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The New York herald., 1879-02-27
COUNTRY BOARD

T1oUNTRY BOARD WANTED BY 4 LADY, Tw7
Onurses and five children. eldest about ssyen thrs
terms, particulars and city references to HALIFAX
Herald Office.
The New York herald., 1879-02-27

At new ENGLAND HOTEL, so B0wEKY-555dd
ARooms; Lodgings, 3Oc., 4Oc. Soc weekly s. to 81
VNALSH'S HOTEL AND DINING ROOM. 256 FULTON
w ST., opposite Washington Market-All Meats, 1Uc.
Puddings and home made Pics, &C.; 40 fine furnished
Rooms, 25c. and 35c. per night.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04
Speculation.

Since the creation, 1t Is estimated
that 27,000, 200, 900, ,O00,00 have lived
on the earth.r This sum divided by
27,864 900, the number of square miles,
gives 1914, ,512, ,0S8 to a square rod, and
5 to q square foot. Suppose a square
rod be divided into II graves, each
grave would contain 100 persons. But
this is speculation, and Of no benefit to
tho 1000, 900, 900 people that now exist.
600,000,000 Of whom are invalitls, 49,
100000 dying each year. What they
most want are the facts concerning DR..
Pierce's Family Medicines For. Years
his Golden Medical Discovery has 1becn
tho standard remedy for the cure Of all
scrofulons, throat. and lung diseases.
While for over'a quarter of q century,
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy has been
unrlvaled as q positive cure for catarrh.
The testimony Of thousands OF ladies
has been published, certifying that DR..
Pierce's Fayorlte Prescription posi-
lively cures the diseases and Weaknesses
peculiar to women. For full informa-
tion, see the Peoples Common Sense
tMedicala Adviser, an nillustratedt work.
Of oyer 900 pages. price (posttpaid),
dress the author, r.. W. Pierce, N. D.,
Buffalo, N. Y. B. & & &
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04
Trcas,lre-TrOye In London Cabs.

1t seems that on an average one hundred
articles are received every day from cab
men whose honesty is sufficiently active to
induce them to comply with that stipula-
tion in their license which requires them to
convey to tho nearest police station any
stray goods or chattels found in their vehi-
clcs. Not that virtue is left to be its own
reward; for If the property be claimed,
the owner has to pay Is Cd or So in the
pound, which is handed to the law abid-
ing coachman: and if no satisfactory ap-
plication be made within three months,
cabby becomes the legitimate possessor Of
the "trcasure-troye. 1t is snid that the
men, as rule, prefer to receive the reward
rather than the article itself And certain
ly, when it came to be the fourth umbrella
or walking stick, or. tho third pair of spec
taclcs, smart young cabman might be cx-
cuscd for murmuring at the monotony Of
chance. But when it is case of e500 in
bank-notcs, fG00 worth of watches, 47G
American gold eagles, or .f4. 600 in valua-
bic securities, the requisite three months
must seem to be very long time to wait
for careless owner to put in an appear
ancc. If the value Of the property exceed
fl0. the reward takes the shape of a lump
sum fixed by the commissioners of police,
in accordance with the particular cirrun-
stances Of the case, and in a few instances
ranging as high as sEl00. Within the last
twelve mouths caBlnen who are now plying
for hire have received amounts in this way
of >f25, ,e50 and c10O.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04
big Isrltlgos.

o. The immense height of the towers for
tho support Of the Forth ridge has
created some surprise, and no wonder,
when it is taken into account that
when completed they will be the high
est buildings. .ot any kind in thc'World.
Science will, therefore wait some anx-
Icty their completion. The height of
the towers OH tic island Of Inch Gar
vie, midway between South and North
port 4 bridge $50 feet above hlgh-watcr
mark, but the reason Of this great altl-
tudc Is that in tile generality Of sus.
pension bridges the towers are built on
the land OH either side Of the, span, and
were this the case In tho Forth Bridge
towers Of $50 feet less height orl30 feet
would be sutllcicnt; but this is impossi-
bic, from the great length Of the
bridge. 1t seems that by natural laws.
there is a, limit to everything on this
carth--that Is, That man can 20 a cor
tain length and no further, us for in
stance In telescopes nothing larger
than Lord Ross's having been perfected
for many years. In reference to build
lnss, II correspondent quoted st. Rol-
loX stalk 430 feet high. st. Paul's
Cathedral Is about 400 feet to the top
of the dome, st. Peters at Rome $50
feet, the Pyramids Of Egypt, at least
the great pyramid is $50 feet at pres
cnt In its imperfect state, but by calcu-
lation would reach 500 feet in height,
when finished. When it Is rcmcm-
bered that this structure reaches this
height with base Of about twenty-siX
acres, 1t would be avery difficult mat
ter to raise the Forth Bridge Towers
to $50 feet, with a small base. These
towers arc to be formed of solid mason
ry to certain height, and then by
groups of iron pillars girdcd together
in layers upward. The Niagara Sus-s
pension Bridge has one large span of.
S21 feet; the railway track above the
water is 246 feet, or 05 feet higher than
the Forth Bridge; tho towers arc
only sixty feet high, being built on,
either side Of the shore. The Allie
gheny Bridge has two large spans Of
3i4 feet each, and the towers are is feet
high. The Covington and Cincinnati
Bridge has a span of 1,0G7 feet; its
height above low-watcr Is 103 feet. and
tho towers 23O feet high. The bridge
seems to. give tho bestproportion to the
Forth Bridge, which is 1850 feot for
two spans, I5O feet high and towers of
$50 feet. Those we. have mentioned
arc finished and INV orking ordcrS and
wo- may mention <also the East. lRiyer
Bridge connecting New York to Brook
lyn. The towers of this bridge are also
built upon tho land, and are 27S feet
high. The single span is 1906 feet.
Therclis therefore, no doubt that the,
| Forth Bridge whcn completed will be'
an engineering triumph.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04
Locomotive Speed. =

'How fast do you suppose we are
traveling?" Charley Frazer, one Of the
Oldest engineers of the New York,
Lake Erie and Western railway, asked
reporter as they were standing to-
gether on the foot board of locomotive
No. 300, rushing over the meadows
toward Rutherford Park. .....
II should think we were going near
ly mile minute" ..:.r..".
GA mile minute ?" said Frazer. 81
doubt If you ever rode q mile minute.
Few locomotives have driving wheels
over five feet, and have my doubts If
fve-foot' wheeler can be pushed a
mile minute. People have u very
erroneous idea Of ths speed Of railroad
trains. We are not going now more
than thirty five miles an hour, and
very fast. Few trains make this speed.
The passengers in the cars would
think we were gong milo q minute,
If was to, pull out the throttle so as to
send her forty miles al hour. The ex-
press trains make no such time as the
local trains. Il Where we loose Is with
50 many stops. No man can stand on q
platform car and face the wind going a
mile minute and live. The breath
would actually be blown OF his body.
You couldn't count the telegraph poles
going a mile minute. Talk to an old
engineer of that rate being made with
q passenger train, and he would laugh.
made mile minute once, however.
1t was when was but eighteen years
Of age. I was an engineer then in
charge Of a fine six-foot wheel locomo.
tive. There were a lot Of railroad
moguls on board, and the object was to
make the best time we could. Thoy
were to ring the gong when the speed
WAS mile2a minute. thought We
were making 1t for time before the
bell rung. At length on down grade
with full head of steam, when we
spinning along as If we were all going
to destruction, and the piston going
over the centre, could no longer bt
distinguished the bell rung. We hat
reached the rate Of mile a minute. i
was the fastest ! had ever rode bt
4 fore or since, / tried hard tt
make Q mile. a minute on subsequent
miles, butt lacked three, or four sec
onds every time. j couldn't squeeze
/ another mile inside Of the sixty sec.
onds. When yqu hear a man telling
about riding in passenger train that
ran mile a minute, don't say ANYTHING
about IL. but ir,enfallv acratch nff i
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04
WHO Has Not Been I,,,,o,s .

Probably no ono. Doubtless We have ali,
S1niYsred " some eXtont tho dsagreeabe son !,
baticns which disordered or rlaneuid jivor can
infllot.. Sallowness of tho skin, constipation,
nausea vertigo, soreness IN tho Vicinity Of tho
organ affected, sensation as of congestion In
the head. positive headache, a loss Of appetite,
extreme thirst, high color OF tho urine, arc
among tho syppt9ms which announce a ,per-
version or SiNation Of the bile. The remedy
OF remedies for the above is Hostetter's
mon; pronounced pure and wholesome by
them. and popular as q comprehensive family
medicine, and as az specific preventive and
remedy for ohills and fever and bilious remitl
tents @ ;througbouti America, and TO o,awide ok
tent IN foreign countries. Disorders In the
stomach and bowels, as well as liver, are
speedily remediable with this popular and
time honored medicine. -,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04
Tho, Hair We Wear.

The South Of France and Brittany
contribute to the human hair market
the largest amount of black hair
Thithcreath year agents Of the Paris
Ian wholcilcc houses 60 to gather an
average clop of more than two thous-
and poun6s weight. From one to five
francs Is about the usual price of q
head OF hair. The dealers 90 provided
with ribbons, silks, laces and jewelry
which they often succeed in exchang-
Ing for bhck or golden tresscs. They
attend all the fairs and mcrry-makings
and at Breton fair may be seen a
number Of them surrounded by peas
ant girls ready to be shcared like shccp
rs they stand In a row one after an
other with their in their hands, ready
Tor the scissors. and their long hair
comDed out and falling like ID veil
about them. Sometimes it is a man
ana sometimes n woman who cuts off
the hair, placing it ina large basket,
provided for the occasion and into
which every successive crop, Of hair,
tied up In wisp, is thrown by itself. AS
" isthe fashion in those parts to weara
close cap, which thoroughly obstructs
the vicw Of coils or bIaids Of hair, It
can make but littlo difference whether
they havc them OR not. Hence 1t is
said, tho girls sccm to bring their hair
to market as regularly as they DO peas
and cabb,ges and eggs, and thata peas
AM ant girl parts with her hair as readily
asthe stern uncle In old fashiond plays
parts with his guincas in the last act. ii
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04
Uncertainty OF Circumstantiul Evidence,

A British officer dining in company of
strangers, had narrow escape in the fol-
lowing way: A gentleman took out com
and declared that no one present had seen,
one like it. The coin passed around the
table, and came last to, the British ,.ofllcor.
All the rest declared that they had never
seen. such o coin. When it reached this
officer he was busy in n conversation, and
taking the coin in his haild and loolinr at
1t careless y, remarked, Il have seen one
like 1t, and laying it down resllmcd his
conversation. At tho end Of the dinner the
coin was not to be found: TO discover the
thief all were searched until they came last
to this officer. lie refused to be searched,
and said he would die first. Just as they
were about to proctc to extremitios with
him servant rushed forward with the lost
coin, which he had just found in napkin.
All apologized to tho officer for the s,,spi-
clon, very strong moment before, TINT lie
had sccrctcd the coin. He replied Seen
tlcmnn,lpermit mo to explain wl,yI refused
to be searched and he drew from his
pocket a fao sianilc of the rare coin.
with this in my pocket, stranger, as I
am, wQnld have ibcen Judged guilty by
you all therefore, resolved to defend nv
honor with my life.'
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04
Give itN TrtNl

and you will DO astonished. "Anakosis" DIR.
S. Silsboo's External Pile Remedy, gives in
stant relief aud is an infalliblo cufef for tho
most obstinate cascs of piles. 1t has made
tho most wonderful cures Of this terrible dis
order 20 900 grateful people that have used
it can testify to the same Samples with full
directions sent free to all sufferers on appli-
cation to "Anakesis" Depot, Box 3046, Now
York Sold by all tirst-olass druggists.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

GRASS LANDS AM, BONE MANURE
The English dairy farmers got immense
returns from their grass lands by a FREQ
use of bono manure. ono Cheshire
farmer says that BY, this he, can feed
gave him product sufficient to feed only
twenty. / fhc English farmers believe
IN "boning" tho grass land especially:
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

GINGER CRACKERs.-Onc CUP of
sugar, ont cup of lard, two cups of mo-
lasses, tcsspoonful Of soda, dissolved in
a little warm water, flour enough to
make staf dough, two tablcspoontuls
of ginger roll thin.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

Is IT POSSIBLE that a remedy made OF
such common, simple plants as Hops,
Buchu, Mandrake, Dandelion, &c.;
make so many and snch marvellous and
wonderful cures as Hop Bitters do? 1t
must be, for when old and young, rich
and poor, Pastor and Doctor, Lawyer
and Editor, all testify to having been
cured by them, we must believe and
doubt no longer. See other column.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

ALWAYS keep them on hand, as delay
increases suffering; and If you feel
sickness coming upon you, take a dose
of DR.. Bulbs Baltimore Pills. They
can do you no harm, and may save you
from the sick room. Price only 25 cents.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

How TO GEr SIck.-Exposc yourself
day and night, eat too much without
exercise; work too hard without rest
doctor all the time; take all the vile
nostrums advert 5ed; and then you
will want to knoY
HOW TO GET WELL.
Which Is answered in three words
Take Hop Biters See other column.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

CARROTS TOR DINNER,-Wash, scrapc,
let lie in cold water for an hour or
more; then boil until tender, drain,
mash, scaon with a good-sized piece
or butter; pepper and salt, and serve
very hot.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

A MAN out West has killed his physi-
clan, and the occurrence Ia 80 unusual
one that tho papers can't find type
big enough to express their astonish-
ment.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

n LAD In one OF our schools being
asked, "What is Rhode Island cele-
brated for3" replied: "It is tho only
one of the New England states which
is tho smallest"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

He was inclined to be tcetious.-
"What quantities of dried grasses you
keep here, Miss Stebins Nice room
for a donkey to get into" "Makc
yourself at home" she responded, with
sweet gravity.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

"OH, doctor how suifcr!' "Come,
come, madame! l don't believe there's
anything serious the matter with you"
'Oh, how you torment me It ould
serve you just right if | were to die
right under your nose -
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

WE do not puff up everything, but
when an article has as much merit as
Dobbtns' Electric Soap, (made by Cra-
gin d Co., Ph hiladelphia, Pa.,) we glad
ly praise it, rs does every one who ever
tried 1t. FRY it once. .",',h
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

You often hear of "kissing girl for
her mother," but you never hear of
"klssing the mother for her daughter -
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

STUDENT, fresh from college, to con-
ductor: 81 wish to get on the penulti-
mate car" Conductor: "We have no
peanu. car. You can take the smoker"
Mutually disgustcd.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

Facts.-A fine golden gloss may be
Impaired to leathcr by brushing it over
with broad soft brush dipped in con-
ccntratcd solution Of roscino in an alco-
holic solution of sllellac. The fine ia
pancsc cement is made by mixing rice
flour with sufficient quantity Of cold
water, and then boiling gently, with
constant stirring. Many Of tho So
called camcl's hair brushes % arc
made from the hair of tic tails Of
squirrels. lnK-stains in cotton or linen
cnn often be removed by washing in salt
and wafer. This should be done before
the fabric is washed with soap. '.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

"WHAT miserable little eggs again !
Take 'em out, Jane, and let the hen set
on 'em little longer!''
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

a WEALTHY man was sOundly
whipped by his wife in Jersey city,
and Susan B. Anthony telegraphed
from Kansas; "Ltt the good work 90
on"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

HOMEMADE YEAST.-Four large DO
tatoes, four tablespoonsfulo of flour, two
OF sugar: one quart of lukewarm water ::
SOAK one yeast-cake in Il cup Of water
While you arc mixing up the rest; put
1t In a warm place ~ hours; then it is
reacy tor use; one cupful makes five
loaycs; keep it in cool place.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

SPONGE CAKE.-One cup sugar, two
cups flour. one-half cup milk, two
eggs, one teaspoon cream tartar, one
half teapsroon soda.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

HANGING is capital punishment
especially when you're hanging on
some goodlooking girls arm, l..>.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

WHEN man has no design but to
speak the truth, he may say q great
deal in very narrow compass.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

INSTEAD of calling your silvor-haired
friend an old dog, why not hail him as
gray houndP
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

A MAN was boasting that he had an
elevator in his house. $50 he has"
chimed in his wife, "and he keeps 1t in
the cupboard in bottle labelled 'Sar-
dimes 80 q.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

BArns.--Those who ENJOY the do
nestle convenience for bathing freely,
good bathroom, frequently indulge
IN very warm baths in hot weather, be-
ing actuatcd by the belief that they are
more cooling than cold baths. LII one
respect this is true, but warm baths are
cncrvating, and dctract from tic phys-
ical strength, especially in warm
weather. At such times, the tonic of
the cold bath is very scrviccablc.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

DoCToRs arc to guard human life and
bring relief to the sick. So does Dr..
BULBS Baby Syrup it contains nothing
Injurious and Is always reliable, TO be
had at all drug stores in our city Price
26 ceLts.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

CABBAGE EQUAL TO CAULIFLowER.-
Remove the outer leaves from solid,
small-sized head OF cabbage, and cut
the remainder rs fine as for slaw
Have on the fire spider or deep skill
let, and when it is hot put on the cut
cabbage, pouring over 1t right away a
pint of boiling water; cover closely
and allow 1t to cook rapidly for ten
minutes; drain of the water and add
half pint of new milk, or part milk
and cream; when it boils stir in alarge
teaspoonful of either wheat or rice
flour, moistcned with milk; add salt
and pepper, and rs soon as 1t comes to
boil, serve.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

10 KEEP MEAT FRESH IN IIor Wealth
ER.-For five pound piece Of meat,
take three gallon stone crock; have
some pans of skinned milk that is
turning sour, just getting thick; put
some of the milk in the crock; then
put IN the meat; then put in milk till
lt covers the meat; now turn an earth
en- dish or plate bottom-up OH the meat
to hold it down; fill the crock with
the milk; tie cloth over the TOP, and
set In cool place; it will keep five or
six days in the hottest weather. When
wanted for use wash thoroughly in
water, and cook in any manner desired.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

For SUNBUKN. Milk of almonds.
obtained ut the druggists, is as good as
anything to use, and to keep wrinkles
out Of the face use tcpid water, instead
of cold; if the wrinkles are deem
seated, use "a patch Of court-piastcr tor
tho wrinkles, which soon eradicatcs
these cmbl ems of care and age.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

FEArHE4 CAKE.-Onc cup OF sugar,
one half chp Of milk, one and one half
cups of tlCt tlr, one tablespoonful Of but
ter, onc-hA Alf tcaspoonful of soda, one
tablespoonful OF cream Of tartar; flavor
with lemon,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04
E THE HOUSEHOLD.

PINEAPPLE CAKE.--A couple of hours
before bringing the cake ON the table,
take g very ripe, finely-ilavorcd pine
apple, peel ut, cut as thin as waters,
ana sprinkle sugar over it literally /;
then cover 1t close. For the short-cakc
take sufficient flour for one pic-dlsh,
butter the size of small egg, Il table
spoonful or two of sugar, the yolk of
an egg, two tablespoonfuls Of baking
powder, very little salt, and milk
enough to makea very soft dough. DO
not kncad the dough, but just barely
mix 1t, and press It into the pic-plate.
Tho baking powder and butter, sugar
and salt, should be rubbed we'll through
the flour, and the other ingredients
Uhcn quickly added. When time to
serve split the cake, spread the pre-
pared pineapple between the lay
ana serve with noChing but sugar and
sweet cream. 49,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04

THE STRONGEST CONSUMPTION ifs yqcked and
ana Agle Yet all d dangormay s"IS 30 a AVOIDED SeSr
and the Chills promptly broken up, b. resort.
ing 10 Dr. D. dayno's Ague Mixture. Sold