The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-11-19
1fNIMLiL 3:STIIETICS.

n WilCcr IN -L1I33U ana lFIicj
gives some curious instances of the
sensibility of ducks to oolors ant
musloll sounds, He onoe had il
his gardon a border of China asters
of the most brilliant colors. Tho
ducks would congregato round
these and lie there for hours. They
never pcckcd at them rs if they
found snails or slugs amongst them.
They appeared simply gazing at
them, rs if attracted by tho gay
eolors Another time he had a
large clump Of very brilliant violet
flowers, which by IT, liz brightness,
shone out from the rest Of tho
border. This clump was like u
magnet to tho duciss some of them
were always around it. One ov min g
the writer had party Of friends
1t was summer time, and the doors
of the sitting room wore open TO
the lawn. One Of the company
commenced playing on the piano
NO sooner was there pause in the
music than two ducks, which had by
some means got into the room, rose
from undar Chair and waddlcl all
over the apartment, quackiny loud
ly. On the music commencing
again the ducks crouched down,
perfectly silent while it continued.
Tie experiment was made several
times, with the sumo result. That
1T was not surprise or fear which
induced t1is behavior WIS afterwara
proved for on subsequent occasions
these same ducks would, upon hoar-
ln1i the piano, leave the field and
come into the room to listen.
MURDERERs FouND Gu1Lry.--It
will be remembered that a most at
trocious murder was committed in
the lower part Of Richland county
last summer by one Anderson Burns,
a negro minister in the NJ. e,
church, WHO toye her with an accom-.
pl'ce A'llal his wife and threw the
body lDoo u well. Lust week the
case was trio I in the Court Of Cen
eral Sessions Judge Pyesslcv pre-
siding, and in spite Of a vecy able
defence con.lu, el by Judge Melton,
the jury brought in verdict of
guilty of murder. The prisoners
have been sentenced for execution
on the Fl F!'iity in May next. to
the Supreme C5urt OF tue appea1
taken by the defence.
DANA's BEAUTIFUL 'SoLiLoouy.--We
have preferred the side Of the peo-
pie. We would tils. }, Il e fl
faithful advocate. with an open field
for a dwelling and 81 soldiers blank
ct for q covering. than to sleep on
a bed Of down in palace, inhuI.ng
the odors Of flowers. enjoying the
honors and emoluments Of office, as
the price for singing the praises of
king. Office, instead Of being an
honorable distinction, becomes the
badge Of iafamy when it is purehas'
ed by sacrificing the rights Of the
peoplo.-Neeo loTh tSun.
TURNING YuE TABLES. The trial of
Colonel Law, Hon. +. w. Cannon,
NJ Outlaw and the three Mr.. Kel-
leys, of Darlington for violation of
the election law which was set for
Wednesday last. was indefinitely
postponed by the Radicals to some
future day, which will doubtless
meyer argive. The notorious Radi-
cal runner, julius Faaborg, the
originator of these cases, will, With
out doubt, find himself safely
housed in tho penitontiary next
court for stealing tobacco. GOOD
riddance to bad RUBBISH. SO says
n correspondent Of the Columbia
Register .....
Many smokers have noticed that
for some mysterious reason thore is
no pleasure in smoking in the dark.
This singular fact was recently con-
firmed by tho testimony Of q large
saumber of smokers at political
gathering in Buffalo, N. Y. One
member Of the company having re"
marked the fact in his own expert
ence, tho discussion that ensued
developed the fact that oil had no.
ticed it. Who will give o plausible
reason for it.?
+; ~ fear," said n country minister
to his flock, "whcn I explained to
you, in my last charity sermon, TINT
philanthropy is the love Of oul
species, you must have understood
me to say specie, which may
account for the smallness of the
collection. You will prove, [ hepa,