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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12

A COLORADO paper says: "An Eng
lishman, who had seen better days.
was riding in the coach to Leadyillc re-
Gently. There were good many other
people In the coach. also. sWill yor
please said the Englishman, open
that window; l want to see the noun
tain scenery An Irishman who was
snoozing In corner, looked up on
nearing the remark, and observed: ::
Bedad, you'll see plinty Of it month
from now, when ye're comm back on
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12

a WIT having been asked by another
person whether he would advise him
to lend friend Of theirs money, said,
"Whatp Lend him money! You
might give him an emetic and he
wouldn't return it -
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12
HUMOROUS.

WHEN Governor Gerry managed
Massachusetts, a country deacon hap.
pened to catch fine salmon, and kno:Y.
ing that the Governor had peculiar
liking for that sort Of fish, he deter
mined to present 1t to him. So the
salmon was carefully packed, and the
deacon, In the absence of railroads,
started In his wagon for Boston. On
the journey he stopped to dine, and,
telling at the table his errand in regard
TO the fish, a practical joker present
could not resis the temptation of slip
ping out to the wagon and changing
the salmon for poor Goldfish. The un-
conscious deacon went on to the Gov
ernor's house, and after announcing
his gift, the two worthless opened the
box and discovered the tlavorous cod
fish. Mortified, the poor deacon
started for home with his Goldfish, and,
stopping for lunch at his dining place,
tho wag secretly removed the Goldfish
and replaced the salmon. When he
reached home, the deacon mournfully
told the story to an incredulous wife,
who had herself packed the salmon;
they opened the box together. The
deacon stared. "Well, you are Il
pretty good salmon when you are in
the country, but when you are in . os-
ton you are miserable goldfish"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12

SAGE.-Sagc needs Il light, warm, and
loumy soil. The seeds should be sown
on hot-bcds early in spring, and, after
being ,runspInnlcd into new beds for
the purpose of Increasing the root
growth, may bc planted out where they
are to remain. The leaves should BE-
gathered before tho plants bloom, and
should bo dried carefully in tho shade.
If you could get an order for the leaves
from a reliable firm, il might pay to
try its culture, otherwise we should
hesitate before investing.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12

"WHAr rough fellow that Sniggins
is" petulantly exclaimed the Hopedale
girl after struggle with the aforesaid
Sniggtns; che nearly smothered me !';
And did you kiss him for his
snlother?" asked tho other miss,
naively.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12

A GENTLEMAN was disturbed from his
rest In the middle OF the night by some
one knocking OH the street door.
Who's there?" he asked. "a friend
was the answer. What do you want ?"
u want to stay here all night"
"Queer taste; stay there by all means"
was the benevolent reply.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12

SNuFFLEs IN INFAN1s.-Try greasing
between the eyes and the back Of the
neck with camphorated oil.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12

If You Would Enjoy Good Health Take
HooRands German Biuers.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12

II Your Liver is Disordered HoefanTs Ger
man Bitters will set It Alright. ~
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12
RHEUMATISM,

H,eskelrs Tetter Ointment Will cure every
form Of Tetter.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12

CAN dairy maid be called cow
catcher. ------
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12

WHY, Wlllie," said his mother at
dinner, "you cannot possibly eat an
other plateful Of padding, can your"
"Oh, yes, can, ma; one more plate
will lust fill the Bill"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12

AN ENGLISH writer says, in his ad-
vice to young women, that their mother
Eve married gardener. 1t might be
added that the gardener. in ra,e- ,ot,cr W,
Of the match. Ly Mr.. Mclean, of South
..,ot, by whom it introd'"Jl.:scquence
'od, to DG.!-n, lost his situation.
.nntn,J
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12

FLASHER, having had his portrait
painted for the Academy, asks the
opinion of his friend Dabbs, a retired
painter. Dabbs: Well, It's like
you've paid 30 guineas for it you've
been done. Why, there ain't halt a
pound of paint on tho whole thing.'
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12

: IT You are Dyspeptio HoofanTs German
Bitters will cure you.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12
AGRICULTURE.

SWEET POTATO CULTURE.-I'he rails
ing of sweet potatoes has become quite
general in this latitude, many farmers
growing them for curiosity or to supply
their own table. For the benefit of
those who may wish to experiment. we
manner of planting. A dry, loamy and
somewhat sandy soil is necessary to in
sure success. Manure this well with
compost scattered broadcast, after which
thoroughly pulvcriZe the ground by re-
peated blowing and narrowing. The
use OF q subSoil Dlow in the beds before
being thrown up is Of grea. use to the
plants. Mark the prepared soil of into
Deds -FOUR feet wide, and in the centre
strike a light furrow to receive the
SEED If the soil is dry; if moist, plant
1t on the surface. If the season is SUM-
ciently long to mature them the Dotnto
Is most conveniently planted by cutting
the seed into slips and laying them six
or eight inches apart in the Dl &C where
they are to mature. Large potatoes cut
into pieces are better to mature for seed
than small ones uncut. Cover about
two inches with light mould. When
they commence to spront run the plow
close to the rows on either side to re-
move the earth and allow the full bcne.
ut OF The sur and air to the roots. As
the plants advance in growth restore
the earth to them with Il plow and hoe,
If the vines are large enough to be in
Jurcd by the plOw use only Il hoe.
Make broad hills around the plant to
afford bed Of mellow, rich earth, and
to retain the rain. Gather potatoes
when the vines arc dead. If the season
Is short, or II early are wanted, plant
on hot bed male Of warm manure,
with covering of four inches of fine
mould. Split the potatoes. place them
on this, and cover with three inches of
ilght earth. AS the sprouts appear
draw and transplant them after
rain. When trca.cd IN this manner
Il bushcl Of seed will supply plants for
an acre. ..-'...
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12

If TROUBLED with Constipation, take Hoot-
lands German BIterS.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12

DRY Cows.-lt is Il common uruclicc
among some dairymcn to m.vc their
cows while dry, put scanty living.
when COW ceases to give milk or is
dried up, any feed Is considered good
enough for her. I think this is Il great
mistake, and the result is IL diminished
product of milk both in quantity and
quality when she does come in. There
Is large draft on the system TO sustain
the calf while the COW is CARRYING it.
ana to keep the cow i'm good condition
good ieed is as Important rs when she
giving mix. 1t is my opinion that Il
dollars worth OF food when tie cow Is
dry is worth one dollar and Il halt's
worth after She comes in. An animal
IN POOR condition cannot digest aS much
food as one in good condition. If the
cow Is poor when she comes in she will
not digest enough food to support the
system, anu at tne same time 10 make a
large quantity OF milu. The practice
or turning COWS out on poor feed while
ury cNprcting to make up when they
come in. by good feed, is Il very uneco-
nom1ral one and will not be followed
by good and careful dairymcn. The
way treat my COWS when they uci n
a calf is as follows: In The summer
time keep them in the stable for two
days, feed good hay, give enc quart
wheat bran morning, noon and even
ing. also give them burkctful Of
iukewarm water with Il, pint of rye
Hour in 1t, morning aud evening. In
the winter time keep them three days
IN the stable, and with such treatment
l never had sick COW. My father
Kept cows for forty-tivo years and he
he rc,;'',..;s cratic party, Wncrc they
81 chance of seeing their i'".
thGv !~r?C'nta. h".,,c water ;
.,,er lost Il single COW. and he
owned rs high as thirty different COWS
IN ono vpnr.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12
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Our Western Border.

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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12

Those answering an Advertisornont III
confer favor upon tho Advertiser and the
ronusher ~ stAtinx that they sAW th0 adv1r
ssemsnt N this Journal CnAminG ths pager
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12
FEVER and AGUE.

ls not remedial agent in the world that viii
S1re S11, FeVer and Ag9e, and all other Malarious
Ra1or' Ranous' scarlet, Typhoid, Yellow and other
RAILWAYS READY RELIEF. 90 cts. q bottle
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12

y ~ HnanrN OF S'olnT thrn ito.
thGv !nr%C'nta, l,".hc water ;
.,,cr lost single COW. and he
owned rs high as thirty different COWS
IN one year.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-04-25
VOL. XXIII---NO. IL.
An Ingenious Scheme.

A Louisville paper tells of the shrewd man.
ner in which two peanut vendors took advan-
tage ofthe curiosity inherent in mankind thus:
A man stepped out in the street in front of q
hotel and began to look at one ofthe fourth
story windows with an opera glass. A man
coming out of the hotel observed him, walked
out into the street and looked up to see what
was the matter. Then policemen meander-
ed leisurely up, shaded his eyes with his hand
and eyed the window intently, Three or four
clerks from the adjoining stores sided out and
Joined the knot in the street A man with O
cart of peanuts drove alongside and halted.
Pedestrians stopped, inquired what it was,
and directed their attention to the mysterious
window.
BY this time small boys were reinforcing the
group from every direction; the crowd almost
blocked the way; windows across the street
were thrownup; curious faces peered out O
subdued murmur arose as the people swayed to
and fro. Everybody wanted to know what
was the matter and somebody started the ru-
NOR that the clerk fthe hotel had laid wager
that he could walk from the window and roll
wheelbarrow on arope to be stretched across
the street. The man with the opera glass
gazed fixedly at the window, intermitting now
and then to wipe his glass with his handker-
chief
The crowd began to get restless. The man
with the peanuts had sold out his stock
Then the man with the opera glass jumped
up into the wagon and took q seat beside the
man without the peanuts. The twain looked
around and smiled, bowed their thanks for
the liberal patronage, and the man with the
opera glass, content with the sale his partner
OF the peanuts had made, had the impudence
10 ARISE and offer his opera glass to the high
est bidder.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-04-25
Returning Prosperity.

We now see signs of an advancing period
OF prosperity to which we can see no imme-
date end. Take two facts, which all can
comprehend: First is the revival of the
great iron manufacture, on which fell much
OF the hardship ofthe crisis. Already furnaces
OF Pennsylvania have received more orders
than they can supply, and everywhere the
IRON trade is improving. Taking the export
of American produce whose value is euuiya-
lent to SO much gold-in 1868 the value of
agricultural produce exported was in round
numbers, $lO4 100000 exclusive of cotton
and tobacco) In 1878 it was $3.50 900, 900,
having increased 200 per cent. in ten years.
we need not cite other facts. We have
enough to show that the nation is rapidly
recovering from its losses, its extravagances
and its mistakes. The national integrity has
been sustained; the national credit is estab-
lished beyond fear or reproach the national
industry is rapidly advancing. The mines
OF gold and silver are yielding such enormous
products that the imports Of precious metals
has ceased. A kind Providence has given
such abundant harvests that we are enabled
to feed England France and Germany with
the food in which they have been deficient.
In fine, if there is anything in material sue
cess to satisfy the wants or ambition of a
people, this nation has it. Finally America
is revived. 1t remains finally to be seen
whether the nation is worthy of its blessings;
whether it can sustain unimpaired that
wealth or material prosperity which over
threw the proudest nations of antiquity, and
LETT only an antiquarian searching among
ruins for the relics of their glory Cincinnati
Gazette
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-04-25
An Incident of the Late War.

| was in General Gordon's command which
struck the flank of the Eleventh CORPS on
the afternoon If the first dav ut Gettvsbur r
and after short but desperate conflict broke,
its line and swept it from the field.
In that fight General Barlow of New
York. Commander of the first division, fell
dangerously and il was thought morally
wounded He was shot directly through
the body, Two of his men atfemnted TO
bear him through the shower of lead from
the field but one was Instantly killed and
General Barlow mognonimouelv said to the
other.
"You can do me no good. save vourself if
Won can"
Gordon,s bripade of Geor,rions in its wild
CHARGE swept over him. and he was found Inv
General Gordon himself j,y;nr with ,nt,,rnod
face in the hot July sun, nearly naralvzed
and anparentlv DIVING. General Gordon dis
mounted from his horse gave him n drink Of
water from his conteen and manfred of Cen,
Barlow his name and wishes,
General BARLOW said
~ shall nrobabIv live Int short time
Please take from nv breast nocket the racket
of INV Wits letters and read ono of them tn
me " which was done He then asked that
the Others be torn mn. as he did not wish them
| to fall into other bando Tbis Con Gordon
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-04-25

the iron bars but just as he reached it, there
came the crack of rifle, and I heard the
heavy brute fall suddenly upon the floor
Then alFthe fright seemed to come back upon
me Mt once, and tainted outright.
II heard afterwards that Mr. r. had hap.
pened to want some instrument which he
had left at the house; and, not wishing to
trust it in the hands ofany of the natives, he
came for it himself-luckily, just in time for
the bullet from his rifle killed the panther
But, as you see my hand is pretty stiff yet
st. Nicholas
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-04-25

HAPPY THoUGHT.-We commend to anna
teur actors, troubled with bad memories, the
happy idea of our friend G. Though still a
young man, he was to play the father, and the
daughter CHANGED to be very handsome
woman. So when he forgot his part, he
could think of nothing better than while hold
ing his "child" to say:
kiss your father"
And each time when he felt his memory
was about to il, he would save himself by
crying out;
Come to my arms, my child"
The husband of the daughter was heard to
say that he thought the author repeated him
self very often"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-04-25

THE LOVE OF HoME.-A man who is not
ashamed of himself need not be ashamed of
his early condition. 1t happened to me to be
born in log-cabin, raised among the snow
drifts of New Hampshire at period 80 early
that when the smoke first rose from its rude
chimney and curled over the frozen hill there
was no similar evidence ola white mans hab-
itation between it and the settlements on the
rivers of Canada Its remains still exist
make it an annual visit. / carry my children
to it to teach them the hardships endured by
the generations which have gone before
them. | love to dwell on the tender recol-
lections, the kindred ties the early affections
and the variations and incidents which min
gle with all | know of this primitive family
abode. | weep to think that none of those
who inhabited it are now among the living
and if ever fail in afiectionate veneration
for him who raised it and defended it against
savage violence and destruction, cherished all
the domestic virtues beneath its roof and
through the fire and blood of seven wears
revolutionary war shrunk from no toll, no
sacrifice to serve his country, and to raise his
children to a condition better than his own,
may my name and the name of my posterity
be blotted forever from the memory of man
kind.-Danid Webster.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-04-25

One of our citizens, who usually keeps
several dozen work horses, informed us few
days since that he occasionally fed sour ap-
Piles to his horses, with excellent results
They are certain cure for worms. He
recommends from halfto whole pailful once
week. Another citizen, who has been in
the practice of keeping considerable num-
Der of work horses on his farm, says that he
has been in the habit of turning his horses
into the orchard in the fall, where they could
eat as many apples as they liked. He found
that they derived much benefit from the feed,
and gained flesh much more rapidly than
Others which did not receive an apple feed.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-04-25
VENDORS OF MILLINERY.

Females vending Millinery and other small arti-
cles, whose stock is not over $780, to pay license
of SO but if over that amount, they are required
to pay the same license other to be
made as to the amount of stock ut the principal
season of the year.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-04-25
2netical.
The Little sisters Of the SNOW.

The Little Sisters Of the Snow.
(sANGUINARIA CANADENSIs.J
When April woods are all in bud,
And wistful south winds blow,
When rushing brooks are bright with food,
And hill-tops bare of snow,
Then in the forests lonely glades
The careless blue-birds see
A crowd of white-capped little maids
Rise from their nunnery.
Each cell, a dark and wrinkled leaf,
Close folded from the sun,
Keeps sweet novitiate, cool and brief,
For every tiny nun.
More white than milk that foams and flows
They lift their placid heads
Amid these rough and rocky homes
From out their leaf-strewn beds.
No trace of passion or of pain
Across their browS is drawn;
They bow not to the sun or rain,
Nor turn to meet the dawn.
Yet dare to pluck one bud away
Where that pale conclave grows,
From the chill stem you make your prey
What scarlet life-blood flows.
Dear Little Sisters of the Snow,
Beneath that virgin veil
What fires of hidden passion glow
To mock your drapery pale!
And we who gather, scant of ruth,
Your blossoms cold and fair,
Pluck also some unhidden truth
That startles us to prayer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-04-25
Sheriff's License Notice.
Notice to Merchants, Traders and Others

A Ii PERSONS OR BODIES CORPORATE OR
N POLITIC, IN HARTFORD COUNTY,
Who are or shall be exercising or pursuing any
business or shall be doing any act thing, shall
be in the occupancy of any house or place for any
purpose for which Il LICENSE Is made necessary
by the laws of Maryland,
ARE HEREBY WARNED TO OBTAIN a IL
CENSE OR RENEW THE SAME,
On or before the First day of May, 1879,
under the penalties prescribed by said laws for the
lnfraction thereof.
Those interested are notified of the following re-
quirements of the License Laws
TRADERS LICENSE.
The amount to be paid by Traders for a License
the amount of stock at the principal season of
sale to be given under oath-is as follows:
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-04-25
A Happy Reply,

Curran, the eloquent Irish advocate, was
cruel and bullying cross-eXaminer, if the wit
ness testified against his client He once,
however, met with his match in a pert, Jolly
hostler.
He was up as witness in a case of dis
pute in the matter of a horse trade. Curran
much desired to break down the credibility
OF this witness, and thought to do it by max
ing the man contradict himself by tangling
him up in network of adroitly- framed ques-
tions, but all to no avail.
The hostler was companion to Sam We'll
Ter. Ills good common sense and his euuani-
NIFTY and good nature were not to be over
thrown.
By-and-by, Curran, in towering wrath,
belched forth, as not another counsel would
have dared to do in the presence of the
court:
"Sirrah, you are incorrigible! The truth
is not to be got from you, for it is not in YOU!
see the villain in your face?'
81 faith, your honor" said the Witness with
the utmost simplicity of truth and honesty,
my face must be moity clane and shinin', in
dade, if it can reflect like that ~
For once in his life, the great barrster was
tloored by simple witness.
AN UNwELCoME VIsIToR.-Among the
hulneIous pests OF the South African bush,
one of the most formidable is the putf-adder,
so called from its habit of initiating its head
and neck just before striking its prey. Its
mode of attack is to throw back its head, and
strike downward with the two hooked teeth
that project from its upper jaw, inflicting a
wound which is almost invariably fatal. Its
iondness for preying upon mice, which are
its chief food, frequently leads it into the
houses of the colonists, who find it a very
troublesome guest inasmuch as its body is 30
tough and elastic as to defy almost any wea-
pom except charge of shot. On one occa-
sion, the wife of a missionary living in one
OF the remoter settlements of Cape Colony,
noticed on the floor of the room in which she
was sitting the empty skin of a mouse, out of
which the flesh had been sucked as clean as
could have been the inside of an orange
Detecting at once the well-known trace of
the puf-adder, she cautiously searched the
whole room, and at length, lifting a corner of
the mating upon which her baby was lying
asleep, found the snake coiled up underneath
With great presence of mind, she refrained
from disturbing it, and, stepping to the door,
called in one of her Ouch servants, who
speedily made an end ofthe intruder with his
gun.