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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-30

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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-30

State who d sire reform and VINO feei the In
equality OF the administration Of the law
may elect Governors and Legislatures time
nd again to do their bidding, but as long az
he judiciary misinierrret the law, override
u, or Indulge Ia judicial legislation. our Ell.
forts 10 secure equality In taxation. the pro-
lection of life and properly and fair and I'M
partial administration will be IN vain. II
our courts are allowed to exercise power
which they are forbidd en- TO exe-rise. and IL
goes unchallenged, how long Will IL he before
other usurpations wia follow II interfer-
ence with the auditor is.allowed, ifthese man-
'iamnses are TO conttnue, the Judges can
block the wheels OF government, and destroy
it even. Suppose every taxpayer were 10 ap-
ply for writ and judge granted II, how
would we be able to- conduct the states al
fairs? II Is impossible for the governmentts
calculate wltfls any certainty upon its revenue,
II the collection OF IA xes is subject 70 be ar
rested In any instance in which a taxpa, er
should make out a prin,G Jacie case; and the
interference by summary process Is therefore
positively forbidden.
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In the mineral belt gold, silver, cop
per, lead, anthony cobalt, zinc, nickel,
bismuth, iron, molybdenum, and nitrate
are found in great quantities and the
mining operations are extensive. The
Germans and English have flockcd there
with capital to work the mines. Chill
cans also engage in the work rs princi.
pals, but not to the same extent as for
elgners. The country profits enormous
~ by her mines outside of the employ
ment it gives her laboring classes,
through the fees she exacts of the mine
owners for privileges and the export
taxes which she places upon the output.
The silver mines of Chile are among the
! richest and most extensive in the world.
The stories told by travellers of the Der.
centage of pure metal found in the ores
are considered preposterous sometimes.
but there is evidence to show that the
ores are wonderfully rich, surpassed per
haps, only by few ancient and cele-
brated mines in Peru. The great mineral
wealth of Chile, however, comes from
her nitrate of soda deposits, and therein
lies a story.
Before the war of 1878, between Chile
on one hand and Peru and Bolivia on the
other, the northern boundaries of Chile
were fixed indefinitely south of the
Bolivian desert of Atacama. North of
Atacama was the desert of Tarapaca.
which belonged to Peru. Chile never
questioned the rights of those countries
to herarid regions till it was asccrtained
that they were stored with wealth. The
silver mines of Guantaguya and Santa
Rosa, near Iquique in Tarapaca, had
been known before, but it was believed
that the deserts were of no value. But
when 1t was discovered that in Tarapaca
and Atacama there we're inexhaustiblc
beds of nitrate and borax; that in Alta
CANA were some of the richest silver
mines in the world, and that guano de-
posts had accumulated on the rocky
promontories of the coast, Chile disputed
the boundary lines. A pretence for war
was found upon the himsiest of evidence.
Bolivia and Peru united in defence.
But together they were no match for
Chile, and both provinces have since
paid their tribute into her Golfers and
form now her chief source of income.
The yearly output of nitrate of soda
is enormous, and hundreds of vessels are
engaged in the traffic of carrying it from
the deserts of Chile over the world.
British capital chiefly is employed in the
great industry. The nitrate is found
from one to ten feet below the soil,
mixed with extraneous matter. In that
form it is called caliche. The beds of
calichc are four to six or eight feet in
thickness, and extend over vast areas of
territory. The Tarapaca desert is espec-
tally rich in it. The caliche is obtained
by blasting, the powder being packed in
deep holes, or tiros, extending through
the upper soil and the caliche itself. It
is then loaded ON cars and taken to the
shore by train, where it passes through
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SuperstitiOus Turks.

Notwithstanding the progress the
Turks have made of late years in the
arts of civilization, all, from the highest
to the lowest, over the length and
breadth of the Ottoman Empire, are a
prey to the devoutest superstition. The
office OF Munejim Bashi, or Court Astrol.
oyer, still exists. The mans duties are
not of very complex kind, but they
have an important bearing on political
and social movements. For every action
of the Sultan and his ministers he has to
calculate the most propitious day, hour,
aud even minute; and he publishes an
nually an almanac, in which, for the
benefit of the whole Mohammcdan pop
ulation, the days are specified on winch
it is best to have the hair cut or the
nails trimmed, to take medicine or to be
bled, to visit friends, to buy houses,
lands or slaves, to undertake journey,
and even to do nothing. Next to the
Koran no work is more widely studied
among the Sultan's subjects, and it is
very doubtful whether even the great
Evangel of the Prophet is more scrupu-
lousy obeyed. -Once- Week.
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A FOOLS ADVICE.


Let us look on the beauties OF nature; nor
school
Ourselves to be happy by rote aud by rule;
Let us deem the earth fixed, and declare the
sun rolls,
If you please, with the moon OH his arm
round the poles;
Let us draw on the skie.
No meridian lines,
r., ','.F-Nor, straining our eyes,
Seek divisions and signs;
Let tho day turn to night without counrin,,
its hours.
Aud the seasons DO known by the blossoms
ana flowers. ~
o, let's not endeavor to fathom the lnws
OF motion and matter, nor seek for the
OF form and of color; it's useless to care
WHY heavens above earth, if it only is
there:
We shall only perceive
The design of the whole
Was the heart to relieve
And to gladden. the soul;
Let us live in this world unannoyed, upper
picked,
And willingly wait to be wise in the next
Eva MacDonagh, in Harrer's Weekly.
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him between them to Mr.. Briggs wagon,
which was tied under en- oak tree. .sIti
lucky he amt no older" said Dir.
Briggs, as he got in, ''or he'd got
his death with rheumatic, sleeping out
there side of that swamp"
Davy fell asleep again as soon as the
wagon was under way. He never knew
how he got home nor how his father
pulled off his little damp jacket and
wrapped him in his own coat, but the
flash OF lights in his face aud his mothers
voice awakened him thoroughly when he
got home. Sarah Yves over at her
mothers waiting, aud Car'linc had been
put to bed on the sitting room lounge.
Sarah Rugged him aud cried, but his
mother hurried him into the bedroom
and took of his damp clothes end rolled
him in hot blankets, then he sat out by
the Kitchen stove with his feet in the
oven and drank great bowl of ginger
tea and ate plate of milk toast, of
which he was especially fond. Every
body stood around him and petted him.
'They didn't have the party tonight,
SAID his mother, "thcy were SO upset
about you. They're going TO have it to.
morrow night, so you won't lose that"
Sarah leaned over and stroked DAVIS
little damp head lovingly. "To think
OF Uncle Davy's going out to find Car
line an staying out till midnight" she
said, tcarfully. "Sistcr'd never for i've
herself if anything had happened 10
him."
Uncle Davy looked up at her suddenly,
his honest face cleaning out of tic folds
OF the blanket. "You mustn't feel SO
bad, Sarah" said he. az united Car
line. Atlanta Cons titution.
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A Big Telegraph Office.

The biggest telegraph office in the
world is that of London, England. 1t
is located in the general postofiice build
ing and is not accessible to the general
public. 1t contains more than 5000
operators and its batteries are supplied
by plant of 90, 900 cells.
This office does more business than auy
office in the United States. 1t dispatches
its business much quicker and more
quietly than our offices do, and its main
operating room is not half so noisy as
the main office of the Western Union
Company in New York.
OF these 5000 operators about 1000
are women. They have room to them.
selves and they do their work with
American Morse instruments with regis.
tiers and paper reels.
In the big telegraph operating room
OF Paris 1000 operators arc at work.
Nearly one-half of these are women.
The day operators work only seven hours,
while the night operators work ten
hours. The former receive about 81 per
day and the latter .35.-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
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dacks as very high mountain, and
boast of having climbed it. 1t is $500
feet in height. The lowest of the passes
over the Andes is Planchon. 1t has IL :
455 feet of altitude. Chilean enterprise
has projected a railroad over the Andes,
which is now under construction. With
or without the railroad the mountains
are natural boundary, and Chile and
Argentina will never quarrel over dis
puted territory.
But travellers tell us that the beauty
OF the country passes all description,
that the country from end to end pre-
scnts magnificent and bcwildcring
spectacle, glorious panorama of bright
ness and shadow, of paradise and desert.
Travellers also tell us that the country is
wonderfully inspirating. Its climate is
everything one wants. If you want
warmth, go north, to the land of figs and
oranges. If you want cold, move south
to the vast pine forests. If you are not
particular, settle anywhere between these
extremes. In Santiago, the capital, the
temperature is never higher than seventy
degrees, and never lower than lifty-two
degrees. 1t never rains there except
during the four winter months, but de ws
always keep the atmosphere moist and
pleasant. There is no country more
healthful than Chile, the travellers say.
Chile has enormous natural wealth.
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disputed. That she is universally feared
by her neighbors is fact. That she is
hated follows naturally. Chile is strong,
aggressive and warlike. She is to South
America in many ways what Russia is to
Europe. No southern nation will risk a
quarrel with her, and her neighbors eve
her askance, doubling her intentions.
Perhaps 1T may be news to most Amcri-
cans that Chile is a large country. She
is small on the map, because her sisters
are enormously larger, but her territory
is extensive. She is larger than any
country in Europe except Russia. She
has $500 miles of sea coast. II she were
plucked loose from her Andes and laid
down over our Atlantic coast. her most
northern part would cover Maine, and
her rock bound southern extremity would
blot out of existence the pcninsular of
Florida. With that length Chile has a
breadth of fifty to 200 miles. Perhaps it
VIII further surprise most Americans to
know that Chile is probably the most adj
vanced nation on her continent. Her
railroad, telegraph and telephone systems
are OF the best. Her method Of govern
ment IS superior TO any. Her schools
ton. In methods of farming she equals
the United States. In manufactures she
far distances every South American
country, and she is model for any new
nation in the world. Her mining opera
lions arc modern and extensive. Her
commerce is far extending and Increas.
ing. Chile is not tropical country, it
must be remembered. She occupies the
same zone that we occupy. The only
South American rival which she has in
matter of civilization and progress is that
amazing republic of Argentine, just
across the Andes, a republic which is sur
passing in growth the best efforts of our
own wonderful country.
And now comes another surprise. Few
Americans will be prepared to believe
that Chileans are pure white race,
strong of body, sturdy of will, bright of
wit, people of great courage, detcrmi.
nation and patriotism. They are unlike
any other South American people in
these respects, aud that is why they are
feared. They are smaller in stature than
Americans, but larger and sturdier than
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story is told of a now celebrated at
torncy, who, when he first appeared be-
fore the United States Supreme Court ut
Washington, to argue n case, started in
TO make speech such as he had been in
the habit of nlicting on juries. He was
at once stopped with the remark: "Coun-
|scl will please conIinc himself to the law
in the case; we have no time to listen to
Sloquencc. This, remarks the New Or
leans Picayune, would be- awkward for n
lawyer. who hes nothing but his clio
qucncc to stand on.
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to that used in our Western States, is carl
ried to degree approaching perfection.
The farmers of a section combine to tap
river and ditch its water to their acres,
where it is distributed, the expenses be-
ing borne i'll common. Under that sys-
tenn the whole country blooms like gaS<
den. Oranges, lemons, and figs abound
toward the north. Then comes the region
of flax, corn, grapes, olives aud peaches. .
Further south, where the climate is much
like that of Great Britain, wheat, barley,
rye, flax, and corn are cultivated with
immense success i'll quantities sufficient
to supply the nation and export largely.
Peru and Bolivia depend to great ex-
tend on Chile for their cereals. Travelers'
praise that favored part of Chile in words
which seems excessive.
The timber and fisheries belt, compris-i
ing an enormous territory, is almost en-
uncXplored wilderness. Its forest wealth!
is declared to be unsurpassed, cxcepc by
the British possessions of North America
The trees arc of varieties unknown to us,
but just as satisfying to the needs of man.
Capital is attacking the edges of the
forests. and an export business has been,
begun with Europe. The fisheries are of
immense value. They, too, are entirely
undevelopcd. The Government is trying
to direct immigration into that part of
the country, with the hope of realizing
something of its possibilities. But it is
slow work, for The country is wild and
occupied by the Araucaniau Indians, who,
if not hostile, are lawless and unpleasant,
neighbors. The savages are fearless and
physically powerful. They are coming
under the domination of the Govern
ment, to which they have sold their ter
ritories little by little.
Such is Chile, country of large area,
enormous natural wealth, wonderful
physical beauty, and great possibilitiess,
It is surely deserving of domination by
worthy race.
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An Unassuming Monarch.

1.-The Emperor of Austria is one Of the
most unassuming monarchs in all Eu-
rope" said w. p. Eldridge, a
gentleman recently returned from
Europe. "Whilc in Vienna | had
occasion to visit the palace and
found the Emperor's audience cham
Der crowded with Generals and no.
blemen who had come to thank
his Majesty for promotions and decora-
tons; but mingling with these were au-
thors, inventors, professors, widows and
orphans seeking pensions, and IL number
OF very poor men and women who had
petitions to present. There are few
countries in which persons of this latter
class would ever chance of seeing their
sovereign; but in Austria anybody who
has anything reasonable to ask of the
Emperor is sure of an audience. On one
or two days week his Majesty receives
all corners who have applied to be re-
ccivcd, and he receives them alone. Ev-
cry applicant takes his turn. A master
of ceremonies opens door, the visitor
walks in and finds himself face to face
with the Emperor, who is usually unat-
tended. The door closes and the pcti-
titioncr may say to the Emperor what he
likes. There is no chamberlain or secrc-
tary to intimidatc him. The Emperor
stands in plainly furnished study in
undrcss uniform without star or grand
Gordon, and he grcets everybody with
an encouraging smile ana good-na-
turcd gesture of the hand, which seems
to say, There is no ceremony here. Tell
me your business, and if 1 can help you,
1 will. The Emperor of Austria has
clear, penetrating eye, and quick catch
ing manner. BY glance he makes peo-
pic feel Mt home, and by word draws
from them what they have to say. Then
he gives his own answer straight out aud
fearlessly, but generally with an acqui-
cscing smile, and whatever he promises
Is faithfully performed. There is moth
ing petty or evasivc in him. He is
monarch who replies by Yes or NO.
but always with the greatest courtesy.
A most lovablc trait in him is, that
whenever he sees anybody nervous in his
presence he makes the audience Inst until
by his kind endcavors the nervousness
has been entirely dispclled. st. Louis
Star-Sayings.
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purifying processes of dissolution and re-
capitalization. The nitrate is then
ready for tho market and is shipped in
bags.
The deserts which hide the nitrate
beds are desolate in the extreme. 1t is
probable that rain has not fallen on them
for many years. Animals cannot exist
there. Rivers miles away are detected
from their courses to supply drinking
water tor tho laborers, aud all supplies
are brought by railroad. The nitrate
beds are supposed to be the dried bot!
toms OF salt lakes of prehistoric times. (;
Many thousands of Chileans are employed
there. Thus Chile derives her largest
income from provinces stolen from.
weaker neighbors.
The other minerals found in Chile pay
largely also. Her deserts and mountainsl
are full of wealth, and are making for
tunes for those who work them. Herr
euano beds are large and profitable, al:
though her nitrate has of late curtailed',
the demand for guano, being itself a,
cheap fertilizer. 1t is believed that
Chile's mountains are full of undiscov-
cred fortunes. Coal of an excellent
quality and of unlimited quantities has
been discovered south of the mineral
belt, and is being mined extensively and
profitably. The agricultural belt south
of the mining region is delightful
country, covered with farms aud Dotted
with flourishing towns. 1t is crossed by:
railroads in many directions, and is as
prosperous and delightful country as
can be found. The greater cities are /
there.
But in spite of the fertile soil and eli
mate only irrigation has made agricul-
ture possible throughout large part of:
Chile. The Andes suck the moisturel
from the winds and rain is light and in
frequent. But the industrious Chileans
defect the rushing rivers from their
courses and spread their waters in little
bitches over the country. The system,
which travellers describe as very similar
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Chile is more blessed in scenery than
Switzerland. There is no spot in all her
great territory which huge mountain, do
not overlook. They are among the high
est in the world. Aconcagua rises o.
Az feet into the air. The two dozen
other volcanoes, not SO ambitious, are of
enormous heights also. Below the sum
mits the rugged and notched ridges of
the mountains glisten whitley till they
Subside into pale blue below the snow
line.
The Andes are the eastern boundary of
Chile, in more sense than one. Thore is
an imaginary line drawn along their sum-
mits which divides the country from
argentina. Few people cross the Andes.
The passage requires from four to six
days. There are few so called passes,
but they cannot be travelled except. on
mule back. The passes are simply
slight indentations in the mountains.
The best known is Done Ana. You
have to mount 14,77 feet above the
level to pass through it. New Workers.
look upon Mount Marcy in the Adiron-
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y glance through the code Of instruc-
lions issued by Ole of the big cable
companies shows that there are num-
Der OF places which rarely appear upou
the map that may be reached by
wire from this country. For SO. 25 per
word one may communicate from New
York with the hectic town of Pram
Pram, upon the west coast of Africa.
while connections can be established
with the lively hamlet Of Grand Bassam.
in the same region, ut 81. Oh for every
ten letters. For ST.. II Fer word Won
may address your long lost relatives or
business partners in Djcddu, Mecca and
Al Hedjas, while the rate to Bunder
Abbas, Bassidore and Lingah is sixty.
four cents in addition to the boat hire
from Jask, Persia, where the message is
dellverc l.. Every word sent to New
Zealand, via northern Siberia, costs the
sender just 1911, which is the highest on
the list. 1t costs sixty cents n word to
to reach Romansanaguas and Aquada
de Pasageros down in Cuba, aud 81. ss
to let the old folks in Sungts. I35phg, on
the Malay Peninsula, know y6sEare liv-
ing,
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The annual mortality OF the entire
human race amounts, roughly speaking,
according to II French medical journal,
to thirty three millions of persons. This
makes the average deaths per day over
ninety one thousand, being ut the rate of
$3.50 An hour, or sixty-two people every
minute of the day and night the year
round. A fourth of the race die before
completing their eighth year, and one
half before the end of the seventeenth
year; but the average duration of life is
about thirty eight years. Not more than
one person in hundred thousand lives
to be n hundred.
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The Lights of the Lighthouses.

Recent experiments in England have
shown that an electric light, when turned
vertically toward the sky gives most ex-
traordinary results. For instance, the
light OF the Eddystone (England) light
house can be seen only seventeen and
onc-half miles on a clear night, but a
vertical beam Or light of far less power
IS visible just twice as far, with strong
chance of its surmounting an ordinary
fog. This discovery will probably bring
about decided change in the manner O.
placing the electric light in lighthouses
Now York Journal.
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In sounding for a marine cable off the
Ha%al1an Islands recently, the crew Of
the United States steamship Albatross
brought up some twenty-five new species
OF fish. Among them was tlounder.
six or eight inches in length, with an
elongated jaw and pouch like peli.
cans. y specimen of the red sea horse
or Hippocampus, found 100 miles north.
east of Honolulu, is in the collection
and Is the only one known to have
been found in that region. Two or
three new species OF A1acrurus, or great
tail fishes, were caught in 400 fathoms
of water on the slopes of Oahu, and
several eel-like fishes were found at the
same time. An octopus, weighing be.
tween forty and fifty pounds, was caught
in the dredge and is now preserved in
alcohol. Specimens of the batfish, with
slender fins, that look like legs and with
Sills in the back part of the body, and
crabs with globular bodies. and limbs
covered with sharp horns. were also
brought to the surface and have been
preserved in alcohol. The collection is
10 be sent to ichthyologists at Washing.
ION, and to Professor Smith, of Yale,
md Agassiz, of Harvard.