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C. JONES, Pub. and Proprietor. A Family Paper Devoted to Literature, Miscellany, News, Agriculture, Markets, c. VOL -xxI. NwBER3, S. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRTARY 10 1886. THE HERALD AND NEWS, PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 'Newberry, S. C. TsxaMs.-Oae year, $2; six months three months, 50 cents; two months, 35 cents; one mc.'-h, 20 cents; single 5 opy, cents, payable in advance. pirations.-Look at the printed Iabel on the paper; the date thereon shows when tbe subscription expires. rorward the ioney for renewal at least one week in advance. Subscribers desiring the address of their paper changed must give both the old and the new address. TEE=s OF ADVEBTISING.-$1.00 per square the first insertion, and 50 ets. per uare for each subsequent insertion. A square is the space of nine lines of solid brwrier type. Notices in local colupin 12je. per line for each insertion for one month, longer at inch rates, w'b 25 per et added. A reasonable reduction made for ad z.F! vertisements by the three, six, or twelve montbs. The Presentment of the Grand Jury. To His Honor J. B. Kershaw, Judge Presiding: At the close of their labors for the present Term, the Grand Jury would most respectfully submit the follow ng as their report: We have carefully considered all bills given us by the Honorable So licitor. In the further prosecution of our daty, we have examined the JAIL AND COURT HOUSE. We find the Jail, to all appear ances, moderately well kept; yet we are of opinion that a liberal applica. ion of boiling water and soap to the c.*els would be quite an improvement to the comfort of the inmates. The prisoners look to be well fed, but we g. find, as other Grvd Juries have done, that no means have been adopted -for mitigating the rigors of winter. This matter has been so often reported that it seems needless to report it again; yet we must think that more should be done for' the comfort of'those who are so unfortunate as to be confned there. Other times Ju nes have reported the Jail as being insecure; but we are informed the 0ounty Commissioners have made a contract to have new cells built in the-Jail, which will make it more se e if not entirely safe. There is Leed of other repairs on the building. n the lower story, occupied by the Sheriff; the plastering has fallen from overhead in many places. This should be repaired. The wall around the Jail yard is down in part. The stables are in a tumble-down .condi -tion, and, .together with the wall, ab~sou.ld be repaired. In other re Sspects all in or about the Jail and -yard shows that much care is given ~ o neatness and cleanliness. We find everything in the different V coUNTY OFFICES to commend. The Probate Judge's office is or d erly, and everything well arranged; the papers all properly filed. The Clerk's office is also in proper order; books and papers all arranged ~as most convenient for use or refer. ence. The Clerk has on his books ~684 judgments unrecorded, and 10 ' udgment rolls missing from the office. These rolls were reported missing at Sthe last term of this Court, and as yet the Clerk has been unable to find ~them. SIn the Sheriff's office we find every thing in order. The safe in this of flce should be repaired or a new one Spurchased. The Treasurer has his office in ex cellent condition. SThe Auditor was absent on official business; but everything in his office had the appearance of order. We also find the books and papers in the School Commissioner's office in proper order. We were very munch pleased with our visit to this official, and the explanation given of the op erations of his business. We must greatly commend all our county officers, and, while not dis posed to detract from the merits of others, we must express the opinion that the County never had a better set of officers. In some of the offices and in the hall way of the Court House the plaster ing has fallen from overhead, while more is likely to fall. T1his should be repaired as required for comfort as well as the appearance of the of flees. We think the Court Room sho5l be kalsomined anew, and the bar fur. nished with new and suitable furni ture. The.present desks or furniture, besides being unsuitable, is - unsight ly and not in accord with the wealth or progress of the County. THE FOOR BOUsE Was visited by a committee of our ;-number. This committee report the buildings, with one exception, in dbd order. The floor in one of the h6ses is very open ;too much eo to be ciomfortable. The inmates pre a wretched appearance, as if they have received little care. Th feet of two of the paupers look as i they were badly frost-bitten. Th toes and part of the foot of each on look like they were entirely dead 1and ready to drop off. The commit tee saw no .dicine or anything tha would go to show that they had re ceived any medical attention. Thei sufferings have been undoubtedl; very great, and somq relief should b given, if possible. This we regar( as a most serious matter, and shoul< receive the immediate attention o this Court or the County Commis sioners. If the Physician employe( 'or the purpose receives pay for visit ing the paupers he should be hel< strictly to account for any derelictioi of duty. The clothing and beddinc of the paupers'appeared to our com mittee very scant and of a very in ferior quality. There should be mor blankets or other covering. Human ity demands that such a condition o affairs should not longer continue It looks to us that the County Com missioners and Keeper are not entire ly excusable for this sad conditioi of the paupers. The Grand Jury are well awar that good ROADS cannot be expected at this season o the year; yet when roads have no been properly worked before this bad roads is sure to be the conse quence. Many roads and portion of roads in the different township are reported as especially requirinc attention. The following are men tioned: In Township No. 5, th' road known as the Beasly road is i1 bad order and needs work. We re commend that a bridge be built i Indian Creek on this road. The rua from Indian Creek to the Lauren line is also in very bad condition The bridge at Miller's mill on Bus River is in need of repairs very bad ly. A lady was seriously injured : short time since while attempting t( cross. this bridge. The roads in No 11 are in bad condition, especiall; the road known as the Ruff road, run ning to Hughey's Ferry, also the roa< from Dr. Halfacre's to the three mili post. From the Ruff place to Mut Creek the road is bad. The road a Cannon Creek and the rise to th bridge one and a half miles north o Pomarla is needing work. The roa( in No. 10, known as the Pomariaroa( is in want of work. We think mor han<s should be allotted to this road The Epps hill in Nd. 10 requires in mediate attention. The road know: as the Jolly Street road is in bad 01 der at Cannon Creek. The roa< from Levi Livingstou's to Benso: Counts' needs work at Cannon Creelk On the line of No. 8 and No. 9 th road on Timothy Creek and Booze Branch should be worked at once The bridge at O'Neall's old mil needs to be repaired. The bridg over the railroad cut in our eit should be rebuilt, as it is the duty e the Railroad company to do. Thei attention has been called repeatedi; to this bridge, but without being nc ticed. Wge nxuld most earnestly insis that overseers of roads be required t, have good ditches cut in all roads, a least on the side that would mos drain the road; in many places hot sides should have good1 ditches, a good roads cannot be had withou good ditches. WVe find a general absence of sign boards all over the County. Thi should be remedied, and overseer should be required to have sue: boards put up, as a convenience ti the traveling public. We would advise that the sUPERVYISORS AND OVERsEERs be held to a more strict account fo the condition of the roads in their di visions. The roads are in many places be lng encroached upon by having rul bish and other obstructions throw: into them. In many places plows ar run out into the road and dirt i dragged into the ditches, filling ther up and runAing the water into th road, causing in many places grea damage. The immediate attentio: of the proper officers is called to thi matter. The roads are for the put lie, and belong to the public, ani should not be thus trespassed upon. The Grand Jury have received report from the BOARD OF IIEALTH of the city of Newberry in regard t the health of the city, by the obstrut tions across the two branches c Scotts Creek within the city limitE This report we submit and ask to b made a part of this report; and w would ask that such order, be gran1 ed by this Court as will secure th enlargement of said culverts, or thei entire removal, so as to prevent watt from being backed upon the low land nn said creek. 3 We would call attention to the ob f structions being put in the different 3 streams in the county, especially Bush river, Cannon creek and Indian creek. The atte-ion of the County Commissioners is called to this mat t ter, and we insist that the law be en - forced. r We have examined the office and r management of the office and busi ness of the Board of County Commis i sioners, and find everything entirely satisfactory. We think them good f and efficient officers. We have received valuable aid I from J. S. Reid. and ask that he be - paid the sum of five dollars for such I services. I All of which is respectfully sub r mitted. Thompson Conner, Foreman; G. M. Singley, Jefferson Quattlebaum, J. M. Glymph, N. F. Johnson, James C. Moore, Samuel Brooks, John M. f Livinston, Andrew J. Livingston, L. B. Eargle, J. Yancey Floyd, James A. Riser, W. C. Derrick, G. S. Mer chant, J. G. Miller, Jackscn Taylor, i W. P. Johnson. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH. Tbe Board of Health of the city of Newberry, S. C., feeling the respon sibility resting upon them as -to the f proper supervision of all matters re lating to the health of the said city, and deeply desirous to do their duty - in this matter, have considered the proper drainage of the city as one of 5 the indispensable requisites to pro tecting the public health. Finding such necessary drainage to be inter. fered with and obstructed by the cul vert of the C. & G. R. R. across the North and South branches of Scott's Creek, the same being within the cor I porate limits of said city, they brought the matter several times to the attention of the city authorities, who called the attention of the Pres ident ot the C. & G. R. R. to the sub L ject, with the request that he take > such steps as would abate the nui sance. Nothing having been done by the - Railroad authorities to carry out the I suggestions of the Board of Health, made repeatedly during the last tp, I years, the Board of Health have re t quested the City Council to institute 1 such legal proceedings as may be ne f cessary to remove the existing nui I sance. And to show to your body I the necessity for such procedure (1) 3 would call your attention to the fact .that much of this land needing drain. -age lies right in the heart of the city, 1 arnd is being built upon at this time. -And, furthermore, would state that I it is a well acknowledged fact that to properly drain land for agri .cultural purposes, a depth of three 3 feet drainage is barely sufficient; and r to properly drain land for human -habitations such a depth is not suf 1 ficient. 3 2. That the culvert over Scott's 7 Creek just above the depot, is above f the natural level of the creek, as is e clearly shown by the fall at the lower 7 side of said culvert. -3. That said culvert is so much of an obstruction that in the dryest t summer season, in the bottom land >adjoining the jail and in the rear of aF. H. Dominick's shop, the water t cannot be drained so as to make a 1 depth of soil above the water level of 3 more than nineteen inches. t 4. That said culvert is of such small capacity that any heavy fall of -water cannot pass through it, and is a consequently backed up all over the 3 adjoining low lands, leaving the same 1 covered with a deposit that cannot be otherwise than conducive to ma larial fevei every time it occurs in warm weather. 5. That the same condition exists in a great measure as to the culvert - over the South branch of Scott's Creek. - 6. That the fall of the creeks be - low said culverts is sufficient to se 1 cure any depth of drainage that 3 might be desirable. 3 See Exhibit A of a survey of the fall in the creek at depot. 3 All of which is respectfully sub t mitted to your body, with the prayer 1 that you take such steps in the mat ter as will allow of necessary legal - proceedings being had to relieve our city of this vexatious nuisance, which is an injury to the public health, an obstruction to the success of our schools, and a hindrance to our com mercial prosperity > JA3IES MCINTOSH, Chairman, - EDWIN C. JONES, f W. T. TARRANT, . JNo. C. WILSON, 3 A. M. BOWERS, G. A. LANGFORD, -W. H. HUNT, e:Tos. S. MOORMIAN, r 0 O L. SCHIUMPERT. r Board of Health. s EXEImIT A. Difference of level from bottom oj culvert under railroad to various points on the creek: From bottom of culvert to ledge crossing creek in Langford's Field. . . 3 SC9-1000 To just below Gaunt Street 5 860-1000 C To where a small creek enters 9 526-1100 m To McWhirter and Factory line . . . . . . . . 9 789-1000 1r To Island Ford Road . . . 13 816-1000 eI To Elmore and Stevens' line 17 356-1000 ti SPECIAL ORDERS. TiIE STATE OF S6UTII CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. A February Term, 1886-In the Sessions. On hearing the presentment of the Grand Jury made at this Term of the F Court, and on motion of D. R. Dun can, Solicitor, it is ordered that copies o of so much of said Presentment as tb refers to the comfort and condition of prisoners in the county jail and the repair of the jail and the out buildings, the condition of the safe iC in the Sheriff"s office, the proper re- tr pairs necessary to be made upon the Court House building, the condition of the inmates of the poor house, the public highways and bridges, the put ting up of signboards, the clearing T of obstructioi.s in the different creeks, be served upon the Board of County Commissioners of Newberry County, and that said Board of County Com- d missioners are hereby ordered to tb shew cause on the first day of the next Term of this Court why the mat- N ters herein referred to have not re ceived their attention, and especially cb so far as said Presentment may refer to the poor house and its inmates. That a copy of so much of said C Presentment as refers to Railroad Ct crossings and culverts in the town of ot Newberry be served on the town au- tb thorities and the Superintendent of T the C. & G. R. R. Co. And it is furthor ordered, that the said Commissioners do shew cause on the first day of the next Term why they should not be indicted for a breach of official duty for their al leged neglect of the reasonable com fort and care of the paupers, inmates of the poor house, as charged in the Presentment of the Grand Jury at L the present Term. J. B. KERSHAW, Presiding Judge. February 3d, 1866. w Conditions of Success in Life. at Y In a recent address before the Georgia State Medical Association, ri Dr. Searcy stated that the physiol- zi ogical conditions of success in life il depend mainly upon a vigorous, g healthy action of the brain and ner- 1[ vous system. It follows, therefore, |ci that the structural integrity and fune- e: tional capacity of the brain are mat- fa ters of the deepest importance, and [ their preservation and improvement T1 are of vital moment. The author W believes that much would be accom- p plished, could we discover the ways u in which the brain capacity is in- ti ceased and lowered. The problem 8 is a most delicate one, for up to a certain point the receptivity of the IL brain is directly proportional to the t: strain already brought to bear upon s its capacities. An even balance be- Il tween the brain functions is an es-" sential clement. The superior man E must have the ability, not only to e comprehend, but, in equal degree, to ~ discriminate; he must be able to se- E lect for a purpose. Besides the ti ability to learn, a man, to be suc- a cessful, needs the power to verify his v learning, to deduce his own conclu- n sions, and to execute his purposes si with persistence. n A simply erudite man is not ne- 2 cessarily successful. On the con-8 trary, he is often the reverse, a per fect failure, for lack of the saving b virtue of common sense. The ca- ti pacity to receive is of small value ii unless it be coupled with an ability e to adjust, arrange, and impart. It a frequently happens that a man who i~ is simply a scholar and nothing else p is at an absolute disadvantage in the is presence of an unlettered man who e is blessed with an inherent excel- b leuce of capacity in three depart- a ments of brain action. One need a not be educated to possess this trait, 'I though it is the addition of educa- a tion to such natural gifts that t< brings distinction. It is not an exag- ' eration to say that many a man of a eminence has had occasion to envy I his humbler associates the possession a of those so-called commoner merits a which would have given his own at- h tainments a greater availability. l~ Nature apparently requires a cer- e tain amount of the concrete to main- il tain a mental equipose. The man li who can learn, reason, and execute I with equal facility possesses the ele ments of success, even though his I qualities be of but an inferior order; 1 while one 'who has any of these fac ulties abnormally, developed at the e expense of the others will always be 1 crippled by the absence of the essen tial features of a successful life. i Literary Review. (Conducted by the Southern Critic.) The February number of --Outing" intains several special articles of ore than usual interest. Ice Yacht gs. with descriptions of late.l mod s, and illustrative diagrams, is a ijely paper by Col. Chas. L. Norton. >hn Hyslop itributes an admira e yachting article, --The Lesson of merica's Cup Races," with which )pears a superb frontispiece illus ation by lalsall. "Croquet in lyrla," illu4trated. is a description the winter and summer rink of a oquet club in Elyria, 0., by one of e menbers. The last paper of the uropean Series of Thomas Stevens' ur appears in this issue, very fully ustrated, and takes the narrator to mnstantinople. Leland Howard con ibutes an interesting billiard article. )uting" is without doubt the most utifully illustrated and complete f all American periodicals dovoted ( the purposes. Published at 175 renont St., Boston Mass., $3 a ar. The current issue of the "Brooklyn agazine" contains the symposium scussion, heretofore announced, of t e wisdom and desirability of an- i xing the critics of Brooklyn and ew York. As already stated, the mtributors to this consideration of e subject includes Hon. J. S. T. ranahan, Gen. Henry W. Slocum, on. Fred. A. SchroLder, lon. 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It now appears in new and attractive dress of type, ;hich, while adding to the appearance -f this popular magazine "For the Folks at Home," must greatly in rease its value to subscribers by eason of its legibility of character. he beauty and clearness of the printed page reflects credit on the type-founders and the printers. The lnstlote-ae-rikingr This im provement, together with the fact that some of the best and most popu lar writers in the English language will continue to contribute to its pages, makes "Leisure Hours" the cheapest and most valuable publica tion of its kind in America. Pub. ished by Edward Records & Co., 92 Broadway, New York, $1.60 per anum. Magazines received : The Century, t. 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Here they loob for discussion and argument on all questions of public or general interest With such men the paper is approyec or condemned on account of the views entertained and advocated by its editor. The editor's opinions are generally criticised closely, and in this way furnish much food for thought. The editorial department of a family news paper is a very potent factor in giving direction and shape to public opinion. 'he editor of a paper, to be a succest as an editor, must direct and leac public opinion, and not simply refieci it. A man may reflect public opiniox and still be but a poor apology for ax editor. Many people look to the editorialb of their newspaper for guidance and help in all public matters. The mei who do the thinking for the commu nity, give, close attention to what their editors have to say. This beine so, makes the position of an edito one 'of much greater responsibilitj than is usually supposed, and h4 should be.very careful what he says and how he says it. lie exercises a great, and often tims unconscious, influence over the minds of men.-Sumter Adrance. Home Markets for Farmers. In a recont pointed editorial article in the New York Star entitled, "Lift ing up the South," we find the follow ing suggestive paragraph: "The great obstacle to Southern pro gress has heretofore consisted in its almost superstitious adherence to a single industry. Blinded by the tra ditions of a century and allured by the exciting features of the pursuit itself, the Southern people have. from time immemorial, devoted themselves exclusively to cotton growing, and have concentrated upon each recur ring crop their energies and their fortunes. Inhabiting the richest ag ricultural region in the civilized world; enjoying a climate most gra cious and henefcent; relieved by na ture of nine-tenths of the obstacles .against which the sturdy farmers of the North have to contend, they have stood still in all material respects wLile their less-favored brethren have prospered and advanced. Possessed of surpassingly fertile grass lands, they have reared no cattle; occupy. ing tracts infinitely superior to any in the Northern States for fruit and veg etable growing, they have neglected both. They have clung desperately to the old regime, paying for their loyalty in hardship and dependence, toiling year after year at the cruel and inexorable treadmill, while the North has grown rich selling them the necessities of life. The Missis sippi or Louisiana farmer, dwelling in the midst of eternal pastures and owning land siniply peerless in fertil ity and resource, gives the whole year of his labor and care to the task of raising cotton to pay for the Western corn and hay with which he feeds his teams, and the Northern bacon and cornmeal wherewith he furnishes his family bread. If successful, he keeps even with the world. If any misfor tune befalls him he takes a fresh step towards bankruptcy and expatriation. That is all. The problem of his life has no further possibilities." Now, the facts here stated by our esteemed contemporary are worthy of attentions, but the attempt to ac count for facts themselfes' is some thing of a faiire. For instance, the impression which the Star leaves on its readers is that lack of thrift and enterprise is at the bottom of the failure of the Southeyn farmer to take advantage of the unsurpassed fertil ity of his soil-that he has "clung desperately to the old regime," and the all-cotton theory simply because he prefers the old methods. But nothing could be more unjust or more untrue. The Southern farm er is precisely what his condition has made him; his enterprise-or his lack of it-is precisely that demand ed by his environment. Under simi lar circumstances the Northern farm ers who have tried the experiment in' this section do no better than the Southern farmer and many do not succeed so well. The great trouble is that Southern farmers lack ade quate home markets. At the North, and even at the West, the farmers have home markets. They find a ready demand for their milk, their butter, their poultry, their vegetables and all the other products of a well managed and well-regulated farm. ?hey find markets that will pay them profitable prices for their products, and the wise editors who see this sort of thing going on at the North can not understand why the Southern farmer should not be enjoying a sim ilar degree of prosperity. There is but one obstacle in the way, and that is the lack of home markets, such as the farmers of the North and West enjoy. To measure the energy, the thrift and the- enter prise of the Southern farmer against the solid prosperity of the Northern farmer is to yoke what is unjust with what is ridiculous. If the Northern farmer were compelled by inexora ble circumstances to give his whole time and attention to raising one ar ticle for market, we should find few er unjust comparisons between the farmers of the two sections. The farmer of the North-west de votes his entire attention to wheat, and the far Western farmer raises wheat and corn. Are they more pros perous than the Southern farmer, save where the resources of capital are employed to overcome the diffi culties that lie between them and the .markets of the world? The South ern farmer plants cotton because it is.a cash crop-because there is a mar ket for it wherever it grows-a mar ket at his door or on the other side of the world. He has no more pre ference for cotton than he has for cabbages or sweet potatoes, but for the one he finds a market at his door, while there is a very limited demand for the others. The necessities of the situation-the lack of adequate nome marzers ior mt oumr -drive him into the raisig. ton whether he will or no. The Northern farmer has rich because.he has markets his door for all the truck an can raise, while the Southerni is compelled to depend on which he is sure of a marke fact constitutes the onlyI between the prosperity of ern and Southern fainer. markets for all his prodrets other has a market for c. Under the system of std South was compelled to to agriculture on a large was no opportunity for ind7t velopments. But sin'eethe has been a great change. dition of the Southern slowly improved. He is perous than he has'ever reason is not far to seek facturing industries,oT have increased a hundr*4 ring the past twenty yerAM aggregate result has beenfe. farmers moreand better and, just in pr6pdrtIon a kets increase, just in thit will our farmers prosper Consttutio.. The Priority of Li Scare-Crow...z The Lien Law ag State since its adoptio had an annual p of its repeal has in the General. nual session -since "What will wo do silenced at the re what is called the o We proposeto' there need be no ' the part of anybody recent enactment. 1866, Section 23 7, gave a lien oi all vances fcr Acts of 1875-g , gave to the preferred 11ien ces;At of 186, eral Statutes, "pW": he,P, shares o- other . tion. Thus dood . the legislation o sembly of 1885 The law has b en formly so as to give, rent -and payment, preference to all otheI crops raised on leased borer, wherever be Ijs. edy, has had his lien upon .the crop, against. ing advances. In one CSR this construction haihben the Statutes, and tielb of our ablest Circuit Jue s, without appeaLA Now, if we are rightincm the law as it stood wkn lature recently convened, been no "new depatwsr" tilla of change, and thb~e of cer4ain of the Ep who cry out that our sstem isto be revolu warranted. The recent ly be construed as decIrit law as it stood, or Itadii discussion and passage was by its supporters as ?, those who appeared "faaly repealing the whole bs party making advances same rights and resiede to afforded. Besides, ifC Law is to stand .on tWe Books, it is as shoild be. lord ought tobe secured l less it be resolved that2i own agricultural land,N extent he can cultvanig own hands. The lia secured, unless it is date,bi he should be drives from try. In cases where the ' farmer, whiecFimplies tht. family perform the farm risk of making advances id' Where advances are';gd ant, as in the case of a landlord, the advancingd look well to the among limed. We only proposed the' showing that there has change in the Lien La4 hope of silencing the eryot that may doharm to Abs1 tenant and laborer.-.ans JL young lady -mar yenm when she -makes ir flrst~ into society, and,she m she is entirely blessed 4 pating ,her enggm t first' time, but these ~~ and fade when preme delight, the with whichi she, when a crawl from her tn with cold, or igta.! or noise, and n4 mother's heart. dren of small or lre have a mother togoo-a~ itle tmonh1.an mEe 0