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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
Don't Experiment.

When grip attacks person of
nervous temperament there is
usurlly a great depression of spirits,
the patient is plunged in despair,
and no amount Of argument or rail
lery has any effect on his misery.
The man or woman whose nerves be-
como 80 shattered that it is a torture
to remain in bed, and the night is
passed in vain attempt to get
little sleep is on the down grade to
nervous prostration, insanity aud
death. There is no time then to OK
pertinent with new and untried
remedies. Neglect or delay in this
respect may prove Il fatal mistake.
DIR. Miles Nervino is the best of
all medicines for the nervous, tired
out and sleeploss victim of the grip,
just as it is the best remedy for all
other weaknesses and disorders of
tho nervous system. 1t attacks tho
minute germs of impurity clustered
in the blood and thoroughly routs
them ont Of every hidden corner of
Nho boN'J'
81 was extremely nervous and al
though | doctored with several physi-
clans L could not gain strength. My
nerves became SO completely I'M
strung that could scarcely sleep at
all, and [ thought | should surely
dio 7 began taking DR.. Miles Nrr.
vine and in less than a week I was
feeling very much better. After tax
ing six bottles L was completely
restored to henith."
G. E. HACKETT, Greene, N. Y.
A trial package Of DR.. Miles favor.
Ito treatment for the grip, consisting
of DR.. Miles Nervinc, Dr. Miles Anti.
Pain Pills aud DR.. Miles, Nerve and
Liver Pills, will be sent absolutely
free of cost to any person sending
name and address on Il postul card,
requesting tho samplc, and mcn'on-
ing the name Of this paper. Address
DIR. Miles Medical Co., Ellxhart, Ind.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
OFFICERS FIND VAULT NOW.
THO Private OF tho Civil War Do, sn't
Think they MeanIt
(From the Now York Press.)

\ffom the Now York Press
The controversy over "embalmed
beef" reminds mo Of the old army of
'6l@05. Complaints were made
every day. 1t then was considered
to DO particular privilege for the
enlisted men to find fault with ra.
tons.
Salt pork was always "sow belly"
corned beef was "salt horse" or
mule beef" fresh beef was always
"too fat" or "too lean," was issued
too soon" or not "soon enough" af
ter killing, and was either "ilyblown"
or quivering; soft bread was said to
be "sour," "half baked," "bal1ed too
much" or slough and tusteless;"
hard bread was said to bo $50 hard
water could not soften it," too "hard
to eat" and was recommended to
take the place of solid shot, in tho
next engagement; was reported to be
"spoilod," "water soakod," "moldy,"
"wormy," fit for nothing but Ger
tilizer," while some was said to nave
been made in "GS B. c." desiccated
vegetables were called "hog feed,"
and rice was ''mule feed" If raw
pork was issued for marching ra-
ton the commissary was "too lazy"
to have it cooked. IF it was cooked
before being issued tho commissary
was "fool."
And so it went. Every man knew
how to tell the difference between
beef, horse or mule meat, but Uncle
Sam was accused for furnishing
salt horse" Officers, however, lot
the enlisted men monopolize the
fault-tinding, and there is 10 record
Of an offioor paying any attention to
it. The Toys ate their rations all
the same, and did an enormous
amount of hard work.
lfyou will notice, tho fault find
ers this time are officers who served
in subordinate positions before,
where, no doubt, they acquired
habit of finding fault with rations.
SO really they ought not to be taken
seriously now. l hardly believe
they mean it.
Nj. H. De LONG,
An Old Private.
Schuylerville, N. Y, Feb. Sth.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
TWICE A WEEK, $3.50 A YEAl,

to be duly publ bed for one conse.
cutlvo week in threo or moro dpilv
papers published in this Stuto and
Tor violation Of any Of tho provi.
SONS of this Act l'y amy ruch com.
pany, or companies, association or
associations, partnership or partner.
ships, they shall, on conviction thore.
Of, pay fine Of not less than five
hundred dollars.
Section t. 1t shall bo tho duty of
tho Attorney General or tho solicitor,
upon his request, to cause tho pro-
visions Of this Act to bo enforced.
Section .. 1t shall also be tho duty
of the Comptroller General or other
official, now charged, or to be
charged, with tho enforcement of the
insurance laws of this State, to re-
qulro cvery fire insurance company,
association Or partnership doing a
INV hiHutuiIEo business Wltnln this
State, to file with the annual state
ment made to him statement dulv
sworn to 10y the manager or presi-
dent of each company, association or
partnership, legally admitted in this
State, that it has not in tho year in
tcrvcning between the issue of it's
lust llcnnse and that applied for VIC.
lated tho condition of this Act.
Section 6. This Act shall be in
iorrr fFon ,.,n ls' day of March,
1900, and all Acts or parts of Acts
Inconsistent therew:th are hereby TO.
pcalcd.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
The n1achete.
Island Of Cuba Magazine. J

AS defensive weapon the value
of the machete is small. Even it's
offensive effect depends less on the
weapon itsolf than on the continual
and skilfnl usage made of it by the
Cuban poasant from his earlier ago,
which imparts II pecnliar training to
the muecles Of the wrist and arm of
the operator. The consequence of
this skill is that, whenever Il quarrel
occurs between two ''gualrus" or
monteros" they settle tho matter
with their mnchctes as couragcously
and tonaciously rs two gamecocks,
and generally both parties are scri-
ously injured for life, or remain
killed on the spot.
Owing to this fact and to the
natural kindly disposition of the
Cuban poasants they nro not Il
qnarrelsomo people, and respect
everybody, to be equally respected.
With the machet @ II few curious nc
cossories arc used. The principal arc
thin strip Of leather, closely tied to
the ri ght wrist; small round piece
of grinding ono to sharp Il oIge
of the tool ard, whenever tt.a ma.
chote is employed to cut Gown the
thorny heath Of tropical vegetation,
small branch Of special shape,
called the "sarabato," is used to
hold the heath, aud do rapid work
without being in iurcd by thorns.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10

"Anything that will pay WE'LL" is
reported rs the reply Of tho son of
the notorious Jesse james to the
question as to what his ambition
prompted him to do. We fear that
great many boys arc being trained
in a way that would lead them to
make about the same reply. 1t is
boiLg impressed upon them that
their powers Of body and Of mind
are estimated soely by their money
making capacity. They are also
taught to regard the vocation rs
most worthy of their attention which
will yiold most largely in dollars and
cents. They are not told with sniff
cieut emphasis that thoro arc n great
many ways of making money that
are damaging to true manhood.
1t is a sad thing for boy to have
it in his mind that the greatest aim
in life is the accumulation of for
tuhe. But it is quite as bad for
him to think that making Il stir in
the world is the worthiest aim of am
bition. This will assuredly load
him INTO follics-perhaps into crime.
1t is not bad thing to acquire
wealth, nor bad thing to strive for
fame. But both the one and the
other should be sought as the means
of advancing the cause of human
progress.
The young man must look life
practically in the face and govern
his actions along business principles,
but If he will sttive for the general
welfare and amelioration of human
lty he may gain prominence and
prosperity sooner than by a sordid
and selfish course.
Let the yonng man strive to be
nsoful and valuable to tho commun-
ity in which he lives, and ho may at
tain publicity and popularity sooner
than by struggling for that alone
The story Of Abou Ben Adhem points
the moral we would suggest.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
AL Merrimnc Ier"rs Rewarded Except
HobHOn
(BnltimOre SUM-

Washington, ID. G., March 1.-Of
the eight men who went in with the
Merrlmac to close tho channel at
Santiago Lieutenant Hobson is the
only ono who has received no reward.
All the enlisted men were advanced
before they wero surrendered by
General Toral. Secretary Long at
tributes the failure to recognize Hob
son to Congress-, and holds that tho
navy department and the president
are not responsible in any way.
The secretary states that papers
advancing Hobson ten numbers in
the construction corps were prepared
last summer and were about to be
signed when his uncle, Congressman
Richmond Pearson, of North Caro-
lima, intervened and asked that ac-
ton be postponed, rs it WAS pro.
posed to pass Il bill for Hobson's
transfer to tho line. Bills were in.
trodnced in both Houses, but sleep
now in the naval committees without
apparently any effort having been
made to revive them and bring the
measure before Congress for action.
Unless Hobson takes an advance of
numbers in his corps it Is scarcely
possible he will receive any acknowl-
edgment Tor his heroic deed.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
Negro Labor In Eharicston Mills.

Charleston, S. c., March G.-Tho
Charleston cotton mill was sold at
public auction here today under an
order of tho United States court, for
$lOO,OO0, the upset price fixed.
Johl, II. Montgomery, of Spartan
burg, was the purchaser. Mr.. Mont.
gomory said he represented a syndi-
cate, and the mill would be operated
with negro labor. 1t is the only mill
in the country that has employed ne.
gro instead Of white labor. The mill
was built in 1882, and has never
proven success 1t has $4,000
spindles, and owns commodions
buildings and considerable real es-
tate in this city.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
Some RetiripE Senators.
baltimore Sun,

With the conclusion of the Fifty
fifth Congress on Friday of this week
many interesting personages will
disappear from tho Senate. Among
these arc George Gray, of Delaware; :;
David Turpie, of Indiana; Arthur p.
German, Of Maryland; James Smith,
Jr., of New Jersey; Edward Murphy,
Jr., of Now York; Roger q. Mills, of
Texas, and Charles X. Faulkner, of
West Virginia. All these arc Demo-
Gratis. Senator Mills, of Texas,
closes career in Congress of twenty.
six years, nineteen Of which were in
the House Of Representatives IIe
ls now 81 years Of age. Before tho
war he was II member Of tho Texas
Legislature and during tho war he
served tho Confectionery as colonel of
q Texas regiment. In 1873 he was
elected to Congress and has been Il
member Of that body continuously
to the present :ime. Mr.. Mills fell
a victim to tho free silver fever.
Previous to the beginning Of that
movement he was leader in tho
House OF Representatives.. As chair
man Of the committee on WAYS aud
means he presented the reform tariff
bill of MIR. Cleveland's first admins
tration, which BORE his name and made
that name Il household word through
out the Union. 1t was the mai: issue
at the election in 1888, juc' as the Nc
Kiuley bill was at the succeeding elcc-
ton. The Mills bill was a moderate
measure, which made Il smaller av-
erage reduction in tariff rates than
the Wilson bill, which was enacted
in 1893. But the campaign of edu-
cation had not been completed and
MIR. Cleveland was defeated. This
defeat encouraged the Republicans
to enact the Mckinley bill which,
along with the force bill, passed by
the House in the Fifty-irst Congress-,
caused tho defeat Of the Republicans
in 1892. Tho Wilson bill was en-
acted during Mr.. Clevelund's second
administration, and while some of the
features added in the Senate wero
distasteful to Democrats and con-
t'nry to the principles of tho party,
still it gave vast relief from the
actions Of the Mckinley bill. The
Chicago convention in 1896 raised
the silver issue and the tariff ques-
tion was lost to sight. This gave
tho Republicans power to enact the
present tariff law.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
THE BEST GOWnED WOMAN.
Thia QueRtlnn In at Present Agitatlng
Fashionable London.
(From the Philadelphia Timcs.)

(From the Philadelphia Tmcs)
A rather amusing controversy is
going on in London rs to who is the
best dressed English woman of fash
ion. Among those first mentioned,
with tho exception Of Lady Warwick
and tho Duchess of Portland and
Lady Fec Sturt, tho majority arc
American women. Lady Naylor
Leyland never dresses in tho even.
ing in black. She is generally in
white, very often embroidered in
diamonds AID silver, and among her
gowns this winter is a pink velvet
ball dress and tea gown of tur-
quoise blue pannc. Ono of her p,et-
test day dresses is black, with Il sash
OF pale blue and single pink rose,
while her toque was simply wreath
of pink roses, with lilies of the valley
in an aigrottc. Nine Won Andre is
always in black and white, and Mrs.
Dudley Leigh, who was Miss Baby
Beckwith, is said to order all her
gowns from Paris and to be one Of
the bost dressed women in London.
Among the unmarried women Miss
Goelet is especially mentioned, and
her idea of wearing always t lie
evening frocks is commended az
happy. Lady Randolph Churchill
is always exquistoly gowncd, and
tho Duchess Of Marlborough loves
picturesque effects. Some excite
ment was created a fortnight ago by
the appearance at Niagara, which is
tho fashionable skating rink in Lon
don, Of an American actress, Il Miss
Edna May, who was gowncl in en-,
erald green velvet, the blouse of
which was covered with succession
of diamond stars and Il sunhurst of
brilllants.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
McClurc'a Mag .Zins for March.

The March McC!ure's ~ an nm
usually good number of Il magazine
that never fails to supply something
out of tho ordinnry. An account of
ir1pl"r's invention and process for
r"dnclng ordinary air to liquid of
such wondrous potency that it may
I'sp'"ce steam and electricity and
supply, at next to NO cost, all the
force required in all tho mechanical
operations of life, brings us - the
"rdSo of tho future" with II swsep
that takes ono's breath. s;o.newhut
tho samo palpitnnt expectancy is
raised by Lieutenant Pourv'a y recount
Of his plans and hopes fo, tho now
exploration for tho Nt"th Pole, in
tho prosecution Of which is now
established somewhere iu the vicinit,
of Lincoln, 'S"a, 81 or S3 degrees
north latitude. No less interesting
IN thor s"v"ral ways, and scarcely
loss striking, area sorios Of "Sketches
IN Egypt" drnwa by Charles Dana
Gibson, with somo genial comment
and description written by the artist
himself; SOM entirely new reminis.
c'nces of Lin""ln, showing his relu-
tons with Fremont, Mcclellan.
Cameron, and Stanton, and illustrat-
ing his raro tact and consideration
in denlinS with men in general; an
account = ely his own narrativo)
Of the W. in b h the artist Tissot
camo tc ."ko up Lis great work of
plctnri''S tho lifo'' Christ, and of
the mtnnor in whic! io executed it:
"nd incidents and nnct dotcs of Con
er"l Wool's gront work in tho regen-
Grafton Of Sar'., -, furnished by II.
II. Lewis, who himself spont some
t'mo ut Santiago with General Wood.
All Of these articles are fully illus
trutod, the ono on Tissot with some
beautiful reproductions of the chief
Of his paintings. Captain Mnhan,
in his sorios Of papers "Tho War on
tho Sea and it's Lessons" sets forth
in this number tho problems pro-
s"nt"d to tho navy by the arrival Of
Corvera in West India waters, aud
relates how thoy were doalt with.
Mr.. Kipling gives rs further chap
ter from the adventures Of "StalLy
~ Co.," one that shows those heroes
in quito new role; and there arc
several other good short stories in
the NUMBER The S. S. Mcclure Co.,
| 1ll-l55 f.. 25th Street, New York
City.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
DECAY IN FRENCR MANNERS,
There Is Not tho Polt uees OF tho Old
Regime.
From the New York COMMERCIAL
Advertiser

AuVertlSef.
French newspaper ters arc not
ing decay in the forms of French
politcness. Tho courteous manners
OF the Old regime arc giving place
to manners not so good, and tho old
elaborate phraseology of social life
is being abandoned for more direct
aud less polished modes of address.
The dinner and ball invitations re-
nect the change which has taken
place in tho porsonelle Of tho dinner
and ball giving class. This change,
say these writer's, is the Intrusion Of
the nouveaux riches into the domain
where formerly only those who were
born to high places set the tone.
The hereditary grandcs danes of tho
Faubourg ST. German wore not
afraid to humble themselves meta
phorically to 90 homage to guest.
They could sigu themselves "yom
most hunIbie servant" aud beg the
honor" Of u friends attendance in
the proud consciousness that such
forms could never be misconstrued.
Tho new rich woman has not this
proud self consciousness; such hum.
bic forms Of courtesy aro too realistic
for her, and consequently she affects
a buffer and more all men arc born
free. .and-equal manner, both Of dc
portmcnt and address.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
How Horses Catch Cold.
(Specta tator.)

Horses arc very subject to nasal
catarrh, and it is widely prevalent
belief among coachmen that if a
horse goes into Il fresh stable, and
especially if Il horse which has been
ont at grass goes into a stable with
other horses, it will be most likely to
develop a cold. So, too, it is noticed,
will horses bought at fair, and this
is popularly attributed to tho
dranghts to which they havo been
exposed. AS it is admitted, how
ever, that any other horses which
may have been in the stable general
ly catch this cold from tho new
conner, surely it is moro reasonable
to suppose that tho latter has in like
manner received tho infection from
some Of it's neighbors while on sale.
A medical friend Of tho writer's
lately made IN interesting expert
ment. lie has two horses, and has
been in the habit of turning one out
for the summer months. When he
brought it in again for tho winter it
used invariably to develop a severe
cold. Coachmen will tell you that
this is due TO tho unaccustOmed
warmth of tho stable, which makes
the animal "nesh." Last year, how
ever, before bringing in his horse
the doctor had his stable thoroughly
disinfected and limcwashed, and put
no other horse in it. The one which
came in from grass then renamed
perfectly free from any symptoms of
catarrh.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
Fra TX Lrsii.'s Popular Monthly for March
1900.

The timely topic of Mormon po-
lygamy, and the opinions of the late
Brigham Young and various Mormon
wives regarding it, is tactfully dis.
cussed by Mrs. Frank Leslie, in an
illustrated article which ls one of the
principal features of Flank Leslie's
Popular Monthly for March. The
Nicaragua Canal project-past, pres
ent and future--is ably discussed by
e. a. Fletcher, whose contribution
has the advantage of being thorough
ly we'll illustrated. "Queen Wilhel-
nina and Women's Work in Hol-
land" by S. NJ. D'Engolbroner, is
full of personal and literary, as we'll
:as pictorial interest, which is equally
true of "Sketching from Nature" 10y
III. Vllliers Barnett. Thomas II.
Dawley, Jr., famous for his hair
bredth Escapes while campaigning
with Gomez in Cuba, tolls somo
thrilling stories Of that veteran hero
aad the late Glen. Quintin Bandera.
"a Skein Of Silk" is Il charming illus
trated paper, by w. @. Kitchin, de-
scribing silk-worm culture in Japan.
The "Woman in Action" article tolls
about the fair sex in Wall Street.
Bret Harte and Egerton Castle head
the fiction writer's in Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly and there are COM
'pleto short stories this month by
Mary j. Holmes illustrated by Wen.
:zell>, and Eta w. Pierce illustrated
by Rosenmeyer). "Marginalia" con-
.tains some spicy contributions by
. r. X. Mnnkittrick and others Tho
fine art reproductions in this number
are profuso and beautiful.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
Rates for the COnfeI'S HrntnInu

The Southern Passenger Association
has issued e. ircular author izing rates
to the Confederate Vet rams Reunion
at Charleston, S c., on !! e dates May
l0th to 18th. The rate AIMED is one
cent mile in each dire ton. Round
trip from Ncwbcrry, $3.l': Prosperity,
50 30.
Tickets from points within i radius
OF one hundred miles from Charleston
to be sold May 8, 10, II, II, and for
trains scheduled to arrive in Charles
ton prior to noon OF May l3, with final
limit May l8. 1890.
Tickets from points beyond radius
OF one hundred miles from Charleston
to he sold May 8, 8 and 10, with final
limit May 81, 1899.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
REV. WM. AIKEN KELLY WRITES TO
HIS RELATITES.
Says His Mind Is Now Aetive-The Letter to
His Fa,her-in- Law a Pathetic One
The Nlyatery Of His Disap-
pearAnce Unsolved.
Especial to The State. }

Sumter, March G.-The Rev. Wm
Aiken Kelly has been heard from
again--this time in more tangible
manner, for yesterday mornings
mail brought to the Rev. j. A. Cliff
ton, his father. in law, a letter enclos
ing one to his wife also. Tho hand
writing is undoubtedly bis and was
written at Now Orleans, La, March
I'd, The letter received by DR.. Cliff
ton is q brief and pathetic one.
Ills first request is that the enclos-
cd letter be handed to his wife, of
whom he wrote in the most Affection
ate terms, and went on to beg tho
doctor not to give him up and to
trust him still. His health is bad;
has been and is still sick, but his
mind Ia now clear and active. He is
anxious to return to South Carolina
and again meet his friends and loved
ones. What was written to his wife
is sacred, and the outside world will
never know the contents of that other
letter.
He admits being the author of the
kilograms referred to last week, but
gives no reason why he has thus ro-
mained silent for two months or
more.
Letters were mailed to him last
night. Friends II Now Orleans have
also been notified to look after him
and start him on his homeward Jour
ney tomorrow or next day, and thou
sands Of friends who know him and
have implicit confidence yet in him
are waiting to welcome him buck, to
his native State.
His mysterious disatp aarance from
Charleston about December 20, was
caused, 1T is now thought, from tinan.
Gle! troubles. Reared in at1!uence, it
was too II uch for hiln to live on the
meagre salary of q junior Methodist
minister Obligations were incurred
which accumulated year by year,
and possessing highly sensitive ma
ture the pressure became too great,
his mind wandered, and he lefu for
parts unknown.
Had he made known his troubles
his friends would GLADLY have como
to his aid
The good people of Sumter have
felt tho deepest interest in him and
warm welcome will greet him on his
return. 1t is now thought that ho
will reach Sumter the latter part of
this week The matter now rests
with himself, his friends can do no
more. r. p. G.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
Ex- onGressman Perry Pnrslyzcd.
Especial to News and Courier,)

Especial to News and Courior.)
Greenville, S. c., March Con
Thursday night Eek Congressman w.
FL. Perry was stricken with paralysis
from the hips. He was sitting in his
chair at his homo, Sans Souci, when it
was discovered that he could not use
his lower limbs. He was taken to his
bed, and his physicians pronounced
it paralysis. His sight is also affected
probably tho result Of tho stroke.
Today it is not decided as to the final
result, but his condition is considered
rather serious.