The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-12-03
troubling now that he-tho; Wear: weary


tured at Lyons, tho whole Of tao
letter press being executed liz sIken
threads. Portrait, verses addresses
nave often been reproduced by tho
loom, but an entire vol from the
weayers hand is q novelty.
A painters apprentice fell off
scaffold with pot Of paint in each
hand. Ho was taken up insensible,
but as soon rs he was restored to
consciousness he murmured: "I
went down with flying coiors, any
how"
Have you known how to compose
your manners7 You have done q
great deal more than he who has
composed books. Have you known
how to take repose? You have
done more than he who has taken
cities and empires.
Augustus and Maud Enger long
on the porch these clear, cool
evenings and drink in deep draughts
OF astronomy; ; that is, they atten-
lively and persistently study the
reflected stars,in each others eyes
while they take particular notice of
Mars movements.
A Scotch witness somewhat given
! to prevarication was severely han
! died by q cross e:>a mining counsel
"H ow far is it between the two
farms?" said the counsel. "By the
road it's twa mile" eyes, but on
your oath, how far is it as the crow
flies :" II dinna ken T never was
a crow" ......r....
Thcre is nothing more aggravat-
ing to ~ sensitive mind than to con-
template magnificent mountain
scenery utilized by advertising
lodges, lettered in lamp-black or
yellow wash, in sections varying
from five fathoms to quarter of u
mile, horizontal measurements.
Senator Lamar says that the yel-
low fever scourge was, in proportion
a far greater calamity than the war,
and terrible blow to the South,
which was just beginning to revive,
after the prostrating effects of tho
war. ut will take years to build re-
build and get back to the starting
place again"
The Washington Star makes note
of the, fact that Senator Eimunds,
OF Vermont, ''anothor loader of the
Republican party, who has been
opposed to the course Of the Presi-
dent. had long conversation with
the latter at the White House on
Monday" Senator Howe, of Wis
consin, may call next.
The champion long nosed man
resides at Sacramento. Its owner
was 1T breakfast, when friend
seated on the opposite side of the
table, knowing him to be little near
sighted, said, ''There's fly on tho
end of your nose" us there?' re-
sponded the owner Of the horn of
plenty. II didn't know it. Just
please scarce him off you're nearel
, to him than I am !"
DR.. MacHale, of Tuarn, Ireland, is
the senior archbishop of the Roman
Catholic Church, and probably the
Oldest mitred priest in tho world.
He has lived during the time of six
Popes. He is an extreme National~
ist, although not fluent speaker.
I He has translated the Iliad and
. Tom More melodies into Irish, in
which he sometimes breaches, anI
one Of his most agreeable com
panionsis Father Tom Burke ~
Prof. William Miller, the Austria
liam Hercules who now resides in
Baltimore, where be builds up the
human frame, in the presence
of several gentlemen, ,eleva-
ted a dumb-bell weighing ITO
pounds with his right arm, and whilst
holding this at straight arm put up
another bell with his left arm weighs
ine; seyenty-six pounds.A This is
one of the greatest feats ever ac--
complished int this country. VI Ns