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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-28

afar off. I have always been friendly
with the birds; always loved to watch
their sportiye ways, and always fam
cied-no, it was not fancy-that I
could perceive in the music deep
undertone, almost, if not quite, angelic
and seraphic in its nature I have felt
often that I could even frame their
songs into English words and verses.
At any rate. I could feel and hear the
words even though they were only sug-
gested by the rich melodious tone Of
the bird notes. have just told you,
Francis, that on my walks I was in
the habit Of stopping by the wayside
and writing thoughts or verses that
might come into my head. On this
particular walk I had just stopped and
taken seat OF asmooth rock near the
roadside by Mr.. Crotwell's field. Some
lines had come to me, suggested by 4
note Of bird that had just settled him.
self on q small hickory tree near by.
He looked at me for moment with
his bright clear shining eyes, wheR,
without warnibs he burst into de-
licious, long drawn, halfdozen notes Of
richest bird melody. Then stopping
q moment as if to tune his throat he
rose into high and triumphant song,
and darted like bright beam of min
gled light and music to another tree
almost hundred yards away. I i'm
mediately wrote:
"And O, such blissful songs the birds
do sing
Hid in their leafy coverts in the woods!
They know no fowler's gun with deadly
aim,
Will ever harm them in these green
retreats"
was writing for the ideal world into
which it is possible to translate this.
Immediately, as though in response to
my just written thoughts, the same
bird burst forth into rich and glori.
GUS melody just over my head, on the
limb Of the tree near which I was sit.
ting. Soon afterwards far down thu
creek, so far that I could just hear it
there rose an answering melody, in 8
| tone slightly different but sweeter il
| possible than the first. Then another
| one over beyond the creek joined in
as though to say ~ too am ready and
will be ready and will be with you.'
And another and another, some fal
and some near make response. 1t soor
became evident to me that there wa
| something more than common in tht
wind. They were coming nearer ant
! nearer to where was seated, just as j
they were getting up an entertainment
for my especial benefit. Ah, could
think SO? It was evident that the!
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-28
A BIRD CONCERT.
A Christmas Story for Francis. and Other
Good Boys and Girls.

Once upon time used to walk,
very often, down to your pa's grand
pas by Ebenezer meeting house, down
the creek and along an old road that
ran alongside of Mr.. Crotwell's field.
There was good deal of wooded land
along the creek for some distance. All
that country was once quite heavily
timbered and was full ofgame Of differ
ent kinds, such as deer, turkeys, foxes,
rabbits, squarrels, and other animals
and birds; but at the time I now speak
of, the game was nearly all gone, e1-
cept partridges and some few others
which may be considered lawful spoil.
There are many birds which are not
lawful game, and these abounded there,
such as mocking-birds, thrushes, cat
birds, red birds yellow hammers,
golden0rioles and a great many Others;
some good singers, and many who were
not singers, but mere chatterers and
jabberers, but who helped to keep the
woods alive and jolly with their merry
fuses. Most folks, or many folks at
best, will not believe the story that I
am now about to tell you; but never
theless feel right confident that it is
true. Birds have life and melody and
language in their songs. Their music
is not mere gibberish, or a soulless rou-
tine without meaning or sense; but it
is really song, and sometimes they
have grand concert, especially on
Sabbath mornings in the spring Of the
year, when the air is balmy from the
South o. Southwest, and sweet with
the perfume Of flowers and the odor Of
leaves just out in their brightest and
freshest green. o, but the woods are
happy sometimes, and like the holy
temples of God, when these grand bird
concerts are at their best. Many and
many time have stopped to listen
to some solitary singer far up upon the
top of some high tree. I have seen him
perched right upon the top, the very
highest top Of a tall tree, and sing and
sing, like as if be would sing his very
soul out, till all the woods around were
filled with his music. Itseems at such
times as if all the other birds were lis
tening to see how well one solitary
singer could do. 1t seems so, and in
deed it is so, for as soon as he stops we
bear gentle chirping and few brief
snatches Of song, as if though they
were applauding the performance.
Then again we hear two or three sing"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-28

and hiding behind the trees about
songs Of joy and gladness; Of grief and
sorrow and reproach, were heard min
Cling their notes and tones in such a
way as to be absolutely inimitaole, but
melodious aad beautiful beyond ex-
preston. Francis, am not ashamed
to say that my heart was melted and
that I cried.
"What did you cry for?"
"Oh, because I could not help it. It
was joy, not sorrow. 1t was an insx-
pressibly deep and tender sadness that
made me cry. Alb, boy, never hurt
little bird, or any other harmless crea-
ture. They are all children Of earth;
they are all children Of God"
The joyous, glad music continued
for awhile, say half an hour, when 1t
took on = higher and more solemn tone.
And then it seemed as though other
creatures Of nobler natures than the
birds had joined the company. How
this may be L do not know, but it is
not improbable, for wherever the sphere
Of good will is, towards that point all
creatures Of good will shsve a natural
tendency to move. Be this as it may,
the melody rose 20 grand and solemn
strain and then subsided and almost
entirely ceased, when it gradually
glided into and assumed that slow,
grand movement used in singing the
long-metre doxelogy; and could hear,
yes, could hear the very words have
heard so often at church.
"Did the birds use them?'
~ do not know; but they were there
floating around and filing all the woods
with their grand tones; and floating
far out, far away until, it seemed to
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-28

Not every woman, who arrives at
middle age, retains the color and beau-
ty Of her hair, but every woman may
do SO by the occasional application Of
Ayers Hair Vigor. It prevents bald.
ness, removes dandruf, and cures oil
scalp diseases.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-28

Duncan Is, Yeldell 81, McLaurin 4,
Stanland 3, Walter4.
The Orangeburg and Berkeley dele
cations changed their votes from Stan-
land and Walter to Duncan and that,
with the votes of Blease and Anderson,
elected him.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-28
Just $. Good without Mistletoe.

They were standing under the chan-
delier when he suddenly put his arms
around her and kissed her.
"Why," she exclaimed, as scarlet
flush arose 20 her cheek, "there is no
mistietoe there now."
"'That's why I did it, }" be said, with
smiling efrontery, sin short, to show
that it's just as good when the mistle-
toe isn't there"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-28

With many cIergymep, public speak
ers, singers, and actors, Ayers Cherry
Pectoral is the favorite remedy for
hoarseness and all affections Of the vo-
cal organs, throat, and lungs. ITS
anodyne and expectorant effects are
romptly realized.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-28
1t Takes tho Cotton.
IGreenyills NeWs.1

Fifteen years ago in the old radicals.
days the governors salary represented
about fifty eight bales Of cotton and ths
clerk Of the house for months work
received sixteen bales Of cotton. Under
the present reform administration the
governors salary represents eighty
bales Of cotton and the clerk Of the
house receives for his months work
and not very hard work, either
twenty-three bales.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-28
The Testimonials

Published on behalf Of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla are as reliable and az worthy
your confidence, as if they came from
your best and most trusted neighbor.
They state only the simple facts in re-
gard to what Hoods Ssrsaparills has
done, always within truth and reason.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-28

Constipation, and all troubles with
the digestive organs and the liver, are
cured by Hoods Pills. Unequalled as
dinner pill.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-23
a QUEER DECISION.

Capt GEORGE H. MoFFErT was in
dicted for criminal libel i'll Oregon for
saying in his paper that certain city
officers eXacted money from the gam
bers and keepers of houses Of Hire
pute as a condition of immunity from
arrest and prosecution. At the trial
his counsel demurIed to the Indictment
on the ground that the facts charged
did not constitute a crime. and, there
fore, no crime was committed in charg-
ing the officers with them, and the
court sustained the demurrer and dis
charged the captain.
This is, if reported correctly, very
queer decision. and adds another to the
mysteries which, to the lay mind, en-
Shroud the law. An occupation is de-
clared vicious by statute, its pursuit
prohibited, fines and Imprisonment
made the penalty of disobedence. De-
spite the law, persons engage III these
prohibited pursuits. The police enter
into an agreement that, in consideration
of stipend or ''rake-off," they will not
arrest the parties. This would seem to
the unlearned very like compromising a
misGemeanor, if not felony. And yet
this court holds, if the report is correct,
that this action of the officers is no
crime, and it is not libel to publish the
the violators to ignore the law. We
prefer to think that the learned court
has been unsupported.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-23
A GOTHAM INCIDENT.

That is very fetching little story
which comes to us this morning from
Gotham of q fire in Gramercy square.
1t shows off the captivating inconsis-
tency of creations better halves. The
heroine of the story is no less a person
age than fair leader of the immortal
four hundred. Hemmed in by the
flames which were devouring her brown
stone mansion, this heroine perched
herself on the sill of a third-story win
dow, and, With.a casket containing $50
% worth of jewels i'll her lap cal mIy
awaited the coming of the hook-and-
ladder.
The red flames roared and writhed
behind her. She TRANQUILITY closed the
window, and chung to the caves
of the house. The heat cracked
the window panes, and the smoke rolled
out and enveloped her. Still. herolcally
she sat and waited and held on to her
jewels. She knew help was com ing.
She knew she and her jewels would be
saved. And help did whereupon
she promptly forgot both her herolsm
and her jewels, and tainted III the fire
mans arms. She was carried down the
ladder in state of complete collapse,
and if the fire hadn't been put out about
that time the Jewels might have re-
manned up there on the window sill un-
til the walls fell in.
There is nothing heroic that a woman
can't do when the strain is OIL. And
there is nothing unheroic, bless her
heart, that she can't do when the strain
is all over
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-23
FRANCE.

The keen edge of the crisis in France
appears to be wearing off. The Bona
partists and the Orleanists have fallen
to squabbllng among themselves, and
the safety Of the republic consists III this
division of its enemies and in the fact
that neither imperialiStS nor rOyeliSts
have aleader capable of inspiring popu-
lar enthusiasm. Neither Prince VICTOR
BoNAPARTE nor the young Duke of
Orleans represents a serious menace to
the republic. Ii the Inflated prince i'm
perial, son of LOUIS NAPOLEON and
EUGENE, had not been run through by
Zulu spears in South Africa, he would
today be within easy reach of his father'S
throne. But for the collateral BONA
Parties the French populace have little
love, and the republic must sink into
very low esteem indeed before Prince
VICTOR is chosen as an alternative.
In the event that the republic falls, the
chances favor OrleanIst, rather than
BOnapartist restoration. But it is prob
able that the republic will survive It's
difficulties. The Bonapartists will join
with the Republicans in preventing an
Orleanist coup d'etat. and the OrleaniSts
will shout "Vive la Republique" before
they will countenance a restoration Of
the hated BoNAPARTEs. By thus using
the one faction against the other. and
by keeping tile army well in hand,
President CARNOT will doubtless be
able to sail his ship of state again into
smooth waters.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-23

Again we breathe easy. Another
deadly French duel has come off with
due ecIat, and nobody hurt. The fiery
NJ. DERoULEDE and the intrepid M.
CLEMENCEAU have met in the shock of
arms and come forth unscathed, to &C
cept the plaudits Of an admiring world.
The Sights to sensitive honor have
been not exactly wiped out in blood,
hut they have at least gone up in smoke.
Three puffs Of smoke apiece were allot-
ted the cOmbatants at distance of
twenty-five PAGES. Perhaps there were
bullets in the revolverS, as we'll as pow
der, but only the powder was heard
from. And these two brave men stood
thus, face to face with the terrible dan
ger of falling to miss each other, and
never fiinched. Their nerve never for
a moment failed them, and their aim
never lost the marvelously accurate in
accuracy that was to save both their
lives and their honor
The whole thrilling story is told in our
cable dispatches this morning. We are
lost in admiration. Vive CLEMENCEAUl
Nive DEROULEDE!
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-23

enterprise projected and controlled by
private persons. Even without the re-
cent reversal of policy there is. in the
varied experience of our government in
this matter of guarantees, ample reason
for not embarking in this one. We have
not yet wholly forgotten the Credit Mo-
bilier scandals, and the present uncov-
ering of the Panama rottennesS ought
to make the government cautious of
embarking in the Nicaragua affair.
The plea of its advocates is that it is a
national matter, and that. therefore, the
nation should aid it, This improperly
states the true policy. If it is a national
matter, then the government shouldUn-
dertake it alone. Aside from the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty, which stands i'll
the way of the present pending scheme,
but which might be modified if the gov
eminent assumed the work, there is no
difficulty in the way of the nation build
ing and controlling the canal. The gov
ernments of Nicaragua and Colombia
would as readily grant concessions to
ours as to company backed by it.
r The first question is if the canal is one
of sufficient national benefit to warrant
its building. This decided affirma-
lively, let the government build it, own
1t and operate it. Do as Canada did
with her Welland and 500 canals. and as
New York did with her Erie. Any such
enterprise is essentially monopoly,
and no monopoly should be tolerated in
democracy outside of the government.
If this cannot be done: if these pro-
moters insist on retaining their hold
and control, then let them 20 Oh as they
begun and complete it themselves. Let
Uncle Sam keep his hands off.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-23
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.

Prominent Philadelphia bankers and blsiA
ness men have sent dispatch to Secretary
Foster, of the treasury. declaring themselves
in favor of the repeal of the silver purchase
act. 80 q
Newton Letherington, the driver of the
mail transfer wagon at Ottawa, KAN, has
been arrested on the charge of stealing from
the pouches Over 500 articles were found in
his house. 4oI i
Because of the failure of the Earrings, an.
English company has allowed concession
of $1,000, 0D0 acres of land in Southern Cali!
fornia to lapse.
train on the Mexican Southern railway
was derailed yesterday. -Four persons were
killed and number were injured. 29 q
Edward ". Hallinger was hanged at. jersey
City. n. j.. yesterday morning. Death was
by slow strangulatiOn. He had murdered his
mistress. He was formerly Baptist minis
ter, but was dismissed OH account of his in
fatuation for the woman.
Associate Justice E. L. Lamar reached
Atlanta. Ca. yesterday ell route to his home
He became too sick to continue his journey
At Waverly. Tenn, three children of Mar
Gus White were locked up in the house by
their parents. The house was burned down
and the children persisted in the flames.
At Newport, r, l.. George Babcock Hazard
who is generally accredited with much
wealth. has been In jail one week because he
neglected to pay damages recently assessed
upon him by the court i'll case Of trespass
He Is upwards of seventy years of age.
Mrs William E. McCreedy of New York,
has decided to withdraw her suit for divorce
against her husband, the wealthy coffee mer-
chant. This course was adopted. after con-
sultation with all the members of her family
Chattel mortgages to the amount of $4,000
have beeen filed by the Collin d Parper Lum-
Der company, of Muskegon, Mich. 10 secure
five of their principal creditors. The officers
of the embarrassed refuse to discuss the con-
dition of their concern.
The argument in the Briggs heresy trial
was finished yesterday. The next thing is
for the court to consider The evidence and
the arguments and vote in detail on the
charges. It will begin this task next Wednes-
day afternoon, and the sessions will ne in
secret.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-23
WITHOUT RESERVATION
Senator Dedon Will Act With the
Republicans IL Folsom Is
Defeated
A Competent Secretary Favored
by Senator Burkhardt, of
Wabasho

State senators were very numerous
around the political headquarters yes
terday, nearly one-third of the entire
membership being in the city. The
greater number were Republicans and
none of the Alliance members claimed
to have been secured by the lieutenant
goyernorelect, put in an appearance.
Among those in the city were: Senators
Eaton. of Wright; Peterson. of Good
hue: Hammer, of Fillmore; Burkhardr,
of Wabasha; Day, of Martin, and@Peter-
son. of Brown-all Republicans; and
Brown, of Mcleod, and Leavitt, of
Meeker, Democrats. The meetings of
the members were highly enjoyed by
those who had not met for nearly two
years and the subject of politics was
generally eschewed. Senator Eaton.
when asked what he knew, said:
"All | know have gathered from the
daily papers, apd came down to learn
something"
Senator Hammer, of Fillmore, was in
much the same boat, and devoted some
time in the afternoon to a discussion
with Senator Brown, of Mcleod. The
friends OF the Fillmore senator will be
delighted to learn that he has almost en-
tirely regalned his health, and will be
able to be in his chair at the commence
ment of the coming session.
Senator Dedon, of Chisago, left for
home last evening, but before going
made the following statement:
while met Senator Clough yester-
day L did not do so with the object nor
for the purpose of making any trade.
While | favor Ed Ii. Folsom for secre-
tary of the senate, l shall act with the
Republicans whether he is elected or
not'
This frank avowaI on the part of Sen
ator Dedon opens the field for aspirants
for the Republican caucus nomination
for secretary Of the senate, and already
there are several live candidates. Sen
ator Dedon's position is simply that he
will be Republican member, which
places his candidate for secretary in the
position that he will be obliged to fight
tor it on his merits as Republican as
well as on the score of fitness. In dis
cussing this matter last evening Senator
Burkhardt said:
Our old secretary did good work and
is a capable and faithful man. am in
clined to favor him in preference to Il
new man who knows nothing regarding
the duties of the position"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-23
DEMOCRATIC DEBATING
CIFTRS

The Democratic state committee are
sending out to the clubs formed during
the campaign, a circular urging that
they continue their organization during
the winter months and make them So
cieties for the debate of all the political
questions OF the day. embracing those
of local and state bearing. as we'll as
those OF wider scope The GLOBE cor
daily indorSes the action Of the COM
mittee. 1t does this not only for the
political benefit which is sure to accrue
TO the party from this discussion Of its
principles and policies, but because of
its faith in the wider benefit that will
come to those who take part in them,
and through them to the state, from the
study necesstated, the information
gathered. the better views and sounder
opinion formed under the hammer of
debate, and the greater mental activity
W hich Will prevail wherever the plan is
adop ted. The winter is peculiarly we'll
adapted for this, with its long evenings
and the absence of pressing work. The
debates should be open, and those asked
to take part who are at present Of
other and contr airy views.
The weakness of the oldtime debat-
ing club was that the live questions of
the day were always eX Guided for fear
of arousing ill fe cling. The result was
that the young intellects were limited
to the Investigations of such erudlte
questions as the relative amount of
damage caused by fire and water, while
the red man and his rights and wrongs
were made to do duty in variety Of
forms. Still, restricte as they were.
thought, to stimulate st udy and to train
the young men to that self-confidence
which is necessary for the man to have
who talks on his feet. B ut the plan of
the committee gives to the discussion
all the interest Of practical everyday
questions over which political parties
are cOiftesting, and upon which the vot-
ers must pass judgment at the polls. 1t
has the advantage over the debates of
the campaign, that these are adj
dressed TO minds not excited by a polit-
ical struggle. at a time when they are
more receptive, when the approaches
to them are not sealed up by aroused
prejudice. BY all means, then, let the
Democratic clubs keep alive and be-
come debating societies. The more
there is done of such work this and
the ensuing winter, the less need
there will be for spending money on
bands and torches and all the other sim
liar useless fanfarOnade of campaign.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-23
RANSOM & HORTON,
SO and mi E. Third ST.
FREE!
F(UJRS

Monday morning, and Tor
the balance of the week till
Xmas Eve, we will give FUR
MUFFS FREE-that is, to
the purchaser of a Seal Gar
ment (and Our prices on these
goods are the lowest of any re-
liable house in the country
will give the choice of a Seal,
Mink or Marten Muff free with
garment; value, S12 to SIS.
We will give a Muff to match
also with every Mink, Astra-
khan or other fur garment for
ladies, excepting, only, Otter
Garments, and, as we have but
a few Otter Muffs, should the
supply give out, we will allow
price of Muff off sale price
of garment. This is an offer
well worth taking advantage
of, and is made to stimulate
garment trade for this week
and encourage the buying of
Fur Garments for Christmas
Gifts than which none could
be better.