fine qualities, and a much more
effective ground for their exercise.
Young girls, then. vino understand this
will soon find that they have all they
want to do, if they will undertake to
make their home so thoroughly delight
full that not only other youths will
come to see them there, but their broth
ers will contentedly and proudly prefer
to saw therein. With the parlor or sit
ting room made tasteful and CHEEKY, as
girls can make a room even when
forced to depend upon themselves for
means, with pleasant people coming in
coming in because the place is bright
and attractive and the people no less so
with perfect good nature preserved
among them, no matter what happens
to upset the temper, and therefore the
absolute prohibition Of wrangling or OF
excited argument, with as much music
as NAV be had, with a little amusing
reading, happy, merry talk-games OF
one sort and another, effort being made
to have the newest and those most
likely to attract the brothers, according
to their idiosyncrasies-with all this,
and more that will suggest itself to
those girls who are in earnest about 1t,
the house may he made by them
place in which the brothers shall look
forward tc spending the evening with
nearly as much qualification as that
with which lovers look for the hour
that shall find them together; and all
the more if the girl who has lover
does not count out her brother as a
supccinumerary.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
The South Carolina Watermelon Crcp.

Mr.. P. H. Land, Jr., of Williston, S.
c., who is authority on the watermelon
crop grown along the South Carolina
Railroad, in Aiken and Barnwell coun-
ties, has, as requested, kindly furnished
the Department Of Agriculture ofSouth
Carolina with statement Of the num-
Der of acres, as given below, planted
this year, as comparable 1887, showing
an increase in acreage of430 acres: Will
liston $50, Elko 351, Blackville 212, 1Ol
Side Track 131, 1O4 Side Track 200,
Reynolds 137, White Pond 237, Barn
we'll and Blackville Railroad 400, Wind
sor 13O, Montmorenci 1873, Graham's
40, Bamberg $50, Midway so, Lees
l25, Aiken l75, 1l2 Station 100, Black
vile, Aston and Newberry Railroad,
500; total acres 1928. Rosem"ry is
included in Lees and Blackville.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
Bones on this Seven Pines Battlefield.
Richmond State.

h-Ie|lS.J
Capt. John Maxwell and number OF
comrades of Lee Camp, Confederate
Veterans, were on the battlefield Of
Seven Pines few days since. In look
ing over that former scene of bloody
carnage they found number of bones
piled up in various fields which had
been turned up by the plough of the
succeeding farmer. He had put them
aside in little heaps, but placed no
kindly obliterating earth upon them.
From the position in which they were
found they were adjudged to be what
remained of Alabamians, North Caro-
linians and Georgians engaged in that
hotly contested field 26 years ago. 1t
is the purpose of Lee Camp in the near
future to do honor to these sad relics Of
mortality. On the.'side ola creek in one
of the fields was picked up a number
five shoe. The boy who wore it was
mindful of his comfort. He had split
the leather of his shoe above the toes
to give him more ease. The shoe was
similarly split over the instep. The
shoe, which was perfectly dry, contain
ed the bones of the foot up to the ankle.
Moss had grown about the shoe, and
little roots had begun to make their
way therein, when evidently sudden
washout had separated the bones and
left the shoe high and dry. Capt. Max
we'll will take tender care of this sad
memento. Some southern matron may
have long looked for the return OF that
boy, who will not come.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
AN ACT

TO ALLOW UNIMPROVED LANDS WHICH
HAVE NOT BEEN ON THE TAX BOOKS
SINCE 1875 TO BE LISTED WITHOUT
PENALTY. ...,, se.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the SEN
ate and House of Representatives OF the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by
the authority Of the same: That In all
cases where unimproved land which,
| has not been on the tax books since the
fiscal year commencing November 1st,
! 1875, and which are not on the for
feited list, shall at any time before the
1st day of October, 1888; be returned to
the County Auditor for taxation, the
said Auditor be, and he is hereby, in
structed to assess the same and to enter
it upon the tax duplicate Of the fiscal
wear commencing November 1st. 1857,
with the simple taxes Of that year.
Sec. 9. That all such lands as may be
returned to the Auditor. for taxation
between the first day of October, 1888,
and the first day of October, 1889, shall
be assessed and charged with the SIM
pie taxes of the two fiscal years eeal1a
inencing respectively on the first day
of November, 1887, and the first day OF
November, 1888.
SEC. 3. That as soon as practicable
after the passage Of this Act, the
Comptroller General is directed to fur
nish copy of the same to each Auditor
in the State, and the Auditors are re-
quired to publish the same in each OF
their county papers once 4 week for :
three months during the year 1888, and
for the same period of time during
the year 1889; and the cost Of sucn pub
lication shall he paid by the County
Treasurer, upon the order of the County
Commissioners, out of the ordinary
county tax last collected.
Approved December l9, 1887.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
A Successful Southerner.

The following item about vel
known southerner is going the rounds
of the press: "John H. Inman, the
cotton king, is southerner by birth
and is a splendid specimen ofmanhood
standing over six feet in his stockings
He was seventeen years old when the
war broke out, and fought through ii
in confederate gray. Then, when il
was over, he turned his attention te
noney-making and by 1880, when
thirty-six years old, had amassed g
fortune of severel millions. Only TWEEN
ty years ago he went to New York
with less than 500 in his pocket to rep
resent his entire possessions"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
Railways and Civilization.
Thomas Curtis Clarke, in Scribner's
Magazine for June.

Railways have so cheapened the cost
of transportation that, while load of
wheat loses all of it's value by being
hauled one hundred miles on a common
road, meat and flour enough to supply
one man a year can, according to Mr..
Edward Atkinson, be hauled l,5Oo
miles from the West to the East for one
days wages of that man. if he be a
skilled mechanic If freight charges
are diminished in the future as in the
past, this can soon be done for one days
wages of a common laborer:
The number Of persons employed in
constructing, equipping, and operating
our railways is about two millions.
The combined armies and navies Of
the world, while on peace footing, Will
draw from gainful occupations 3, 455, 600
men.
Those create wealth-these destroy it.
Is it any wonder that America is the
richest country in the world:
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
A Georgia Editors Diversion.
[Smithville, Ga, News.]

[Smithville, Ga, News
The Congressional Record is before us
but it won't stay there long.
Many a man who won't support his
home paper wants the paper to support
hinl-when an Office is in sight.
4 certain man told us that he gener-
ally edits his paper lyingin bed. This
proves that an editor must do lying of
some sort. And yet we blame them
for it occasionally.
A man named Showers paid his
respects to this office Monday. We
were prepared for him, however, as
Grier's almanac had warned us to look
for showers in May.
The ladies like tiremen's parade,
because they happen to be in the hose
business themselves. They looked reel
nice Wednesday. OF course, We mean
the ladies did,
If delinquent and u half should
come up and pay dollar and half III
year and half, an editor and a half
would then stand some chance of get
ting a meal and q half occasionally.
\ correspondent wants to know if we
have solved the hen problem yet: No;
the colored brother has taken hold OF
it, and is working Oh it every night.
He can pullet both ways.
Who says Lee County is not going
forward? Three new postotfices in the
past year, four arteslan wells, stock
law and five candidates for the legisla-
ture! What more do you want, gen
tlemen?
The Smithville bands a playing and
marching down the street;
And yonder goes my girl, VOW! Now
doesn't she look sweet
I'll run and overtake her-be still, y,
heart Of mine!
The band La, stopped, and so has she,
beneath the ice cream sign.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31

$50 far the average American COL
lece has obstinately refused to recognize
the existence of such science as peda-
sosy. It's young men are sent forth to
occupy the commanding positions OF
high, grammar, and academical school
masters, often with no valuable expert
ence even in the lower grades OF IN
struction, and even a course OF
College lectures or Intelligent refer
ence to the literature of their
great profession. Coming into these
difficult positions, for which their
scholastic attainments are of amply
sufficient, they find themselves in con-
tact with subordinate lady-assistants
? who have received the best drill acces-
sible in normal and training schools,
backed by a considerable experience in
ali grades of the common school-room.
It is inevitable that two forces so charg-
ed with positive and negative elements
should strike fire. In hundreds OF
school-rooms the success of the instruc-
ton IS marred by this open or smother
ed conflict; the learned young man,
contemptuous ofthe academicai inferi-
ority Of his girl-assistant; the bright
girl-graduate of the normal school,
electric with tact and on edge with the
new methods, poking fun at the pom
pous, pedagogic incapacity OF her prln-
cir,al. I am convinced, from long OBJ
servation, that much of the power
generated in the best normal and train
ing-schools, and institutes, is swamped
by theobstinate indifference or hostility
of the average male college graduate IN
the masters chair, to anything that has
not entered his college curriculum. The
result is all the worse, that the average
college method Of instruction is proba-
bly, the most hopeless style of teaching
now on the ground; often higoted
holding On to the mechanical habit OF
examining a boy with the contents OF
a small library OF BOOKS, ana callllS
that liberal e6ucation.'
The profession of pedagogy IS the
latest conner among the liberal protes-
sions of This country. The law, theolo-
gy, and medicine are already so crowd
ed with partially and well-educated
candidates, that the people are able to
select the wheat from the chatf. NO
community ofany considerable preten-
sion is now compelled to take up with
a pettifogger for its lawyer, quack
for its doctor or an ignorant gospel
ranter for its minister. The o5jec-
tive point of our system of normal
education is to stimulate the prepara-
ton of teachers by agencies, public and
private, popular and collegiate, till the
same 'glut in the market" enables the
school committees to go into the held
and choose the best the money supplied
by the people will eommand.'-Rev.
DR.. \. d. Mayo.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
Methods of Teaching.
TContriDuted.

1--WE see and reprove the worse, we
coddle and improve the better" The
weight of this lies in our application OF
methods, and of these methods the
most interesting to Us are the Word
and Phonic Methods, because so closely
applied to Primary teaching.
The Word Method was first intro
duced into this country by Prof. Webb,
after whom it was called the Webb
Method. In England this method IS
called the ''Look-and-say" Method.
The first advocate of the method was a
French Philosopher, who lived from
l700-1S40.
We teach the entire word first aS, box,
and lei. the pupils learn the letters after
they have acquired the entire word.
That is, We begin with the spoken
word and then Introduce the written
form.
The true basic principle of this sys-
tenn is, first, the idea. second the spoken
word, and third, the written form.
The object lesson which stimulates
the idea is, however, the true founda-
ton of which it is planted. We know the
perceptive faculties are most active in
the first years Of school life and then it
is that we teach best by objects, how
ever homely they may be, so they serve
togive the pupil the idea.
Many reasons may be given in favor
of the Word Method. That it IS the
natural method seems to bethe strong
est. What prattling infant first gave
the peculiar. sound of single letter?
Did he not attempt word of fond en-
& dearmcnt? Then too this method fol-
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
TEACHERS DEPARTMENT.
A. S. sCHEETZ, EDITOR.

The meeting of the Teachers Asso-
cation at Prosperity was one OF the
most interesting and profitable that 1t
has been our privilege to attend.
Miss Hodges, though prevented from
being present herself manifested her IN
terest in the cause by sending to the
meeting most excellent paper on 1.-The
Word Method of Teaching Reading"
This paper elected ali animated discus
sion Opinion, however, seemed to
preponderate in favor of the WORD
Method, or rather combination Of the
Word and Alphahetic Methods. Mr..
w. K. Sigh then gave an Interesting
talk on English Grammar. He express
ed the belief that technical Grammar
should not be taught as early as is Gus
tomary, but that pupils should be care
fully trained, from the day they enter
school, in the correct use Of language.
This subject was again discussed quite
freely and Mr.. Sigh's position was
fully sustained.
Prof. Z. O. Counts next addressed the
meeting on the general work OF the
association and gave expression 20 some
sentiments not altogether compliment
tary to the rank and file of TIE peda-
gogic corps, but we suspect that be got
there" sorry as we are to acknowledge
it. Teachers ought to take more inter
est in their work and avail themselves
of every means possible for selt-im-
movement. 'As the teacher is so is the
school, Let the teacher be eager to
learn and his pupils will catch the
same spirit.
The propriety of holding a Teachers
Institute some time during the summer
was discussed. We hope such an instl-
tute will be held and that every teach
er in the county will be IL attendance.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
!Abolishins Bull Fights in Mexico.

From the New Orleans Picayune.
The Mexican States of Guanajuato,
Michoacan, and Gurrero, by acts of
their several legislatures, have abolish
ed bull fighting in their territorial linn
its. For some time there has been a
considerable agitation by the Mexican
press in opposition to this barbaric
sport, and it will finally be banished
from the Mexican dolninions.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
ReuewS Her Youth

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson. Clay Co.
Iowa, tells the following story, the truth O
which is vouched for BY the residents of the
town: II am 73 years old, have been trou
bled with kidney complaint and lameness fol
many years; could not dress myself without
help Now l am free from all pain and sore
ness. and am able to do all my own house
work. lowe nv thanks to Electro Bitters fol
having renewed my youth, and removed com
pletelY all disease and pain. Try bottle
only soc. at Cotield s Lyons. s."Drug Store. 81
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
Up With the Chickens in the 4. VI
1From the Chicago Journal.

TTO11I CI1G NIIICoSO . Ou1 11t6I'J
While General Sherman was in Ohio
last winter, attending the reunion OF
the veterans of that state, he decided to
call upon ex-President Rutherford B.
Hayes. The rest of the story is told in
his own words:
II have a weakness" he said, "of
sitting up late at nights, and frequently
do not retire before twelve o'clock, but
I sent my card down to Hayes at nine
o'clock, and he had been abed an hour
Strange, isn't it,"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
RrAce In.

You are feeling depressed, your appetite Is
poor, you are bothered with Headache, you
are fidgety, nervous, and generally out OF
sorts, and want to brace up. Brace up, bat
not with stimulants, spring medicines, or BIT
ters. which have for their basis very cheap, bad
whisky, and which stimulate you for an hour,
and then leave you in worse condition than
before. What you want is an alternative that
will purify your blood, start healthy action OF
Liver anGKidneys, restore your vitality. and
give renewed health and strength. Such q
medicine you will find in Electric Bitters. and
only 80 cents at Cofield & Lyons Drug Store.
7-3S.lt
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
defective Scenery.

II don't think much of the scenery
in this part Of the country" said a
Western man on a Central Hudson
train bound North. "Give me prairie
every time.'
whats the matter with the scenery
in this part Of the country" :" asked a
fellow passenger.
"B'gosh, you can't see any. Them
dinged hills an mountains arc in the
way"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
Festivities Ahead.

Young lady, Visiting in Cincinnati:)
"Why, Cicely, what do you suppose all
those kegs of beer are being taken into
that private house for?"
Cicely, "a Cincinnati belle:) "Oh, a
wedding breakfast, probably, or some
thing of that sort.N
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
Plenty on Hand.
From The Epoch.

Wife: Why is it, John, that you
rarely kiss me now? Before we were
married you bothered me almost to
death.
Husband: I know it, my dear, and |
laid in stock enough to last.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
i Bad Case of Rats.

ROME, May 21.-It has been decided
to close the Vatican exhibition in a
short time, on account of damage
caused by rats. The exhibition has
been financially failure. tits stated
that each cathedral will receive jubi-
lee memento from the exhibition.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
The Slang of Politics.
New York. Herald

The Slang of Modern politics is inter
esting. Minnesota we are told is ''natu-
rally Blaine State"
Why NATURALLY" a Blaine State?
And what is "Blaine State?" And
what would be an unnatural Blaine
State?
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
Red Headed Brides.
ATLANTA Constitution.

The New York Sun wants to know
why the majority of brides at Washing
ton this year are red-headed. 1t is very
simple. The marrying men are begin
ming to know a good thing when they
see it. 1t was not always so.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31

On Sundays train will leave Charles
ton, S. c., $3.50 a. NJ, arrive Column bial i
p. IN. Returning leaves Columbia 5'3
p. M, arrives Charleston 9:45 p. m.
Solid Trains between Charleston and
Columbia. S. G..
Special Parlor Cars attached 10 Nos.
80 and So train between Charleston and
Columbia. No.extra charge for seats in
these cars to passengers holding First
Class tickets.
Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping Car
on Nos. IA and % between Savannah
Charleston and Hot Springs, N. c., via
Asheyille.
J. r. DIVINE,
General Superintendent.
T. NJ. EMERSON,
General Passenger Agent.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
Rucklen's ArnIca Salve.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Sores,
Bruises Ulcers. Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, let,
ter. Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns and
all Skin Eruptions- and positively cures
Piles or no pay required. 1t is guaranteedHa
give perfect satisfaction. or money refunded:
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Cofeld d
Lyons. -slz.- -
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
LAND Els
OFE1cE OF COUNTY AUplToE,

OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR,
NEwBERRY, S. c., Jan.16, 1888. Z
IN compliance with instructions from
the Ccmptroller-General, and in obed-=
ience t. the requirements of the Act,
the following Act is published for the
information o. the people.
WIN. ". HOUSEAL,
Auditor.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31

Fast Line between Charleston, Colam
bia and Upper South Carolina and Wes
ern North Carolina. g..
Condensed Schedule
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
ON 1 L0N-PRleE BASIS.

During 1858 will sell Metallic Caskets
and all styles OF Cofins at prices to suit.
the times-low as the lowest!
Contracts for everything in the Car
pentry Business will also be figured on
a rock bottom basis.
All orders in Undertaking or con-
tracts in Carpenter work shall have
my prompt attention.
r. @. CHAPMAN.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
uASQL + ILANLII

MRMa arm The cabinet organ was in
HWH' AIN troduced In It's present form
MMETH I'LL "A by Mason & Hamlir in 1851.
UAUISlUW W. Other makers followed in the
S22 TO $500. manufacture of these instru-
ments but the Mason & Hamlin Organs have
always maintained their supremacy as the
best in the world.
Mason & Hamlin offer, as demonstration Of
the uneoualled excellence Of their organs the
fact that at all the great Worlds Expositions,
since that of Paris, 1857, III competition with
best makers Of all countries, they have inra-
riably taken the highest nonors. Illustrated
catalogues free.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
South Carolina Railway Compan.

South Carolina Railway Company.
TO AND FROM CHARLESTON.
EAST (pA1LY,l
Depart Columbia at.... 6.5oaln 6.3pu
Due Charleston. -........ OBS p III s45 10
WEST DAILY.
Depart Char1eston....... TO m 60 10
Due Colu1n bia. ........... l0.45 III 9.45 p N
TO AND FROM CAMDEN.
EAST DAILY EXCEPT sUNDAY.)
Depart colum 0ta.. g 8 an rs Pm Soo ga g5as
Due Camden. ........}s Rm q lRsa R:a P9as P@ Pnn
WEST DAILY EXCEPT sunday
n.r.r4 70 uaer IN az 7a5 Rp1 Rs1 R@ &c
am am pm pm
Due Colum bia.......l02 l045 73o sS
70 AND From AUGUSTA.
Depart Columbia......... $50 a In % p m
Due augusta. ........ ....li.4G.a q m lo.Zo d
WEST DAILY
Depart Augusta. ........... 6.lO m 4.4O p m
Due Colum bia. ..-.-..l0.A5 a III 9.45 p N
CONNECTIONS
Made at Union Depot, Columbia. with Colurn-
bia and Greenville Railroad by train arriving
with Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta Pail.
road by same train to and from all points on
both roads to and from Spsrtanburg and BE-
yond by train leaving Charleston at 0o I'm
and Columbia at 50 8. m, with through
coach to MorriSlo~ n, Tenn.
Passengers by these trains take Supper al
Brahchville.
AtCharleston with Steamers for New York
and on Tuesdays and Fridays with steamer
for Jacksonville and points on the st. Johns
River; also with Charleston and Savanna
Railroad to and from Savannah and g
points in Florida.
At Augusta with Georgia and Cenh1
Railroads tUand from all points West al
South. At Blackville to and from points Oh
Barnwell Railroad. Through tickets can be
>59Schased to all points South and West, b.
~1p1y n ne Sc00I;; ,00;;n+7A-- -Aeent, Columbia.
T6G1SSGO -. ~ = .sss:oa2er.
gOHN b. PECK, Genera M43nctret Ae,
~. =. ALLEN. Gen. Pass. and Tic4snr.c -