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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-14
StatlsticB tor Girls.

4 young English statistician who was
paying court to young lady, thought to
surprise her with his immense erudition
Producing his notebook, SHE thought he
was about to indite love sonnet, but was
slightly taken aback by the following ques-
ton: .,6 ti tIfN
GLOW many meals do you cat day7"
"Why, three, Of. course; but of all the
oddcst qucstions-"
:, "Ncver mind, dear, III tell you i'll about
1t In moment"
His pencil was rapidly at work. At last,
fondly clasping her slender waist:
"Now, my darling, I've got 1t, and II
you wish to know how much has passed
through that adorable little mouth In the
last seventeen years, can give you the
exact figures" sN3n
"Goodncssl Graclonsl What can, you
mcan2"
"Now just listen," says he, sand you
will hear exactly what you have been
obliged to absorb to maintain those charms
which are to make tho happiness Of my
lifc" ,,g,,
''But don't want to hear" .a
"Ah, you are surprised no doubt, but
statistics are wonderful things Just listen.
You are now seventeen years old, so that In
fifteen years you have absorbedt-oxen or
calves, 5; sheep and lambs, IA; chickens,
327; ducks, 2o4; geese, 12; turkeys, 100;
game of various kinds, 824; fishes, 100;
eggs, 1924; vegetables, (bunches,) ZOO;
fruit, (baskets,) 803; cheese, 1O3; bread,
cake, etc. I'm sacks, of flour} 40; wine,
(barrels,) II; water, gallons 5, 000p,
At this the maiden revolted, and Jumping
up, exclaimed: '2'IA ''Si'a f0s
II think you are very impertinont and
disgusting besides, and Itwill not stay to
listen to YOU" upon which she flew into the
house. ,,ss.t,
He gazcd after her with an abstracted air,
and left, saying to himself ltl,'2
eff she kept talking at that rate, twelve
hours out Of twenty-four, her jaws would in
twenty years, travel distance Of, 1,332,1M
miles. lfS &
The maiden, within two months, married
a woll-to-do grocer, who was no statlstician.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-14
The Antiquity OF Weaving

The earliest records of the art of weaving
are to be found in the Old Testament.
Pharaoh arraycd Joseph in "vcsturcs Of
fine hnen," and Job lamcntcd that his days
were swiftcr than the wcavers shuttle, the
use of the smile proving that the shuttle
was common and wcll-known object ut
the time. Portions of woven cloth and a
wcavcr's shuttle have been found among
the remains of the Lake dwellings, and as
the latter are believed to belong to the stone
age, the origin of the art may possibly have
been nearly coincident with the existence
of man. Few If any savage raccshave been
discovered altogether ignorant of the art,
and many of them have brought 1t to con-
siderable degree of perfection; while the
relics Of the ancient Pcruvians and Egyp-
tians show that they were skilled weavcrs.
Same fragments of Egyptian cloth were
found, on examination, to be woven with
threads of about 100 hank to the pound,
with 140 threads to the inch in the warp,
and 81 in the woof. Although the art was
practiccd extensively, and with no mean
skill, in very ancient times, 1t progressed
slowly and gradually-by small steps, at
long intervals. The great advances in tho
art of weaving have been made during the
past 800 years, mainly during the past CEN
t,lrv
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-14
Dust OIL tho Atlantic,

About the latitude Of the Cape Verde
Islands OH the Atlantic it is a frequent
experience OF voyagcrs to observe falls
of red dust and dry kind Of mist. The
matcri Il Of the dust mass was cXamin-
ed miuroscopically many years ago by
Ehrcnbcrg, and his opinion was that
small particles carried aloft from coun-
tries here formed a transparent dust
zone from which they sometimes sank
down, and in Il whirling moment came
to the ear.h's surface. The material
ODscrYaIlOn open to Ehronberg was
somewhat scanty. The phenomenon
has therefore been lately studied anew,
and in more thorough way, by Herr
Hellman, who examined the log-books
f l Jog ships that he'd passed through
the region in question during the year
1854 to 1871, He deals with the case
chiefly from meteorological point of
view, and the following arc some Of the
facts elected: Most Of the dust fall
occurs in the zone of the Atlantic be-
tween deg. and l6 deg. north. South
of the deg. north they arc extremely
rare, and the furthcst south hitherto
was in deg. Sc m. north, &c deg. west.
The two turthest west were both in 3s
deg. s IN. west, both about 800 miles
from Cape Verde. Dustfalls often oc-
cur simultaneously at very different
points of the "Dunklc Mcer," or Dark
Sea Gas Nuremberg called it); in one
case they were $50 miles apart. They
also often last for several days, e. e. ten
(April, 1850. Surfaces of very differ
ent size up to 900 square miles, may
receive dust falls. There is yearly
period in the frequency Of the falls, 1t
seems that near the African coast most
occur In winter; further west, IN the
early spring. The direction of the wind
during dustfalls was from the east
quadrant, and most frequently from
north-northeast to northeast. The
dustfalls observed are very irregularly
distributed over the years in question.
or sixty'thrcc, taken at random, there
were eight falls Of sand and three of
sand or dust. Sometimes sand and
dust fall simultaneously. The dust
falls with great ex'eut east and west
are denscr nearer the African coast.
In forty out of slxty-flye instances the
color Of the dust was red. Sometimes
there is no coloration. The dry mist
on the Dark Sea Is in casual connection
with dustfalls. Herr Hellman con-
cludes from the facts that the dust ma !.
terial comes principally from Africa.
and Western Sahara. The possibility
of occasional mixture Of particles from
South America is not excluded. The
distribution of the dnsttalls, both in
space and in time (they follow the
movements Of the trade winds) sup
ports the hypothesis, as also does the
TACT that the falling material is coarser
in the East than in tho West.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-14
History of Patagonia.

He walked up to the bar and called
for a cigar. The man In attendance
laid out box, from which he selected
one, put It into his mouth, and laid
down five cents. lie was about to light
it, when the bartender leaned over and
said:
"Flve cents, please"
81 just gave you five cents"
81 know you did," went on the
other, "but that Is ten CENTER"
The young man felt throagh his
clothes, but he couldn't find any more
money.
~ think you'll have to put that on
the slate."
"We keep none, SIR" responded the
bartender.
swell, now, you can bet I'm square,
and as i haven't money euough to pay
you in full, I'll just cut this cigar III
the middle," at the same time offering
one to the man behind the bar.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-14
Diamonds Uhearfllei.

AS love without esteem Is volatile and
capricious, esteem without love Is languid
and cold.
He that falls into sin Is a man; that
gricves at it may be saint that boasteth
Of 1t Is devil.
A weak mind Is like microscope, which
magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive
great ones. s
Short, isolated sentences was the mode In
which ancient wisdom delighted to convey
Its prccepts for the regulation Of human con-
duct. HN
Veal this is life. Make this forenoon
sublime, this afternoon O. psalm, this night
q prayer, and time Is conquered and thy
crown is won. Il 81.
Children's singing breathes ef Paradise !:
clear, liquid tones that flow from lips and
innocent hearts like the sweetness of a flute,
or the falling of water from fountain.
There are moments Of despo ndency when
Shakespeare thought himself no poet, and
Raphael no painter when the greatest wits
have doubted. the excellence Of their happi-
eat moments. 3ssl
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-14
An Electrical Lady.

In Nevada City resides lady of high
social standing who presents singular
case for the consideration of scientists.
For many years she has been afflicted
with acute neuralgia pains in various
parts Of the body, and, some time ago
hoping for relief resorted to the use Of
an electric battery. She used the ap-
paratus for six months but found no re-
lief. AT this time nothing was noted
Of an unusual character as the result,
and although several months have since
elapsed, 1t was only when the winter
cold weather commenced that an extra
ordinary symptom followed. One night
in the winter the lady had occasion
to enter dark room and pick up a
woolcn coat which was lying there
AS she did so she was both surprised
surrounding the hand that held the
garment. At the same time tho elcc-
trio current passed along the arm
shocking her quite severely. When
her husband was told of the fact he dis.
credited Its reality, thinking there was
more inauguration than anything else
in 1t. SO the next evening, to convince
her incredulous better half, she turned
the gas out I'm the room where they
were sitting, and letting her hair down
began combing 1t. A remarkable dis
play Of light was the result. The
sparks flew around in every direction
and there was a sharp, cracking sound
as the teeth Of the comb passed between
the hair. In laying her hands upon
iron the lndy does not observe the pc
culiarlties referred to, but the instant
she touches n woolcn cloth the fire be-
gins to fly and the shocks follow ono
another In rapid succession.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-14
Tho Giant Hum,ntug Bird,

The giant hummng bird Of Chill Is
she largest IF It's family. and besides It's
size differs from all tie rest in some
very noteworthy respects. Mr.. Gould
describes 1t as bold and vigorous fly-
er, quick in all its actors, passing
from Hover to Hover with the greatest
rapidity. Unlike other species Of its
family, 1t may be frequently saon nnrnh-
eel on some small tree v, siirub. 1t has
very extensive distribution over near
ly all the more southern portions Of
South American. NJ. Warszewic col
lected specimens in Bolivia at height
of nearly fourteen thousand feet. The
nest Is somewhat large, cup-shaped
structure composed OF MOSES, lichens
and similar materials put together with
cobwcbs and placed in the fork of a
low branch OF tree, generally one
that ovcrhnngs Il turbulent stream.
Charles Darwin, In his narrative jour-
nal Of the voyage Of tho "Bcagle," re-
fers to this species as resident Of CEN
tral Chill during the breeding season,
and his account Of it differs, in some
respects, from those Of other writer's,
especially that relating to the als,ncs
of the rapid vibrations of the wings,
generally supposed to be a popularity
of all humming-birds, without exccp-
tton. lie states THAT this species, when
on the wing, presents avery singular
appearance. Like others Of tho family
is moves from place TO place with ra-
pidity which may be compared to that
Of syrphus among flies, and tho sphinx
among moths; but while lowering
over flower, 1t flaps its wings with a
very slow and powerful movement, to-
tally different from that vibratory mo-
tion common to most Of the species and
which produces the humning noise.
Mr.. Darwin had never seen any other
bird the force Of wings appeared (as in
a butterfly so powerful in proportion
to the weight Of its body. When how
'cring by flower, its tail was being ex-
pandcd and shut like fan, the body be-
ing kept in nearly vertical position.
This action appeared to steady and sup
port the bird between the slow move
ments of its wings. Although it flew
from flower to flowerin search Of food,
Its stomach contained abundant re-
mains OF insects which Mr.. Darwin be-
lieved to be much more Il objects of
Its search than honey. Its note, like
that OF nearly the whole family, was
extremely Shrill.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-14
A Peculiar but Erse.lve cure.

Harry Stanley, aresident Of Antioch, Ind,
has suffered severely since june last with
rheumatism. From strong, robust man no
was reduced almost to skeleton, tho Joints,
especially the knees, were atiff and swollen
the cords and ligaments contracted end tho
case was altogether q, serious one. Some
Of the butcher boys sugge gested 70 Stanley
the idea of bathing I'M and drinking blood.
He was taken to McMaster's sladgh h0use
and treated accordingly With m0es ast0niah-
Ing results Placed 90 as to reSei the
warm sunshine his limbs were bathed In
warm blood fresh from the slaug altered Ani-.
mails. AS soon as the blood WaH cried upon
his legs they were wrapped ina freeh shcep's
Ipelf, another being bound across the back;
he also drank freely Of beef blood. In two
days after commencing this treatment 6tan-s
ley discarded crtitctes, and is apparently q
sound man. He hos thet full Use Of his
limbs, the swelled Joints are mi IA jnat6rai
state and he daily gains rrpa dly Ia stssneth.,
This is to Us q new fepneS and whesher
like results would follow ii ~ caSeS ofl
ID 4 matter az e0rj ec4urs, but
1t he's accomplished wonders Tor STANLEY
~ 80
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-14
Tho Wrong Man.

When Thomas Mann Randolph was Gov
crnor Of Virginia, he was once arrested
within few hundred yards of his home and
carried prisoner to his own house. The
Governor was OH a visit to his home, and
finding that the fencing on his plantation
was pulled down and burned by wagoncrs
passing along from the valley to Richmond.
he determined to detect and punish them.
One evening he observed party go into
camp on the roadside, and after dark he
strollcd down to point where he could
conveniently watch them. lie staid out all
night but the wagoncrs made no dcprcda-
tions on his fences. In the early morning,
however, when they were about to kinClle a
fire to prepare breakfast, they started out to
gather up what fuel they might find for that
purpose, when they spied man sitting on
fence short distance ahead. Now, it
appears that Il short time before Governor
Randolph had issued his proclamation, Of
fcring reward for the capture of an cs-
capped horse thief, and the wagoncrs, who
had seen II description of the convict,
thought they @ h aisGqXsrGa S Si tGilee siege
capped fclon. SO thoroughly satisfied were
they that they would receive the reward for
his arrest that they approached and an
nounced that lie was their prisoner. One of
them proposed, ns he cracked his wagon
whip, TO give him n thrashing and then let
him 60 but his companion protested that it
was proper to ascertain whether he was the
guilty party before inflicting the punish
mcnt, and proposed to take him to the resi-
dence of Gov. Randolph, which was near
by, and get his advice. Accordingly they
marched their prisoner up to the house,
and knocking at the front door, servant
made his appearance, of whom they in
quirct:
''Is your master at home 2"
The man opened his eyes in astonishmcnt
at the inquiry and replied, pointing to the
Governor, ''rhat's master"
1t is said TINT the Governor then promptly
confirmed the statement of the servant, and
joined heartily in the laugh that followed.
lie then told the man who had proposed to
whip him without the opportunity Of de-
fensc to remain outside and he would send
him morning dram, at the same time un-
buttoning his coat and exposing pair of
horse pistols, and rcmarking that he should
certainly have used them had an attempt
been made to carry the threat Of castigation
into execution. The other wagoncr he in
vitcd to join him in hot breakfast.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-14
Tim Flnnegan CLAIMS.

/ Saying to Il miner, one Of family,
/ "What fancy led you to name this
claim Tim Finnegan?" he replied:
"Weli, stranger, It was at Prescott,
ana me and Tuscan Jake was playin' u
game OF cursock, jist fur the drinks.
you Know, wnen IN comes one OF them
crazy, blood-thirsty blood-hounds ,hut
turns loose In mining camps, some
times, ripped out his six-shooter and
shot the harkeeper dead; and then
turning on me and Jake. he said:
Now, eithcr Of YOU move an inch.
and pli blow the top OF your-hcads
orr" n
1--WE know'd he'd do It. Thar was
the barkecpcr dead, and thar was the
pistol Dinted right at ia. 1t WAS fear
fui; we darsn't take u full breath.
Jake's feellns worked on him 30 pow-
erf'l'ly that he couldn't keep still; he
hitchcd around little. Quick An
lightnin Il bullet laid him Mt NV feet.
Now the pistol was turned towards me
with the muzzlc within three feet of
my face, aud the eyes of the sco,,ndrel
fairly blazcd as he said: N,fa
Move, move.-you, .jist the tenth
part Of an incl,n ...
cit was the most horrible time Of nv
Ire. The sweat stood on my face like
cobble-stones. | knowed he'd kill me.
II moved finger, and 1t seemed all
the time that | was going to move IN
spite of myself. even wished that he
would shoot me, and have itall over
with. ,|ist then pistol flashed behind
the wild beast, and he fell dead In his
boots. Tim Finnegan had gottoo much
whiskey early In the evening, aud
stretched himself out on some barrels
in the corner and went to sleep. The
shots that had killed the barkceper and
Jake walked him. And being sobered
by his nap, he, uubeknOwnst to me and
the murderer, very easily and gradual
ly drew his pistol and sent the blood.
hound to kingdom come"
"You fled from the scene of horrorp"
81 hngged and kissed Tim"
"What is the name Of this prospect
In front of us?''
"rim Finnegnn No. g." .D
"Ihc ono OIL the rlght?"
"Fim Finnegan No. 81 ... "
'Aud this on the loftPb 5.tuH.
''rim Finnegnn No. 4."",,.., ,s.'h
GLOW many locations have you on
this hill?" ......,,,..,
"Sixteen." ID ,.,
"EhS liS rHihmSfe r.ihSfe2gah e2ga hsS sS6l:. 6l:sifa:""'n :,
How is 1t that you have No. 10, aud
Only sixtecN lOcntiOnap,,
"My boy, and my dog and my horse
Is Tim Finnegan No. 18, II and 18.
"70u have not named your wife
that? ?"
mo: but II died fore her and Tim
he's 4 0achelor-I want her to be
Mrs. Tim Finnegan.'' .gt..,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-14
Hunting Another Dyer's.

The woman who was ready to die in de-
fence Of her rights, was escorted out by BIZ
jah in his most gallant manner, and her
tongue got right to work, without any loss
of time. Said she:
"You see, was ripping up my gray
skirt, calculating to have 1t dyed over plum
black, and when I got it ripped, went
down to the dyer's, and, said /, how much
to dye this beautiful goods2 Says he,
can't dye it plum black because of the beer
stains. Says I, where's beer stains, and
says he, right here, and here, and here.
Says I, how dare you, sir! And says he,
Pm only telling the truth. Says /"
'sNlrs. Bebce, what does all this meant"
interrupted the Court.
"Why, sir, haven't you been paying at
tcntion to my legal speech2'
'IIavcn't heard word-not word.
on are charged with disturbing the peace"
"What peace2"
s"rhc public peace, madam"
81 never did, sirl All did was to tell
that dyer that he lied, sir, and to 60 out on
the walk, and give him my opinion of him
and his shopl There were only two niggers
there at all, and they didn't seem dis
turbed."
"Were there any beer stains on the
dress2" he asked.
'tNcycr one, sir. Those stains were
where had spilled tea and coffee and can
prove It by my seven children and three
sisters" gt
Cleopatra didn't go around among the
lighthouses and raise rows" suggested His
Honor.
81 can't help it If she didn't. know my
rights and I'll have 'em or perish !"
Il shall have to flney $6, Mrs. Bebee. I"
"Corcct, sir--here is the cash. II was
worth the money to tell that man just what
thought of him. III go back and -''l s
"And get fined $40 for 1t, " he put In.
She concluded not to, and taking her
gray dress under her arm she loft for home
and another dyer's
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-14
"'Tarnal Cuto."

"Was the prisoner disordcrly ?" ask.
ell Justice Wandcll, eyeing Dallas
Barnes, Of Blooming Grove. Pa.
"Only demonstrative, Jcdge," Dallas
himself interrupted. 81 challenge tho
vote If he says anything else only dem
onstratlve."
Dallas looked like an inflated Null
berry Sellers. Hat, raiment, gesture
all were idcntical; only he had more
body.
''lIe wasn't very drunk" said the
officer. "Just as you see him."
"Dischargcd, said his Honor, turn
ing to the clerk.
Dallas caught the whisper, but not
the meaning.
"Look-a-herc, Jcdge," he interrupts
ed. "None o'that whisp'rin. Pm tar
nal cute, l am, and it takes morc'n one
Yorker T. fleece me. Ten dollars |
shall pay for this drunk; it's worth ev-
cry cent of it. but no more. Ten dol
lars your figure? You can't raise it on
me. l won't give rod more"
He waved a bill and frantically
forced it on the clerk.
"All right" said His Honor, philo-
sophically, "as you've fixed the price,
so be it,"
Dallas came smiling down. "Didn't
get the best of me, l tell yer," he NUT
Tered, with Il wink. "Cute, wasn't | :?
Equal toa whole regiment Of Workers.. !"
eyer darned fool, he was discharg-
in Of YER" was forced from the officer
he spoke to-the one who had arrested
him.
"What - cried Dallas stopping short,
while his jaw fell several inches.
Then he turned to the bar.
"Jcdge, this is downright extortion
downright cXtortion," lie said.
The Justice bowed blandly.
81 would not for the world disagree
with so clever a gcntleman's estimate
of drunk" he said. "Good-bye; safe
home to Pike"
Dallas never once glauccd back as he
left the room.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-14

"Therc's your other five cents"
"rhat ain't business, want money. -
"iou do want money!" quericd the
other with emphasis.
"Ycs, l do"
"Doyou want money more than any
thing else IN the world2"
81 do; it's all l work for"
"Would you be willing to work very
very hard?"
eyes, sir"
"Well, know where they want sew
eral men to whom they give Il commits
sion of 20 per cent.
The bartender had by this time for
gotten all about the unpaid for cigar.
"Do you think you could get me a
chancc?" he said.
''Do think SO? Ofcoursc | dol! |
know it. My uncle is the proprietor" :"
'Ilave another cigar"
The cigar was promptly accepted a I'd
lighted after which the bartender went
on: :"What are you going to drink"
"Givc me beer"
lie swallowed the beer pretty quick
ly. After he laid the glass down he
remarked that he felt rather chilled
that the beer wa a little cooler than he
at first anticipated it would be.
''Wont you take something to warm
you up? Now how would hot viii
ky go?''
"First rate let's have one"
He swallowed it wiped his mouth,
and went on:
"Now, about this business. Ibelicye
they guarantee you something like $40
per day, and you have to put in no cap
i'al, except your time and brains. It's
nice, easy work /; all you have to do is
to walk Into parlor, ask to see the
lady of the house, and tell her you
would like her to buy from you Ills
tory OF Patagonia, in seven volumes, ut
$40 per volume. Then you get one
quartcr-$l7.50. Isn't that good pay
for ten minutes talking?'
The bartender didn't reply, but made
bee line for the man who had duped
him. The latter lodged the we'll
meant kick of his pursuer. which al
most took the knob off the door,