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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-25
THE INVENTOR OFG.iS lights

The inventor Of gas lights is said
to have boon Frenchman, Philippe
Lo Bon, an engineer of roads and
bridges, who, in 1772, adopted the
idea of using, for tho purpose of
illumination, tho gases distilled
during the combustion of wood. Ho
labored for long timo in tho at
tempt to perfect his crude invon~
ton, and it was not till 1893 that no
contided his discovery to tho insti-
tute. In September, 1900, he took
out patent, and in 1900 he pub
lished memorial containing the ro-
suit of his researches. Lo Bon COM
menced by distilling wood, in order
to obtain from it gas, oil, pitch and
pyroligncous acid but his work
indicated the possibility of obtaining
gas by distillation from fatty or
oily substances. From 1889 to
lsO2, Lo Bon made numerous on
perimonts. Flo established ut Havro
his first thermo~lamps; but tho gas
which he obtained being q mixture
OF carburotted hydrogen and oxide
OF carbon, but impcrfectly freed from
its impurities, gave only feeble
Light and involved IN insupportablo
odor, and the result was that but
little favor was shown to tho new
discovery the inventor eventually
died, ruined by his experiments.
The English soon put in practice
the crude idoas Of Lo Bon. In 1904,
ono Wlnsor patented and claimed
the credit Of invcnting tho process
of lighting by gas in 1905, several
shops in Birmingham wero illumi-
mated by the process of Winsor and
Murdoch among those who usod
this new light was Watt, the inven-.
tor, the steam engine. In 1916 tho
first use was made of gas in London,
and it was not until 1918 that this
invention, of really French origin,
was applied in France.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-25
JOHN CHINIt4NiN IN CALIFORNIA.

Tn California, says q San Francis
co correspondent, tho Chinese find
abundant occupation as farm labor~
ers. But though John has had
splendid opportunities, he has never
become a farmer on his own account,
or adv anccd farther than nero
deliver in earth with pick and shovel,
or as strawberry picker, when
drovcs of cheap laborcrs with nim-
bic fingers arc required. 1T is true
that in portions Of tho rich, ro-
claimed tr1lo lands adjacent to tho
metropolis, Cinnamon havc leased
small patches at high rates and made
money by raising and selling vcGo-
tables. In such cases he can undor-
sell his white competitor, not be-
cause Of his superior skill, but simply
because his wants, compared to
those Of tho white mans, are simply
nothing. His rice, his pork, his
tea, he obtains from his masters, tho
company who owns him. His np~
parcl, u nnnkccn cotton blouse and
pataloons, which by careful patching
ho makes last him u decade, no has
brought with him across the sea.
Shoes. except on state occasions, ho
gets along without, or il he wears
them at all, he has obtained them
from his brethren in San Francisco,
who have monopolizad the business
of cheap shoe making in California.
Houses he has no use for, as III that
glorious climatic he makes Il few
yards Of cheap drilling into tent,
and in that ho dwclls throughout
tho year. Ho never buys lumber
but if he can beg enough Old boards
to floor his tent, he spreads the mat
which was his couch Oh his voyage
across the Pacific, places his cotton
coverlot upon it and his bed cham~
Dor is furnished. During ON eight
summer months he can prepare his
rice out of doors, but in tho winter
he digs holo in tho back end Of his
caboosc, plnccs a few discarded coal
oil cans upon it for chimney, and
ho is rs secure from tho cold wcath--
er as ho cares to DO. Among the
ohouotIilNS VI oillillillcll "ltpH1 VIC
have met with, VIC have never known
ono who has cared to discard the
ways of his countrynon. They do
not want to learn any moro Of our
language than they can help, and,
as when working i'll gangs under
white foremen their cver-rcady ''no
sabbco" assists them in shirking
many odd jobs, thoy consider that
they can best sorvo their purpose by
learning as little rs possible.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-25
TOTAL ABSTINENCE SAYING WINE TILL IT
RIPESS,

There is curious story about some native
wines which are extensively advertised nova
days, and have only recently been put upon
the market. DR.. Undcrhill, the wcll-known
grapc-grower Of Croton Point, died in 1871
Some Of his heirs entertained temperance
views Of such extreme kind, that they were
unwilling to allow the stock Of wines then ON
hand to be sold or any more TO be made.
The grapes have sometimes been sent to
market, and sometimes left to decay upon
the vines. 1t is only now that the other heirs
have succeeded in arranging for Il settlement
Of the estate and the sale of the wines or
hand. Among these is wine of the vintage
Of 1861, described rs Il Sweet Union Port"
but suggesting the Imperial Tokay more
than any other European wine, and being
wholly unlike any other wine Of American
growth. Its purity, age and mcllowncss are
remarkable. and both physicians and wine
fancicrs have q special interest in it as the
oldest native wine now accessible in any con-
siderable quantity. The whole stock is in the
hands Of the wcll-known wholesale grocery
house of the Thurbcrs.--N. Y. Ir96mue,
NoV. I9, 1871.
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JOB WORK.

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Posters Cards, Invitations, Tickets. &r.
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AUGUSTA, & a.

IT. AS been thoroughly renovated. re-.
,llmodcled and newly furnished. It
is located in tho centre of business
Telegraph Oflico in the Hotel building.
Express Office in tho same block. Post
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received or CT He'd at any hour.
" W. MOORE, Proprietor.
Rates :tnd, $2.00 per day
oct 20-Yly
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-25

The above speaks for itself. but VIC would
add that this is the pure juice Of the grape,
neither a,wSera, HQno,rd nor a00tc,ra;' that it
has been ripcncd and mcllowcd by age, and
for medicinal or sacramcntal purposes it is
unsurpassed. 1t can be obtained from most
Of the leading Druggists throughout the
United States, and ut wholesale from the
undersigned. who will forward descriptive
pamphlet, free of charge, on application.
Respectfully, etc,
n. K. & F. B. THURBER & co.
Wcst B,eudsoay, Roadc and Hmtlsou Streets
NEw-YoRK.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-25
AUGUSTA f1vlEL

Corner of Broad and Washington Streets
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-05
Retrospection.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton closed an
address before the third decade meeting
with the following words:
"To those of you on this platform,
who for these thirty years have been
the steadfast representatives of wOman's
cause, my friends and eo-laborers, let
me say our work has not been in vain.
True, we have not yet secured the suf-
frage, but we have aroused public
thought 10 the many disabilities of our
sex, and our countrywOmen to higher
self-respect and worthy ambition, and
in this struggle for justice we have deep
eued and bTOadened our own lives, and
extended the horizon of our vision.
Ridiculed, prosecuted, ostracised, we
have learned TO place just estimate on
popular opinion, aud 10 feel just conf
deuce in ourselves. As the representa-
tives OF principles which it was necces-
sary 10 explain aud defend, we have been
compelled to study constitutions and
laws, and in thus seeking TO redress the
wrongs and viudicate the rights Of the
many, we have secured higher devel-
opment for ourselves.
Nor is this all. The full fruition of
these years of seed-sOwing shall yet be
realized, though il may not be by those
who have led in the reform, for many Of
our number have already fallen asleep.
Another decade and not one Of US may
be here, but we have smoothed the rough
paths for those who come after us. The
/ lives of multitudes will be gladdened by
l the sacrifices we have made, and the
/ truths we have uttered can never die.
Standing near the gateway Of the un-
/ known land, and looking back through
/ the vista Of the past, memory recalls
many duties in LIES varied relations,
we would had been better done. The
past to all Of Us is filled with regrets
/ We can recall, perchance, social ambi-
tions disappointed, fond hopes wrecked,
ideals i'm wealth, power, position, unat-
tanned, much that would be considered
success in life unrealized. But | think
we should all agree that the time, the
thought, the energy we have devoted TO
the freedom Of our cOuntrywomen, that
in so far as our lives have represented
this great movement, the past brings US
only unalloyed satisfaction.
The rights already obtained, the full
promise Of the rising generation of wom-
en- in our colleges and the varied in-
dustries, more than repay us for the
hopes so long deferred, the rights yet
denied, the humiliatiOns Of spirit We
still suffer.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-05

stantly torn limb from limb by his ex-
asperated comrades.
One of our chief diversions during the
winter was chasing wild horses that
abounded over the valley. Many were
captured, but always Of the inferior
class. Many there were that bid def
auce to all our efforts to restrain them
of their liberty. l remember accom-
panying two or three Of my mad-cap
comrades down the valley on a horse
hunt one pleasant winter day. We had
alighted at a deserted log hut and were
broiling some meat for our MONDAY re-
past, when three or four beautifully
formed animals were seen approaching
at a rapid gallop. Ever and anon they
would halt for a moment, throw up
their heads, and then approach at the
same rapid pace. At length they came
within a few hundred yards of US,
wheeling and dashing about with the
joyousness of unrestrained freedom.
The leader was a bright bay, with long
and glossy tail aud name. With the
most naughty and buoyant action
would he trot around and throw aloft
his beautifully-form head as if, after
the manner of some ringleted school,
girl, to toss the truant hair from his
eyes. Then he would lash his silken
tail, shake his flowing name i'm pride,
eyeing us the while with looks that
plainly told his confidence in his
powers Of flight, should danger Or
treachery be lurking in the Vicinity.
After gamboling about for some time,
his bright eyes cleaning with satis-
faction as if conscious that we were
watching his snowy points, he suddenly
wheeled, and, in a canter, placed him
self at more prudent distance. Then
he turned again to take another look,
once more tossed his head, paved the
ground playfully and again dashed OIL,
and even in the far distance we could
distinguish his proud and expanded
nostrils, his bright aud flashing eyes,
and the elastic movements Of his sym
metrical limbs, as be playfully prauced
and curveted about. We watched him
until he was but a speck upon the val
ley, and turned from gazing with re-
grets that such as he could laugh at our
best endeavors to capture him. q.
TO Dee continued
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-05

a COLORED SEBMON.-There is ring
about this sermon, cOiOred though il be
as TO its orthOgraphy. The tinted John
sing got hold Of bottom fact on which
to base his theory, and il wouldn't do
any harm if let loose among white folks.
Il is this: "Bredren, my 'sperience is
dat il amt the perfession OBJ 'ligion, but
de 'casiOnal practice ob il, dat makes a
man 'ceptable mp yonder. Wen yer
gets to de golden gate, and Peter looks
yer right in de eye, and yer shows him
yer long creed aud says dat yer 'longed
10 de big church, de 'postle he'll shake
his head and say, Dat amt 'nuff to get
yer through But If yer takes yer bills
under yer arm, grocer bills aud rent
bills, aud he looks at 'em and finds 'em
all receipted, he'll say, Yer title is
clear aud unlock de gate, aud let yer
pitch yer voice for the angels song.
But faint no use to travel long dat
narrer path less yer can kerry, folded
up 10 yer creed, a good rec'mendation
from yer creditors. Hebben amt no
place for man who has to dodge roun'
a corner fur fear ob meetin' some one
who'll ask him for dat little bill dat
nebber was paid"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-05

LOST OPPORTUNITIES.- we only
knew our opportunities, what a differ
ence would it make in our lives. II we
only knew when to do, and when to
cease our doing; if we only knew what
would lead to success and what to defeat,
how every thing would be changed.
The world is full OF lost opportunities.
We let them slip away from US as they
offer, we let them 20 carelessly and
thOughtlessiy, never remembering that
they may never come again. In the
spring time the farmer who does not
SOW his grain while the mild rays OF
April and May warm and soften the
earth, need not expect to reap bounti-
ful crops in the harvest season. If he
neglect to SOW, he cannot reap, and the
opportunity is lost. We are no wiser
than this indolent farmer when we allow
the days to pass from US and leave US in
"the night when no man can work. -
Every individual has had, in this life,
enough opportunities presented to him
to make his fortune, if he had only
seized upOn them. Too many Of Us are
waiting for something grand to offer;
we have not the patience to accept small
things aud make the best of them, we
want the test of Fortunes gifts, and
want them for nothing. The one who
is wise will allow no opportunities of
making himself useful to pass unim-
proved. If they do not present them
selves, he will seek them out and make
them his own. And then, if failure and
defeat ensue, he is at ease in his mind,
for he has done what he could, and feels
no regret for lost opportunities.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-05

A MISTAKEN MANA male flirt sell
dom finds his victims among sensible
girls. They generally come of cou-
guerers in tilt Of hearts, and the dis
comfited coxcomb, although convinced
against his will, finds that all maidens
are not like moths, TO be caught by a
glare. However, he does not possess
maguanimity enough to confess the
truth, but will slyly insinuate to his
equally mean cOnfederates that he had
amused himself by making love to Miss
-, but il he had dreamed that she wa
so much interested in him, he would
have refrained, and spared her poor
teuder heart Deluded sp0oney lie
little knows that he affords food Tor
laughter for a dozen merry maldens.
But, girls, you must "put down" this
conceited popinjay. Flirt whenever
you discover "Barkis Is willing;" but
maintain your dignity; allow no undue
familiarity; keep him at a respectful
distance, aud, If necessary, pelt him
with sugar-coated bullets until you de-
molish his brazen helmet, and show
MIN to the community in his true
colors
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-05

4 BOND HOLDERS SOLILQUN--l am
A bond-hoIder. In 1868 | had so, 900 in
gold. l gave it for $50 600 in green
backs. aud gave them for $50, 600 in $40
bonds, deposited them with the treasurer
at Washington, and he gave me $4,000
in greenbacks. / came home and started
a national bank. | loaned the green
backs to the farmers, and of course took
a mortgage on their farms. Thus in say
four weeks after / sold my gold, had
sos. 900 on interest. As the law only al
lowed me ten per cent. on loans, / had
a silent partner, who started an Office.
aud advertised eastern money TO loan at
ten per cent. on farms for security, and
no money let for less than five years and
in sums Of $500 and upward. But he
always charged five per cent commits
sion for doing business and the deposits
in my bank amounted TO $4,000 on an
average, and during all this time my
$50, 600 in Washington was drawing SIX
per cent. in gold. / always converted
gold into greenbacks, and loaned them,
and thus, by honesty, economy and IN
dustry, on January lst, 1870, l had mort
gage notes of $50, 900. Since then /
have been swiudled by many honest
farmers, who mortgaged me land Tor
more than il was worth, and have been
heavily assessed by the bankers union
for political purposes, so in eight years
l have only doubled my capital, ana am
worth now only a little more than
S36O,OOO.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-05

Connecticut has at last gained one
point toward "WOman Suffrage The
women will be permitted to vote In
school meetings, and the men no doubt
think they have made a wonderful con-
eession to allow women the privilege of
electing the men who regulate affairs
Tor the education Of their children, bows
and girls, teachers wages, aud so on, in
a state where heavy percentage of the
teachers are women with poor salaries.
However, part of loaf is better than
no bread at all, and a judicious use Of
TINS privilege may pave the way for fu-
ture independence for women WOm-
ans Exponent.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-05

At recent meeting, in which there
was much religious interest, an old man
gave expression to his JOY by shouting,
and continued 1t until IL began TO inter-
rupt the services. Brother H said
to Brother W, $50 and stop that
old mans nOisen He went to him and
spoke a few words, and the shouting
man at once became quiet. Brother
H asked Brother W, "Wbat did
you say TO the old man that quieted him
so promptly?n Brother W replied.
81 asked him for a dollar for foreign
Missions
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-05

In the thirty-third year Of Henry VI.
OF England an act was passed, the pre-
amOle of which reeites that not long be-
fore there had only been six or seven at
torneys in the counties Of Norfolk ana
Suffolk, in which time great tranquility
prevailed, but that the number had lh-
creased to twenty-four, to the great VeA-
alton and prejudice Of these salG eoau ~
number in Norfolk to eight and in Suf-
foIk to six. II is believed that these
acts have never been repealed.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-05

II has cost England S7,5OO.O 900 to
maintain the Queens children since
they became Of age. These useless
young people draw very comfortable
salaries.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-05

Inc man who is waiting for some
thlng TO turn up generally finds it when
ne steps upon a barrel-hoop.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-05

Nhen you treat man to a glass Of
aiei are you brew-tally malt-treating
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-05
HER LOT
How She Was Protected.

BY Mrs. A. j. DUNIWAY.
AUTHOR OF "IUDTH REID,n ssr.LLEN Dogn."
"ANTE AND HENRY LEE" "rHE HAPPY
HOME" "oNE woNAN's SPHERE
"AIADGE MoRRIsoS,"
ETC, ETC, ETC.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-05

When a dog is muzzled, his bark is on
the tied,
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-05
4 5e 4t433 m3Ett@99t.

A Journal forthe People.
Devoted 10 the Interests of Humanity.
Independent in Politics and Religion.
Alive TO all Live Issues, and Thoroughly
Radical 10 Opposingand ExposingtheW Wrongs
Of the Masses.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-05

An idle head is a box for the wind.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-05

Correspondents writing over assumed sigma
lures must make known their names 20 the
Editor, or no attention will be given TO their
communications.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-25
FOB THE SICK CHILDREN.
BURNED TO DEATH.

Coroner WoItman yesterday held an inquest In the
case Of Mrs. Mary Jane O'Brisn. of No. 413 Fourth
avenue, who met her death through q singular
dent. On the morning OF the 23d inst she was en-
poyed making examination Of her bod. She held
IN one hand lighted candle and. in the bottle
OF benzine. Suddenly explosion occurred, the ben
zinc having ignted and burst the bottle. The fame
caught her clothing and In an instant she
vcloped in blszo Before relief could arrive was
fatally burned died the same evening from her in
jurles.
John w. White who resides at No. 1913 Lexington
avenue, deposed that he 10 nephew OF deceased; on
the oxy Of Inc ACCIDENT about hapast ten A. M, no
called to see his aunt; she was in the bedroom and
spoke him through the hall closed door, telling
wait Tor OFT tlno until she had got through
with her housecleaning, as she wanted 70 see him
she at the time examining the bed and was hold
ing, as described, lighted candle In hand
bottle In the other; while the witness was standing
the partisny opsn door he was about 10
away he was startled by loud report,
which followed BY fsme He ran
into tho room, whom lie discovered that hts
aunps clothing was on fire; she was screaming and
running about the room; he took the bolster, ana
with IL tried quench Ahe name which had ignited
his aunt's dress; she ran 10 the psrioT, and from
lowed her; she RAPIDLY and got beyond his reach,
and he then TO the cntry and called Tor help; the
washsrwoman responded 10 his cries, and tho LITTER
caught deceased ana took her to tho bedroom; wit
ness then went nto the bedroom TO extingush the
which had reached 10 tho bed after throwing tho
bed out OF window he went back 70 the bathroom,
where tho clothing. which was badly burned. was
taken from deceased
Tho jury found verdict in accordance with the
fact
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-25
THE SLEEPING BURGLARS.

John Mullady, alias John Burns and William John
son, the burglars who were caught while asleep from
the effects Of champagne which they had drunk IN
tho residence OF Mr. Il. T. Sweezy, No. 4o4 Classon
avenue, brooklyn, on Tuesday fOrsnoos, were ar
raignsd before Judge Roiliy yesterday. Mullady,
whom questioned by the Judge, said that his name
was Barns, and that no had been lodging NJ the
house OF q Mrs. Campbell, IN Bleeeker street.
near the Bowery. He had no rccolIection
OF breaking into the house on Classon avenue nor
had he ever tho Jimmy" or chiseI that was
found there Johnson replied TO the judges question
as to why no went into the house. that he supposed
1t was because lie wanted to make little money!
He denied breaking the door or the panel, but said
that Dol ne the smaller man OF the two, he supposed
he crawied through first. He had never seen the
sjfnmy" nor tho chissi before.
DEPOSITION TnE PRISONERS.
The prisoners then pleaded not guilty aud we're re-
mandcd to Raymond street Jail until Saturday, when
they will have an examination They were subse-
quenty taken to Polce Headquarters and questioned
by Inspector sddy. The Inspector recogD zod Null.
lady at once n OF the "Classon avenue gang, !"
which was composed oil a set Of loafers ard thieves
who infested the Fourth precinct many years ago.
Mullady was formerly companion OF Lent, the no.
torous burglar OF East Now York, recently sentenced
Tor twenty years the State Prison. lie IL also said
10 have served n term in the Pentenuary Tor high
way robbery Johnson, who Is In the second stage OF
consumption, Is unknown to the police who believe
that he was merely a tool in the hands oil hts more
har n I'd