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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-29

our tea parties. Our dishes were broken
bits of china which we had collected and
kept Tor our own use. Besides those of
our company already spoken of, there were
two large rag-babics and old Rover, our
neighbours dog, who always came with the
girls and was Il great fuvoritc with all of
us. lie was the kindcst, best -natuTcd dog
| ever saw, and we used to have lots of
fun with him. Sometimes we dressed him
up in jacket and cap, and led him about
by his fore paws. lie made very re-
spectacle looking dog and seemed to enjoy
it hugely. lie used TO play ''hilc- and
seek" with us, too, and | think he under
stood the game rs well as any of u.s. We
used to throw some garment over his head
to blind his eyes at the same time telling
him to keep still until we ''coopcd" which
he always did, and then would hunt till he
found every one. How he would wig his
tail when we praised him for it!
We'll, those happy days of childhood are
past, but | often recall them, and | always
feel so glad that we played pleasantly. !
cannot remember that we ever q,,arrclled
and said cross angry words to each other
When l see children quarrclsome it makes
me sad, for know that they will regret it
deeply IN the days to come. Children can
not always be together. The days, weeks
and years pass all too swiftly, family circles
are broken, schoolmatcs separated and scat
tered, and childhood fresh and free, is gone
forever.
or the little company who played so
happily on the old way-sidc rock, two are
sleeping the last, long sleep. The rest arc
scattcrcd--onc here, ono thcrc--far from
the places we loved in childhood.
And SO sad memories often minglc with
the happy ones as | revisit my dear old
home, with all its familiar scenes, chief
among which will ever bo "'he Old Half
way House."
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-29
a I'rightful Fall.

most remarkable accident happened ut
the Hale and Norcross mine, Colorado, on
the 22d. A cage with six men was coming
up the shaft at II oclock-the hour for
changing shifts. When about six hundred
feet from tho bottom, at a point where
there is an irregular place in the guides the
cage suddenly urchcd to one side, throw
ing the men to the other, Patrick Holland,
who was on the outside, was crowded Off.
Instead of falling to the bottom and being
dashed to pieces, he was safely lodged on
Il wall-piatc. The other men on the cage
supposed he had fallen into the sump, of
co,nse. When they reached the surface
they got the usual sacks and boxes and
started back TO the sump to gather up the
fragments of the body Asthey approached
the place in the shaft where the man was
thrown off they heard voice below them
telling them to go slow. They did not
know what TO make of the strange dis
covcry, never supposing it possible for
Holland to be anywhere else than at the
bottom. When they saw him safe on
his narrow perch they could scarcely believe
their eyes. Any one who has assembled q
shaft knows how rapidly the wall plates
fit by when the lantern is held so as to
bring them to view. The cage from which
Holland was thrown was coming up at the
usual rate of speed. How the man could
possibly have been lodged Oh one of these
pieces OF timber without being jammcd by
the cage Or knocked Off rs it went past him
is q wonder The wall plato is a square
timber, fourteen by sixteen inches, 80 that
there was very little standing room for
Holland while he was waiting for the cage
to come down and rescue him. If tho
shaft had been so light that he could look
down any considerable distance of the six
hundred feet between him and the bottom
he would scarcely have had the nerve to
cling to his narrow footing The darkness
Of all mining shafts is a point in favor of
the miners preserving their GOODNESS when
placed in ticklish positions. A couple of
pump men will throw II foot-widc plank
across shaft Q, 900 feet from the bottom
and work upon it as though they were not
five feet from the bottom. The darkness
of the shaft prevents the thought of the
awful abyss below being constantly present
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-29
He Got The bulge on Him.

A Memphis refugee came through on the
Memphis and Charleston railroad tho other
evening and stopped at Wauhatchie, tho
quarantine station for Chattanooga, where
he was met by the cntcrprising officers of
that entcrprising village.
After ho had been thoroughly inspected,
the refugee remarked
"See here, mister, do you live in Chat
tanooga2"
"Yes,' said the officer.
"Well, do you propose to stop me in that
TOWN."
"No sir; we propose to see that you don't
stop"
"Wcll," remarked the refugee, "I'm
glad of that. I would as soon have q spell
of tho yellow fever as to stopin that burgh
/ want 10 60 through at the rate OF twenty
miles an hour, with tho car windows down
and ! will hold my nse thon. "A man may
survive the yellow fever, but an hour In
Chattanooga IL sure death. y
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-29
The Halfway House.

In my childhood, my favoritc place fol
play was large flat rock halfway between
my own home and the home of our nearest
ncighbor. There we met nearly every day
in pleasant weather, and many happy hours
we spent in plays which children only can
appreciate or enjoy. When our tasks were
done or lessons learned, Addic and I, and
sometimes our younger brother and sister,
would turn our eager steps toward this old
rock; and, at a given signal, Jennie,
Christie and Nell would join us at the half
way house as ready as we were for an
hours play. Near tho rock, by the roud-
side, we had removed the sod from circ,l-
lar plot of ground, fitted IL with rich cartl,
and planted flowers Of many kinds. TC
be sure we often had to work hard to keen
down the weeds and grass, and in dry
weather the flowers had to be watcred; but
we did it all willingly because it was oul
own especial property. Near by was an
other smaller rock which often served az q
house for p:rt of US; and 80 dividing into
two families, the eldest of each family act
ing as "mother" and ''doing the honors, v
we made and returned calls and visits II,
great stylo
Sometimes we carried bits of cake, pic,
ctC', lfOlH lOulc W ScI DclOTC our guests
but oftenor prepared our own food. There
werc gooseberries, strawberries, raspberrics
and blackbcrries, each in their season,
within few rods of our rock ; and close
by wero two largo Gravcnsteln trees which
each year yielded us rich red apples.
These fruits we could use as we pleased,
and from them we prepared many q meal.
/ cannot but smile as think of the pies VIC
used to mako. wonder If my littlo read.
CTS can guess what we used for pie crust.
Well, I'll tell you.
Our "mothers" would send us after bcr-
rles and apples, and raspberry leaves; and
we very obcdicntly went and generally re-
turned with good supply. Then the one
who had company to tea would take a
raspberry leaf, place a spoonful Of berries
or q slice of an apple upon it and cover
with another leaf; this we called a pic.
1t took lots Of pies for each tea time, bu;
we never grow tired of them. Slices OF
apples we called bread and cake; berries
served for sauce. These rare dishes were
often rendered moro toothsome by the ad
ditlon OF Jumps Of slgarwhlch were given
We at home, and which we always kept 70,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-29
-----S - -
How to Detect Poison Ivy

The poison ivy and the innocuous kind
differ In one particular, which is too easy
of remembrance to be- overlooked by any
one who 10 interested enough in tho brilli-
ant-hued leaves of autumn to care for gath
ering thcm-thc leaves Of tho former grow
in clusters Of three and those Of tho latter
In fives. AS somebody has suggested in a
Juvenile story book, every child should be
taught to associate tho five leaves In clus-
ter with tho fingers on the human hand,
and given to understand that, when these
numbers agree, they can be brought into
contact with perfect safety. 1t may spare
our readers no little suffering to bear this
point In mind during their October ramblos
In the fields 95 &.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-29
Tho Bull and tho DSvil Fish.

One day the writer of this article was
walking in Muttu, Japan, near the sea
beach, when he heard the below of bull,
and went in the direction of the noise. Hc
was then witness of oil extraordinary COM
bat between some cutie fish and q bull.
An enormous p0ulpc, with bright purple
eyes and tentaccs six feet long, had attack
cd the quadrupcd. Throwing its arms
around the body, the monster tried to make
for the water with its captive. Meanwhile,
other octopi, in large numbers and of great
size, swarmcd on to the shore, which seem
ed TO bo alive with their big. round heads.
Some Of them assisting their comrades, soon
like him attacked the bull, dragging il down
to the sea. Their quarry, however, made
brave resistance, and succeeded in goring
It's first foe in the head and belly and shak-
ing itself free from its embrace. Before
it could escape, however, 1t was firmly held
by still larger monster, while others took
solicitious care of the wounded one. Tho
unfortunate beasts believing attracted a
crowd Of fishermen to the spot. One of
these, stronger and bravcr than his fellows,
his limbs swaycd in straw bandagcs. and a
sharp knife In his hand, boldly rushed to
the rescue of tho bull and cut through the
tentaclcs which inclosed 1t. Other poulpes
then attacked the fisher, to whose aid his
fellows hastened, and a fierce fight ensucd
between men and monsters, in which the
former were victorious, many of the squids
being killed, while the rest escaped into
tho water. Two of the tcntacles wound
round tho bull werc so heavy that one man
alone could not carry them. Ono was
twelve and tho other ak feet long & the
larger of the two was subsequently boiled
In sections at different times In Il big kettle.
Some years previous to sthis battle, cattle
had disappeared In a nyst ter GUS way from
the samo shore. The fight between the
cephalopoda and tho bull enlig gbtened the
sproprlstors as to the capse of their slcsa,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-29
TRI-WE WEEKLY EDITION.
MY HUMBLE BUT BEAU rJFUL HOME.

Oh, 6 ve mo, when day is declining,
And sunshine Is iloo ling tho west,
My iVy-clad mo und, where reclining,
oan watch tho birds seokin5 thor rest,
And list to thoir twittsr Of Borrow
Whilst through the dew -broezes they roam
10 nestle and dream Of tomorrow,
In my humble but beautiful home.
Then give me, when moonlight is shedding
It's brightness DER ilowerot and trce
And stars like all army are treading
10 natures own music 30 free.
An thon lot me ponsiyoly wander
Beneath the dark forest tree roam,
And thero OH it's loveness ponder,
In my humble but beautiful home
When morn tho gray Orient is shooting
With purple and vermlion hue,
And myrads Of insects are greeting
First rays Of tho sun bursting through
Then let mo gaze out W thout moasnr',
Who vapors like sheeted ghosts roam
With a heart filed with innocent pleasure
In my humtlo but beautiful homo.
You may tell mo Of famo and ambition,
OF pomp and wealths dazz ing array,
or those who arc high in position
And homage rtce I've ovory day;
But givo mo the ono love dearest,
Away from mo never 10 roam,
Then thou like an Eden appearost.
BY humble but beautiful home.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-29
that for three months Peri has been my

that for three months Peri has been my
wife-
Wifc' gaspcd mp stcpmolhcr. s,aggcr-
ing back rs il she had received a blow
And then she screamed, plcadngly: 'Not
your wife, Albcr,?'
Yes, mother, my wife, he returned
sadly and firmly, while great tears rolled
over PGri's white face. We grirved to do
it secretly, mother but
My stcpmothcr lifted her hand She had
quite recovered herself now.
'Silcncc. she continued in those awrully
hushcd tones. ASK no forgiveness Ask
no blessing Peri, go! Leave this house,
now aud forever. Go or stay, as you will :;
but know that from this hour never speak
to you again. From this hour know your
blessing my bi,tcrcst curse
'Silcncc!' again commanded my step
mother, in fcarfuly concentrated tones.
Go. Not Il word Put that creature forth
ut once! pointing her white finger at Peri $
bowed head.
Say you forgive, MOTHER pleaded
Albert. Say
'Slcncer almost thundcrcd Madame
Ficlc, her face ghaslly as the dead.
llc turned away then.
Come, my darling, we will go, he muir
INJURED with infinite tenderness to Peri.
Aud catching up cloak and hood she
had cast there only Il few hours before, he
wrapped her tcnderly in them and led her
to the door.
Then they paused and looked back at
Madame Viclc.
Farewell, MOTHER they said, softly,
'and Heaven forgive us and you
Madame gazed slonily at them without
word OF gesture, and they sighed and turned
away.
Directly the hall door changed heavily
after them. Aa II did SO my stcpmothcr
turned calmly to me:
4 am sorry for you, vi, she said briefly,
in stern, even tones. Lct us go to bed.
And with firm step and erect form she
led me ny to my room. There she kissed
me goodnight, saying calmly as she closed
the door:
From this moment they are dead to us.
Never mention their names again!'
1t was all over now. had satcd my
vengeance
II is we'll! said, 's my head touched
my pillow
The days came and went. My step
mother was erect, cold and imperious as
ever. Not by word, look or tone did she
bctray her secret suffering. But at the end
of a year she had lost every vcstigc of youth
and health. 4 pale, gaunt old woman, she
sat i'll her chair now.
One morning she called Inc to her. 1t
was on my nineteenth birthday.
wi, she said, curtly, it's all Dead SEA
fruit
| gazed at her, dimly comprehcnding her
meaning. Then she said:
'fhcy have little daughter, vi, and
they have named her after mo-Ray Lalor,
vi. Shall we have them back, Viz
She looked at me wistfully. There was
brief strife between tho good and the evil,
and then replied:
1T is Dead Sea fruit, mamma. We will
have them .,.ck. can look upon Albert
rs my brother now
THANK Heaven = exclaimed Madame
Vicle.
And three days later Albert, Peri and
the little Ray were established at Gray
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-01

A SHOCKING CASE OF GRIZZLY TO AM
MALs-A Richford Vt, despatch Of July
"a, says:
A carload of sheep belonging To u man named
Springfield, Mass, TO Hartford, Conn, while being
shipped to the latter place
The sheep were shipped for Hart
ford July II, and the car they were in took
fire and was burned between Bellows Falls
and BrattleborO, on the Vermont Valley rail
road: When this was discovered the train
hands unloaded the sheep into another car
ana sent them forward. They arrived here
on The 18th, and were in n most shocking
condition. Two thirds of them were blind,
ana oil large number of them the heads
were swollen and burned and bodies distorted.
and altogether the sight of them WINS distress.
ing. The butcher to whom they were con.
signed refused to accept them, and there the
suffering creatures stood No butcher in
town ouldtakethem away and ill then. sinc,
the story would spread that he had taken them
for meat Consequently Superintendent Day
idsonhired people to cart them off andkill anc
bury them The bill forthe sheep was return
ed TO the Vermont Valley road for settlement
but somebody ought to be made to suffer TO
the heartless act of keeping the sheep in tor
ture so long. They ought to have been kill
ed at the time Of the burning of the car
Hnrtf0rd pOUrdnt, July 60
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RUTLAND.-T graded school building 8
approaching completion and will he u very
fine structure. The middle portion connect
ing the two large wings has the main en-
trance, the castings of which are nicely dress
ed marble and the KEY stone has monogram
of the letters r. G. s The main entrance
is in projection the corners of which are
marble The roof of the middle portion is a
fine mansard and the wings have pitch roofs
The Rutland Cornet Band have got up an
excursion to take place the 9th of August to
90 to Queen City Park. The fare to go and
return is very low and doubtless large num-
Der will avail themselves of the opportunity.
The workshop of the House of Correction
is receiving its roof and the chimney stack is
Just completed. The buildings connected
with this institution are getting so numerous
now that it begins to present quite an i'm
posing appearance.
Killington Peak is receiving great many
visitors since the building of its road. About
so were up there Sunday. Some of the en-
thusastic Rutland people are trying TO pry
the mountain up with the hope it may be-
come the highest mountain in the State.
They claim il to he second in height
now. Mountains rise and fall considerably
in this State Once Cancels Hump
was said 10 he the highest and all the old
biographies so acknowledged it. Soon
Mansfield rose above it and now Mansfield
must look out for Killington. Barometers
are variable, because the atmosphere is vari-
able, and short base line several miles
away in the hands of skilful trigonome-
trician can make the hills rise or fall like
magic, TO say nothing of what long system
of school-boy dwellings, or government TRAN
gulatiOn can do.
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WATERvnLR.- Mr.. Moody OF Jeifer-
sonville will preach here on Sunday next, at

WATERvnIE. Mr.. Moody OF Jeiler-
sonville will preach here on Sunday next III
the usual hour in the forenoon.
Willie Taylor, who has been clerk IN the
store of C. W Ward in johnson Tor the past
year or more, is sick at his home near our
village. lie WAS confined 10 his bed all oi
the past week, hut is now better.
On Thursday last, party OF some SIX or
eight Young folks from Fairfax came here,
and with our teacher Miss Cady, X. W
Hulburd and others, held picnic in }; W
Pages maple grove, near the village. VISIT
ing, singing, refreshments and tin horn music
were the chief exercises OF the day.
Albert Afford, Esq, of Baltimore, was
here last week on visit To his brother. lie,
with another brother, keepsa wholesale store
in Baltimore, supplied with the different
goods manufactured by the Remington 70
at Iliun, n. Y.
! The first quarterly meeting Of the present
! NJ. +. Conference year was held On saturday
and Sunday last Rev. ID. =. Bragg OF cam
bridge conducted the meetings, assisted by
Rev. Mr.. Royce.
The prospect OF securing the services oi
Rev A. Ladd Of RoXbury to supply The
Congregational church is slim, as he has al
ready received Il call from the church in Der
| lin, Vt Z. {.
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TEMPERANCE CAMP MEETING AT NORTH
for the grand temperance camp meeting to
be held at Mortified, August 10, 20, 81. All
the railroads in the State will give half fare
and to parties of ten or more great reduc-
ton from the more remote points will be
made by the Central Vermont, and Montpe-
lier and Wells River Railroad. The pro-
minent speakers thus far procured are Mrs.
j. X Barney, Providence. r. l.; Rev. ]. o.
Knowles, Springfield, Mass. Rev. c. C.
Frost. Of Connecticut Miss Frances Viii
lard, President National W. C. 7. L. ex-
Lieut.. Gov. Geo. N. Dale, Island Pond, Vt. !;
and it is expected that Gov. Matt Head OF
New Hampshire will be present. Three
speeches will he delivered each day, morn
ing, afternoon and evening, supplemented by
prayer meetings and experience meetings,
and on the morning of August 81 there will
be a two-hours temperance love feast. Excel
lent singing and instrumental music will be
had, this department being under the charge
of Rev J. r. Bartlett of Williamstown. The
grounds are enclosed by a high and tight
board fence, shutting out wind and maraud-
ers, and are supplied with excellent running
water brought within the enclosure. Several
board tents to be covered by cloth are at the
disposal of the management to those desir-
ing. The grounds have also seats with backs
IN Them enouph tn seat thousands The cars
will stop at the grounds making them easy of
access by rail, or if preferred passengers can
come TO the depot and be carried in teams
for slight fee to the grounds. The grounds
are opened free, there being no tariff for
teams.
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STATE OF VERMONT.

uFFI,E or SECRETARY OF SriTfi
NORTH lei u, Iuly -, 1879.
Ayreeably To the provisions Of an act entitled An
act providing for the publication OF future Volumes
OF the VERMONT RErORTS, approved November -
ISIS sealed proposals for printing AMI binding eight
hundred copies oi the Flty-frst Volume oi SAID Re
ports Will be- received before the 18th day ~
August 1873 under the following conditions. IL WI
fTt-rhe printing, Including size al page, siNlr
of heads size and style O type, ami quality al nh
used, To he uniform with the rrr,' Jung volumes
and each signatur" Ia embrace -iAi''h page ~
sheet OF medium.
Sec0ni-The paper Ia he medium, twenty h'
tw enty- -four inches weighing tlliy bounds 10 the
ream and IN color, stock, and nnIsh corresponding
with the preceding volumes.
ThirflThe binding Ia be- IN law sheep, strongly
bound, thoroughly pressed, AMI trimmed, CORES
pnn,iIng IN quality, stamping. AMI style oi titles
with the preceding volumes.
Printers making the requisite sealed proposals
are required 10 state the price OF COMPOSITION per
thousand ems; The prize Of paper per renm; the
price Of press work per token OF two hundred ami
tfty-two perfect whole sheets OF medium, printed
on both sid!s and the price Of hlniing per culN.
Contracts Ia he subject L. all the conditions ni The
act above named and the tight Ia reject any or all
proposals moi deemed uN Ambiguous 20 the stale, IL
reserved Proposals must he addressed 10 the un-
derSgned at NuIthhrld Vermont endorsed 't'o.
j-asIls far printing Vermont Rfp0,ft'
GEORGE NICHOLS.
.July - .ia,lAw2M Secretary III STATE
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p,he Political Ou,look,

The next presidential campaign VIII have one
important eature-lt VIII virtually express Inc PEG
pies verdict upon the questions AT issue between
the leading political PARTIES For behind our gov
eminent behind politicians. behind all the leg
islative machinery rings AMI petty partizan organ
izntiOns the real ruler and director of our govern
ment-thr sovereign people. Every Official VIII be
brought before the mqulsltion Of the peoples
tribunal and all proved unworthy will he ignOlnin
iously sent home 10 tend their farms and their own
business. The people will endorse nothing whatever
he II u president or PILL that has moi proved Itself
u genuine article. That the American people have
80 long acknowledged, by both word ana patronage,
the genuineness and value OF Or. Pierce fanii,
Remedies IL proof conclusive that their ns. fully
iusiei their discOyrrers claims for them. NJ Other
proprietary medicines sell 81 largely. The Golden
Medical Discovery Is sovereign remedy tur all
scrofulous blood and skin diseases. II has pretty
thoroughly superseded the old-time sarsAparllla1
The FayoriIr Prescription has no etll. remedy
for those chronic weaknesses and pain ul affections
peculinr To women. Pleasant PurgliNr Pellets
sugar coated AMI scarcely larger than mustard
seeds are now the popular laxative and catharlic
sold L., druggists. thul " II