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Bent County register., 1889-02-16

THE WEEKLY GRAPHIC is
lust the paper for the R.pablicsns
throughout the country Who need 3
general newspaper in addiflon TO
their local weekly II ia = twelve
page paper, SIX of which are devoted
to clever pictures of current political
and news events, and SIX pages to
bright articles by brigh; writers, 50
cial, political and literary cha. with
all that makes a sound nrv.psp<r.
Bent County register., 1889-02-16
REPUBLICANS:

During the coming year some Of
the most prominent leaders in the
Republican party will contribute
timely ARTICLES to The WEEKLY
GRAPHIc.
Remember that THE GRAPHIC, be
ing an illustrated paper, does not in
terfere With any ather paper.
WE WANT DRIP SUpPOPT
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
Eer Faith Did Not Save Mrs. Edwards.

SYRACUSE, March Mrs. Mary c..
Edwards, who has just died in this
city, was a believer in the Christian
Science doctrine, and herself professed
to effect cures through the agency Of
faith. About six weeks ago she went
to Utica to treat patient. While on
her way to the cars to return home
she fell and broke her hip. She was
Immediately brought there, and two
physicians were called in and reduced
the fracture. Then the Christian
Scientists took charge Of the case, the
patient being attended by Mrs. Ellen
E. Cross, principal of the Academy of
Christian Science in this city, and
another disciple of the school. Mrs.
Edwards grew worse, and regular
physicians were again called, but they
could not save her life. They say that
their failure was due to the interference
of the Christian Science, people. The
"Scientists" say they could not save
the woman's life for the reason that
she did not have sufficient faith herself
when the crisis came.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
The EEnd Chaplain o. The House.

Rev. Or. Miiburn, the chaplain of
the House Of Representatives, is blind
man. He has been blind flom child
hood, but man of more distinguished
appearance cannot be found in Con-
gress. He bears a striking appearance
to Governor Gordon. The blind chap
lain, as he is usually called, is an in
veterate smoker. He smokes dozen
or more strong cigars daily and is sell
dom seen without one between his
lips. His daughter leads him to the
Capitol each morning about II o'clock,
and from that hour until noon he sits
in the reception room smoking while
Miss Milburn reads to him the morn
ing papers.
Whenever anything is read which
strikes Enl he asks to have it read a
second time, and it is, indeed a rare ex-
ception when in his opening prayers he
does not refer to something bis daugh-
ter has just read to him from the morn
ing papers. By his sreference to current
events and strikingly beautiful and elo-
quent language of his prayers, he has
made friend of each and every cem-
ber and some Of the more religiously
inclined always 60 to the Capitol early
just to hear the beautiful morning
prayer offered up by the blind chaplain.
Washington correspondent of Allan
ia Constitution.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
Death off. V. Williamson.

PHILADELPHIA, Ma b 6:-J. V.
Williamson, the philanthropist, died
this afternoon. His great charity is the
establishment to instruct boys in man
ual labor. 4
Mr.. Williamson was in his eighty
seventh year. He has been noted for
the extent of his charitable work, and
not less for The excessive modesty with
which his acts Of philanthropy have
been accomplished. Previous to his
last great gift for the benefit of boys
desirous OF learning trades be had given
away over sl,O0O,OO0 to charitable and
other institutions, so that the aggre-
gate of his gifts amount to over s., 5OG,-
600. His death will not affect the trade
school, to which he gave 5, 100000.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
Two Fridays lin One Week.
detroit Free Press

A day is added to or taken from the
calendar when ship is crossing the
Pacific Ocean. Those who remember
this fact will be interested in the fol-
lowing extract from the journal Of
Traveller on his way from China to San
francisco: "We ran a Northwesterly
course at first, going as high as forty
seven degrees, fifty-elght minutes
North, in which latitude we crossed
the lSOth degree of longitude on July
9th. and consequently had two Fridays
and eight days in the week. This fairly
puzzled one ofour party, who came TO
breakfast in bewildered state of mind,
asking whether to-day was yesterday
or tomorrow: and declared he had cer-
tainly gone to bed on Friday night: and
yet had got up again on Friday morn
ing. For my own part, I must say
that it looks very strange to see in my
diary "Friday 9, July, No. l. 'D@,
CO., No. q"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
DRUMMER'S TERRIBLE DEATH.
He Falls From Wharf in the Mud and is
Slowly Drowned by the Rising Tide.
Especial to The Register.

lSpeclal 10 Inc REGISTER.
CHARLESTON, March 6.-John D.
Wrede, a drummer for commits
sion house in this city, met ter
rible death last night. He left his
home about 9 o'clock and was not
heard from till about a. N. to-day,
when his body was found stuck in the
mud at Hunters dock, on the Eastern
water front. The body was found
buried in the mud, the water being just
below his arms, which were extended,
and myriads Of crabs feasting on his
face. 1t is supposed that he fell from
the wharf into the dock, and while
trying to extricate himself sank so deep
in the mud as to be unable to get out.
At this hour 10 p. n.y. the tide was
low, and at bigh tide there is not over
three feet Of water on the spot where
he perished. he must have been
slowly drowned by the rising tide.
There are residences within 100
yards of the place where the unfortu-
nate man net his terrible death, but
his cries were unheard. He must have
been alive for four hours before the
tide reached his mouth and drowned
him.
The place where the accident oc-
CURED is noted as a death trap, Wrede
being the fourth victim who has
perished there in the same way. 1t is
a dock far removed form the river and
which is flied with plufF mud, almost
as yielding as Quicksand. The mud is
bare at ebb tide, and the flood tide
covers i: only from two to three feet.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
Too Many Laws.
columbia Record, |

Did it ever strike YOU, TINT people
could suffer from too much law?
That the people could be as COM
pletely lost by an avalanch of statutes,
as an unfortunate traveller would be
when showed under in the mighty
Alps?
Montesquie tells US, that "the set
forms of justice are necessary to liberty,
but the number of them might be so
great as te be contrary to the very laws
that established them, processes would
have no end property would be uncer-
tain, goods of one of the parties would
be adjudged to the other without exam
ining, or they would both be ruined by
examfGing too much.
1.-THE citizens would lose their Ibee-
ty and security, the accusers would no
longer have any means to convict, nor
the accused to justify themselves" If
with courts, $50 with the statutes. In
order to demonstrate how rapidly we
have voyaged towards this state Of
affairs, we wish to call the attention of
the readers of the Record, to the enor-
NOUS increase in the number of laws
from year to year in our State.
Take for instance the 11th volume Of
the Statutes of South Carolina, which
contain COB pages, but on these sos
pages we find all the laws passed by
the Legislature during ten years, from
1889 to 1s49. ...
During these ten years the Legisla-
ture enacted 337 laws, or on an average
thirty-three acts each year.
Volume II contains the laws from
1850 to 1850, and volume 13 from 1850
to 1866.
From 1858 to the present time, the
number of laws enacted each year has
increased at an enormous rate, in fact,
it has reached the point that our Leg
isiature now enacts as many laws at a
single session, as did their predeces-
sors forty years ago in the whole ten
years, and do not take any longer time
to do it in, to-wit: About thirty days.
We do not know whether the members
of the present day are endowed with
more Intelligence, or whether they
work harder. but we can reach but one
conclusion, and that is, that letit be
either intelligence or work, or both,
the people are the sufferers.
Too much law, like ''too much
South" as was said some time since, is
running the country into the ground.
The people do not. know where they
stand. One can hardly crook hissfnger,
OF sneeze for that matter, without be-
ing tod it is e nisdemeanor. !
One of the worst features Of the whole
business is, that law is scarcely en-
acted before some one thinks it ought
to be amended, and with the thousands
of laws and the amendments, and the
great delay in printing the hundreds
of acts passed at each session Of the
Legislature, the people are very much
in the same predicament as those poor
devils we read about who were ex-
pected to observe laws, enacted, it is
true, but placed so high that they could
not be read.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
BLAINE'S SOUTHERN INVESTMENTS
The Maine Statesman Said to be Looking
After the Natural Bridge.
From the New York Herald. I

LEXINGTON, Va, February 26.-It is
current rumor here that James G..
Blaine and other Northern gentlemen
are negotiating for the purchase of the
Natural Bridge, and that Mr.. Blaine
will bein this section after the inaugu-
ration.
The Natural Bridge, which is in
Rockbridge County, was originally
owned by Thomas Jefferson, who ac-
quired it from the English owner for a
very small sum. The property is now
owned by Col. H. C. Parsons, an init
mate personal friend of the Blaines. It
is believed that the Maine statesman
contemplates investing largely in other
property in Rockbridge and the sur
rounding country. He was one of the
original prcprietors Of the Richmond
and Allegheny Railroad, which passes
through that portion of the State. Mr..
Blaine has always been credited with
having made considerable money on
that investment without putting in
much Of his own.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
Railroad Rurnor,
Especial to The Register. !

CHARLESTON, March IA good
deal of interest is felt in the proceed
ings Of the meeting of the South Caro-
lima Railway stockholders, which
took place yesterday. The officials,
however, are very reicent and abso-
lutely refuse to give the press any in
formation. Numbers Of rumors are
flying around, but none of them have
any reasonable foundation. The most
important and likely one is that nego-
tiations are about to be opened with
the Three C's road for the sale of. the
property to them.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
HE REALLY DIED TOR LOVE.
The Pihful Fate of Young North Caro-
Edian.
Especial to the News and Courier.

Especial to the News and Courier. !
CHARLOTTE, March 7.-Particulars
OF a sensational suicide We're received
here tonight from Leaksville, in Rock
ingham County, Samuel Hampton,
aged 81, an invalid from infancy, was
in love with very pretty young lady,
Miss Halle Ragland, who,was daugh-
ter of a well-to-do farmer, living about
two miles from LeaksviIle. Hampton's
mother keeps a hotel in Leaksville
and he had for years been the hotel
clerk, being unable to work at any trade
or other business on account of being
an invalid. He loved Miss Ragland
with all bis soul, but realized that on
account Of his physical condition he
could never win her hand and heart
But he called on her often, having
known and loved her from childhood.
Itappears that ut last Hampton gave
up all hope of ever marrying Miss Rag
land and deliberately made up his
mind to end his lie.
Last Tuesday he called at the young
lady's house to see her and was invited
in the parlor by Miss Emma, an elder
sister of Miss Halle. For some cause
or other the young lady refused to see
him and se2t him word to that effect.
On receipt of the information Hampton
quietly took froc1 his pocket half-pint
bottle labeled "poison' and attempted
to drinkits contents, but was preveeted
by Miss Emma Ragland, who quickly
snatched the bottle from his hands and
smashed it upon the floor. Hampton
then jerked from his pocket a thirty
eight calibre revolver, and with a wild
laugh, saying, "This will do as well,"
be placed tine weapon to his temple and
fired, falling upon the floor, where he
died in fifteen minutes.
In his pocket was found a sealed
letter addressed to Miss Halle, in
which he very terderly told of his great
love for her and that life was a burden
to him without her. In closing he said
he did not blame her for rot marrying
him, but said he would rather die than
live without her.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
Barnwell's Artesian Well.

Especial to the News and Courier. !
BARNwELL, March THE new
artesian we'll is the sensation here now.
It's 446 feet deep and the water rises to
within 10 feet of the surface, whence 1t
is discharged with a pump. A1r. Clay,
the contractor, says the water is better
than that of Albany, Ga, the medicinal
quality of (which doubled the popula-
tion of Albany in a short time.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
A Memory of Early Days.
Bane Of childhood's tender Years,

b;lne OF CNIIUNOOu'S s CenueT Years,
Swallowed Oft with groans and tears,
How it made the 6esh.recoil,
Loathesome, greasy castor oil!
Search your early memory close,
Till you find another dose:
All the shuddering frame revolts
At the thought of epsom salts!
Underneath the pill-box lid
Was a greater horror hid,
Climax Of all inward ills,
Huge and gripping old blue pills!
Whata contrast to the mild and gen
tie action of DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pur-
gatlve Pellets, sugar-coated, easy to
take. cleansing, recuperating, renova-
ting the system without wrenching it
with agony. Sold by druggists.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
r,Siou:
t7ais is the only evidence that Mrf
Cle veland has that he served as presi-
de- Of the g nited States.
HIs PARTY'S ONLY HOPE.
from Harper's Weekly.l

From Harper's Weekly.l
q President Cleveland has not been a
farorite with his party, but there is no
dcu5t whatever that in his character
AMI il his public views he represents,
Notwithstanding his late defeat, the
sosc hope of his party hereafter. No
Democrat for half century has done
SO 4aueh to redeem the Democratic
name and fortune as Mr.. Cleveland,
ana he retires with the cordial respect
;ssfsaS body of his countrymen for
MS nis patriSsEss yseerpose, his integrity, and
his courage.
CLEVELAND AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN.
New YORK, March 7.-Ex-President
Cleveland drove downtown in car
riage this morning from the Victoria
Hotel to his law Office in William
street. He was accompanied by Messrs.
Stetson and McVeagh.
A TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GENERAL OFFICE OF ASSOCIATED PRESS,
NEW YORK, March 4. !
The retirement of Mr.. Cleveland from
tht. Presidency affords fitting oppor-
tuI.ty for the Associated Press to make
some recognition Of the uniform cour-
te with which its representatives
hs ; been received at the White House,
an the intelligent interest that has
ben exhibited in placing at its service
Or -aptly and without the annoyance
thsvGoo often accompany official acts
es :7ything that might properly be
5 e; m to the public. While the Asso-
cia, ed Press has always been on pleas
ars terms with the occupants OF the
VI fiite House, the fact that the press
W.. a, servant Of the people, and the
proper medium through which to reach
them, was never so clearly understood
bef,re the Administration Of President
c. veland. The experience of Col.
L, oont as q journalist was undoubted-
ly ,seful in establishing such sensible
ar practicable relationship with the
Associated Press at the very beginning
of aat Administration. .
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
$500 Reward

Is offered, in good faith, By the manu-
facturer's Of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy
for case of catarrh which they
cannot cure. It is mild, soothing and
healing in its effects, and cures ''cold
in the head" catarrhaldeafness, throat
ailments, and many other complica-
tions of this distressing disease. so cents
by druggists.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
Jas. G. Floods Viii.

REDWOOD CITY, CAL, March g..
The will of Jas. c. Flood splaces the
value of MS estate, not including that
disposed of previous to his death, at
$500, 600: half of which is bequeathed
to his widow, and one-quarter each to
Ceara Jane, hi. daughter, and Jas. IT, J.
his son.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
Assistant Secretary Thompson m u Resigns. rs,
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Assistant

WASHINGTON, March 6.-Assistant
Secretary Thompson to-day presented.
to President Harrisonl his resignation.
Secretary Window qualified and took
up the treasury portfolio this afternoon;
and he requested Mr.. Thompson, asa
personal favor, to remain in his pres:
es2t position until his successor is ap-5s
puiated. G. E. Coon, Mr.. Thompson's-
predecessor, under the Arthur Admin
istration, is in the city and expects to
be reinstated. -
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14

The latest estimate places the United
States Senate at a valuation of SI29,-:
100000. According to this calculation:
there will be, including Fice-President
Morton, nineteen millionaires in the
in the American House of Lords. Only
fourteen years ago there were but nine.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
WASHINGTON SAD.
The Retirement OF. Mrs. Cleveland VIII Be
Felt-A Lovely Anecdote.

I WASHINGTON, March 6.-People of
all parties, maie and female, express
regret at the retirement of Mrs. ,Cleve-
land from public life. Mr.. Carlos Buc-
cleuch, a well-known Westinghouse,
said to your correspondent: AS the
excellent lady, whose: bright presence
has been such a charm in the White
House, has finally retired taerefrom
with the regrets Of all who have, met
and esteemed her, every incident re
specting her may be ofsome interestto
the people. A few weeks since, in a.
personal interview with the President,
I said: ~: .5.g.ssfss
" AT some time I,should like pre-
sentation to Mrs. Cleveland, for I have
a lovely story to tell her respecting her
SELF x s53s.sS:
"'Well,' he replied, IF the story IS
about herself, then itmust indeed be a
very lovely one.'
Subsequently at Secretary Whit
ney's, I was introduced to the lady, q
who cordially granted me the privilege
OF an interview at the mansion for tell
ing her the story. twas this. give
1T as told it to her: Ia theJune after
ner marriage, While awaiting atSyra-
euse ior q tram, / saw a conductor on
tae Lemgn valley railroad sit down on
a 'rueK oeside brakeman, to whom
ne salo:
DO you want TO see something nice
ua'e mere. tahing ous OF nus pockes e.
n.s,e DoA' naito# aho tong, covered
.: 49, snA issue paper ana sleo WIZ WIZ
sa'ln tiooon' so'ne wedolng eakes SEM
" me petsonally py MIS-. eieYelano.
oh' psna"' salo the oreakman
1hass 700 'nih.z Z ou cant gum me 10
'nat was.
Do'' tepiieo me zconauetor rs
,sno ,y!l uoyn sloe. : aseo 70 astend upon
,,riSn lo.yun :" oui ieaa gong to
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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
Working up the Negro Exodus.
Especial to News and Courier. i

Especial to News and Courier.
CHARLOTTE, March 6.-The negro
exodus in this State grows more and
more alarming every day. Prominent
eolored leaders have taken the stump
and are having meetings from place to-
place, which are attended by all the
negroes in the neighborhood. The
speakers advise the negroes to. prepare
for wholesale emigration to States
where they will be welcome, alleging
that in North Carolina they are not
welcome. A special train with four
hundred will leave Raleigh tomorrow
for Arkansas and Louisiana.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
Misery Making Mormons.

CHATTANOOGA, March 5.-One hun
dred and fifty men. women and chill
dren passed through the city tonight
from Georgia and Alabama, bound for
Utah, in charge of three Mormon eld-
ers. They go to join the Mormon
Church. Ihe party is composed of an
ignorant and destitute class of people,
who claim they have been promised
homes and plenty of work. They are
to be followed by another batch Of one
hundred tomorrow night.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
Prohibition Defeated in Minnesota.

ST. PAUL, MINI, March by a
vote of 50 to 80 the House of Represen-
tatiyes this afternoon, after an all day
debate, refused to submit to the people
a prohibitory amendment to the consti-
tuition.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
To Cross Historic Ground.

CHATTANOOGA, March 6.-Mission-
ary Ridge and Chickamauga will short
ly be traversed by an electric street
railway. Contracts have been let for a
construction of them. *,
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14

Take Ayers Sarsaparilla, in the
spring CT the year, to purify the blood,
lnvigorate the system, excite the liver
to action, and restore healthy tone and
vigor to the whole physical mechanism.
Remenbe: that quality, not quantity,
constitutes the value of medicine.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14

AsPISwALL, March THE British
vessel FL Dorado, 270 tons burden, has
passed through the Panama Canal from
Aspinwall to Chagres, a distance of
fifteen miles. This it the first foreign
vessel that has passed through the
canal from one port to another.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14

: The extraordinary popularity of
Ayers Cherry Pectoral is the natural
results Of its use by all classes of people
for over forty years. 1t has proven it
self the: very best specific for colds,
coughs, and pulmonary complaints.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14

.fs. Cleveland's gracious smile will
. liuser long in the pleasant recollection
: o! =, adrniring nation. Her admins
81 tr. ION was one of the most conspicu-
ops successes of the centusy.-Balti-
e American.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
srATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO. !

LUCAS COUNTY, S. S. !
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm of
F. J. CHENEY & Co., doing business ia
the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of
Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day of Decem-
Der, A. D. '86.
l00, A. w. GLEASON
SEAL Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally aud acts directly upon the blood
and mucus surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials, free.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O..
~ Sold by Druggists, IS cents.