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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-10-02

The honor Of carrying Off Il prize at
The State Fair far outwcighs its intrin-
sic value.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-10-02

Irnins 81 and - rurs solid between Chxr.
lesion and Grccn"illc daily,
Trains q rHd s daily cXccut Suu.'.,v h.
tween tOlun bin and nurpns
rain i, rnn Tues. Tnui s.lay and &: tutlu,.
bctwc"r Column bin and uuIrna
llGae connie ctiun vt .-uinlcr ter all DOj,;, .
North " P''
C@oSn connections ut Spnrtanhurg for t. &.
Honhtains K ca AVENAUGU. Agt
N'whnrrY. s. L.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-10-02

How to encourage and keep the boys
Fair for wight Feelings: and IN l'irct les
son will be tauS them to renew thci,
forts in their various avocatons.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-10-02

Through the medium Of the State
Fair all branches Of industry, including
live stock, have boon greatly improved
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-10-02

Liberal railroad rates for llc great
State fair viii b. made Fair Week.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-10-02

I.40 p. m. train from Augusta mnkcs clOst
SeabOard Air Line.
Close connection at Greenwood for all
poln's on 8. A. L. and G. and g. Railway, and
al with Southern Railway
For any Information relative to ticketx
rates. schedules, address
w. J. CRAIG, Gen. Pas. Agt.,
IN =. >,o Augusta Ga.
L. nj EMERSON, Traffic Manager
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-10-02
''P' p. IN. "a" a. III. IN" night.
DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN
CHARLESTON AND GREENVILLD.

Az
DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN
CHARLESTON AND GREENVILLD,
and between Charleston and Asheville.
Pullman palace sleeping cars on Trains 80 and
g8, 81 and 3S. on A. and C. division. Dining oars
on those trains serve all meals enroute
Trains leave Spartnnburg, A: S. G: division.
northbound, 7:03 g.. H., 8:31 y. H., 0:l3 D. M,
Svesti9ulo Iimited!; s"athboupd 1920 !. NJ.
a:l5 p m., III :4 a. M, tVcstibu]eLimited.)
Trains leave areenville, A. and O. division,
northbound. 700 T. m, 2:34p; III. and :22 p. In.,
lVestibulcd Lilnited) southbound, go a. M,
A@ p; ~. l2:D p. N. tNesibuled Lhmited)
Trains IL and l4-Elcgant Pullman Parlor
oars between Charleston and ABhoville.
o. Trains 10 and l6-PulInan Drawing-Room
Sleeping cars betwoon Charlie eston and Aehe.
vile.
=, Elegant Prllman \. .DraWipgt Room Buffot
ssssEE dR iRs sssXfes a a
cinMhti. N '-'
FRANK 8. CANNON, j. NJ CUIP
Third VP n cen. Mgr Traf: Manager.
Washington, d. G. Washington, Do
w. A. TURK, S. FL HAEDWICK,
Gen. Pas. Agent, A. Gen. Pas. Agent
Washington, D. G. Atlanta, Ga.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-10-02
ATLANTIC COAST LINE !
FAST LINE

Between Charleston and Columbia
Upper South Carolina, North caro-.
lima, Athens and Atlanta.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.
WILMINGTON, N. G., Nov. goth, 1897.
CONDENSED SCIHDI,Iu
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-10-02

~ oo PIII MISUNDERSTANDING, N. civ "A am
+Daily. ~ ''
NOS. 52 and 50 Solid trein between Cbar,cs
Got ana Greeuville via Atlantic Coast Line
SoIumola. Newborry and I.aurens r. r. and
Charleston and West Caroline r. Il,
a; M;EMEKSON, Con. Passenger Agent,
HhENLI, r. nj. EMF RSON,
Sobi.mhnaRer Ira ffic Manage
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-10-02
Florida Central g. PeninsuIav
SOUTIIROuND.

Trims run by :0th Mcridien, or Central Time,
South OF Colum bia. Time Table in
Effect June 3rl.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-10-02

N.Y. 7 E7Flly eAcCDE SUNDAY
- n1dlnE cars between New York and Rfch
Nos. 81 and A. '' oA lralos
Central Time 5 Faste,n Time.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-24
BOGUS BAKING POWDER TESTS.

1t is astonishing to what peculiar
methods people will sometimes resort
in the endeavor to advance their own
and injure Others interests. One of
the latest and most unfair eXpedients
is that of certain manufacturers of bak-
ing powders, who are endeavoring to
prejudice consumers against all other
preparations than their own by exhib-
iting 80 called test purporting to show
the quality of various powders. The
facts are, this so-calleG test, which we
are told simply consists in adding a
little iodine to a sample, can in no way
reveal the true value of baking pow
der, and is only calculated to deceive
and prejudice the minds of the ignor-
ant and unwary. Iodine will not dis
color alum, and therefore, if the test
proves anything, it is that the baking
powder that is not discolored by the
test contains alum. Some powders are
injurious, but this can only appear by
analysis. The true value of baking
powder consists in the quality of the
biscuit and cake it makes. We will
venture to say that there is not an ar
tcle prepared for food that might not
be manipulated by chemical tests to
prove that some thing was wrong about
it. As to baking powders, there could
be suggested dozen fake tests that
would be no more ridiculous in giving
a fair idea of their relative merits to an
unnstructed mind than the one here
mentioned. The truth is, that the best
test to make of baking powder is to
try it in making bread. The sampliug,
"aking" and unscientiic lesting by
manufacturers for the purpose of PIE
JUDGING the public against powders of
established reputation can only react
against the parties who make them.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-24
t3rotoD.

News has been received OF the death Of
Mrs. John Bandi OF Peacham.
Ebenezer Plummer, one of the oldest
residents of Groton, died Monday night
Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson visited their
parents in East Montpelier over Sunday.
Warren WEIGH and family are soon to
move back to the mill as he has large job
OF saving to do
Hiram and Fred Dennis left for Sher-
brook, p :, on account of the illness Of
their father.
Charles Tsggart OF Topsham was in town
last Friday on business.
Miss Myrtle Kicker who is teaching
school in Ryegate was home over Sunday.
The Passion Play at ODER. Ammergau as
| 1t will be given in 1900 was presented in
the Methodist church on Tuesday evening
| by Rev. j. Edward Farrow.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Heath who sold their
| place in the western part OF the town and
went to Minnesota about one year ago,
| have returned to Groton.
Charles Heath and family have recently
moved to the Robert Darling house al
| Westville.
| A. w. Crown is working for j. 8. Weed
| driving the livery team during the absence
of Charles Frost, who has gone to Boston
The absence Of Aaron WEIGH who com
menced work in the store Of 8. P. Welct
and attending the high school is noticed
1t is said he has gone to Manchester.
Miss Sadie Plummer has been quite il
with jaundice but is now recovering.
G. r. Dutton Of Montpelier was in the
place delivering organs last Friday.
Mrs. James Burton, Mrs. William Hayes
Mis-. Clara Parks and Mrs Richard Dennis
started Monday morning for Sherbrook
p. Q.
While Washington Orr was coming 10 the
village Monday morning one of the tug
Orr out and scattering robes, blankets etc
Nothing serious happened to anything
Even a pail of eggs when taken to the stor,
counted out all tight.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-24
Vershire.

Bernie Jackson has gone to Ludlow.
Mr.. Baran is canvassing for the sale OF
books.
Charles and Dana Davis have bought the
Milo Hood farm, formerly owned by Alfred
Norris.
Our January thaw came on time this
year, rain falling all day Saturday and
nearly spelling the shedding.
Rev. G. b. Drake expects to be absent for
several Sundays. Mrs. ID lake will supply
the pulpit during his absence
Mrs. Nation, widow iof the late Dwight
Nation, is very feeble and is expected to
live but short time.
The Orange aud Grafton Christian En-
deavor Union met here last Friday. A
large visiting delegation was present
Mr.. Fallansbee is recovering fIo his
lameness, caused by recent fall. tie was
able TO attend some OF the Christian En-
desvor exercises last Friday
In the death of Sephen Norton, which
occarred January IL, Vershire loses All in
dustrious and highly ~ o md citizen, and
his family devoted husband aud father.
Mr.. Sanborn was buried last Thursday.
Hor illness has been very long aud Distress
ing. She was perfectly blind during the
last mon hs Of her lie. She leaves hus-
band and children.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-24
Some Foreign Testimony.

The contention over the year that
ends the century has not been confined
to the western hemisphere. 1t has dis
turbed Europe and 30 grave and rev.
erend a newspaper as the London
Times has participated in the Discus
sion.
The results of research into the his
tory of the matter of the beginning of
modern time and the completion of
centuries leaves the "contrary-minded"
no recourse but to prove their conten-
ton or surrender. Herschel, the as
tronomer, is quoted strongly against the
0 year deluson. Nothing of the kind
existed. Time had no such starting
point. The British Astronomer Royal
dismisses the year 0 as never existing,
declaring that the "second century be-
gan with A. d. 101," and so on for sue
ceeding centuries. The question was
fully discussed on an important occa-
sion in Glasgow in 1870, when the arbi-
ter gave his decision, after qloting
various authorities, that the 10Th CEN
fury began January l, 1901, and SINH
larly the 20th will begin January /,
1901.
Finally, the lie Temps of Paris,
which, being interpreted, is The Times
of Paris, publishes the dictum of the
Bureau of Longiludes, scientific as
sociation of the French capital, which
has just interviewed in the dispute.
"The 10Th century," declares the Blu
reau, twill finish Dec. 81, 1900; the
Goth century will commence on the 1st
of January, 1901" This decision, de.
clares lie Temps, puts an end to con.
fiict, despite all decisions to the con.
trary on the part of lay authorities"
The Bureau is not only high scientific
authority, but the leading Astronomical
body of the world, also. Two of its
leading lights were at it's head when the
ten millionth of the distance from the
equator to the pole was measured and
pronounced the metre, the worlds
fixed and unvarying standard of Inca
measurements.
The authority, outside of innate com
mon sense and capacity to grasp {
simple matter of fact, is overwhelm
ingly on the side of the conclusion tina
we are still living in the 10Th century
and will 80 abide, dec volente, till thu
first second of time in January l, 1901
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-24
SENATOR MORRILL's FUNERAL.

Although more than year has eiapst d
since Senator Morrill's funeral was held in
Representatives Hall, the government has
recently audited aud paid the bills.
Even at this remote day it is Of interest to
know that it. cost the government S3,442 to
bury the venerable Senator. A "S5ate cas-
ket, with copper lining" is one OF the items
at $40 The engraved plate cost $40; spe-
cial red cedar shipping case, coppsr plate
corners and handles, double size, $50; EN-
balmng and services OF undertaken at
Washington $50 80; attendance Of under
taker to Montpelier, $685. use OF thirty-oue
carriages, s l05 80; use of hearse, twice, SIG;
special train service from Washington to
Springfield, 1882; "a fares, Springfield to
Monlp slier, 1894; SO fares, Monp 3lier to
Rutland, Silt; SO fares, Rutland TO Troy,
$50 Ga speci 81 engine, Troy to Albany $25
36 fares, Troy TO Washington, $347 40; pl-
cial engine, Weehawken to Jersey City, SO;
use OF Pullman cars Hesperia and Humber,
Washington to Montpelier and return, $500;
commissary supplies, S78 96
The expenses az the Pavilion were as fol-
lows: Breakfast for 20 parsons, at 70 cents,
S2l 70; dinner for 81 persons at 70 cents,
1923 %; eight rooms at 80 cents per room, 81
| total, $40 The decoration of the Senate
| chamber cost 800, and floral piece fur
| nished, packed and shipped to Montpelier
| $25. There were purchased fifteen yards Of
| black crspA for S37 3d. three yards OF black
ribbon for $l,20 371 dozen pairs of white
silk gloves Tor S43, IS funeral regalias fol
$3.50.
Other small expenses we're as follows
| For rent Of 292 chairs used in the Senate
| chamber at the funeral, 500 20; for adver
| Using programme in the Washington pa
| psrs, Sll3; music by the choir Of All Souls
40; three tickets New York to Washington
$3.50; one ticket Phie delphia to Washing
ton, 81 Ralph Rlddleberger received S49.9
for services meals for ak members of tn
Capitol police cost 81 85, and three car
| riages were hired for S1l9.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-24
Basis of Representation

The Brattleboro Phoenir RICH ly
maintains that the basis of representa-
ton in Republican State and congress
sional nominating conventions should
be the vote for Governor, not in the
"off year." but in the year of nation
al election. The Phoenir says this has
been the basis of representation in all
the State conventions for Is years, till
1896, when the State committee, with
out authority from anybody, and in
violation of custom, changed the basis
to the vote in the non.presidential
year. That was not the only thing the
State committee did in the campaign OF
1896 without authority. The commit
tee constituted itself returning board
in the interest OF Josiah CIRCUITS candi-
dacy for the governorship. 1t changed
the customs and made the regulations
for holding the nominating convention
with reference solely to any advantage
Grout might derive from such changes
and regulations. All the preconven-
ton arrangements had in view the
nomination OF Grout, by hook or by
crook, and hooking and crooking did
the business by one majority. With
reference to the future the PhoeniT
SAYS:
The Republican State committee will I'M
doubleday call the convention this year on
| the basis of the vote of 1896, instead OF 1898
now that the matter has been brought to
| public attention The custom of eighteen
years, with single exception, directs such
a course, and 1t will be conceded that the
vote of town in a presidential year is 6
better criterion of it's party strength thar
the vote for Governor in an off year, wher
there is little at stake, and no incentive Of
interest to bring voters to the polls. In ad
dition, search of the official records ma,
reveal resolution which gives the Stat
committee no option in the matter. A con
vention based on the vote Of 1898 would Gu
off 149 delegates who are entitled to TAX
part in the proceedings. The Republican
committee in the second congressional dis
trict were instructed in 1882 to make tn
vote in presidential year the basis OF rep
resentaton in the district convention. Thi
resolution is still in force, and the dstric
convention will be called on the basis @
the vote in 1896.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-24
ARTHUR ROPES. General Editor.
Americans in the Transvaal Army,

The Springfield Republican publishes
letter from one j. f. Dunn, formerly
of Lowell, Mass, but now volunteer
in the Transvaal army. Mr.. Dunn
says the strength of the armies OF the
republics may now be put at 1OO,O0O
men. II this is fact, it seems clear
that the forces of the Transvaal and
Orange Free State have received large
accessions from the Afrikanders of Ma
tai and Cape Colony, chiefly the latter,
and probably also from various other
countries. Mr.. Dunn writes, further,
that many of the poor oppressed Out
landers, whose relief from Boer OPP
preston England made the pretext for
its quarrel with the Transvaal govern
ment, Joined the Boer army and that
"the nonsense about the wrongs of the
Outlanders was cooked up by the
Rhodes gang for the newspapers. Those
who managed and trained the miners
were the Rhodes crowd who were get
ting fat salaries for working the mines
and the newspapers for the English
bosses. When war began this Rhodes
clique ran off to Cape Town as rapidly
as trains could carry them"
Mr.. Dunn says there is brigade OF
Germans in the Boer army command
ed by trained German officers, and also
mixed brigade of French and Scotch
having their own officers, and an Irish
brigade of over $500 men to which
Mr.. Dunn belongs. Colonel Blake, his
commander, is West Pointer, former
ly of the cavalry arm of the American
service, and is a fighter and tacticiar
of great merit. Regarding other mat
tiers the following snatches from MIR
Dunn's letter will have lively inter
est:
We are getting new men every day
They come from Lourenco Marques, ant
are from every country in Europe and tn
States. 1t was our brigade that scooped il
the Irish Fusiliers at Dundee. / never say
worse beaten demoralized crowd thai
w"
bert is foxy old chap, and refuses to let u
take any chances that are uncertain. III
won't allow any charges or attacks on fol
titled places be makes the British do tina
business, and then he "soaks" them. TIL
consequence is that the English lose fiv
men in killed and wounded where we los
only one. The British artillery is fair
good, though their guns are not up to ours
their infantry and cavalry cannot hit
flock of birds. We are intrenched aroun
Lsdysmith, with strong force down at tn
fords of the Tugela. suppose the Englis
are rushing in all the men they can &c
hold Of, but as we have our backs to tn
mountain and they have to come at us owe
our own fortified positions, they will nee
aquarter OF a million men to do the work
We have supplies to last two years. Gu
people are all over the Colony Cape Co
ony), and we get all the news there is to b
had. The accounts sent out by the Engis
come back to us, and the fellow who run
their intelligence department and sends GU
the news is a star, the noblest liar of ther
all.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-24

The National House of Representa-
tives will devote three days, beginning
today, to a discussion of the Roberts
report, and will then proceed to fire
Roberts either by declaring his seat va
cant, in accordance with the majority
report, or by swearing him in and ex-
polling him, in accordance with the
minority report. Then will "the Rob-
erts case" disappear from the head
lines in the news columns and some
thing that more directly concerns and
interests the people may take it's place.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-24

President Mckinley declined to par
don the Philadelphia merchants who
are serving term in prison for violat-
ing the oleomargarine laws. Secretary
Wilson, of the department of agricul.
ture, had fought the application for a
pardon from the first, claiming that to
pardon them would encourage viola
lions Of those laws, which were enacted
for the protection of the dairy inter-
ests of the country as well as that of
the consumers of butter. The Secre-
tary is accordingly pleased with the
Presidents course in the matter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-24

BAD HEART-Could not Lie Down for
Eighteen Months II was unable lie down
in my bed for eighteen months, owing to
smotherng spells caused by heart disease
One bottle OF Dr. Agnew's cure for the
heart removed the trouble, and today / an
as wei as ever | was. IL. w. Law, roron-
to JuI C lion. Tals is but one of thousand
such testimonies to the merits OF this great
cure SO. q. Blakely.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-24

81 think l would go crazy with pain were
it not for Chamberlains's Pain Balm"
writes Mr. w II. Stspleton, Herminle,
Pa II have been atflc ed with rheuma-
tism for several years aud have tried RENEE
dies without number but Pain Balm IL the
best medicine have got hold Of" One al
plicaiion relieves the pain. For sale by G.
Blakely and W. Il. Terrill & Co.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-24
Post Mills.


Mrs. Estella G. Titus has a friend from
Northtied visiting her
Mr.. and Mrs ID. S. Fulton of Bradford,
have been visiting G. w. Knight.
The Christian Endeavor society will give
library social at Unity hall on Friday
evening, January 26.
trated lecture, Tour through England,
Scotland and France" at Unity hall, JAN
uary II.
Miss Maggie Hodge and Ed Knight were
called home from Bridgeport, Conn, to
attend the funeral of their brother-in-law,
Arthur G. Sloan.
District Deputy s. A Reed of Windsor
and Mrs l. V. Green of Stock bridge, Pres
ident OF the Rebekah Assembly, installed
the officers of Crystal Lake lodge and
Esther Rebekah lodge OF Odd Fellows,
Monday evening, January 10. After the
exercises collation. was served followed
by social dance which was enjoyed by
all.
e. B. Frost Post, G. A. r. and is auxil.
lazy, tho Women's Relief Corps, held their
installation services January 10. s X.
Berry is the newly installed commander of
the Post aud Mrs. William Bond the presi-
dent of the corps After the exercises a
collation. was served by the ladies Of the
corps.
Married at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. III, SOuthworth on
Wednesday morning, January II, by Rev.
A. II Webb of Bradford Jesse Baldwin of
Bradford and Miss Jennie SOuthworth Of
This village. The wedding guests included
the family relatives and few intimate
friends. After partaking OF the wedding
breakfast Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin took the
afternoon O. ain for Boston.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-24

The British commander has now
been prying at General Jouberts right
flank for week but the news from
South Africa does not indicate any dis
position in that wing of the Boer forces
to turn or to be turned. The present
rate Of progress seems to justify the
boast of the Boer prisoner that sit
would take three months for the British
to reach Ladysmith." But all may
change in an instant, though the re-
ports of the British commander consti-
tute an indirect admission that at the
best the fighting mas been indecisive.
The enemy's main position bad not
been reached, and the fl inking move
ment, which was joyously hailed as a
great Surprise" to the enemy and
would end liz a dash for Ladysmith
and its relief off hand, has become a
series of desperate frontal attacks upon
defences like those at Colenso against
which Butler threw his forces with
such disastrous results. Every hill
and ridge is a fortress to be carried by
assault if taken at all. London has
grown sober again. Buffers move
ment has come to be regarded as a
forlorn hope. The fighting the de-
spalches speak of is mostly uphill and
over very difficult country, which is
just the ground on which the Beers are
known to exhibit their best qualities.
AS it is to be presumed that General
Butler selected his line of attack be-
cause of it's being the most advanta,
geous open to him, one may gather
some idea of tie character of those
parts of the country which he has
avoided. What the public has not
heard of pending operations is prob
ably more important and interesting
than what has been allowed to pass the
press censorship.