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A Family Companion, Devoted to Literature, Miscellany, News, Agriculture, Markets, &c. Vol. XX. NEWBERRY, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1884. No. 22. When you como to think of it. it is not odd that literary people prefer a pipe to a cigar. It is handier to smoke when they are writing, and ever so much cleaner. And then it gives them the true essenco and avor of the tobacco. The most fastidious smokers among all nations and all classes of men agree that the tobacco grown on the Golden Tobacco Belt of Norti Carolina is the most delic ious and refined in the world. Lighter than Turkish. more fragrant than Havana, freer from nitrates and nicotine than any other. it is just what the connoisseur praises and the habitual smoker demands. The Tery choicest tobacco grown on this Belt is bought by Black. welPs Durham Tobacco Co.. and appears in their celebrated Bull DurhamSmokingTobacco. It is known the worild over. Get the genuine.withBull trade-mark. then you will be sure of having abso lutely pure tobacco. I of the ildn't h0 itly place id on the sea er on the bae - on I-egau to steadv u1l n1 fellow do when ice fitting d up a lamp post at 11 P.nies chair began to pnge like ere I" pony-but Mr. M. held to it. it had waltzed him around ti U -e and introduced disorder amjolg other men and chairs, the Force ay tht r M -e thought porium of Fashion to See A4 Spring Stock that lie is advertis ing so extensively. They were so kind. polite, and attentive in show ng me some fine cutaway and sack suits. and fit last pursuaded mC to try them on, well they fit so nice and were made up in such GEORGEOUS STYLES that I could'nt help buying a suit. I saved fro-u $10 to $15 on the suit. Well John if you can save that difference in price and they certain ly fit you as well as your Tailor can make them for you, I would advise you to continue to trade there. (Jno.) 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Wellt s.traight aw:ay And told a frienid, the self-anie day *'Twva, s:d to think" Here came :a wink "That Mrs. B. was fond of drink." 'Tie friend's tlisgu.st Was sch she mu111st Inform a lady "which sh.! n-el." "That Mrs. B. At lialf-iast 3. Was that far gone shie cwhin't see." This lady we IHave mentionecd, She Gave neetlle-vork to Mrs. 1j.. And at such news Could sarcely civose But firthIer neille-work refuse. Then Mrs. B. As youill vgree Quite properly--she said, s:i:d she, That she would track The scandal back To tiho.e who made her look !') black. Thriough 3rs. K. And Mrs. J. She got at last to Mrs. A.. And asked her why. With cruel lie, She painted her so deep a dye ? Said Mrs. A., In some <lism:iy, "I 1o such thing vould ever say I said that you 1I1Jh stouter grew O. too much sgar-which ou lo ! .. ADELAID' ..'. . -0 "Hark! what is that?" Leyton grasped the arm of his friend as he spoke, and both paused to listen. From the low-walled hut before which they were standing the sound was repeated. The speaker loosened his grasp with a sigh of grief. "i hy. bless you ! it's Lita, lie said. "W1hat music the little organ is making to-night." '-Poor little blind girl! Ilow much comfort she takes with it," remarked his companion. "Yes When these miners bought that little music box they made a good investment. Listen !" The music had begun again. At first it came stealing out with such a low, plaintive sound, one night easily have fancied that it was only the ngtwnd creeping softly round the walls of the little cabin; thena it swelled into something louder, deeper and more solemn; but dhere was a subtle, yet indefinable some thing in its nature which caused the listeners to thrill with exulta tion and grow cold with dread. It seemed as though a spirit more than mortal, had taken possession of the little instrument, and through its dleep voice was breathing out a p)ro phey of approaching disaster. Leyton felt a sudden breeze against his cheek and noticed, with alarm, that a dark storm cloud had arisen in the west. There had been one storm since his arrival from the East, and lie dreaded to see another. A heavy sigh at his elbew caused both men to turn in that direction. Lame Joe had come up toiselessly behind them and stood leaning against a rock. iIe, too, was listening and wiping an occasional tear from his eye, for the music had grown sad and dirge like as a funeral hymn, with a lin gering, a quivering anguish echoing through it which betokened that the soul of the musician was speak ing through her music. But even as they listened, the character of the melody slowly un derwen t a complete transformation.i and from the depths of sorrow and despair it burst forth in a glad, exultant strain-a wild, free il00(1 of music. It was like the triumph ant song of some cap)tive bird which has beaten long its weary wings on its way toward heaven, above the clouds and storms. That was the end. Leyton and Mark Spencer pass ed on. The little girl's p)resent mood seemed to them too sacred for intrusion; but lame Joe ttoppe-. for the good night kiss which the child was accustomed to bestow up on him. Poor old Joe! he was very lame. One leg had been left upon the battlefield of Fredericksburg, and its substitute was a rude wooden utm,p bat g'i'hn nt as, he wnnild gladly have worn it to splinters at Lita Cohen's service. had the child permitted it. In spite of his affliction Joe Min ion was a genial old man, with a kind word and helping hand for everybody; yet half the miners in that little camp could have told of a tine when there was not a more intemperate man or harder charac ter among thein all than he. That, was before the death of his wife. tidings of which had been a terrible blow. Like a thunderblt, it had sundered the barriers of pride and selishiness and penctrated his iron heart: Lita was comlorter then. It was she wit. took him inl hand1if], anld pvt ted and talked with him until his cOipalnionlS be'ganl to notice vith woiidler that lie was growing into a very d ifTerent man; for sorrow hal made the child sympatlictic. atl her strong iliience over Joe was in a great -asure dae to this fact. When -jolin Cohen a-.is killed by the falling of a bowlder. Lita, little more than a babe thenl. had becoeio an adopted Chiid of the calmp. Later. when an accident sutit out forever the light from her beautifl'ti eyes, she Seeied sIddelyl to have grown nearer and dearer t> each (ie1 and to become th. object of especial care; yet, in spite of their kindness, there were times w1hen she grew sal and lonesome. She used then to lv for consolation to her dear friend, the little organ, and draw from its bosom a melodioue response to her inood In stromg contrast with the gray and faded old woman who was her attendant, or the bronzed, weather beaten men about her, was this child of seven years. Like a rar., sweet blossom she was growing up in that wild place with a halo of beauty ahd purity about her Vouing life that colmmanded albnost adora tion from a few rough. vet kindheart ed people. Nature was kindly, too. The sun never kissed her suft little checks too rouhiv. and its most scorching ray only added a brigh ter tint to the long, fair hair which hung in waves below her waist, the pride and adimiration of her friends. Yet it was Lard, even for a stran ger, to looK unmoved upon the gr at b"lue eyes, so patheti%-1 in her h11ind ness, ftnd know that Lita (oien, could never. s. e again. I think Lil.i herself minded it most after W:;rren. the poet of the canp, had beo 1 telling her oi the rgged granemir of the country bout them, a A described the s:n Lular beauty of the flowers which le brought her day after day. or when one of her big. burly friends laid in her hand the pictures >f the children-the children whom she had learned to love as brothers and sisters. She had known about them all a long timie, ever since she oul remeimber. andl they often ent heir friendly messages and lit le presents which ;he uista to sit oklding in heur -nds, a strange vistfulness in thc g hblue eyes, a ~rent ache in the ille tender heart, t thought that she ::mst always feel >ut coul never see. T1he little g:rl cared a great (eel thout heri friends; but lame Joe vas her priu.e favorite. perhaps bcause he was lame. 110 had frown lamer ian ever of late, and as failing ve:y Cast; vet nobody ad told Lita Ci it; nobodAy could ear to break the news to hoer. She sed to sit at his sidec by the hour, istening to 1hm or rep eating the -hildish storie wvhiebi Warren had ead to her. OnTe day while she vas sitting thui;s. g:ttinig his wrink ed cheeks; with b:ec soft hands. she ~tope sudde(lnly, with a puizzled ook in her face, as though a new hought had str uck lier. "The men say that the mines of his district don't pay well enough ad they will shiortly break up and ~o into another country. What ill you and I(do then. Uncle .Joe?' A tear trickled down the old nans wan cheek. He. too. was hinking of a journey into another ountry, and it wrenched his heart strings to think of leaving Lita ehind, but hi wiped away the brgh dlrops with the ragged sleeve of his coat. and chokin. own the sob in !.is throat made nswer: "You will go wi'n thmem. Lita, my child.'' "And you. too. U'ncle Joe. What would you do here without me?" she asked, laugingly, as she clung tighter to his hand. "Not much, to be sure, little one -not much."' lIe strokedl her long silden hair tenderly, wishing that he might be able to tell her what no one else wanthd to; but he had not the couriagze. and presently the little girl said: -It is getting~ chilly. U'ncle Joe; let's sro in.'' But the 01(1 man went away and did not see her again until even ing. IIe bade her "good nmght," and slowly followed the retreating forms of the two gentlemen. Ley ton and Spencer, wondering why she looked so pale to-night and cung so tightly around his neck at totin Ile felt a strange chill pass over him when ever he thought of the music, but, by and-by. he fell asleep and forgot it all. The threatened storm came; such a tempest as hadl not swept the valley since its settlement, five years before. But the stun s.onv out brightly the next morning, and there was one, at least. who jaileI its advent with a siuh ofreliefthat one was Joe 'Minion. Crushed. bruised and sorely wound,e-d. he dragged himnsell from a hicap o debris and looked about him. No one was stirring. Nearly all the others had chosen safer places than lie and were sleeping sOUndly, now that the wild btrife which had taken place so lately between the elements had ceased. I low was it with little Little Lita? With an elort poor -Joe sat up and looied. Where hal stoodA a dwelling plhae last night was only a heap of ruins now. -Lita ! Lita called t le old man piteously. but there caie no an swer. hn his hamids, with all his re maiing strength mustered into the effbrt. he crept to the spot. No child was there. Slowly. every breath a pain almost unendurable, lie drew himself to the top of a log to look. lie saw her, and was not long in gaining the spot. Taking one limpliand in his and casping it tighItlv. lie sank down at her side, though there was a smile upon his face; the pain was all over. lie had followed his little friend in her long. long jour ney, and had gone into that other country. A little later the miners. awaken ed ,v the faithful Nannon. who had just recovered sufficiently to crawl from the ruins. began a search for the missing. Away beyond the scnttere(l re mains of the cabin they found themn--the two so strangely contras tinug: one so old and gray. the other like a gleam of light as she lay up on a bed of tangled grass and shin ing sand, the pallor of death upon her fair, young face. a nd the glory of the sunshine in her golden hair. ABBEViLLE TEACHEAS' ASSO. CIATION. The Teachers' Association which met in Abbeville on the 8th was highly interesting. Many able pa pers were read. The following res Olution- were pa;sed and ordered to be sent to the State Board of Examination: 1st. That it is the sense of the Association, that applicants for teacher's State certificates who are gradluates of chartered degree-con ferring colle'.ies or uniiversities, ought to be entitled to receive first grade certificate:s without examnina tion. 21. T1hiat teaclicrs certifica1tes of first. second or third gradle shall he renewedl without examination when the holders have tanzht withouit any i2termlissionl longer than three years. and when they can give satisfacetory evidence of good character to the local boards. TLhe following resolutions wer passed and will be handed to our delegation to the General Assem bly for presentation to that body: 1st. That the Board of Trustees of each .school district be allowed to apply annually not more than ten per cent., if so much he nec essary, of the pubIlic school funds, to which said district is en titled, to building and repairing school houses. 2nd. That the public school fund shall be considered as a supp)lemnen tal fund to aid p)rivate enterprise. to be obtained only on condition that p)atroius of any public school .shall give satisfactory guiarantees to the local school boards that they have contributed at least as much as their pro0 rata share of the school funds. Thue essay of WK. P. Calhoun, Esq.. brought out quite a lengthy and sharp debate on free education and the Blair Educational Bill. The Association was dlecidedliy opposed to the Blair Bill. A resolution endorsing M. C. Butler on his stand against this bill and urging our lRepresentatives in the IIlouse to oppose5 thc bill. was introduced. andl the Associa tion. with perhaps two excptions, were in favor of passing the reso lution, but as the Association was not a political body it was deemed inexpeCdient to express any opinion pro or con. by resolution.-Col'o Ida R?etister. At Tort Jervis. N. Y.. a tramp at Turners was robbing a farm house. T1he farmer resisted and the tramp drew a revolver and shot at him. The ball missed the far mner but killed his wife. Hie then clubbed the farmer andl escaped' Iwith MOOS CIIICKEN AND DIU ONDS. .\ NEv.ADA ToI:Y 0iF A vE!'Y woN DEF~L SE:IES OF INAlDENTS. A recent issue of the Virginia (Ncv.) En/frp,ri. is rcspoisible for the subjoined extraor(nary narra live: A few days ago Mrs Nora MeShane. who resides on the Di vile. near lickey street. received a 10tter and a newspaper from her Lusbar-4d. who is in the diamond fields of South Africa. When nearing homc Mrs. MeShaie-who is not able to read writingr-con cllel to go on to the residence of a friend who generally reads for her the letters that come from her husband. While standing and de bating in her mind the question of goig on at once to have her friend read the letter, Mrs. McShane al most mechanically opened the newspaper to have a glance at it, she being able to spell out print. As she opened the paper she thought she observed, as she says. -some bits o' dthirt or gravels" fall out of it, though she paid but little at tention, thinking at the time it was some "schtuff that had worked into the paper on the road." When her friend read the letter it was found that her husband-"trusting to luck," as lie said-had s3nt in the newspaper as specimens, no less than fifteen diamonds in the rough ranging in value from $20 to $120 each. Here was a go, as not a stone re mainer in the paper. However she remembered that when she opened was in a walk-where the snow was ofLthe ground-just opposite the resideuce of a neighbor, and a,, companied by her friend she re turned to the place. Not a dia mond was to be found, but Mrs. McShane's friend had observed a lot of chickens about the spot, and was confident they had found and swallowed the glittering little ztones. In a short time quite a crowd of men and women had col lected about the spot-having been told about the loss-and, as the place was a regular cruising ground was covered with snow in most places, it was the general opinion that the fowls had swallowed the gems. The chickens belonged to the neighbor in front of whose place the newspaper had been opened, and this neighbor could not be ex pected to sacrifice his whole flock -numbering thirty fowls-for nothing. As no one could tell which particular chicken might have a diamond in its crop, and wh:icli not. it would be necessary to sacrifice the whole lot. The owner disliked to lose his chickens, but finally lie said he would let them o, under the circumstances, at sevc-ntv-five cents each. cash down. MrIis. MeShane had no money, and knew not what to do. IIow ever. there2 was no time to lose, and a miner of a --sporting" turn, who happened to lbe present. agreed to pay for all the chickens p)rovided Mrs. MeShane would give him any stone lie mighit p)ick out from among hose recoveredl. Mrs. McShane aecep)ted the offer, with the proviso hat she was to have all tile chick ns that were killed. '[le fowls were enticed into their ouse and the heads cut off tihe .hole lot. The contents of their rops being carefully washed and xamined, twelv-e of the gems were found. Generally they were worth from 80 to $50, but there were tree worth S100 and over. One of hese, a stone worth $120. fell to tie share of the speculative miner. Mr-s. MeShbane was helped out on er side by dlressing~ andlligh hicensat romseventy-five cents o $1 each. A curious part of the story re nains to be told, however. Beside he uncut diamonds found in the raws of the fowls, there was taken from one a handsome emerald that was p)erfectly cut. Mrs. McShane, f course, thought this stone had been seen byhrhsand, though it was not mentioned in his letter. While this matter was being dis ussed, a lady living in the vicinity camne up and at once claimed tile emerald. She said she lost it out of her ring the day before. No one knew what to say to this, as those presenlt (lid not wish to dispute the point. Seeing how matters stood, the lady ran off home, and present ly retnrnedl with her ring, into the setting of which the emerald fitted perfectly. Oin seeing this all a greed that the stone was the proper ty of the lady. C'.to. A; aEo, the Cuban revo lutionary leader, is a man below the medium' height and weighs only about 115 p)ounds. lie has black curling hair, and a small mustache which turns up at the ends. His smiles are grim and there is a look of fierceness about his face, but or dinarily he is the most harmless person~nnaginable in appearance. Agnero b)elongs to a wealthiy family of Puerto Principe. HIe is not yet thirty, and has been in arms against Sanish authority in Cuba almost SAVED BY A MULE. Doctor William A. Hammond, in an article on "The Will and its Derangement," printed in the I Yth's C'omnanion, tells the good story: One afternoon some thirty years ago, while etationed at Fort Webster, near the Rio Gila, in what is now Arizona, I conceived the idea of taking a ride down the canon on a very fine and Largc male of which I was the envied owner. C The commanding officer, Major Ricbardson-afterward a major general, who was killed at Antie tam-endeavored to dissuade me from my intention on the ground that it was not safe for an officer B without an escort to go beyond the limits of the post, as Indians had been seen in the vicinity within a few days. He even threatened to prevent me by positive orders; but finally on the principle, probably, S as be was fond of saying, that he was "not bound by the army reg lations to furnish sense to every fool under his command," I was al- h lowed to go. I accordingly mounted "Juana." as my mule was called, and with p t pistols in the bolsters, and sabers . and spurs jingling, 1 emerged from 1 the sally-post into the open country. S The road ran through the bottom of a deep and narrow ravine or 1 canon, to where a couple of "pros e pectors" were washing the bed of a creek for gold. My object was to pay them a visit. The name Juana is in Spanish the feminine equivalent of Juan, and coresponds to our Jane or Jean l or Joan. The reader may there s f-re not unreasonably suppose that my mule was a mare, but if he or . she has any snch idea, a great mis take % ill be committed. The ani mal was of the masculine gender, big ches'ed. strong limbed and en. dowed with greater powers of en- 0 durance and force of character than 1 a I have ever seen exhibited by any a other of its hybrid species. Ee iiad, moreover, the reputation of being the most self -willed and obsti g b nate male in the country. When he had once made up his mind to a ecrtain course of action no per snasions, entreaties,~ vituperations 0 or punishments had the slightest effect in causing him to change his determination. His former owner bad given him his name. This in dividual, a good natured Mexican, a had a wife named Juan a, whose will was law in the household, and be fore whom her husband bowed b down in abject humility. The poor I man to his utter consternation . found his wife's most striking qual- j( itics duplicated in his mule, and with the recklessness of despair he bad carried out the comparison by giving the beat her name Juana cantered leisurely down the road, snifling the air and toss ing his head gaily till, when we had gone about two miles, he suddenly gave a loud snort, pricked up his1 ears, and planting his fore-feets solidly on the ground, came to a dead stop. Now when Juana stop ped in this abrupt manner it meant 5 absolute cessation of forward mo tion in the fullest sense of the ex pression. So decided was his in ertia on this occasion, that he sank dowu on his haunches, causing his 1 bick to become a steep incline plane, while his forc-legs, straight and rigid, stood far out in advance ~ of his body. Hle had evidently pre- c pared himself for the struggle with y his rider, which he seemed to think 3 was inevitable, but out of which he t: certainly intended to come victori- r ous. I patted him on the back and neck, and in my most dulcet tones t requested him to go on. He shook his mane and head, and signified r by his whole manner that not even to oblige me, would he budge a step. Finding that blandishments were ineffectual, I dug my spurs into his f flanks till my legs ached; but all t was to no purpose. There he stood as firm as a rock. iIe did not rear i or kick. His resistance was entire ly passive, but it was intense. It , was the will of an apparently un- t reasonable brute against that of an apparently reasonable men. As often happens, the appearances were deceitful. I pulled him round t and he galloped back to the fort as rapidly as his legs could carry g him. Tfhe next morning it was ascer- r tined that at a point scarcely a undred yards in advance of where Juana had gained his victory, some twenty or .more Apache Indians had a~mbushed the road; and but for the mule's keen nose and ears and firmness in resisting an obsti-1 nate man, short work wvould Lave been made of both of us. A fler this Juana was never accus ed of obstinacy. It was taken for granted that whenever he declined to do anything, or to perform a particular act, he had some good reason. per-fectly satisfactory to himself, for his conduct; and he was quietly allowed to have his own1 way. It is said that eleven Statei now allow women to vote in school stMeL ADVERTISING RATES. Advertisements insertcd at the rate of - 11.00 per square (one inch) for first insertior, ind 0 cents for each subsequent insertior. Double column advertisements ten per ceu', Dn above. Notices of meetings, obituaries and tribut(s )f respect, same rates per square as ordinaiy idvertisements. Special Notices in Local column 15 cent erline. Advertisements not marked with the nam. >er of insertions will be kept in till forbid Lud charged accordingly. Special contracts made with large adver Isers. with liberal deductions on above rates --:0: JOB PRI7TI.VIG )ONE WITH NEATNESS AND DISPATCH TERMS CASH. I'HE mONOTONY OF EVERY DAY LIFE. There are few of us whose life tas in it nothing of the monoton mis. Most of us feel the monotony if every-day existence at times, and ven the youngest and lighest heart A are subject to fits of melancholy. ['here are periods when the sun loes not seem to shine. It would seem that to a rightly onstit uted mind life should possess io monotony. To every hour should ie assigned its proper work, rest r pleasure, leaving of his exis ence. Theoreticallr, this may be rue; but common place mortals nd monotony a most determined oe to fight against. Frequently, it s the result of a false and distorted iew of life, or springs from selfish ess. Unhappiness is the unfail ig rl-sult of' selfishness. To the elfish man life soon loses its savor; [ie sun shines but dimly; measur ig men by his own standard, he ancies everybody in league against im. Aside from his own narrow mbitions, he sees nothing worth ving for. The life of an unselfish erson, on the contrary, is always eautiful, however common place may be. He is wise enough to ee that there is something more lan self to live for. He believes i doing what he can to make oth rs happier. le may not be rich ut his heart is so full of good feel ig that it is pleasant to know him. 'hcre is very little monotony in a fe like his. le may be a man of ttle learning; but he is the posses Dr of genuine wisdom, which scat 2rs good about him while others elfishly grope along under their urdens, many of which are self. nposed. Granting that life is a most se us thing; that a great deal of its un.~ appiness is inevitable; that it is ftentimes easier to weep than to mugh; yet it is undeniable that we dd unnecessarily to its burdens, nd make them harder to bear. A man plodding along with a reat pack on his sholders, his head ent down, his dull eyes seeing othing but the bare earth, can )rm but a poor idea of the beauties f the heavens and the hills. His ind becomes as narrow as the 2ope of hi v'ision. Seeing little t. the world and his fellows, he >rmns an unjust opinion of them. o with many of us. We all have burden to carry, more or less eavy; but it is unwise to let this urden crush out our happiness. 'here are times when we can lay it side and forget it in a day's en >ymfent, if we will; and even when presses heaviest if we find a ower by the wayside we should ause a moment to inhale its fra rance. Few things delight us more than eauty. A tiny flower may call yrth latent beauties in the mind n some mysterious way akin to ,) that may delight us for days. 'he meeting of a friend on the reet, a pleasant hand-shake and hat with him, sends a glow of 'easure through the heart. A mile from a bright.faced child assing by may bring up pleasant meies that make life more beauti il. As we learn to appreciate the eauties around us, our scope en. irges; we rise to a higher plane. Strike out selfishness, and to a reat extent the monotony of our yes vanishes. IIere is the cause f so much of their unhappiness. Vho ever regrets a generous act? V'ho does not love a kindly and nselfish disposition? Who loves a iorbid, hateful, cranky person, rose very presence chills one to he narrow? Such persons are ften good enough at heart, but the arrow and selfish view they take f life very seriously impairs their sefulness. It is wisdom to throw open your eart and let in sunlight. It is >lly to grope in darkness when le blessed sun is shining. As aghing is not sinful, it is well to mgh. There are a great many leasant things in this life. if we i take the trouble to look for hem.--The Workman. Judah P. Benjamin, the dis inguished lawyer and advocate and x-menmber of the Southern Con ederacy is dead. Mr. Blenjamin died in his apart ients in the Avenue Jena, Paris. Ie was born in 1811 and was in is 73 year. The river and harbor bill just re orted to the House makes the fol cwin appropriations5 for this State : Ashley $2,000, Edisto $5,000, ~reat Pee-dee $8,000, Saltkehatchie ~3,000, Waccamaw $6,000, Wappo ~ut $3.000, Wateree $5,000. There are a few more liens record d in Abbeville County this year han last year. The aggregate unnt is over $400,000. The grading on the Greenville md Laurens -Railroad has begun on :ia Lflam ii&H