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A Family Companion, Devoted to Literature, Miscellany, News, Agriculture, Markets, &c. VoL XX NEWBERRY, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 3L 1884. No. 5 ~3ERULD 8dbw aiuigdeor. s puzzle8wb lavadibly ia Advaa. a& dente exprtation at "No Isyan est on without It." 11% 0it A d e r wd. "AP AND BxST.w MhNd --e-- ftr Gettg up Clubs. ~- JA~4IPHOE PATTErM gnu*Wbe gle.in a -iz ,oruablaedrews. mery ftxv, urn thee, -A-A W-Aeine-wrtbmore, X&SA2M Isthe besd and Itsimsore ,ee Bet toriTas, Dres-Paitterns, Best Music, --orculadoxand I-db Its novel to betbe" an. asmalrE JW4onse than 10 'n=. bew btn eie s 40 Boper, the author of 'Josiah then'g author of "The See fe beauty. Aso. and UBreUAL 4. S*r*g4M Wlthauenb Vo 1ber 5 I ra pVr an d u----theb g8*, for Withboth o a re and steel-ew Nas4ed to the person getting Greaterludcementl - aM mJ. PTrQ&9W, set..an t,,e dlM Pa. seat gratis, if wri for, -.--m A sa$is a quidly , sanan wuh.~anhi - to an asseosa wil abter m.Trta.uTInn em Igiul;iu &.ewmne ad aunduikdUe ses9l Poelto namnuteu~ar HREEGNET RMEDEp I s aneon adhv nvrkonc seen, US e Eets o SanTts to.r uCtdelI Ithan of:mg ar Try 1ngtn,.C -ern9l --oe ni ee maerS .S as arniau o - - FIELD EATCR.,E""ES! - 3. 3tRAtDre a - oO~rwrs LsT. GA.os -' 4tae c m a s he - ab morrgoo -I Lr DZfan mi er lY a . o I.veo al th. 8. Th J. DIKSON MITE, besD t tl essGa LOW PRICESI AT J. S. RUSSELL'S, Over Stock of g and Ties at fottom Prices. ALSO Vku*ww Ware, BOOTS & SHOES, Sugar, Coftee, Tea and all kinds of Groceries.-I have no Store Bent. House Bent or,Clerk Hire to Pay, and am not to be Unnder So". - I will try and'make it pay you to CALL ON ME. J. S. =TSSFLL. Dee. 12-M. FALL- dWINTER SVITS M 4ENTEUMEN. We particularly ask an inspec tion of these goods just now, in or der that we may have your verdict of approvaL We desire you to handle our goods, and bring your experience to bear In judging them; to critically examine their make, fabric and trimming; test the sewing; try thein on. In short make - a study of them,. and the prices we ask for them; then go to any leading Clothing House and make comparison. Then, if you think you rould save money and be better suited, (and we are sure you will be,) by buying of us, come back aud give us your custom. You will nd our Tailor made gar. ments as represented. The success of our business has been our stric attention to customers. We take special pains in giving them a per, feet it, and making them perfectly satisfied before leaving the empori. inm of Fashion of M. L KINARD, 37-tf COLUMBIA, S. C Important Notice. Buying and selling for CASH ONLY I am enabled to offer to the public IVPORTED AxN AMERICAN IES he fiest a elebrated a family use, at prices which defy C COMPETITION. r family use, one dozen Pint Bottles A rders will receive prompt atten n. With thanks for former patron e to this house, I respectfully solt ntn1uace of the same. 0. KLETTNER, Under Newberry Opera House. lune 11, 24-7moss~ t.'?OoT Offers Extra Bargals. - You winl Save Ktney. Pal and Witrselec stock of Boots, 1~ Bats* aspeO GfOco*S ~Dand nejr RICHES AND FRIENDSHIP. A certain man of vast estate, And generous mind withal, So freely spent upon his friends, He soon had none at all. His fickle friends discovered this, .And then their worth they showed, They left himI , nor e'Pa-paid the debt Of gratitude they owed. Ere long the man got richer again Much richer than before, - And those who then received so much, Came now-expecting more. The man had by. this time, however, A lesson great been taught; And straight he sent them all away, With the large sum of-naught. Friends; be had learned, do round us flock When we are rich and great; But when want comes and troubles rise, They leave us to our fate. And he had learned what oft is seen When friends are in request, That those of .whom we think the least Turn out to be the best. %.ambrs' Jonal VICTOR A GENiIN 1TGR1Y. -0 BY DL DIO LEWIS. A colored man of sixty-four years came to me with a sore heart. The "Old Woman" was his torment. His rheumatism was awful, but not a "smudgin" of liniment would she rub on it. He had stood it as long as he could, and now he was determined to bring her down. He had heard of di.orces, and would have one if it cost five dollars. Upon inquiry I found that he could mot, work,. and Misife up ported him by rashing and house. cleaning. 'He- admitted that if he left her he must go to the poo4 house, but he didn't care if he weni to prison, he wouldn't bear- that miserable creature-another d. I asked for a bill of Particulara In the first place she was thal hateful that she would-not give him a mouthful of breakfast unless he got up and ate when she did, and he sometimes was so bad with rheuma. tism . he could not.get up so early. In the second place the doctor had told him that salt pork was poison to his joints, and that he must eat fresh meat, but she 'would get noth. ing but the very saltest'pork. In the next place he had a perfect cure for- his rheumatism, but she would not rub it onr. Then what right had -a wife anyway to dictate to her husband-the head of the house. This last he repeated so often, it was clearly a case of wounded dignity. I advised that he tried once more to fetch her to terms. "Would you not like to bring her to her knees ?" I asked. "You bet, Boss; but how can I do it i She weighs more'n.200; is as strong as ahorse, and quick as cat. You see,pBoss, I only weigh and my old bones ia full of atism." qoals of fire on her head," b or ~watr wnst, bat, hie. licked me e'en .t. 7 ouldn't st to death fo re to try coals. an in . baby in her Viands, No Boss, a ale won1dn't work no how.' a ur conversation brought out the ct that they belonged to the same h urch, that the'mkinister had tried b show her that she was the weaker essel, and that in the marrnage eremony she had promised to -e.It seems -that at the men ion of "the weaker 'vessel" she Lad stretched out her immense mis and laughed derisively. "I tell you, Bose, she pretends to e a scripture woman, but she done orgets all her marriaga vows, and reatse like Iwas adg. Bos, I int told you all. I'm real 'sham ed to tell you that she keeps.a whip, ad has licked me lots o' times." "And now 'you would like to bring her to her knees ?" "Wouldn't I, Bosed! If I could bring her down I would give my life." I asked him to tell Amnanda that I wished to see her,but not to men tion that we had spoken of their quarrl, -She came, and I-was not surprised that she had whipped e husband. She was a splendid, great animal, evidently of the fiercest. Mat dropped in soon to see lfi could comfort him. I old him thai ess seemed unpromiising. A "You see.now," said, he, "thq sh of fire. wop't work?" (10 ceaad helped to untie many ~kntM. butlIsawhttle hop ti.I asked ifbe wou ewbeesse. advis' if.COal "Who prepares the kindling wodd for her fires ?" 9-I used to, and would now, i: she would treat me decent." "Who builds her fires in the morning ?" "I always did, but now my rhen matism is bad, and then I won'1 anyway, she treats me so mean." "What else did you used to d< for her that you don't do now ?" "I used tr take her clothes home and do lots of things, but I won" do a thing for her now." "Will you do as I advise ?" "I will, if it is anything I ca do." "If you will do what I advise, I agree to help you through with your troubles." "If you will help me to fetch her down I will do everything." "I am afraid you will not have courage." "Don't be afraid, I will do all you say." "Go home, prepare a large quan tity of kindlings, get up to-morrow morning early, build the fire, kee; it .going, think over all the things you used to do for her, and d( every one of them just as well as you can. Keep it up two days and then come again. You see we mast have powerful proof that she is unreasonable and cruel, and tha you do everything for her." I waited for MatiVs return witi much curiosity., When he came again, a few, days later, I was struck with his puzzled and, em barrassed manner. He was almos disinclined to conversation, whici was in strong contrast with his volubility in our previous interview. I saw the situation, and simpl3 'said to him, after learning that he had kept his pr6mise: "Now I wish you to go on it this way, do everything you c% think of. for her,- and to-morrov morning, after you have. got the fire built, say to her: "'Amanda I have not done foi ydu what I ought to do, and I am sorry. You have done a great dea of hard work for me, and I don'1 ask you to do it any longer. I have got the rhehmatism, am get ting old, .and: * t6A sti in your way another day.' You must say it just as lovingly.s you can, foi you knowwe must be able to shov that while you are affectionate, aid do everything for her comfort ai happiness, she is cruel and bard Just as you a=e coming away, sa to her: .Amanda, if you get sicl at any time, and you will let me come, I wil, do all I can for you. Now if you will do all this ver3 heartily, and she is still hard ani cruel, we shall have a good cas against her." Poor Matt seemed less talkative than in our previous interviews and I thought I understood it. Bui I pretended not to see, and urget him to go on gently, .lovingl'y. HE promised, and disappeared. ThE next evening he did not come, bu1 I met him in the street a few dayE later and was as::ased with his em bsrrassment. I urged him to stel into my carriage,. and on the way to my office he tdmethathe has not come to see me as he hai promised, because he was too busy etc.-the usual fibs. I laughed, and seizing his hand said: "Come now, Matt, tell me all about it." Thus challenged, he said: "Well, -Boss, the truth is, beforE I got through saying what you told me to say, Amanda put her big arms around me and took me righi into her lap, and ever sense she has treated me like I was her real hus. band. Boss, I was never so happy in all my life;'and my rheumatism all gone. But, Boss, I must gc o e riht away, 'cause I am *-ewill want something." -or two later, Mati - . ' head ofrthe nce, a y '-i.., ed his dignity as' -,. use and there was a'.i- a ,but for years, and until the t 'd man's death, he was very hap in his domestic~ life; and when edied Amianda gave him a nice neral, and sincerely mourned his sice.-Dio Lew,is'8 Montidi/. A young man generous enough oshare his last kiss with a pretty rl might not be willingae du" a ust of bread to an old Write down the advice. ,ziim ho loves you, though you like it not at present. Where no wood is the fire goeth ut, so where there is no tale-bear or, strife ceaseth. The light is most precious, which shines brightest when all other have gone out.. The greatest actor of eoun is sincerty. Who bravely dares must sm ptimes risk ataL. The' proper place forun us ks iin th bktb *The love of God imposes on' ncimwibjn o From the Charleston News and Courier. THE LATE LEGISLATURE. SYNOPSES CF SOME VERY IMPOR TANT ACTS. COMPENSATION OF COUNTY COMMIS SIONERS. AN ACT to amend Section 637 of the general Statues of South, Carolina,, so far as it relates to Counties 6f Orangeburg, Anderson, Williamsburg, Edgefleld, Fairfield, Barnwell and Georgetown: SECTIoN. 1. That Section 637 of the General statuets of South Caro lina be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows; Section 637. Each member of the board of every county shall be al lowed compensation for his services in attending the meetings of the board, and for necessary time spent in discharging other duties imposed by law, if any, at the rate of two dollars per day and ive cents per mile for necessary travel: Provided, that compensation shall not be allowed to any member of the board of county commissioners for exceeding seventy days in. any any one year, except in Richland, Anderson, Williamsburg, Edgeffeld, Fairfield and Barnwell Counties, where one hundred days and no more, shall be allowed, except also, the chairman of the board of comity commissioners of Spartanburg, Georgetown and Beauford Counties, who shall be allowed one hundr6d days, and no more; except, also, in Orangeburg County, where one hundred days, and no more, shall be allowed, and where the compen sation-shall be three dollars a day and five cents a mile fqr necessary travel: Provided, that the entire compensation and mileage of eah member of the board of county cotnmissioners for Orangeburg County shall notexceed three hun dred and fifty dollars, and where the clerk of said board shall re cieve for his services three,doll#rs per day for time actually employed: Provided, that the compensation of the clerk of the board of gounty commissioners for Orngeburg County shall not exceed two -hun dred.and fifty-dollars in each year. Not -more than one hundred days shall be allowed to any -clerk of the board forgny.one year, except in Richland County, in which the number.of days shall not exceed two hundred, and except in George town County, in which the *number of days shall -not exceed one hun dred and twenty-five, and except in Williamsburg County, in which the number of days shall not exceed one hundred and fifty, and except in Anderson County, in which the number of days shall not exceed one hundred. An account shall be made out in items, with dates prefixed, accompanied with the affidavit of the member, stating that the items of such accounts are just and the services therein men tioned have been rendered as stated and no. part of said account has been paid. The accounts shall .be presented to the county auditor, who shall audit, and, if correct, the county treasurer shall pay the same out of funds accrued from taxes levied and collected for pay ment of accounts and claims.against the county. Copies of all accounts thus presented and paid by the county treasurer shall be filed with the clerk of -the board of county commissioners for the exminatin of all persons-who may desire to in spect them. DUTIEs OF PENITENTIARY DIREC - TORs. An Act to amend Section 2,711, chap 8, Title 3, Part 4 of the relating to the ii 0"1 d of directors of be State Pe . owing additional SEC. 1. Thitfto 'stinguislhed as ubdivision, to-te- ded to Section ubdivision 1, b eS3, Part 4 ,711, Chapter 118, esof the State, .f the General Statui e Urand ex to wit: "10. -To ini fnee under amine into the 5 the prison are which the convicts ' the condition, confined, and also' , of the -con* physical or suolh sentence, victs so und -the Governor quar and to .daysof Novemuber; terly onl y and August inreaci February,- as they may deem year sual~ amination, fit subjet aftettua el cemency."~ for . in a box, to be furnished them by the county commissioners of their county for that purpose, and by said board of jury commissioners to be kept. At the same time they shall place in a separate and spec ial apartment in the jury box, to be known as the tales box, the names of one hundred and fifty persons qualified by law to serve as jurors, who reside within seven miles of the Courthouse, fromj which shall be drawn jurors to supply deficien cies arising from any cause or em ergency during the sitting of the Court: Provided, that in the Coun ty of Richland the number of names to be placed in the separate apart ment shall be one hundred, and in the County of Charleston one hun dred and fifty. THE GOLD NUGGET. A THIRTLT.TG REMTNISCENCE BY A CALIFORNIA PIONEER. Yes, I knew Juan. He, wasa Mexican, . who kept a corral on Rincon Point, in 1846. He sup plied the whalers and hide-droghers with fresh beef. When Marshall turned the world askew by unearth ing that Atalismanic nugget at Sut. ter's Mill, Juan sold out-and joined the rush northward. He was lucky at the start, if unlucky at the end. The first pick he sank brought up one the biggest specimens struck in California. Eight -ou sand dollars was offered for -it right away,' but Juan wouldn't sell. He thought he could make more by putting it up at a raffle. Eight thousand shares at $10 a share was the order. The enterprise was suc cessful. The central point of attraetioIi was White, Man's Bar. Crowds from eveiy camp within tramping distance. came to look at the nug get and take shares in the lottery. Juan was in high feather. He was the big pin of the occasion and, Castilian-like, put on a mint of frills. He was a tall, lank man, saturnine in the countenance, with a retreating jaw -and a bhooni h forehead. He wore a red bandana round his head and carried a-long novaja (knife) in his sash. He al ways wore the--costime of-a yaquero and, judging from his looks, was a tough customer;yet a more harm less fellow never breathed. He was fond of money though, and would sooner lose one ounce of blood thai a dollar anyrday. To guard the nugget he employed eight of his countrymen. Four of these were armed with pistols and mach etes. They were a surly-looking gang, and seemed- able to whip anything - of their size; but when it came to the scratch were com pletely subdued -by the "malditos Americanos." The, nugget was placed under a glass case on the center of a table in the Modo Verde saloon, where a yellow-faced girl from Sonora took the names of subscribers. Among those who came to see the nugget was "Jimmy-from-town," one of the noted desperadoes of that day, and as smart a rogue as ever went un hanged, He was attended by two of his principal pals-Joe Bell and Micky Free. After taking in the situation Jimmy concluded the the plant could be raised, and so informed his lieutenants. "Too risky," said Joe, "these greasers are well armed, have grit, and' will make a fight." "Very likely," answered Jimmy, "but we can double haul 'cm. You'll get the chunk if you do what I say."~ "Go ahead," said Micky. "Beat up all the boys you can and get me a 'broncho.' I'll show you how to corral the nugget. See if you can't lift me before to-mor row night." Jimmy's two gillies followed his directions. Twenty hard nuts re ported for duty within forty-eight hours. The 'broncho' was also on hand, paid for with the money of a colored man, whom Micky knocked on the head. The animal was im mediately placed in training. Jimmy had been a circus rider, and was asharpbinhorse flesh. He soon had the 'broncho" ready for psiness. Meantime the raffle boiled along.. .The lists were near ly full, and as the hour for drawing approached the exeitement in. creased. The saloon was abao lately packed; the monte-dealers &duld scarcely handle their card while the guard arouind thie nuggel had to uise forcb to keep the crowd from over-turning the table. New was the time. for Jimmy. He ap iwe !n front of the saloor -on h1a 'broncho;' his palb - ealiAy. ingling with tlu iide, readya to seize thi a Igna|rom their leader Jimmy struck him with a sandelub, which laid him senseless. At the same time he backed the animal against the table and shouted: "Hey Rube !" "Hey Rube" is the circusman's battle-cry, and was the signal for Jimmy's pals to -look out for the nugget. As they re-echoed the cry Jimmy dug the spirs into the 'broncho.' It kicked. Over went the table; smash went 'he glass case, and away went the nugget twenty feet from where it' laid. As it there wasa wild rush for its pos session. The Mexicans,. led by Juan, who recovered from thelow, made desperate exertions to -re tain the precious secimen, but were quickly overcome by the fiercer efforts and keener activity of the white-faced rogues. It was Gringo against Greaser, and Grin go won. Micky Free finally grabbed the nugget and passed it to Jimmy, who dexterously placed it in a leather bag swung from his pummel. He then urged his 'broncho' through the crowd, riding over all in his way, and, reaching the street, gal loped at full speed for a rendezvous in the mountains. As he rode off the Mexicans gave him - a salute from their pepper-trees one ball grazihg his shin. His pals fol lowed. I was sheriff of the county, raised a posse and pursued the coundrels. We had a brurh with them in the caon. -where Joi Bell was shot. - He told the whole story of the robbery before he died, Aad is my authoity for his narr'a tive. Jimmy rode on, however, and never stopped till he reached & cave in the mountains, where he was afterwards found by his pals, less five laid out in the melee. None' of these, except Joe Bell, were mortally injured, -but getting into the hands of -"indignant citi zens," were unceremoniously treated to hempen collars.-San Francisco Bulletin. THE CRSON SUNSETS. PROCTOR,. THE ASTR9NOMEM, RE JECTS THB VOV.AiUP DUST Mr. Richard A. Pro'tor does not think that the abnormal sunsets in various parts of the werld can be reasonably attributed tothevolcsnic eruptions. near the Sunda Straits. His objections are that.the theory requires; first that much morevol canic dust and vapor shoull have been expelled in order to sprea4 so widely than was apparently thrown into the upper atmosphere ; and secorgly, that to reach Trinidad, Panama 'and Yokohama, the ex pelled matter should have travelled from sixty-five to seventy-five miles an hour, whereas it went in -leisure ly fashion to Ceylon and India He considers the theory of volcanic dust untenable, but has no better hypothesis to propose. Professor Plazzi Smith ascribes the pheno mena meteoric dust, thereby con.. firming the judgment of prominent American scientists. Baron Nor denskjold, during the voyage of the Vega, found traces of what he termed cosmic dust. under condi tions apparently precluding the as sumption that it was of terrestrial origin- and during his recent ex plorations in Greenland he obtained' corroborative evidence. The set tling of coarser grains of meteoric dust upon the ice-floes in.mid-ocean implies the occasional presence of finer particles in the upper' atmos phere where they have been detaclhed from meteoric bodies by friction. If the world happened to be-spin-. ning through a meteoric belt of space, the dust would be 'sprinkled over the atmospheric envelope and any phenomena of light caused-by its presence would be witnessed in all countrie-s. This explanation certainly does not make any larger demand upon human credulity than the volcanic dust theory, and it is receiving the sanction of high scien tific authority. 'Tis astrange truth that only in the agnoy of parting' do we look' into the depths of love. He that will nbt look before him will have to look behind him-nd probably will some regret There is fellowship among the virtues by which one great, generi ous passion stimulates- another. It is worth a thonaandi pounds a year to have the habit of looking on ths krlgbt side of things. Eah man is a.heroand an oracle to-somebody, and to that person whatever he says has an enhan~ced value. 1Umen ifl oks8asif in work.w~g ~MIifor'tmels '~tc~t recaU ll-l the ~o&MBOthave eer done h~~rhlfrabour b ABVERTISIIG IEATE. Ii.ii AA tU Wstas:son werr an"d = en mra b." twpr Nodees of imno ,ous ofrespect,samrstwser sqiuwas advertisemnt. NoWces In Loloif 15us Adverligelmeanaomakelwi ber of inlserins.wHbe kept Ia IUI*U. adchagelaccnn y. b- of SPOeontaeti mape writh hi l i*dm - Won.s with 1Dme dxedto=aov-a6*..-'1 JOB P.ATI" DONS WIMH NZAnWU AND DWSA!C TERMS CASH. B IN ALONGNW" BY OP. P. R A D. BY A The evening was bittryseold Two children-a boy with a is. - face, an expression of matured aim cern, as thogh some 'aielhad been dependent on him, and a (aced little girl-wandered around the streets of a Western city. They - had been left by.an immigrant,train, having fallen asleep. in the barn. like waitiig room, andl, inig'ti the hurry Incident upon dipara no one thought, of them.- The begged the station keeper to,alow them to remain by the-ire,but.he discredited their story-dlared that they had not beeivleht bg train; that they lived in-he and were 4nly:"hanging around Id steal something. Everybodjj1VW ried along. No one -had ,a :d1 look for the walfs. Tey weide to the warm corridor of a hoe, - but a man said: "Run along now. You -&Wnst want to be stopping here." "We are nearly frozen," the -byoW replied, "and we want to ge warm." "Children ought to be 8$ hw-f sqch wea.her as this.-our moh& ought'6o know bettemhanlto.4, you out." "Our mother is dead 7&r. died two weeks ago,aigr# l away with peopliethat'iie south where it's wam,: ,but the train has left us and the mi wont let us stalin the depot." "Very good story, young feBo but run aljg now. PareIs would send their ch enufto such weather -as this Shou punished." "We are not begging. out into the cutti wind.Tiii. nierce blastrseemeea to blow -the darkness close up telamp~ h tired teams semed~ to ehl - ing mists'nfom 2hdtei r i the heavy wagan w?heels "inkde um They went inboa restaurant "Run along there. . "Run along .here" saik theb bar-tender. "Thigs Is pleepfu children." "Let us warm ourselves," im plored the boy, and he repeated hiss story - "That's all very wellifoung man, bthaven'tI seenygonaroUdd ~ t4 streets, begging, many a$imei' '"No, sir." "I thixnk I have. nI bet yot haven't taken .no less than $1O home to-day. Eun alonig." Again they were in the lreehsin gloom. "Oh,' where will we wake n the - and didon thecod@rath boy and his sister-turnda or. "Don't. cry, my little pek" ~ "I'm so egld." - "Yes; but'we may find oo place. Lt us. go back to'tindea pot, and may be we caa etona a They wandered- around Iin -the blinding sleei . "We are alon time getting 4 there," said thegil "I believe we are -lost," the brother replied. 3'Let us turn In here,'' and they .went,into a narrpw alley and crouched down by s wall Ah, Mr. Humanity, b.ecause you have been a few. times deceived, because you have sometimes-shown pity, and afterwards 'found that It wasill-bestowed, you have hardenead yourheat. , Ah, Mr. Churchman, i*h6seknees press the.aft vtat thtime of prayer;,you who see suafering with - dry eyes, anid read, with mnoisture, the "siinple annals of, the poor," scratch from your Biblebdht whning sentence;. "Suffer little" hilden to. come unto mne"'-ecrtei it oitor yon are ah hpocits.. "If I could smell'thtdaig-wed blossoms by the porfi,Twsula'8 e so cold," said thelittle girL. "It will. be a Iongtna befoi they bloomn again,'my pet." "Wil? this coldweatherkfli the tree ?". "No, but it will be alongtlm before summer combes." :"Can peopie in heaven look don and see people on the earth ?" "Yes, I think so."A "wishth couldn't." "Because, if raunnlooks"Gi and sees us, sbe.wodiIdn't be happy any more." ndgloring lightsa eui ne. The sise eemet br-e auie sat MiieT he boy a n~it~