The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-17
Stoncy battery Shot and shell.


prcying upon tho poor Beers. They
arc pouring somc hot shot into him,
making him roar in his ragc and roll
in his gore. But this is adding fuel
to tho flame, and Gro long ho wilt
corner them up and crush them with
his powerful paw and mighty form.
Tho Euglo FREQ, is no longer content
to bo confined by the briny bluc Of
ocean, but wccps to wing his flight
to other lauds, to tho isles of tho sca,
to shold and savo other peoples un-
der his strong, fostering wings. Tho
Eustcrncrs, however, do not ycnrn for
tho GUARDIANSHIP p Of the Western in
trudcr, and seek to drive him from
their elements. Instcud of bringing
"pcacc, good will to all men," he is
spreading Il shadow over tho fair
cline; thcy are training their gun
nory upon him and making the frath-
ers fly. In turn no is clutching somo
Of thcm in his claws, and by d-by,
with mighty surge and sweep he
will swoop down upon them, grasp
them in his tulons, and boar them
uloft INTO the sunlight Of Republican
lihorty. Leap on, 0 "King Of Beasts!
Soar on O "K;ng Of Birds"-on the
threshold Of tho 20th century you
may meet and greet in your bloody
career.
In some parts Of our country
tho Democrats and tho Republicans
have been opening their big guns
upon cuch other, tho baltic Of the
ballots h $ been wagcd, tho smoke Of
tho conflict has cleared away, Bryan
and Mckinley still hold their OWN,
and ono thing is settled, they will be
tho standard bearers for tho fray in
1900. In our own State tho dlspcn.
sury has been tho sccno Of somo can.
nonading and hand to hand fights
And here at homo tho Alliance sol
dicry has become split into warrin&
factions, and tho clash Of arms il
heard from tho businesses Of Rocky
Ridge to tho fortrcsscs of linorcr
pouring grape and canister and shrnp
mel into each other. "a Louso Iii
vidcd against itself cannot stand,
and tho prediction is that in few
moro hours tho houvcns will shoe
"stars" qnlck and fast TO the earth
ward
Now, "Major" aims to throw som
shot and shell from Stoncy Batter
into tho headquarters and into tn
columns of Tho Herald and Nows
but hopes ho will not ovon woun
tho feelings of any one, much less d
moro serious damage. Their misso
, is only to scatter Fragments Of new
around among those on The Hcral
and News roll, but they may not eve
, explode-may land in tho waste bas
kot and turnod into oblivion. "ReadS
Aim! Fire!"
0 Some Of our young people AZ
| away from ''home, sweet homc," bl
| thoy will return "whcn tho rose
t bloom again" if not sooner: j.
Bedonbaugh is Mt the medical collee
in Memphis, Tenn; j. j. Dominic
has returned to Charleston medic,
college; Fayotto Hunter is at IL
business college in Macon, Ga; l.
nest Bcdonbaugh, Forrest Boder
baugh and Norris Hawkins arc 1
n Nowborry CJllcgo.
A. p. Vaughan is saving on S.
Hawkins place. John ID. Booz'
has moved his mill to Saluda Count
-. NJ. BedonDallSh IL also saWlT
u over there.
, The Harmon bridge on Bush riv,
was rebuilt last week. j ID. Booz
did tho work.
John l.. Cook sent an exhibit
flour Of his rollcr mill to tho Sta
-, Fair.
O Miss Veda Sheldon, who is visi
: ing her sister, Mrs. j. j. Fcllel
@ will 20 to Newbcrry this week
@ spcnd while with her sister, Mi
@ Todd, and then return to hcr hon
O in Oconoe County.
o At tho salo Of land of Allen Mic