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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-03
Tho Wishing Bird.

"In vain she tried to speak. She found
that she could utter no sound but q mclan-
choly kind of little twittcr.
cat the foot of the tree was mischicv-
ohsly-looklng fairy, holding both his sides
with laughter.
"Farewcll. May you enjoy yourlibcrty,"
he cried, rs he pointed his finger in dcrision
at the unfortunate Dolorsa sitting with ruff
fled feathers on her lcatless bough. Thank
you for the silly discomfort which has re-
moved q hated spell from me. 1t was yol,
wanted to be in my place, mindl And
you'll have no stupid lessons to do any
moro now, and you'll bc able to come and
go where you like without asking anybody's
and every wish that you en-
press you will get instantly gratified----if
you can only find voice to express 1t In.
Hal hal scarcely hoped TO find little
girl so silly. y. 'zrt Y,
B And with o wicked laugh he trlpcd away,
and left poor Dolorosa to sit, ahd twitter,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-03
How tho Apostles Died.

Peter was crucified in Rome, and, at
his own request, with his head down
ward. Andrew was cruoified by being
bound to cross with cords, on which
he hung two days, exhorting the peo-
ple till he expired. st. James the Great
was bcheaded by order ofSHerod, at
Jerusalem. St. James the Less was
thrown from high pinnacle, then
stoned, and finally killed with fuller's
club. st Philip was bound and hanged
against a pillar. st Bartholomew was
flayed to death by command Of q bar
barou Is king. st Matthew was killed
With q halberd. ST Thomas, while at
prayer, was shot with a shower of
lanccs, and afterward run through the
body with alance.s st. Simon was cru
Gifted. Thaddeus, or Judas, was
orlelly putt to death, st. Matthias the
manner, of his death is somewhat doubt
ful; ono says stoned, then boheaded |;
another says he was gcracified.S Judas
Iscariot hung himself 4 Ste etJohn died
aaatural death, ST.. Paul was hehead- \
cd by order ero. n. s IS
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-03
A Large Plug.

Deacon B. was Connecticut shop keep
CT of the thriftiest type. The sight of a
customer quickencd his faculties into vigor-
GUS exercise. This was his way of opening
up trade:
"Anl how dye do sirs you're Mr..
="
"Bcnnct Is my name"
''To be sure why of course Pm glad
to sec you you're Mr.. Bcnnct Off"
"Westboro'.
ooh yes, l know; how are they all
getting along in Wcstboro' Is your church
prosporings And how does your Sunday
school progress 2"
''Pretty we'll, thank you. Deacon b.,
have you any tobacco 2"
"Why, yes, the finest you ever tasted !;
come and look at it,"
''Thcre," says the Deacon, leading tho
way to sample keg, and taking from 1t a
huge plug, cutting off largo piece and put
ting 1t inside his cheek with the air of q
man who was about to partakc of an cXqui-
site rclish-thc Deacon abhorrcd tho weed
-'thcrc," he exclaimed, is the choicest to-
bacco that cvor was grown. That tobacco,
sir, Is so good that it oughtn't to be chcwed
except on Thanksgiving days and Sundays" "
AS soon as the Deacon had mado sale,
he contrivcd to get where he could eject the
uBsavory quid without being observed, and,
returning to his customer, inquired, "Now,
Mr.. Bonnet, what else shall have the
pleasure of showing YOU ~ ~
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-03
Tho Great Hungarian Wine Cnsk.

The great cask of Heidelberg contained
l40, 900 litcrs of wine; at the Paris Exhibi-
ton of 1873 was one exhibited, which is
nearly as large, having capacity of 100,-
600 litcrs. The great cask has been sold to
a Frenchman, for whom it was made by
NoZy KaniZsa. 1t measures 800 meters in
diameter and 4 80 meters in length. The
slaves, which arc oak planks from the
forests of Hungary, arc of 90 to 25 cent?
meters in thickness, and arc held together
by 18 iron hoops, the ends of which are
firmly riveted together. The door is
fastened by system of screws, and closes
the casl1, and is similar to manholc covers
in boilers. The cask is supported by five
logs, each Of which is derived from an oak
perhaps thousand years old. This immense
cask with its appcndagcs, would furnish
wood enough to stock small wood yard.
1t is vanished, and the ond in which the
large bronze faucet is inserted is carved like
piece of fine parlor furniture. The lower
part is laid out to resemble stone masonry.
On the left hand side there is motto prais-
ing perseverance and diligence; an csc ut
cheon on the right hand side bears the date
1878. The middle portion of the head is
beautiful carved, containing in its centre a
group drinking and distributing wine.
The UPPER portion bears the Hungarian
crown above the Hungarian cscutcheon.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-03
A Fight With n Boar.

just at daybrcak, we came to crossing
Of the bayou where we felt sure the bear
must pass on the way to his den. Harvey
placed me, the dogs and himself. A fallen
tree was in my front, and through its inter
laced roots could see in every direction.
Hardly had we completed our ambush
when quick movement of one of the dogs
startled me- But, in moment, noticing
that his looks were directed towards the
cross. | too looked thither, and heard the
sound of Il heavy animal sauntering slowly
over the soddcn ground and approaching
my lair In an instant a pair Of yellow
eyes glarcd ut me, and with us wide Il look
of surprise as there was in mine. Re-
covering myself I fired at the monster,
which appeared like huge, animated black
cloud as he rose up before me. The brute
disappeared with the smoke of my gun, but
in a moment was startled by the report
and shock of second discharge. The
other load Of my gun had been accidcntly
exploded. Looking in the direction that
the bear had taken, saw he had run along
the other side of the fallen tree and met at
the farther end the two dogs, when he
turned about and came toward me at his
most rapid speed and in savage humor.
Then there was a fearful crash and rush.
The black mass came Oh, with eyes gleam-
ing, and bcwildcring me with the reflection
of their glare in the sunlight
was conscious that my gun was useless,
anC so instinctivcly graspcd my pistol, but
found it hopclessly cntangled in my belt
For second, despair came upon me, but q
sudden rcvulson aroused every sense and
prompted me to defence for life. Quickly
drawing my knife, it was presented at a
thrust as the dark mass sprang at me.
at this moment, one of the huge dogs
lcaped at him so ficrccly at to divert the
monsters attention from myself and make
him miss his bite. He reared, and rs he
again came down on his forc-fcct, and was
in the act of going over the bank, plunged
my knife to the hilt into his body, in tho
region Of his heart. He turned and made a
terrible snap at my legs, but at the moment
fell backward over bush, and so we all
went into the bayou together, floundcring
in the water and mud.
| scrambled to the edge of the slough,
and watched with intense anxiety the result
of the battle. In another moment and
when the bear had nearly reached the
farther side of the pool, desperately fight
ing with the dogs every inch of the way, 7
heard rushing sound and the whirring
flight of more of the pack as they sprang
over me. In the same instant, flash shot
out from the brown barrel of Harvcy's rifle,
and the bear rolled over, though he still
fecbly fought the pack, and kept on fight.
ing to the last moment of his existence. re
my modification, al examination of tho
huge carcass showed that my shot had not
made any visible mark on the animal, and
that my knife had not quite reached his
heart. Harvcy's shot had killed him. Tho
weight of the savage animal was over five
hundred pounds.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-03
Interesting Experiment.,

A curious phenomenon Of the defrac-
ton Of light may readily be observed
by any ono with lamp and two visit
ing cards. Cut out Of one Of tho cards
q slit about one-tenth of an inch wide,
with straight, even borders. Then
take q position about twenty feet from
a kerosene lamp, with the edge of the
flame standing edgewise towards you,
look at the flame through the slit in the
card, while you slide the edge of the
other card across it till you make the
slit in the card quite narrow. You
will then see the central bright band Of
the flame flanked on each side with the
colored defraction bands; and If you
look successively through red, green
and violet glasses, held between the
eye and tho slit, you will observe that
the bands arc separated by the greatest
space for red light and become closer
when viewed through the green glass,
and closest when the violet or blue
glass Is held before the eve.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-03
WHAT MY LIFE Is LIKE.

My life is like tho shattered wreck,
Cast by tho waves upon tho shore
The broken mast, tho rifted deck,
Tell Of tho shipwreck that is Ger;
Yet from tho relics Of the storm
Tho mariner his raft will 10 IN
Again tdtempt the faithless soa
But hope rebuilds no barque for mo.
My life is like the blighted oak,
That lifts its sere and withored form,
Scathed by the lightnings sudden stroke.
Sternly to meet the coming storm
Yet round that sapless trunk will twne
The curling tendrils Of the vino,
And life and fresbness there impart,
Not to the passion -blighted heart.
My life is like The desert rock,
In tho midocean, lono and droar,
Worn by the wild waves coaseless shock
That round its base their surges rear
Yet there the sea.moss still will cling,
Some flower will find cleft to spring,
And breathe cen thoro a sweet perfume :;
For me ltfe's flowers no moro will bloom.
My lifo is like tho desert waste,
by human footsteps seldom pressed {;
The eye no freshness thero can trace
No yerdant spot, OH which to rost
Yet cen among these sands 80 drear
The stork will tend her young with care
Zen there the notes Of JOY imrart,
But nanght can cheer my lonely heart.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-03

and mourn her foolishncss and her cruel
fate alone
When Ronald had reached his sad ending
OF his tale he stopped short, and looked
around upon his audience.
"D0 on" said little May" laying II
chubby hand on her brothers knee 'Do
on"
"Thcrc is no more" said Ronald
"That's the end of the story"
"Poor Dolorosa!" said Agnes. "Did
she never turn into a girl again2"
"Nevcr," said her brother, solcmnly.
"And what did her mamma and papa
do2 Didn't they come and look for her 2"
asked Willie.
"Oh! yes, of course, they came and
looked; but they never could find hcr-not
trace of her! And so they had to give
her up for lost, and put up big marble
monument to her just under the very tree
where The unfortunate Dolorosa used to sit
twccting in the branches.
"Thc monument recorded what sweet,
good, amiablc and obcdicnt child the lost
Dolor0sa had been, and this inscription
poor DolOrOsa, from her melancholy perch
would sit and read with rutlled feathers by
the hour together. 1t used to make her
twcct in a more mournful way than ever
In fact, her voice lost all its music, and she
would cry so much that her brown eyes
sank deep into her head, with great rings
around them, and grew so weak that she
really couldn't bear the light of day upon
them"
"And was that the end of herr" asked
Agnes solcmnly.
"Wcll, the end of her was that she be-
came the the mother of all the ow)s-a me-
lancholy race! But now you know their
origin you may perhaps better account for
their said voices and dismal ways, their
love Of mouldering ruins, and their dread of
light and sunshine" Z.
"And what did that naughty fairy do2''
asked little May.
"Oh, the fairy queen had condemned
him to be bird for hundred years, OF
until he could get some human being to
take his place. You may be sure he was
very delighted to get Off his punishment
when lie met with such a silly girl as Doo-
rosa"
AS he ceased speaking, Ronald suddenly
turned towards Wynnic and appeared tC
notice her for the first time.
"And what do you think about il, Mi
Wishful?" he asked.
81 think it's very foolish story alto
gcthcr," said Wynnic, "and do wish"-
But here all the group of cousins burst III
to such Il peal of laughter that poor Wyn
nic's dismal little voice was quite drowned
81 declare I'll never wish anything agar
as long as livc," said she, turning away
from the laughing circle with tears of vcx
alton rolling down her checks.
1t was about as good resolution rs slit
could have made-though made hastily ant
in anger.
But il was a resolution which our spoiled
child found 1t not q little hard to keen
Still she really tried, and though the cfror
was great and painful, and though sh,
failed very often, still trying on, she dit
little by little, conquer the sclfishncss''a ''ant
bad temper which had made her troubl,
to herself as well rs TO every one abou
| bpr
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-03
Tho Judges Turn.

lie had nashy coat on, also neck
tie of pronounced tint, and he paid his
SO fine with the air Of II man who was
liquidating the National debt. He
hadn't been an hour out Of court when
he was back again. His offcnse was
rank, they said. He insisted on treat
Ing virtuous policeman, who OH &C.
count Of a crowd being around, had
signifled his abhorrence of tho tempta-
ton by II summary arrest.
"Whatr' cried his Honor, "here
againp Going about like roaring
lion, seeking TO corrupt upright off,
cials, ehP Trying to impair the integ-
rity Of the laws servants, are you?
This outraged municipality demands
$40 morel''
"All right" said the prisoner, "pass
the tenner to the deputy" "and he hand
cd the bill to the chief clerk. 81 am
off again-bye-byep' He went into
the market half an hour later, and ask
ed a horse radish man for champagne
cocktail. They tried to coax him off,
but he said he would have mixed
drink or perish. Another officer told
this OF him in court, when he appeared
there for the third time.
His Honor looked distracted. Then
he said, "This county Ought to be
grateful to you for paying off the
taxes" ta.tf&
Ten dollars more"
Tho prisoner paid and leaned back
on the railing az he put the roll Of bills
away. There clearly was something
on his mind. At last he lifted up his
head and said quietly to the court:
"Judge, don't you think it's time for
you to do something's"
."What, sir P''
"Ain't you a-goin' treatP" It's only
friendly like. You'll put up,sa drink
now, won't t'youp" ia.
"How dare you say such a thing ?"
The prisoner turned away with re-
proachful glance at tho Bench.
Judge he Inurmured, 81 don't
want TO say you're small; don't want
to say you're a Aean man. Oh, no but
Il will observe that never spent 80
much money in any house before with
out the boss treatin'. y .;T That's all.
Hewent off, the picture of despond-
ency." III y IS 3 " s;:5s9
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-03
Advantages OF Staying in Bed.

Bayard the French Psychologist,
maintained that man is an animal who
exercises the thinking faculty best in a
horizontal position. Thus, there are
high artistic, social and intellectual
use connected with an occasional day
in bed, which imperatively claim dis
cussion. Brinley, the great engineer,
when he was fairly puzzled by some
tough problem, always betook himself
to bed until he had solved it. Most peo-
pie have q great kindness for Lord
Melbourne, who, under the affrctation
of frivolity, used to get up Hebrew and
the Fathers and impeturbable good hui
NOR to bear with his wife, Lady Carol
inc, while the pretty Byron-struck
termagant used to smash the drawing
room furniture. His intimate friends
would find the Premier calmly taking
breakfast in bed, with letters and de-
spatches strewed all over the counter
pane. The poets have beensterrible
fellows to got out of bed. l suppose it
is because the visions of the day and of
tho night sweetly intermingle. The
poet Thompson cultivated lazincss as a
fine art, and thought out his poems in
bed. Pope was still worse fellow.
When he had fit ofinspiration on him
he would keep the servants running
about for him all through the night.
Lie made amends to them by the plen
teousness of his walls" We take a
later instance. Bismarck says, accord
ing to Doctor Busch, "I was troubled
with varicosc veins In 1866. lay full
length on the bed; and had to answer
letters of q very desperate sort with
pencil" He has given us some Of his
experiences when lying in bed. "I
used to lie awake full of all sorts Of
thoughts and troubles. Then Var
zln would suddenly come up before
me, perhaps distinct in the minutest
particulars, like great picture, with
even all Its colors fresh-the green
trees, the sun shine on the stems, tho
blue sky above. I saw every individ-
ual there. ! struggled to shake the
thing off; and when at last I ceased to
see it, other things came in---reports,
notes, dispatches, and so on; but fell
over about morning." Bismarck at
Versailles used to lie In bed great
deal, "because he cannot keep himself
reasonably warm in any other way"
Z 4 iy US
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-03
votion I offered him, and claspcd me by

votion I offered him, and claspcd me by
the hand.
"Cap you bear it2" he asked"
Glowing you, can," answered
But, after all, it was not required of me.
Mrs. Dalton took a heavy cold from that
night of exposure and wandering, and in
less than month from that January morn
ing, her lfc-sccking was over and she had
gone to find her Ralph" in brighter
world.
But my Ralph has been my husband for
five long years, and his face has lost its
carcworn gravity, his voice its monotone of
pain, and Wolfston is Il home of peace and
happiness, where there is no sorrow, no
painful mystery.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-03
Abept a Grow.

IA tame crow asswpoke up the as,nmeri
boarders al a house at Boothbay Point Me-, !.
BY getting upon the roof 81 and letting stones
n them Is Sress as " 2 ina "a crow. orow
co pipes he fands on the swindowsills,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-03

A PRESCRIPTION warranted to make
any sick woman recover - A new
dress. f.6.a.
The People's vindicator., 1879-02-08
by THE
KING OF THE CARNIVAL
EDICT XXX.

To all whom these presents shalt come
Greeting:
Onr loving subjects Of New Orleans,
the Qneen City Of the South, are assured
that with the deepest anxiety We watcl'.
ed the ruthless course of the terrible
epidemic which visited them during the
past summer, and that our truest sym.
pathies were with them in their suffer-
ings and trials.
Believing that oqf presence will tend
to dispel the gloom caused by their late
affections, bring within their gates tho,,-
sands of visitors and do much to Get once
moro in motion the wheels Of trade, ths,s
bringing to them prosperity and happi-
ness, we do ordain that
The People's vindicator., 1879-02-08
HARPET'S MAGAZINE.
-.
ILLUSTRATED.
NOTICES OF THE PRESS.

NUTICES Of THE PRESS,
Harper's Magazine is the American Napasine
alike IN literature and in art.-BOston Traveller
The most popular Magazine In the wOrld,--N.
7. Observer.
It is aa excellent companion for the young. q
delight to the mature, sOlace for the declining
age Louisville Courier Journal.
NJ Other Monthly in the wsrld can show 90
brilliant list Of contributors; nor does any
furnish its readers with 80 great variety and
so superior quality Of Watchmau
Boston.
The volumes Of the Magazine begins with tho
Numbers of June and December Of each wear.
When no time II specified, it will he understood
that the subscriber wishes to begin with tho
current Number.
The People's vindicator., 1879-02-08
POLITICAL ARRESTS.
Thirty.TWo Residents Of NatehitOchos
Placed Under Bonds.

A party Of residents of Natchitoches, to
tho number Of 32, appeared saturday
morning before Judge Woods, Of the Cir.
cult Court in New Orleans. The charge
against the accused is of forming con.
spiracy to prevent legal voters from ex.
ercisiDg their suffrages for . member Of
Congress. The prisoners were put under
bonds Of $1,000 each. The following are
their names, with their surities:
ll6a-New Orleans We. NJ. J. Cunningham
ct al-David Pierson, principal, WIN. H.
Jack, surety.
VIM. H. Jack, surety David Pierson.
Theophile Prudhomme, surety Alphonse
Pru0hOmme.
James NJ. B Tucker, surety Robt. NJ.
Walmsley.
Numa Tauzin, surety Robt. N. walms.
ley.
C.. j. Smith, surety Numa Tauzin.
Jno. NJ Tucker, surety J NJ h Tucker.
Mathew HertzOg, surety T Little Lyon.
Marshall H Carver, surety Robert NJ
Walmsley.
Chas. Porter. surety David Pierson.
j. p. johnson, surety VIM. NJ. Levy.
Seymour Curtis, surety David Pierson.
George Kile, surety J N B Tucker
s W Kile, surety Numa Tanzin.
Geo. Z Gillespie, surety BENZ. F Jonas.
John A Barlow, surety VIM. H Jack.
Theodore Haller, surety Henry Hsller.
Chas. Levy, surety Wm. H Jack.
J. II. Stephens, surety WIN. NJ Low,
Sam1 NJ Hyams, surety Will A Strong.
James 7 Sprowl, surety Allen Wheeler.
Frank T RaggiO. surety Allen Wheeler.
John Gonoe, surety R0bt. n Walmsley.
Allen Wheeler, surety WIN. H. Jack.
James ! King, surety David Pierson.
Emile Cloutier, surety Will A Strong.
John G Tfichel, surety Isaac w Patton.
The People's vindicator., 1879-02-08
Shot and Badly Wounded.

Deputy sheriff Moore, in pursuit Of
parties having been charged with the
burning Of the Grant parish Court House,
overlook colored man implicated there
in and arrested him. Shortly after the
arrest, and while tho sheriff's deputy
was dismonntcd from his horse, the
prisoner broke and ran. Moore fired on
him twice, the second shot taking effect
The prisoner, bleeding profasely, took
refuge to lake and jungle from which
it has been impossible to bring him.
Traces Of blood were visible from the
point where tho shooting occurred to
tho lake. The sceno Of the shooting
was belox Cloutierville. in this parish.
A Farce.
1fthe Wholesale arrests, made by the
United States government Of men, boys
and the dead, At the instigation Of "Bluot's
followers" is not . lnost stupendous
farce We know not what to call it. A
conspiracy, indeed! The very idea Of
Republicans, Democrats, young men and
old, who had the spirit to defeud their
Aresides and families against a mob Of
mistaken and misguided negroes, being
engaged in conspiracy! is utterly pre-
pcsterous. And the fact, that judges and
peace officers being inclnded in THE
Wholesale charge only renders the matter
more outrageous and unlikely.
,e A CALL.
Tho Central Comnittee Of tie Demo
sratic party, parish Natehitoehss azs 10,
quested 70 mset in this City on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18th.
The business to b tFsnsaeted relstes %
he calling II > Parish Convention to
neaissts delegates to tie Coastitstieeal
Cosvsation
s, J. b. COeGROvE,
IT Vie Pfseideat Ex. OsolnittaA
The People's vindicator., 1879-02-08
SPECIAL NOTICES.

J. N. Armstrong, Of Mercer county,
Ky., sdvertises in this Issue Ano thor.
onghbred stock, consisting Of Sheep.
(Costwold and SoutLdown) Short
Horned cattle and Bsttshiss boes-
Oar farssis Who dssirs 70 inprevt,
their stock should At once sivs NJ
Armstrong call. He viii b fosnd
At Alexandria and viii delivee -.
reasonable terms, bic stock 90 board
boats.
NJ. 1. Chsrlesills ad,ertjsss ,ome
valuable plastatioss for eels, Dar.
saiss IL sip:top. highly ,npsovsa
l.sds g. g eeliea,isa i,
TX sas sfFsA
The People's vindicator., 1879-02-08
A Lueky Rind.

"a 40 A01BUe
Our citisens have pent their anger un-
Oh losbearance has cease to have = sem.
blsacs Of virtue. They must cry ont
aGainst the mails - now transported. To
dsVoanee them a. farce woNld hardly
~ up 70 . proper measure Of vitupera-
tiea. ros instance, the overland route
Nstwssa this and the mouth Of Cane nv
ssh seatsseted to carry tho mails thrss
1tuo - week. The ridevs como and 70,
~ nail nal1. fem New Orleans rsashse
= ~ go ~ ssse-Taesiisy evenings j;
81 ~ - ~ fss Captain Aiksns
~ N rae, whish eo.s pssaptly q
>lnStwiGs pss wsst, this section AwouM
leh ~ lssk. We be9 ths aatAosities
1sleekiinos thsss nattsss, ed adjsst ths
IN sssvsGS Q . ssats, ths mast inpae.
~ aNalA Lsalsoaas. aersoas