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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-10

With the close Of congress vener-
able and striking figure passes from
the halls OF congress- in the person of
Galusha A. Grow, of Pennsylvania,
who first became member of the
house Of representatives fifty one
years ago. He entered congress be-
fore he was 30 years Of age and quick
ly became leader. During the stir-
ring times from 1861 to 1868 he pre-.
sided over the house as speaker. He
entered congress as Democrat, but
when the Missouri compromise was
repealed he permanently broke with
his old party associates and became
the congressional leader of the newly
formed Republican party. During
his single term DC speaker Mr.. Grow
presided over three sessions of the
house. 1t is not, however, upon his
record as speaker that Mr.. Grow looks
back as the most important chapter
in his public career, for he has a
right to be considered as the author
of the homestead act, which went in
to operation January I, 1868.
From 1871 to 1876 MIR. Grow was
president Of the International and
Great Northern Railroad company,
of Texas. President Hayes offered
him the mission to Russia in 1879,
] which he declined.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-10
TWICE A WEEK, 81. so A YEAR
FAITHFUL. DAD,
Here's to You; You've Got Your Faults
out You're All Right.

We happened in a home the other
night and over the parlor door saw
the legend worked in letters of red,
"What Is Home Without Mother Y'
Across the room was another brief,
"God Bless Our Home!"
Now, what's the matter with "God
Bless Our Dad?" He gets up early,
lights the fire, boils an egg, grabs
his dinner pail and wipes off the dew
OF the dawn with his boots while
many mother is sleeping. He makes
the weekly handout for the butcher,
the grocer, the milkman and baker,
and MIS- little pile is badly worn be
lore he has been home an hour. lie
stands off the bailiff and keeps tho
rent paid up.
If there is noise during the night
dad is kicked in tho back and made
to go downstairs to find the aurglar
and kill him. Mother darns the socks
out dad bought the socks in the first
place and the needles and the yarn
afterward. Mother does up the fruit
we'll, dad bought it al, and jars and
sugar cost like the mischief.
Dad buys chickens for the Sunday
dinner, carves them him self and draws
the neck from the ruins after every
one else is served. "What ia home
without motherY" Yes, that liz all
right, but what liz homo without a
fatherY Ten chances to ono it il n
boarding house, father is under slab
and the landlay is II widow. Dad,
here's to yon! You've got your faults
you may have lots of them-but
yov're all right, and we will miss you
when you're gone. Stevens County
Reveille.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-10
CURE CARRIED HER DOWN.
Made Her Husband Stop Drlnking-She
Got the Habit.

Washington, N. j., March 0.-Mrs.
Moses dc Remer, Of Phillipsburg,
several months ago created sensa-
tion by entering saloon where her
husband and companions we're. Seat.
ing herself at table at which there
were several men she ordered drinks
for the party.
When Mr.. DeRemer rem onstratcd
she declared her privileges we're the
same az mis-, saying she intended to
frequent saloons and drink until he
stopped doing the same thing.
The husband gave up drinking.
His wife, overcome by the craving
for intoxicants, could not.
Last week she came home intoxi-
GATED and attacked her husband with
butcher knife She was arrested.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-10
CONSTABLES TO. BE MOUNTED.
10 Meet Conditions Existing In Charleston
Determined to Enforce the
Law.
The State, 7th. |

Gov. Hayward yesterday morning
received letter from MayorSmythe,
OF Charleston, in regard to second in
stance of constable shooting at
horse on the streets of that city. In
dignited manner the mayor pro-
tested to the governor and touched
upon incidental matters.
The governor after reading the
letter carefully wrote and forwarded
the following letter:
-- Columbia, March 6, 1903.
Hon. j. Adger Smythe, Mayor,
Charleston, S. @.
Dear Sir: You communication Of
the 5th inst. to hand and had my
careful attention. l have also had
an interview with Chef Howie in re-.
gard to the condition of affairs in
Charleston involving the administra-
ton OF the duties of his Office
We have given careful consideration
to the varied demands Of the situa
tion in our discussion of this subject.
l agree with you fully "that there
ought to be some way to stop what
appears to be a reckless or nnneoes.
sary firing of pistols Oh our your
Streets" and l also believe that there
should be devised some way to pre-
vent the transportation of illicit
liquors through your streets. have
instructed Chief HOWE to 500 that
the firing of pistols on the streets
Of Charleston by constables be stop
ped, aud / feel sure that your, as
surances of assistance in enforcing
the dispensary law which are
confirmed by Chief Howie-will
prompt you to give the neces
sary aid and protection to him and
to his constables in the discharge of
their lawful duties.
While | am determined that the
constables shall not violate any OF
you city ordinances, I am equally
determined that the dlspensary stu
alton in Charleston shall be lmprov-
ed. | have instructed Chief Howie
to mount come of his mon, and to
follow wagons supposed to contain
liquor, at whatever speed shall be
necessary to effect their capture.
appreciate the reiteration of
your former offers of support and as
sistance, and will rely upon you to
aid me in the further prosecution OF
this work.
Believe me, with highest esteem
and regard, Yours very truly,
D. G. Hayward,
| Governor.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-10
ALL THE STARS ARE AGLOW.
Scientists Declare that Like the Sun they
are Masses Of Burning Matter.

During the last sixty years eearoh-
ers of the heavens have made the
discovery that the celestial bodies
known to us as stars are similar IN
many respects to the sun, some con-
siderably larger, others smaller, but
on the average not much different in
,size and nature from the sun. They
are at least the visible stars are
great glowing globes of gaseous mat.
tor.
AS rule these vast furnaces burn
steadily. Sometimes, however, the
fires seem to die down and then
blaze out again as of yore. Three
hundred suoh stars are known to as
tronomers, says Chambers Journal; /;
they are called variable stars because
Of the waxing and waning Of their
light. Now and again the seethlng
fires prove too strong for the bonds
Of attractive force which hold the
star together, and with one mighty
upheaval the globe is shattered into
fragments, blown into atoms. verita.
bly, "dissolved into thin air."
Thousands Of years after this ex .
plosion the record of the catastrophe
reaches the earth, and a solitary
watcher in the old barony Of Bon.
nington, in the year of grace 1901,
sees a new star suddenly blaze out
in the midnight sky, to fade away
only as it's predecessors had done,
leaving, perchance, not trace in the
the sky to tell the spot where once a
world existed. Among the millions
are to be found bodies in all stages
of development Some are glowing
with intensity Of heat and light far
beyond our utmost conception
others are slowly cooling down--al.
ready they are dull red in color;
some are cold and dark and dead.
No telescope will ever perceive
these latter bodies and no camera
will detect them. We only know
that they are there by their influence
over the light and motion of bright
stars. One of the most interesting
sections OF the new astronomy dealt
with these these dead, dark stare
and, although no eye has seen them
ever will see them, still we are able
to ascertain their size, weight anc
position just as if they wore in tn,
zenith of their glory.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-10
GORMAN SUCCEEDS JONES
AS chairman OF the Senate Democratic
CSucuS-Gorman'S Enthusiastic
Support.
Atlanta journal.

Washington, D. O., March 6.--The
election today of Senator Arthur p.
German as chairman of the Demo.
cratic caucus and Herewith leader of
the Senate Democrats to succeed
Senator James X. Jones, Of Arkansay.
is regarded here as long step to.
wards the reunion Of the Dem ocratic
factions and a re. organization Of the
party along the lines which carried
Cleveland to the presidency with
Democratic victory.
German, it will be remembered,
has always been sound money
Democrat, although he supported the
ticket when the free silverites were on
top. Senator Jones has stood with
the free silver wing and it is believed
here that his retirement carries with
it the last Of that factions leader.
ship in the Democratic party. Cor
man WAS chairman OF the National
Democratic committee during the
campaign which landed Cleveland in
the white house. With Gorman's
banner in the lead again, hope has
sprung anew in the rank and file of
Democrats whose representatives are
here.
With The factional lines wiped ont
there is every reason to believe Dem
ocracy will triumph in 1904, for it is
a settled conviction over the country
that Democratic voters are in tn,
majority throughout the nation.
The enthusiastic support Of the
] Western and Southern senators II
the election Of German is strong
evidence that the division is no more
A significant action Of the caucus
was the election of Senator Csrmack
OF Tennessee, as secretary Of the eau
Gus. Carmaok has publicly pro
claimed his advocacy of Parker 70
the next party nominee for president
and has stated that he no longe
looks to the money question as al
issue on which the Democrats ca
place a plank in their platform
Carmack was formerly free silve
Democrat.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-10
RACE ISSUE CONVENTION.
GOV. Hayward Will Not Appoint Delegates
and Gives His Reasons.

The Wisconsin legislature recently
passed a resolution calling upon the
governors Of various States to ap.
point delegates to convention to be
held in Atlanta to consider the race
issue.
Governor Hayward has declined
to appoint delegates from this State
and for reasons that are strong and
sound as are shown in telegram to
Chicago paper asking for his views
on the proposed movement. He says:
Your telegram requesting brief
summary of my views on the prop
posed convention asked for by the
Wisconsin Legislature, to discuss the
race question, has just been received.
l think, from every standpoint, that
this action Of the Wisconsin legisla-
ture is worse than meaningless. Such
convention could not possibly
bring any result, 30 far as the proper
asp~yS OF the subject is concerned.
or all available reasons for the oon-
sideration of the race question |
know of nothing more directly aimed
in absolutely the wrong direction, 30
far as the proper soluton of the
problem is concerned, than would be
such a convention. The personnel
of such convention would be a het-
erogeneous mixture entirely without
the proper knowledge of the subject
they were supposed to discuss. The
interference and ignorance Of long
range would be. philanthroplsts has
done more to create a race question
where none exists, than all other
combined agencies that have ever
come within my observation. Ihave
always been a friend of the negro
and never spoke with more sincere
friendly consideration for his inter-
ests than in what | am now saving.
Right thinking white men and right
thinking negroes have always with
proper understanding gotten along
we'll together. The other type of
negro needs to be dealt with.
This outside interference involves
many conflicting dangers and dis
plays absc 'ute ignorance of the fun
damental principles of the question.
1t is a charitable reflection, mildly
expressed to remind these champions
of such vapid nonsense how the
streets Of Jerusalem we're kept clean.
[ shall take no official notice of the
action Of the Wisconsin legislature,
and shall certainly not appoint dele
gates unless urged to do 30 by my
constituents. d. @. Hayward.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-10
WASTING THE PEOPLES MONEY
Extravaganza OfRepublicanS Shown by En-
ormouS Appropriations Of Congress
Just Closed.

Statements prepared by Repre-
sentative Cannon, chairman of the
House committee on appropriations,
aod Representative Livingston, the
ranking minority member of the
committee, relative to the appropria-
tions made by the 57th Congress, to.
gether with comparative tables, wore
made public today.
Mr.. Cannon says: "The Repub,i-
can administration of our Govern
ment in the domination of Repubi-
can policies in both branches of Con-
gress since 1897 has given us sys-
tenn Of taxation that has produced a
national treasury richer than WAS
ever enjoyed by any nation of the
earth, and rendered possible these
great expenditures for the public
welfare"
Mr.. Livingston compares the ap.
preparations made by the SD Con
gres, both branches of which were
controlled by the Democrats, amount.
ing to $3.50, ,230, POS, with the appro
priations of the 57th Congress, ag-
gregating 1854, ,108, 514, and com
ments on the difference as affecting
some Of the big items. In con-
cIusion he says. Nothing short of
q revision of the tariff on revenue
basis and the administration of the
Government under the wise and
prudent methods of the Democratic
party can be looked to, to bring
| about reduction in the national OK
penditures exhibited by these figures
in such appalling proportions"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-10
Red Top.
T.. Y. Sun.

The Richmond Times Dispatch
turns away from politics moment
to look at metal more attractive, the
girl with blushing tresses:
"The red haired girl is all right.
She reminds one of the sunshine
She may be little fiery, but she is
generous. She stands up for her
rights, but she respects\ he rights of
Others"
Undoubtedly the red haired, not to
say red headed, girl is, has been, and
ever will be, all right. Much more
than the English girl sung by an
English poet, "she brings the sum-
mer and the sun" Technically and
as matter of convention, to be sure,
there are no red headed girls. They
have to be "Titian haired," "auburn-
haired" with hair "of the hue that
poets love-" and 80 on with similar
idiocy. So cowarGly, 80 foolish and
80 much the dupe Of superstition is
the world. 1t is because Judas Is.
CARROT was popularly supposed to
have red poll that red headedness
has to blush for it's own color, 80 to
speakf 1.-TWO left legs "would be o
blemish, but "Judas colored hair
"should be judged by it's merits as q
piece Of color and not condemned on
account Of literary Or legendary as
sociationsr
A similar trick of association and
habit leads even our Old Dominion
pyrro trichophilist to assume that @
red headed girl ls fiery" 1t would
be as just to assume that a yellow.
haired girl is bilious. What is the
origin Of this lingering belief that
the red headed are sudden and quick
in quarrel? A savage or barbarous,
at least pagan, belief, we'll go bail.
Red signifies fire, lightning. On
such preposterous grounds is an even
temper denied to .ho red her ded girl
by tho thoughtless; and even by the
Richmond philosopher.
The red headed girl is spirited
There is no dull albinism about he,
nature and temperament. But there
IL no better reason for calling hel
fiery than for holding that blue
eyed girl must be deep in the blues
1t has been developed that a small
white boy, Of about eight years 0
age, named Birdie Ryals, oponed tn
switch at Evergreen, Fla, whic
caused the disastrous wreck of tn
Seaboard's Limited there last weel
The child "wanted to see what woul
happen" The act was seen by sev.
raj negroes, who made no attempt
prevent the disaster.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-10
"ROOSEvELT'S INvINCIBLES."
Ebony Hued Supporters Of Roosevelt Form
ing Clubs Throughout the East.

Ing Clubs Throughout the East.
New York, February 6.-The atti
tude assumed by President Roose.
velt toward the negro has been in.
dorsed in rousing mass meeting of
colored people held in the Bethel
Methodist Episcopal church in this
city, at which Bishop w. B. Derrick,
of the First Methodist Episcopal dis
triot, made a stirring appeal to his
people to turn their eyes to the door
OF hope opened by the president to
the black race.
| The mention of the name of the
president by the speaker drew forth
tremendous applause from both men
and women. The bishop indulged in
bitter denunoiation of Senator Till
man, of South Carolina.
The meeting constituted the first
step toward the formation Of the
Roosevelt invincibles," which organ.
| ization will favor the denomination
Of President Roosevelt. Bishop Der
rick will speak in Philadelphia on a
similar mission, and will address the
colored men in many Of the principal
cities of the country, and organize
them into local "Roosevelt Invinci.
bles," who will use every effort TO-
ward placing the oolored men az
delegates in the next national con-
vention.
HAYES WAS PRESENT.
On the platform at the meeting was
James H. Hayes, of Virginia. Dur
ing his speech Bishop Derrick spoke
of the appointment of colored men to
Office by Grover Cleveland and other
presidents, but said, that. whereas
these presidents appointed negroes,
Roosevelt appointed men.
"Color is nothing" said the speak
or, "however much some white men
would harp upon it. Why, there are
colored meu whom would not allow
in my kitchen, much less in my din
| ing room. Yes, and there are white
men whom l would not allow in nv
kitchen either"
At the close of his speech the
bishop offered the following resolu-
tlons, which were adopted amid
cheers:
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
"Resolved, That in his excellenoy,
the president, the honorable Theo-
dore Roosevelt, the liberty of the
world has most fervent defender,
civilization a gallant representative,
humanity a generous protector, the
American nation type of civil valor
and heroic self denial which ought to
characterize the first magistrate of q
republic.
'Hesolved, That we recognize that
the great and unfinished task of
Lincoln which has fallen into his
hands will be properly and success
fully accomplished for the happiness
and prosperity of the nation.
"Resolved, That we pledge our
selves from this time henceforth to
use our efforts for his nomination and
election to the presidency in 1904.
"Resolved, That we form ourselves
into an association to be Known as
Roosevelt Invincibles,' recommend
ing similar organizations TO be formed
throughout the country"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-10
JBPFCOAT SHOT TO DEATH.
Finding Career Of One of South Cardinals
Most Daring Criminals.

The closing chapter in the life Of
desperado known as "the South
Carolina Tracey" has been enacted
in Alabama, whom Charles jeff
coat was shot by two officers of the
law. A dispatch received by The
State reads as follows:
IA hdalusia, Ala, March s. Charles
JeRcoat, alias Charles johnson, who
was wanted in Swainsboro, Ga, for
the murder Of ]. G. Flanders, deputy
sheriff of Emanuel county, was shot
to death today near Watkins bridge,
on Yellow river, by Deputy Sheriffs
Prestwood and Dunson, who we're
attempting to arrest him. Jeffcoat
was also wanted in South Carolina
for murder. There is a reward of
$1,000 for his capture from Georgia.
Z Deputy Dunson was shot in the leg
by Jeffcoat.
Jeifeoat's career while lawless
one YVES nevertheless picturesque.
On July Is, 1902, he was being
pursued by posse near Midwife,
Ga, headed by Deputy Sheriff Joe
Flanders who was endeavoring to
arrest him for the murder of a man
named Wilson at Herndon, Ga. The
crime had been committed some four
months previous and during the in
tervening time Jeffcoat had been
eagerly pursued. AS Sheriff Elan
.ders was almost upon him the des-
perado turned and shot him escaping
into the Ogeechee river swamp.
A few days later Gov. McSweeney
was notified of gang of horse
thieves operating near Wagners in
Aiken county and offered rewards
for their capture. They we're hotly
pursued by Sheriff Alderman of
Aiken county. Dogs we're placed on
their trail and the thieves we're
closed up with. The pursuit mar
rowed to small settlement near the
river and the posse came in sight of
Jeffcoat, who turned and fired a
broadside at the two officers, Sheriff
Alderman and his deputy, Mr. All.
The latter was shot in the back by
the outlaw who again escaped. A
new posse was organized and the
chase renewed towards the southern
part of tie State. He was thought
to have entered Lexington county
and the Governor and the sheriffs of
Aiken and Lexington counties kept
up constant telegraphic communi.
cation. Extra cartridges were sent
to the officers and fresh dogs were
obtained. But on July 26 all trace
Of Jetfcoat was lost, though the man
hunt continued.
He was traced to Dixiana, in Lex.
ington county, and from there en-.
tered the Congeree swamp. The
swamp was thoroughly searched but
no trace of him could be found.
From that time he has been unheard
Of in South Carolina, though there
were frequent rnmors Of his appear.
ance in this city, as he has brother
living here. Most of these stories
were, however. myths.
At the time of his disappearance
there was an aggregate reward Of
1900 for his capture Sheriff Elan
ders' widov offered 5000, his brother
II like sum and friends Of Flandes
5000 moro; $500 was offered by
various South Carolina authorities.
1t is q question Of interest az to
whether the two Alabama officers
would be claimants for tho large sum
placed upon the head Of this noto
rious outlaw.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-10
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items Of More or Less Interest Condensed.
Outside OF the State.

Negroes, members of gang of
railroad hands on the Dallas Division
OF the Texas and New Orleans rail-
road, engaged in q irae fight last
week, in which seven we're killed.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-10

1t has been announced Oh good
authority that the St. Louis and San
Francisco railroad has been acquired
by the Rock Island and Southern
railways.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-10

The "Blaok Death" is raging in
Mexico. in and around Mazasan.
Mobs in several places have sought
to kill the sanitary inspectors.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-10

Pope Leo has signified his inten
tion of giving no moro audiences and
expresses the hope that travellers will
not attempt to 500 him.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-10

A joint resolution has been intro.
duced in the Wisconsin legislature
requesting the Governor to call upon
Governors of other States to appoint
ten delegates to convention, to he
held in Atlanta, commencing July 4,
to consider the race question.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-10

Mrs. Ellen Vail, widow of SIS
and her daughter %, were killed in
fire in a five story apartment house
in New York on Thursday. The
mother WAS burned to crisp, the
daughter met death by jumping.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-05-15
BARN FOR TWENTY COWS.
New York Editor Answers Question
of Farmer Who Wants to
Bufld One for $500.

The specifications in this question
are somewhat meager. and in an
swering ii l am forced to take some
things for granted. There m1y be
storage room for hay, straw. etc,
already ON the farm. and only a
barn. one story high. or a stable. *
needed. but I have supposed the idea
is 90 have a barn floor overhead. with
mows on each side OF ii. With this
in view, I submit the accompanying
crude sketch. trusting that our cor
respondent may get some helpful
suggestions from it. if he does not
care TO follow my plan closely. If a
driveway. or. a. we call IT here. a
barn bridge. II 10 lead 10 a floor over
the cows. If the building can be placed
on somewhat sloping ground and an