The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-29
Tidinss from the LEGION Round About
Jerusalem.

Fifty-two bushels OF corn to the acre
on uplands is the size Of il, John \.
Cromer's crib the home of it. and still
he's not happy. I hear he is plotting
for one hundred next year.
Notwithstanding the fact that divin-
ity has never found any recorded use
for hogs but for drawing devils. ali un-
usually large number are being raised
in this section. Solomon, if living,
would retracU that expression, NO
thing new under the sum-" if he could
come back to Jerusalem and witness
the complacency with which all aver
age dweller in the land of Judea pro-
leeds to ''place himself outside" Of Il
yoodly portion Of jowl and turnips.
The rattle Of the hammer IS heard in
the land the Messrs. J. and l.. G..
SwindIer 1.-TWO handsome widowers) are
ceiling the academy preparatory to its
opening on the lst Monday in Novenl-
ber
1t seems that some Of the journalists
have got into such snarling frame Of
mind that they (Augusta Evening
News in particularly are unwilling for
Mrs. Cleveland to have girl baby. II
that editor had to hump himself and
step around lively for as many girl
children as this citizen, he would wear
a smile l04 inches broad, instead OF
growing about it. Pm willing for any
body to have all of the Gaiance. AS
highly as 1 appreciate the fortune on
band, I am disposed 10 decline, with
thanks, any further addition to the
number. Ialways admired Mrs. Cieve-
land, and since she has named her
little girl Ruth my estimation for
her has increased. 4 name We poor
folks can understand and pronounce.
What would the little maiden have
done if she had been compelled to carry
around such a man as la August0 Ece-
ming Neocs Cleveland. No, bubble
Editor of the News. if Mrs. G. ever saw
you she was not impressed with the
idea you were proper person to name
a girl baby after.
Mrs. JOS. l.. Keitt and May E.,le
have returned from the mountains Of
Virginia, where they have been spend
ing the summer with their home
folks.n
Things are moving along lively over
in the land of Moab. Bro. S. S. Gun
ningham has developed into a first
class miller and sawyer.
DR.. G. B Caldwell is going extern
sively into stock farming, and says
that he intends to guide the pow
next year, if he can get anybody to
lead the mule.
The symptoms that spoke of last
week have .naterialized to that extent
which permits diagnosis; it's genuine
case of Pecan" fever. The enterprise
will be inaugurated at once. / wish
that the effort were more extensive, as
there is every reason to believe that 1t
is highly remuneratlve, utilizing those
lands that are subject to overflow, they
being worthless for any other purpose.
About two-thirds of the cotton crop
has been marketed in this vicinity.
I am told that the festive turkey will
be in demand on the street this winter,
as several of our girls have finished the
declenSions and have come to conjugd-
ton.
Giminy gracious aind it nice,
IoL' you wish dot you vos me.
But I'll bear you in mind, my dear
friend land as dispose of the succulent
'.jints' 1 won't forget to be thankful
that (for the time) I'm not you; unless
there's some cake for the editor, in
which case, III bring it; and stay for
dinner.
"Three cheers! and a tiger'' for the
prospective cotton convention. Get
ready, brother farmers, to "talk out in
meetin" like some of our sister Alli-
ances, and say you will be bound by
the action ofthat body. You've talked
less cotton long enough. Now IS and
to the rack'' and earn your liberty.
Fl