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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-03
Low Rates to Eastern Ci:lcs,

The Southern hallway Co. will sell
tickets to the following places and re-
turn: Washington, Sl5.3O; Richmond,
$lZo5; Norfolk, $3.50. Tickets on sale
September lst to 4th inclusive, good to
return within 30 days from date of sale.
j. a. BURTON, Agcut.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-03
NE:WBERRY COLLEGE

Three Courses Leading to Degrees.
NEW SCIENCE HALL WITH WORKING
LABORATORY-GOO LIBRARY.
Efficient Preparatory Depal tment.
Tuition in Collegiate department $40;
IN preparatory department $2O to $50.
Entire expenses per session exclusive
Of books, fuel and clothing) for students
rooming in college and boarding in the
Boarding llall:-Collcgiat department
$lo6. -, Preparatory department $50. Is
TO 1910. Next session begins October
lst. For catalogue address
GEORGE B. CROMER, President.
NiWBERRY, S. c..
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-03
Annual School Election.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
~ that an election will be held at
the Court House in Ncwbcrry, S. G.,
on Friday, September II, 1897, from 10
Il. m. to p. ~, upon the question Of
the assessment and levy Of the two-mill
tax for the purposes Of the Ncwbcrry
Graded Schools for the ensuing year.
Those who favor the tax will vote "lHor
Two-Mill TaN.' Those who Oppose
will vote ".\~ainst TwO-Mill lax"
Managers Of said election: ID. w. II.
kiblcr, 5. S. Langford, Jno. G. Half
acre. ALAN TOMBSTONE,
Chairman.
IT, n MARTINI Scrrrtorv fot
The Press., 1897-12-16
Japanese English.

The Rev. Masazao Kagaren brought me present of a tin of native preserved apricots put up at Nagano, bearing the inscription, "This apricots is very sweetest" Another tin think it was a sort of Japanese "Liebig''- still more remarkably inscribed: "All the medicines of our company used to sell are not only manufactured of the pure and good material. but also, unless the article are inspected by the superin- tendent, they not sealed. It is true that their quality is best. If there was sus- pection about it, trust on official exami- nation. If even in the slightest neglect the result is not good, our company should be responsible for it. Beware the trademark, sealing wax and wrap per of our company. In this connec- tion I may remark on the curious signs in English CD composed in cheerful in- dependence of outside help. have seen the equivalent of the English "man- gling done here" rendered 'the ma chine for smoothing the wrinkles in the trousers and "Washman, ladies only, " "Clothing of woman tailor, ladies fur nished in upper story, Instructed by the French horse leech," (this adorned the door of a veterinary surgeon and re. ferred to the tuition under which the gentleman was trained). From Mountaineering In the Japanese Alps" by Rev Walter Weston.
The Press., 1897-12-16
w. C. T. U.
Signs of Progress.

At the Worlds W. c. T. U. convention in Toronto, the city council gave an ap- propriation for the women and gave the women a drive through the city-we never had one before anywhere. But in Toronto they have rules and regulations about the liquor traffic one of which is that no loon-keeper can be member of the city council.
 In Great Britain the local magistrates have almost universally refused to in crease the number of licenses at the re- cent sessions of the court, before which the keepers of public houses must appear asking for a r0newal of their legal per- mission to sell.
 In Canada plebiscit has been prom ised by the government and will un- doubtedly be taken within few months for the entire Dominion. It will be re- membered that before this engagement was entered upon by the ruling party, all of the provinces except New Brunswick and the North West provinces had voted by encouraging maiorities against legal izing the liquor traffic.
 The recent International Anti-Alcohol congress which assembled in Brussels. held its biennial banquet on teetotal prin- ciples for the first time since the organ ization of this congress eight years ago. This action has its significance chiefly from the character of the makeup of the body, which was composed of many of the leading scientists of Europe.
 A strong prohibition sentiment is being developed in Germany. During the past two years the recognized organ of the beer trade in Germany, 8 paper called the Gambrinus, has complained in an angry manner concerning this growing evil" The agitation so far has been chiefly the result of the public utterance of prominent men and professors in the German universities.
 Prof. Moritz, of the University of Munich, has come to the conclusion that Prof. Keesebitter places beer in the same category with whiskey, and denies that it possesses any nutritive qualities what ever. Prof. F. c. Muller, a savant oi Munich, declares that it is false to assume that beer is less bad than whiskey. He says: ''It is not only alcohol in concen. trated but also in diluted form, which acts destructively on the brain and body. Ir countries where its consumption has beer restricted, as in Norway, the number oi hoa In New Zealand at the last general election more than 96,OOO votes, were cast for straight prohibition. In the
The Press., 1897-12-16
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
items Of local interest taken from the columns of The Press, thirty years ago.I
 Dec. 20, 1887.

Roswell Needham and Wm. Bugbee killed an otter below this village, last week, that measured feet and 2 inches in length.
 Amos Harvey, we'll known citizen of this town, residing at the Hollow, died of typhoid fever on Monday of this week, after 8 short illness.
 The dedicatory dance at Fosters new hall last Friday evening was a success, notwithstanding the heavy snow which occurred on Thursday, rendering the roads next thing to impossible. A goodly company assembled, enjoying themselves well, and the hall was found to answer admirably for dancing purposes. The next assembly occurs next Thursday evening.
 BIRTHs.-At WestfoId, December 7th 1867 daughter to Sheriff IA. Bosworth
 MARRIED.-At New Haven, December 10th, 1867 Luman E. Enc of Somers and Fidelia H. Knowlton of South Wilbraham
 At Talcottville, December, 18th, by Rev. George A. Oviatt Everett P. Russell Of Somers, and Amelia A. Moore of Ell. ington.
 At Mansfield, December 9th, by Rev A. A. Robinson, Daniel H. Clark oi Mansfield and Mrs. Sarah Jane Taylor oi Willington.
The Press., 1897-12-16
Taking Toll.

There is a little girl named Nellie living in Alleghany. says the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph. who has aston ished the neIghborhood by cute little trick which was so bright that even her parents had to laugh. and she escaped even a scolding A grocer ill the neigh borhood had sent out message to his customers that he was in need of money The little girl s mother thought her bill was about $5 and gave Nellie $5 bill to give the grocer and told her to bring back some sugar
 "Can have a penny?' asked Nellie,
 "Oh, yes If there is one left you can have 1t, her mother replied
 Nellie went to the store and brought back the sugar A few days later the grocer sent his bill. and it contained an acknowledgement of ''cash received, &4. 99" The lady had paid no such sum and asked for an explanation The gro- OCT said. That what Nellie brought .
 The little girl was called in to ex- plain She said. "You said could have . penny. and 1 went to the drug store and had the $5 bill changed and gave him the rest B
The Press., 1897-12-16
LONDON'S PAST PLEASURES.

How Its Inhabitants Amused Themselves
 8 Century or Two Ago.
 The Londoner in the long past might retire to Bagnigge Wells, near the pres- ent Kings Cross, or Florida gardens, Brompton (Brompton was noted 100 years ago for its "salubrious air"), or the Marylebone gardens and Bowling Green, mentioned by Pepys as "a pretty place" so long ago as 1868, or the Bayswater Tea gardens, which flour ished till after the middle of the pres- ent century, there to sit in a summer house overgrown with honeysuckle and sweetbrier, drinking tea. then held in much esteem as fashionable beverage, and eating cheese cakes, ''heart cakes" Chelsea buns, syllabubs, jellies. creams, hot loaves, rolls and butter, while band performed a concerto by Corelli or the last new composition by MT. Handel, "The Master of Musick," or 8 singer gave the last new song by Dr. Arne. Afterward his visitors might enjoy the privilege of drinking new milk from the COW and picking flowers and fruit, fresh every hour in the day." great attraction, doubtless, for Londoners at a period when fruit and flowers were neither so cheap nor so abundant in the metropolis as they are at present. Nor were more artificial amusements lacking. In addition to illuminations, fireworks and masquer- ades, attended by the world of fashion from princes downward, there were miscellaneous entertainments of every sort.
 A high scaffolding was erected in Marylebone gardens in 1736 for pred ecessor of Blondin called "the flying man," who was advertised to fly down on 8 rope pushing wheelbarrow before him. In May, 1785, Lunardi, the first aeronaut who went up in balloon in England and was quaintly called "the first aerial traveller in English atmos- phere" by contemporary prints, de- scended unexpectedly one afternoon in the Adam and Eve Tea gardens in the neighborhood of Tottenham Court road, then resort of fashion, and was up. roariously welcomed by the populace in acknowledgement of his flight Later on aeronautic flights became special feature of all these pleasure gardens. Ponds containing goldfish-a novelty in the middle of the eighteenth century were reckoned as another of their special attractions and were advertised as "gold and silver fish, which afford pleasing ideas to every spectator. "- Temple Bar.
The Press., 1897-12-16
The Good Out of It.

Landlady-I believe in letting coffee boil for 80 minutes; that's the only way to get the goodness out of it.
 New Boarder Casting his and leaving it)-You succeeded admirably. ma am. London Fun
 A Tennessee lady, Mrs. J. w. Towle, of Philadelphia, Tenn. has been using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for her baby, who is subject to croup, and says of it: "I find 1t just as good as you claim it to be. Since I've had your Cough Rem edy, baby has been threatened with croup ever so many times, but would give him dose of the Remedy, and it prevented his having 1t every tme." Hundreds of mothers say the same. Sold by E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs, and G. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1897-12-16

United States changes of a legislative character, mainly for the better, have been noted. In New York amendments were made at the last legislature to the Raines Law, which have resulted in large ly abating the club nuisances.
 The W. c. T. U. of Trenton, N. J., with less than two hundred members, carries on great work. The only public library in Trenton is owned and maaaged by the W. c. T. U. Mrs. Barber Is librarian. The whole building, Library Hali, Is leased to the Union. Public meetings are held also the regular meetings and Saturday night gospel temperance meet ing.
 The women of Wisconsin have secured a state law providing that Bird Day" be observed In connection with Arbor Day, April 30.,
 The flags of three cities have been at half-mast for three women, 8 thing which probably never occurred before in the worlds history. These are Mrs. Polk, wife of President Cooper, the founder of free kindergartens in San Francisco, and Mrs. Youmans, the pioneer of the W. C.. T. U. work in Canada.
 Statistics show that there are, besides 500 evangelists, more than 200 regularly ordained women ministers in the country. Of these, 40 are in the Universalist church, Free-Wil Baptists, 24 Unitarians, ga Congregationalists,2 ,21 belong to the United Brethern of Christ, and 8 to the Protest ant Methodist church.
 One of the leading opponents of the ad- mission of women to the general confer ence of the Methodist Episcopal church, distinctly stated that, if lay delegation led to the admission of women, then by that fact lay delegation would be proved to be a mistake. But to our certain knowledge, missionaries ss 8 class are exceedingly "heretical" on the woman question. Among missionaries, women do whatever work they can, very general. ly without such regard to whether the church sanctions or disapproves. A missionary of the M. E. church who had been for many years in India and had re. turned for 8 vacation said, in public ad. dress, "Our women preach. We haven't time to quarrel over wofds over there. And it is a well-known fact that the missionaries of that church have a sort oi feminine annex to their conferences, which is as near as they can come, in view oi the attitude of the home church to ad hitting women as laymen to the confer. ences. It looks as though the missionary work were strong ally of the womer movement in the church. If it should prave to be determining factor in ad hitting women to the high councils O. the various denominations and even tt making preachers of them, who can rise up to say that the missionary movemen is not an unmitigated evil and fata error? We have yet to:Iearn that brains is matter of sex.
The Press., 1897-12-16
Inopportune Smelling.

The troops were storming temple or palace, and O'Shaughnessy stopped before a mirror and stood twirling his mustache and admiring himself, though the bullets were whistling round him.
 "Bedad, Shaugh," he said to him. self, with a grin, "ye're fine figure of 8 man."
 Crash came a bit of lead, which starred the said mirror into a thousand cracks, quite obliterating Shaugh's features.
 "Bedad," said he coolly, we've spilled foine view that I had of me- self. "-LOndon Mail
The Press., 1897-12-16
Clean Shirts Ih Germany.

The Berlin Boersen- Courier tells about German s invention of a paper shirt front which is intended to ap peal to the large number of continental Germans who wear dickies. The shirt front has a paper collar polish and is in seven layers. As each layer is torn oil it reveals another white, glistening front. Thus from one paper dicky the wearer may evolve a clean paper shirt front for every day in the week. The dicky is made to button to any kind of shirt. It costs but 8O1pfennig. or about 2 cents; consequently the expense of . clean front is but a cent day. In view of the prevalence of the dicky habit in Germany the inventor has taken steps to manufacture his compound shirt fronts in large quantitiea
The Press., 1897-12-16

There Is no medicine in the world equal 10 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for the cure of throat and lung diseases. This Is a fact that has been proven in numberless cases. Here is a sample of thousands of letters received II have tried Chamber lain's Cough Remedy while suffering from a severe throat trouble, and found imme- diate and effective relief. I can unhesi- tatingly yrecommendtt."- t."-EDaARW. WHIT TEMoRE, Editor Grand Rivers (Ky.) Her aid. For sale at the drug stores of F.. K. Taft, Stafford Springs, and G. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1897-12-16
The Ministers Mistake.

In rural parish in the Mearns an Aberdeen divine, who had driven over in hired vehicle, occupied the pulpit. Only one person attended service, and the minister apologized for the length of his discourse. His audience signified his approval of his preaching. and the minister continued. Guess his conster- nation when he discovered his audience consisted of his driver, who had been engaged by the hour. Dis match
The Press., 1897-12-16

WHAT IT MEANs.-When we advertise that we will guarantee Dr. Kings New Discovery, Electric Bitters, Bucklen's Arnica Salve, or Dr. Kings New Life Pills, it means that we are authorized by the proprietors to sell these remedies on a positive guarantee, that if purchaser is not satisfied with results. we will refund the purchase price. These medicines have been sold on this guarantee for many years, and there could be no more con- elusive evidence of their great merit. Ask about them and give them trial. Sold at E. K. Taft's Drug Store. 6
The Press., 1897-12-16
A Difficult Problem,

"What kapes ye shtill so long. Do lan?" inquired MT. Rafferty.
 ''Oi'm thryin to convince meself that it's no harder to push wheelbarrow on the level tl,an to push me bicickle up hill an Oi can't do it. ''-WashinRton Star
The Press., 1897-12-16

GooD HEALTH Is largely due to the se- lection of food and drink, which best supply the various principles needed. That is why you should use Ayers Fly gienic Cereal Coffee," as it contains all the elements needed to nourish the body.
The Press., 1897-12-16
HANDS OFF HE BIRDS.

 Time was when man made ready war And in his caverned lair Beaded his fellows teeth and wore The trophies in his hair. Time is when ruthless savage, swark And slaves of fashion, fair, Hay Gods sweet choristers to sport The trophies in their hair. Where lies the onus of the doomf Who faunt symbolic pain2 The principals are those for whom The innocents are slain. How long, Lord God. shall blood price gain Buy inhumanityP How long shall sanguined stigma stain The brow of vanityP Hands of the birds, whose worship pours From every templed grovel Let live earth's Attest metaphors Of beauty, joy and lovei Benjamin Lander in New York Times
The Press., 1897-12-16

Haskell-What's Bobby crying for?
 Mrs. Haskell Oh, the poor boy caught his finger in the pantry door.
 Haskell-H'ml He evidently didn't get the jam he was looking for that time.-Pick Me Up.
The Press., 1897-12-16

Natuse as an arrant democrat and be- asows her gifts imprtiaAly. &
The Press., 1897-12-16

POtentateS Who Disposed of Annual In- comes Reaching Into the Millions-Im- nense Works cf Art and Skill Carried NuN Mw wt,nsa -x
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-03-18

GROWING CELERY.-To grow
celery from seed, we would say the
first week in March fill a ilat box,
or a large flower pot, with nice,
clean, mellow loan, we'll pressed
down and tirmed.. Apply water
enough to make the soil quito
moist, then SOW the seed, either
broadcast or in narrow rows, rath-
er thickly, and sift just a little
sand or fine soil over it. we'll after
ward. Cover the box or pot with
single thickness of light paper or
cloth to keep TIE soil dark and
moist, and set it In. the Kitchen or
sitting room window, or in any
other place having a comfortable
but moderate temperature. A hot
bed, with moderate bottom heat.
would be q still better place for it,
but not every one can have it this
early in the season. About 10
days after sowing, the seeds will be-
gin to sprout. Remove the paper
or cloth cover and gradually get the
young plants accustomed to the
light and air. Always water prompt
ly, never letting the soil become
Thoroughly dry yet at the same time
carefully avoiding the opposite ex-
treme. To give them more room
set them in a cold frame. The
tiny seedlings transplant easily.
Set them ] or Z of an inch apart
with rows about three inches apart
and water we'll.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-03-18

SHE WANTED IT BADLY.-In one
Of the Washington jeweIry stores
is q diamond breastpin valued at
81, 900. A young woman whose
love for ornaments is much greater
than her ability to buy them hap
pened to be in this store when the
pin was shown to lady, who did
not purchase it. Two or three
times a week since then the girl has
gone to obtain a glimpse of the
beautiful pin, until she finally made
up her mind that she would make
an effort to own it, 30 the following
colloquy took place, that | happen.
ed TO hear:
'How much for that pin p
"A thousand dollars
well, | will take it IL You will
let me pay for il at 81 a week. IonIy
make 81 a week. buy everything
else that way
The astonished clerk told her
that he would have to speak to the
proprietor, who was out. and the
girl promised to return.-Washing-
ton Star.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-03-18

THE MEANEsT MANI think
| can locate the meanest man in
the country said well-known
lawyer the other day. 'ue lives in
the northern section of the city and
is worth probably $4,000. No,
he's not friend of mine; merely
an acquaintance. | ran across him
yesterday, for the first time in
months, on street car. After ex-
changing the customary greetings
he asked me il I'd paid my fare.
hadn't and told him so. 'Well,'
said he, give me your nickel.
did so, expecting him to hand the
conductor a dime. To my sur
prise he passed up two exchange
tickets instead. You see, he said
in explanation, Il always buy an
exchange when | pay fare. As |
use the cars good many times a
day, have quite q few tickets by
night. Whenever | can utilize one
| am two cents in pocket, and in
case like this am four cents ahead.
[ put this money away, and so far
this season have bought myself
suit with the amount saved, and
my little girl has nearly s. in her
bank from this source, You can
gamble that | felt sore over his
making two cents Gnt of me. lam
not averse to saving a few pennies
myself by the exchange system, but
| draw the line at utilizing my
friends for this purpose. Next
time / see that man I'll fail to re-
cognize him.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-03-18
Frcm cyiprie Creek,

After the big fire in Cripple Greek, l
took very severe cold and tried many
remedies without help, the cold only be-
coming more settled. After using three
small bottles of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, both the cough and cold left
me, and in this high altitude 1t takes a
meritorious cough remedy to do any
goOd.-G. b. HENDERSON, editor Daily
Aduertiser. For sale by VIM. +. Green
well & Son, Leoardtown; Joseph s. Mat
thews, Valley Lee, and all country stores.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-03-18

The DIFFEREECE.-Writing in
the Pail Mall Magazine about the
year 1897, and touching upon the
use of the word Jubilee in con.
nection with it, Mr.. Zuiiier- Couch
tells an anecdote which one sus.
poets, is more amusing than truth
full:
An old lady dwelling on the
skirts of Dartmoor was asked
What is the meanin' OF this yer
jewbilee!'
well, my DEAR she answered,
'tis this way-if you've been mar
ried to a man so years and the
mans alive, 'tis goulden weddin'
is as dead. 'tis q jewbiIee.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-03-18

- 'Sometimes,' said Uncle
Eben, de man dat pays hundn'hd
ob dollars foh flags an decorations
aim ez much oh er patriot sz de
one dat goes quietly long an pays
'is taxes, an serves on de iury
without kickin'. The Washington
Star.