The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-06
ITEMS, ITEMS, ITEMS.
A Journalistic Compress and a Code of
Ethics Needed.

Franklln tOlQ MS OrOCler James, WQ
thought of starting" a paper some
thing over hundred years ago-an'
not q blanket sheet, either, by an,
means-that there was no need of it a
there We're already three of four paper
in the United States, be did not se
through his horoscope that Newberr.
town alone would have six to-day, ant
the United States sixteen thousant
and over I venture to say, Mr.. Editor
that of this vast number no two ar
alike in every particular; there beins
something of special interest in each
When one remembers that 10000 new
books are issued every year, with &C
cumulating arts, sciences, matter anC
data, with controversial strife, etc., it i!
easily perceived how very hard mus
be the work to ''grappie" and success
fully "tackle" the daily drift upon this
surging, swelling tide of Journalism.
have not forgotten when your paper
was printed in long primer loaded, now
it is in BREWER type solid, two sizes
smaller, and this will not suffice. What
next shall it be? Pearl or brilliant, with
microscope free to each Of your sub
scribels? or must you resort to steno.
graphic type and epigramatic writing:
We shall attempt to give your read.
ers few items you may not have had
time to sift and sort, aDd we hand them
in solid with one 'lead" between.
The growth of papers reminds one oi
the giant-like growth of the cotton crop
within the rolling century. From seven
bales-the first years crop shipped to
England and seized by the Crown be-
cause it was too much cotton to reach
Britain in one year-to seven million
bales is big jump, and yet the South
is doubtless in the infancy of its cot
ton growth and manufacture. Why
can't we reverse the order of things fol
a while and try minimum crop for 9
maximum price? this would be applied
ethics in agriculture-or "the Chris
| tianity of farming" for the land would
have rest and larger food supplies -be
raised for the people.
A company of wealthy Germans will
establish a colony of fruitarians in the
Sandwich" Island. They propose to
subsist upon fruit and water alone, and
live in semi-nude condition.
A crank with plenty of money has
purchased thousand acres of land in
Lee County, Florida, where he pro-
poses to establish colony Of "angeis"
-he, of course, to be the archapgel. a
temple, octagen in shape and to eclipse
the Mormon temple, is to be built In
the centre of this tract and from which
roads are to radiate in every direc-
ton.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's magnificent North
Carolina palace will cost him, includ-
ing the grounds, ten millions of dollars.
Miss Anna Gould's trousseau is to
cost the neat little sum Of 81 ,000, GOO.
While the Interest Of the Gould estate
increases annually by the million more
than they know what to do with, they
have not love Of country sufficient to
pay just tax to the government that
protects them.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor was presented
by Mr.. Astor with a girdle of rare gems,
as wedding present, which cost about
one million dollars.
The San Francisco Chronicle is the
authority for the statement that Edi-
son is to be eclipsed by an inventor
who will combine the phonograph and
typewriter. Your spoken words are to
come out printed in any language
which uses the Roman letter.
The long distance "phone" is to con-
meet the Northern and Southern oities
in the near future. Then you can COM
municste with your friend by wire,
mail or speech. ;.r.
Col. Breekenridge's attempt fora new
trial was upblushiDg. he faiied because
the bill of exceptions was brought too
late. Millions Of money cannot atone
for the evil effects of the publication of
that trial and to reopen it would be too
bad. II is time for revision of both
our legal and Journalistic codes.
Monuments are to be erected to Miss
Mary L. Yeargin, DR.. Smeltzer, late
President Newberry College, and to
Senator Vance.
There are evidences of another Sepoy
revolt in India. England quelled the
last rebellion by the terrible remedy of
blowing the Sepoys away from the
cannon's mouth. In that uprising q
young English officer who had delayed
his removal to the bungaloo for safety.
found, on reaching home, that his
beautiful young wife had been stFabgled
with a silken thread tied tightly around
her neck. The house was brilliantly
lighted, the supper table in readiness,
but the place deserted. The young wife,
elegantly attired, stood motionless with
one hand upon the mantle and facing
the door in the silence Of death. The
thread had buried itself in the flesh.
A National Farmers Exchange, for
cooperative purposes, composed Of
about 5000, ,0Oa farmers, is spoken of.
One of its proposed plans is to regulate
the price Of cereals in this country in
stead of at Liverpool ...:
The British Liberals are losing and
there is danger ahead for the House Of
Lords. The last thing the great Com
moaer Gladstone did before retiring, was
to challenge the House of Lords to
show cause why it should longer exist.
: Two thousand bushels of seed corn
and eighteen hundred bushels of seed
potatoes (lTiSu) were aI4SoS tue COLI
tributions to the cclored Sea Island
sufferers by the Red Cross Society.
Chicago has negro with phenom-
email voice, or rather three voices. His
normal voice is baritone and the minor
voices are tenor and alto. ''tae consa-
nant productions. off watch depend
upon his will ard power Of manipulate
ing the vocal chords"
Georgia, the State Of marvellous de-
yela7mepts, has boy who generates
gas which eXudes through his hair.
After spell Of illness the youth could
never mora perspire and the eombus-
ton of gases began with the above
result.
Bishop Paret, of Maryland, the old
est Episcopal Diocese tn America, has
felt called upon to recall some. of the
parishes of Lia diocese to Glowing obe-
dience 10 eanonical law and constitGt-
ed authority" They have instituted
the confessional and ere burning in
cepse. The diocese was established in
1904
The Rev. r. D. Smart, formerly Of