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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-12-07
TIE CIEYT-EOURTH CONGRESS.
!. Synopsis Of the Proceedings OF EoSh
Houses.
TIE SENATE.

Tnc Fi:;y-foucth Congress tcga2 its ses-
sion 1T lozn Monday with crowded SltlefleS
&ad many other !nail:trstatio1s q acute H.
s"-sst IL IT. proceedings iucladiEg, ot course,
ne inevitable Go-ai decorations. There
were IS rew l::res among The Senators, rot
counting C!.i!toI, ot Texas, WHO ce-occan!es
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-12-07
Reeds Committees.

Con5ressnen who have interv;eTed Fec
are Of thu opinion that the committee ll=i
will be announced on or before the 18th / f
this month. Former speakers have seldom
had tic list made uI before Christmas. br;
Red has had advantages. prac;i"2!iE OF
y..;.. ir which 10 maze Up his cou: clittces.
H. SAYS thai he is ANXIOUS TO have congres:
con alete its work and a:ioa-n.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-12-07

q seat nc oncc h"ll before by appointment.
AID there were IL addition i3 reelected Sen
ato-s 70 be sworn il Ey Tice-Prcsident Ste
veason rs their own successo ors. Of the
holG-over Senators whose terms will expire
two years iron! now. some Of tue most pro
nlinent, including Blackburn, Grice. Hal,
VOORHEES,. Vest and PETER. Among the ne'I
Senators s#Vrn IN we're Lucian Baker, Of
Nassa$. Lee Mantle aid T. Il. Cater, OF
N0rtunl
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-12-07
5000. 900 for her Autobiography.

i firm Of publishers has offered Sarah
Be1nhardt 500, 900 for her autobiography
This beats by $4,000 the check Thic.'
|, Nessrs, Loncnars paid Nacaulay 'for on,
ndit;o3 Of . book as Nacaulay himself az,
pressed t. the bcos being his history.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-12-07
Sherman to Apo. >, Committee to
Fiji Vacancies.

Fiji Vacancies.
The Republican caucus senators Wednesday
afternoon authorized chairman, Sherman to
appoint committee OF nine senator's whose
duty It shall be 70 Ill vacancies On the coGa-
mittp,.s Of Ihc s"rate. Heretofore it has
been the custom 10! the caucus chairman to
Hnuoint this committee and its ac:i N is final.
Wednesday however the caucus Cc:-ecd that
the names Of The committee selected by
Sherman should be submitted to the caucus
for its approval.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-12-07
Miscellaneous.

The ten thousand n. ners in lndiaa
Territory threaten to st.iEe for higher :
wages. -. .,.-:,::, s
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-12-07

The most marked Increase in v2!::e
IL tGis county las been IL the Land
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-12-07

1 woman with pretty teeth finds e
great deal in Life to smile at,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-12-07

Christians in !.s:ner:a and tie develo2a;e2.
.sats o~d IN cher districts ga spirit OF IA
.atis S1s;i:ity :.t, to Christian irilH:rccs natus
si!v i!:V eyc;tcG apprehension for the 5ass;E oi
5hs devoted me-: ana *o:aen. VINO: as 9e-
nsr5ea.s Of the io-eisn missionary socis[!e2
II +be United States. reside II 4"rsey uh"sl
the guarantee OF law and GSase S.H ~ ..ti
S.it;S,~r. performance OF their edN9atloa;t!
~ -;,'-io:,s mission. No Efforts have been
sna-at :s-rs IN Their behal:. aod tri- protection
= 1,sr: Ssrs3r 3 and properly Aas been earnestly
I'D y;yorcusy e:l:orced ty every means
. Reference is made to :he exteosion OF lbs, me
III se~y:ce rules to certain 'ccaSular g.
S-.:r-re,rs and then follows
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05
A Spy in Camp.

Darkness was just settling down,
and the advance had halted for the
night, when a squad of cavalry
brought in a young man from our
front. They said he was a spy
They said it carelessly enough, but
there was an awful significance In
the term at that hour. In camp he
would have been searched, interro.
gated and imprisoned. 1t might
have been weeks before his trial,
and he would have been allowed
every chance for his life.
We were on the march. There
had been fighting; there would be
more tomorrow that meant drum.
head trial for the spy.
How speedily everything was ar.
ranged! l was at headquarters, and
saw and heard it all. Within half
an hour a court-martial was convened
-grave-faced officers, who looked
into the face Of the young man at
first with interest, then with some
thing like admiration. 1 said q
young man. l was wrong. He was
boy of seventeen or eighteen. He
had big blue eyes, chestnut curIs,
and his cheeks were as smooth as q
girls. He was a handsome lad, and
L believe that every man in the tent
felt pity for him.
What's your name? ."
James Blank"
What regiment ?"
" No reply.
Are you citizen or q soldier ?n
No reply.
Can you make any defence to
the charge of being a spy ?"
No reply.
The officers looked at each other
and nodded, and the president waved
his hand. 1t didn't seem a minute
before file of soldiers came. The
boys face grew white, but he moved
like ono in dream. His big blue
eyes looked upon after another, as one
If searching for friend, and nv
heart yearned to cry out that he was
only boy and ought to be given
more time.
Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!
1t was the detail marching him
off in the darkness.
Halt! Tie this handkerchief
over his eyesw
They had brought lantern. By
its light l saw the big blue eyes for
the last time as they looked around
in a dazed way. 1 wanted to shout
to the boy and warn him that it was
not even yet too late to prove that
he was not what they believed him
to be, but the grimness of the scene
parched my tongue.
place him there! Fall back
Attention! Ready-aim-fire I"
Ten minutes later tho officer in
charge of the firing party touched
his cap and reported:
"Orders have been executed, SIR"
Any further evidence?n
None, except that it was young
woman ~
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05
POETRY
WRITE HER EVERY DAY.

Comrade, have you got a wife?
Write her every day;
Half the joy is out her life
When you are away.
Write her from the speeding car;
Never mind the thump and jar
Which your loving letters mar
Write her every day.
Y You are in the stirring world,
She at home must stay,
Conscious you are being whirled
Further yet away.
There she 8 watching, waiting, list ming
With heart beating, with eyes glist ming
Quick to catch the postman 8 whistling-
Write her every day.
Would you some kind service render,
Sweet attention pay?
Then a loving letter send her
When you are away;
Would you all her home-life brighten ?
Would you all her sorrows lightenp
Bonds of sweet affection tighten?
Write her every day.
And, however far you wander,
l am sure 'twould pay.
Could you see her read and ponder
Over what you say
Have your tablet in your grip,
Fountain pen charged to the tip,
Then don't let the chances Slip
Write her every day.
If you chance to gush little
And perhaps you may
She will grant you full acquittaI,
1t Is safe to say;
Write her genuine love-letters,
Riveting anew Loves fetters
These are Cupid's best abettors-
Write her every day.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05

OLD MACK Is a messenger in one
of the departments, has a good re-
cord as a soldier, and for several
years has been faithful employe of
the government, says an exchange.
Like many of the war veterans, he
can draw the long bow when the oc-
casion requires. He was out in a
terrible North Dakota blizzard once,
and when he recovered from the eff
fects of the severe freeze he was
minus a small portion of each ear,
and sometimes he gets very tired of
the questions his "ear marks" bring
out. Not long ago he was in a bar
her shop down town having his hair
cut, and the tonsorial artist had his
curiosity aroused. "HoW did YOU
lose part of your ear ?" questioned
the barber as he was working the
shears along carefully on the star
board side of Mack's head.
Lost that one under Grant, in the
Wilderness" said Mack, soberly.
Pretty soon the shears were snip
ping on the other side, and another
section of ear was disclosed missing
Hello! How did you lose
this one?" the hairdresser asked,
standing off and viewing his work.
manship.
i Il lost that one under Napoleon,
at Marengo," was the impurturbable
response.
The barber was silenced for awhile
but when he had received his fee and
was shaking out his clothes he start.
led the old gentleman, who had puI
on his hat and had his hand on the
door knob, with -
Did you lose anything when yor
were under Noah In the ark ?D
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05

ONE of our clergymen was very
anxious to introduce some new
hymn books into the church, and ar
ranged with the clerk that the latter
was to give out the notice immedi-
ately after the sermon. The clerk
however, had a notice of his own
with reference to the baptism of in
fants to give out; accordingly, he
arose and announced that all those
who had children whom they wished
to have baptized are to send their
names to the clerk. The clergyman,
who was deaf, assumed that the
clerk was giving out the hymn book
notice and Immediately arose and
said: "And 1 should like to say,
for the benefit of those who haven I
any, that they may be obtained in
the vestry any day from three to
four O'Clock, the ordinary little ones
at a quarter each, and special ones
with red backs for fifty cents"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05
AnecdOtc Of Patrick Henry,

Like all great public characters
whose lives are the common prop
erty Of their countrymen, PatricI
Henry has been made the central fig
ure of many interesting tales, doubt.
less authentic, but many more sa
voring of the apochryphal. The
following anecdote, whether true
wholly or in part, or purely myth
ical, shows the spirit of perfect con
fidence in which the people of Vir.
ginia regarded him:
| When CORVALLIS made his great
raid into Virginia, in 1881, the legis-
lature fled from Richmond to Char
lottesville, but the nearer approach
OF the British caused the house to
break up suddenly and in some dis
order on the 4th of June. 1t is re-
lated that Patrick Henry accompan-
led by Benjamin Harrison, John Ty-
ler and Colonel Christine fleeing
from the Red Coats stopped one
evening at lowly cabin in the hills
and asked for food. An old woman
who answered their summons de-
manded of them who they were.-
Henry, who acted as spokesman, re-
piled: We are members of the
Legislature and have been compelled
to leave Charlottesville on the ap-
prOach of the enemy"
Ride on, then, ye cowardly
knaves," she replied in righteous
wrath. " My husband and sons have
gone to Charlottesville to fight for
ye, and ye are running away like
ours. Clear out-ye shall have moth
ing here !"
But" expostulated Mr.. Henry,
"we were obliged to fly. We could
not see the legislature broken up.
Why, here is the speaker, Mr.. Har-
rison, you don't think he would have
fled had it not been necessary ?"
81 always thought great deal of
Mr.. Harrison till now" replied the
woman, he'd no reason to run
away and she was about to close the
door.
"Hold, good woman" urged Mr..
Henry, "you must know that Mr..
Tyler or Colonel Christine would
not take to flight without good rea-
son, would they?"
"No indeed !" she said.
But they are here" said Mr..
Henry, pointing to his companions.
The old woman gaZed at the party
but rejoined: "No matter, we love
these gentlemen, but if they ran
away from the British they shall
get nothing to eat in my house"
In this extremity Mr.. Tyler step
ped forward and said:
What would you say, my good
woman, If | were to tell you that
Patrick Henry had fled with the
rest ?"
Patrick Henry :" she answered
angrily, and with much disgust
" Patrick Henry, sir, would never
do such disreptable, cowardly act !"
"But this is Patrick Henry" said
Tyler, pointing to him,
The old woman was speechless for
moment, her face depicting most
profound establishment. A. IcaSth
she said: swell, then, if that is
Patrick Henry it must be all right.
Come in, ye are welcome to the best
! have.n
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05

ABSENT T-MINDED.-Prof G. had
been to spend the evening at a
friends house. When he was about
to leave it was raining very heavily,
wherefore, the hostess kindly offered
him accommodations for the nigh
which he readily accepted. The
guest suddenly disappeared, nobody
knowing what had become of him,
and the family were about to retire
for the night, when Prof c. walked
in, as wet as drowned rat. He had
been home to get his night shirt.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05

soon be due. | sold the lot which
she now lives on, on the easiest
terms and she built house on It
and paid for it ALL"
Young Jesse +. James is now a
timekeeper in Armour's packing
house and is an industrious, thrifty,
good boy. He wanted very much
to go to the Worlds Fair in 1898,
but he knew the expenses would be
too much for him to spare. a short
time before, the manager of the
Libbey Prison Museum had written
to Jesse and asked him if he had
any relics of his father. Jesse had, =,
and when Mr.. Crittendon went to the
Fair he delegated him to visit the
Museum manager and make a dicker.
The result was that Jesse sold the
manager an old coat and belt and a
few other things that had belonged
to his father, and got more than
enough from the sale to pay the OK
penses of his trip to the Fair.-Kdn-
sdS City Star.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05

HE was having his fortune told.
see," said the medium, a." ] see
the name of John"
Yes" said the sitter.
"The name seems to have given
you great deal of trouble"
"It has,"
"This John is an intimate friend.r
That's So"
And often leads you to do things
you are very sorry for"
True"
His influence over you is bad"
Right again"
"But you will soon have quarrel. ~
Pm glad of that. Now spell
out his whole name"
The medium wrote some cabal.
istic words and handed them to him
Do not read until you are al
home," she said, solemnly. cit is
your friends whole name."
When he reached home he lit the
gas and read in picket fence charac
ters the name Of his friend Demi
John
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05

THE bloomer DRESS" says West
ern humorist, L" is pair of trousers
very baggy at the knees, abnormally
full at the pistol pockets, and con-
siderably full where you strike a
match. The garment is cut decol-
lete at the south end and the bot
toms tied up around the ankles or
knees to keep the mice out. You
can't put it on over your head like
you do your shirt, nor around you
like corset, but you must sit on
the floor and pull it on just as you
do your stockings, on foot at time
In each compartment. You can
easily tell the right side to have in
front by the buttons on the neck
band.n
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05

IT takes bright woman to rebuke
another woman's rudeness, q general
statement well borne out by a story
from the Atlanta Constitution.
A lady entered a railway train and
took seat in front of newly mar
ried couple. She was hardly seated
before they began making remarks
about her.
Her last years bonnet and cloak
were fully criticised, with more or
less giggling on the BRIDES part, and
there is no telling what might have
come next if the lady had not put a
sudden stop to the conversation by a
bit of strategy. She turned her
head, noticed that the bride was con-
siderably older than the groom, and
In the smoOthest tones said:
Madam, will you please have
your son close the window behind
your"
The "son" closed his mouth, and
the bride no longer giggled.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05
NUMBER 20,

HE was a sedately dressed man,
whose countenance was thoughtful
and whose literary taste as shown
by the books which he carried with
him to read on the train indicated
that he was man of learned attain
ments. Even the brakeman was
moved to assume respectful man.
ner. AS he leaned over him to open
the window he said: Excuse me
professor"
The old gentleman was on his feet
In an instant, his eyes flashing an
grily.
Needn't git mad," the brake
man said. "I've got ter tend to me
business"
don't care how much you at
tend to your business. But don't
you ever again call me anything but
mister Don't you dare to call me
professor. l am neither a dancing
master, prize fighter, nor juggler,
therefore, l have no right to the IT,
tle.D
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05

MRS. NOODLE: If were a man
I don't think I'd care to belong to
the standing army; don't the poor
fellows ever have a chance to sit
down? Mr.. Noodle: Oh, yes
There's the seat of war handy If they
ever get tired.
A RUSSIAN proverb says: "Be-
fore going to war pray once, before
going to sea pray twice, and before
getting married pray three times"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05

JOHNNY" said the teacher,
" have you finished your compost
tion ?" "Yessum." "Read it.n
"Little boys at school should not
make faces at the teacher and should
not study too hard, cause it makes
them near-sighted, and should not
sit too long in one position, cause it
makes their backs crooked, and
should not do long examples In
arithmetic, cause it uses up their
pencils too fast.n
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05

Oh, do come and help! gasped a
boy who ran up to a policeman
there is an awful fight going on in
our street !" Who's fighting %
|" My father aud another man."
"How long have they been at itT'
"Oh, half an hour" "But why
didn't you come and tell me
about IL before ?' Why, because
dad was getting the best Of it up to
ten minutes ago."
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05

Mr.. SEERYoUs-" What will be
your sons llfe's work when he leaves
the university, Colonel? ?n
Colonel Bloograss-"I am unde-
clded whether to buy him a string
of race horses or send him to Eng
land or go over into West Virginia
and start him a family feud, sah,n
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05

BYRoN's household, according to
Shelley, consisted, besides servants,
of ten horses, eight enormous dogs,
three monkeys, five cats, an eagle, q
COW and falcon, and all, except the
horses, went to and fro in the house
at their leisure.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05

AN Indiana judge, in instructing a
jury, said =" Gentlemen, you have
heard the evidence. The indictment
charges the people with stealing Il
jackass. This offense seems to be
becoming common one. The time
has come when it must be stopped {;
otherwise. gentlemen, none Of you
will be safe.O
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05

BooZLEY (much agitated) -" By
thunder, Askins, I've got to stop
drinking" Askins.-" What has
happened, old man?" Boozley-
" Why, dang 1t all, l dreamed last
night that was madly in love with
q bloomer woman!O
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05

THE most absent-minded man was
not the man who hunted for his pipe
when 1t was between his teeth, nor
the man who threw his hat out Of
the window and tried to hang his
cigar on peg. No! But the man
who put his umbrella to bed and
went and stood behind the door all
night
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05

"WELL, SIR" said the physician,
after examining his patient, you
have a very serious complaint, but
cure 1t In two cases out of Ave. -
But, DOCTOR" replied the sick man,
/" have you lost the two out of the
class 90 in,o
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05

MRS. SNAGGs-Do you see those
two people making love to each
other? Mr.. Snaggs-Yes. Mrs. s..
They are deaf and dumb. Mr.. s.
We'll, they struck me as being un-
speakably happy.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05
IngersOll's Hobby.

"Now have got hobby. I do
not suppose any of you have heard
of it. l think the greatest thing for
a country is for all it's citizens to
have home. think it is around
the fireside of home that the vir-
tues grow, including patriotism
We want homes. Until a few
years ago it was the custom to put
men into prison for debt. The au-
thorities threw man into Jail when
he owed something he could not pay
and by throwing him into Jail they
deprived him of an opportunity to
earn what would pay it. After a
little time they got sense enough to
know that they could not collect a
debt in this way and that it was bet
ter to give him freedom and allow
him to earn something if he could
Therefore, the system of jailing was
done away with. At another time,
wnen a man owed anything, if he
were carpenter, blacksmith or a
shoemaker and not able to pay it.,
they took his tools on a writ Of sale
and execution, and thus incapaci-
tated him so that he could do moth
ing. Finally they got sense enough
to abolish that law, to leave the me-
chanic his tools and the farmer his
plows, horses and wagons, and af-
ter this, debts were paid better than
ever they were before.
Then we took to emancipating the
home builder, and we said: "We
will have homestead exemption.
MY Oh hnll n -: 4
child, which shall be exempt from
execution and sale," and so we pre-
served hundreds of thousands and
millions Of homes, while debts were
paid just as much as ever paid be-
fore. Now, l want to take a step
further. l want the rich people of
this country to support it. l want
the people who are well off to pay the
the taxes. 1 want the law to ex-
empt homestead of certain value,
say from 81, 500 to $4,000, and to ex.
empt it, not only from a sale on
Judgment and execution, but to ex.
empt it from taxes of all sorts and
kinds. / want to keep the roof over
the heads of others when the man
himself is gone. 1 want that home
stead to belong not only to the man
but to the wife and children.
would like to live to see roof over
the heads of all the families of the
republic. tell you it does a mar
good to have home. You are il
partnership with nature when yol
plant a hill of beans. When you Sc
out a tree you have a new interes
IN this world. When you own a lit
tie tract of land you feel like yol
and Jehovah were partners. AL
these things signify human nature
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05

AT picnic given the waits of
Chicago plate Of tarts was passed
to two little urchins, evidently chums,
One, whose mouth was too full for
utterance and plate to full for even
an extra tart, shook his head not
so with his neighbor, who added the
tart to his pile of goodies. In few
minutes number one had so reduced
his plate that he asked for the re-
fused dainty, when he was told they
were all gone. Whereupon his lit
tie friend was heard giving him this
philosophical advice: "The time
to take tarts, Bob, is when they're
passin,.D
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05

SHE-Does the fact that 1 have
money make any difference to you,
dearest ?" He-Of course it does,
my own. 1t is such a comfort to
know that If 1 should die you would
be provided for. She-But suppose
l should die? He--Then / would
be provided for.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05
SOMETHING YOU VAHTI

JOHNSON, Omohundro q Go. 3 Giant
Goats, at III. II. Bells.
JOHNSON, Omohundra & Co. g Giant
OYershirts, extra long, at III. T. Bell g..
JOHNSON, Omohundro g. Co.'s Crys-
tai laundried, Colored Shirts, at Fl. T..
Bells.
JOHNSON, Omohundro q Co.'s Re-
gent Shirts, white, unlaundried, at III:
Il. Bells.
JOHNSON, Omohundro q Co.'s Re-
gent Shirts, white, laundried, and Crys-
tal Shirts, white, laundried, at III. II.
Bells.
JOHNSON, Omohundro q Go. q Tiger,
Eegent, Conqueror and Monarch Over
AIS, extra length, at Fl. T. Bell 3, Lew
isbufg, w. Va.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-05

At recent dinner Miss Flowery
remarked that "the sweetest memo
ries in life were recollections of
things forgotten"