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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-02
Big Bird Cage.

Mrs. Ellis, who resides at the resi-
dence of her father Mr.. Samuel Harris,
OIL West State street, Ithaca, N. Y. has
IL the southwest corner room Of the
second story, one hundred birds of
every tone and hue. The floor is car
peted with sawdust and furnished with
two small lcatless tress, bamboo pole
from which hoops suspend, large
dish of water, egg shells and bird seed
ab libitum. There are many little boxes
and cages, all with doors open or
covers off. The windows are removed
In warm weather and gauze or wire
screens substituted. The only door
opening into the room has also wire
screen In lieu Of glass, insuring ventil-
alton and proper Temperature. In the
winter furnace register furnishes tho
required degree OF warmth. The birds
In their quest for lime have pecked
patches or plaster from the wall larger
than the open hand. Some of the birds
are gorgeously beautiful in their con-
trast of rich colors, and many magniti-
cent singers are among the number.
Mr.. Ellis said that two years ago his
wife had temporarily placed pair OF
canary birds in the room; soon there
were eight, then sixteen, and so on un-
til the astonishing sight before us had
been reached. "It is 40 more difficult
to care for the hundred than ono bird
In this Manner" added he "tho birds
enjoy themselves and appreciate their
freedom, and it is more enjoyable to us
to see them thus" Mrs. Ellis can
identify nearly every bird Of the entire
number, tell its age, whether or not q
good singer, mated or single.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-02

shore unable to offer any assistance. They
brought ropes with them to help those who
could cling on the rocks.
celery lie comes! he comes! All |!
he will be drowncd!' Yonan shrickcd.
The men threw a rope over the rock, and
they all chung to it, battling with the waves,
the elements on one side, men on the other,
thunder roaring abovc-thus they dragged
up the body of doomed man. AS light
ming flashed, Manon recognized the body,
and as Ionan fell upon it, crying, TIcry 2
she sobbed and screamed.
"Thcy carried the body into the cottage
and left it there with the two women. II
was laid on the white wooden table.
where, over n year ago, he sat full of life
now dead and cold. The face had not
been deformcd, death smoothcd and made
it look divincly beautiful his lips were
closed forever, the arms which had pressed
Yonan to his heart were powcrlcss now
The storm had abatcd and the rain began
to fall, the wind whistled through the
chimney, lamp threw its rays on the dead
mans face. A faded rose had fallen on
the stoncs-it was the rose Yonan gave
him in remembrance of her. Yonan came
in the kitchen, her luxuriant hair hanging
down her back rcachng her knees, vacant,
! dull look in her eyes, which sparklcd and
| were so bright but few days ago. She
| crcpt up to him quietly, she laid gently her
hand on his shoulder, and bending her
lovely head whispered softly in his ear ::
'HcryT But no answer came. She drew
back and took his hand it was as cold as
ice, and fell with dull noise on the table
| Bcwiltlcred, she threw her arms round his
neck, and pressed her warm, red lips to his
| cold dead ones, then, as the horrible truth
flashed upon her mind, she started back
with cry of horror.
'lIc is dead, then 2" she cried cha! Ia!
Ia Gone He will no longer clasp me in
Ills arms! No more kiss me, call nc his
beautiful flower! He is dcadl No, this
is not llery-my IIcry; this is dead man
-Manon, where is my noble Hery You'll
bury me there. NIanon, and when Hcry
comes home, you will tell him am gone to
the Holy Virgin - IIcry2 There = he
knocks at the door-go and open the door,
Alanon. LA ha ha 1t was only the
wind |"
She burst out laughing, then she took
her harp and sang in plaintivc voice her
old ballad Nlanons teeth chartered.
Yonan, the lovely flower of Brittany; Yo-
nan, our innocent maiden, was mad ~
The old woman finished her story in a
sobbing voice. I was deeply moved. She
pointed to me the two graves; at tho head
two roses grew entwined together l read
the name on the tombstoncs. They were
'IIcry" and "Yonan."
$50 she is dead" asked in a faltering
voice.
''Dicd month after that night" " was the
reply.
And what has become Of Manon 2"
asked.
''I am Manon, Sir"
And the poor old woman knclt on the
grass and sobbed bitterly.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-02
Chariots.

In the museum belonging to the New
York Historical Society there arc several
large portions of an Egyptian chariot from
tor bearing date about three hundred
years before Christ. There is wheel
about three feet high, consisting of hub,
six spokes a felloe ana a wooden tire.
The hub is fourteen and 4 half inches long,
with a hole five inches in diameter, al-
though there is no appearance of its having
been lined with iro." The felloe is COM
posed of six pieces, tapping over one an
other, and tho wooden tire oyer all is very
thick and clumsy. The spokcs however,
arc symmetrically formed and somewhat
handsomely carved. The timber of which
these parts were made is extremely hard
and heavy, and as no such timber was or is
grown in Egypt, it must have been import
cd from another county. The wood seems
almost as sound as it could have been when
1t moved over the soft soil of the delta OF
over the sands Of the adjacent desert. The
chariot had evidently seen service, as the
marks of wear arc still plainly visible upon
its parts There is no appearance of iron
having been used in its construction. The
vehicle seems to have been fastened togctn-
cr by mortices, and by strips of hide, OF
some other flexible material. That the
Egyptians were workers in iron is proved
by the Egyptian anvil in the British NIu-
scum, supposed to be three thousand years
old, and closely resembling in shape the
anvils we now use. This chariot could not
have borne the usage to which vehicles are
now subjected in the streets. On soft roads
it might last for a considerable time.
Doubtless the Egyptians spoke of thcil
charlots very much as we do of the palace
car, boasting of them as the perfection OF
the mechanics art. Clumsy as they seen,
to us, they were light, often highly decor
atcd and sometimes the chariot was com.
bined with Il boat, so that the entire vehicle
could be hoated across stream. The
Romans must have put pretty good work
into their racing chariots to enable them to
bear the hard usage to which they were sub
jcctcd. No gentleman who now drives fast
trottcrs was ever q more enthusiastic lover
Of the sport than the Romans on witnessing
q well contested chariot race. Their artists
delighted to paint such scenes, and Their
poets to desribe them. The Romans had O
childish fancy of Harvesting 70 their char.
lots all kinds of strange animals. On great
festivals the spectators were entertained
with lions, tigers, bears, stays, boars and
zebras, sometimes driven four in hand.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-02
Bananas.

Few people who see bananas hanging In
the shops of fruit dealers think of them as
more than tropical luxury. The fact is,
they are q staple article Of food in some
parts Of the world; and, according to
Humboldt, an acre Of bananas will produce
as much food for a man as twenty acres Of
wheat. 1t is the ease with which bananas
are grown that Is the great obstacle to civ
ilization in some tropical countries. 1t Is so
easy to obtain a living without work that
no effort will ever be made, and the men
become lazy and shiftlcss. All that is need
ed is to stick a sucker into the ground, and
it will at once sprout and grow, and ripen
its fruit in twelve or thirteen months with
out further care, each plant having from
seventy-fvc to one hundred and twenty.f five
bananas; and, when that dies down after
fr,aiting new suckers spring up 10 take its
place. In regions where no foot ever
reaches, bananas are found In all stages OF
growth, ripening their fruit every day and
every month In the year.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-02
Lost in an AirIlole.

The town of fremont, Pa, has been
greatly excited over the mysterious
disappearance Of Samuel Snyder, one of
It's citizens. He was formerly fore
man ON the Reading Railroad, but join
ed the engineers strike in the spring of
1877, and has had but scanty and irreg-
ular employment since. One Sunday
morning recently he went to barber
shop and was shaved, and on returning
home he heard one of his children ex-
press a wish for seme huckleberries
and said he believed that he would 20
out and pick some. He accordingly
changed his clothes, put on rough
suit and started tor 'tThe Swamp" "
about mile west of town, where the
berries were known to be abundant.
lie did not return In the evening and
his wife becoming alarmed, commune
Gated her uneasincss to the neighbors,
and by midnight the whole town was
aroused and hundred men and boys
were searching for the missing man.
He was net found, and the search was
continued all the next day without sue
cess. Among those engaged in it was
Snyder's brother-in-law, Eichlcr, a
butcher, who had two large dogs of
which Snyder had made great pets. He
always fed them, and they in conse-
quence were much attached to him.
Eichler took the dogs with him when
hunting Snyder, but lost them in the
woods, and they also failed to return
home that night. The next morning
the searchers went out again, and some
of them visited an old airhole on the
mountain side, about half mile from
the town. There were indications
there Of some disturbance. The bushes
which grow around the hole had fresh
ly-broken twigs; some Of the leaves
were stripped off them, and the earth
about the mouth Of the hole was dis
turbed. They listened and heard a
faint moaning from the depths below.
Ropes were brought and two mon went
down. They found hole about three
feet In diameter, descending thirty feet
perpendicularly and then running off
at an angle Of sixty degrees about 12O
feet further. 1t had been driven as an
airway to an old mine, and was in such
dangerous condition that the search
ers could not proceed but slowly and
with great caution. At the bottom
they found both dogs, which showed
great delight in seeing them and led
them to the foot Of tho incline whore
Snyder's body was lying, partly cover
ed with dirt. There were bruises about
the head and arms, and as the soil
around the mouth was of a treaoherous
nature, 1t was plain that the unfortu-
nate man had slipped into 1t and had
been killed by the fall. It is surmised
that the dogs took his trail and follow
ed him into the hole, from which, Of
course they could not escape.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-02
The sympathy of the Court.

lie was fresh from the primeva
swamps and sloughs of Milpitas, and
the alluYial incrustations on his boots
| would be q Bonanza to tho archUOlO
gist searching for relics Of past ages
He hadn't been shaved since 40, Spring
of go, and feeling recklessly extrava-
giant, entered First class barber shor
| to get store shave. The tonsorial art.
ist went through the usual routine and
when the man from Milpitas had
Strengthened up in the chair, the artist
ran his fingers through the Jungle on
his head, and said in u musing tone,
"head's very dirty"
The man from Milpitas was before
Judge Buckncr the next morning on q
charge Of assaulting tho artist with a
piece of chair, which he broke for the
purpose, and turning the whole place
out Of doors.
"What did this man say to you that
Justifies his coming here looking as if
he had fallen down the Guadalupe
shaft?" inquired His Honor in meas
ured tones.
- w viz 'hooh
w., y s "v.u 1. was u'rty, said
-, Ap''"'' anu uoh I
.,,,. no n,AA"oio ooyo'c 10 ho"l ike
life " >' NY '''i"'' w" ooI yer
ola did o, %, s,,, ,,,o
,v "And ~, ",a no iAonoi l'''oh-
ha,r w,s oott;no mi, ~, .:.'n ~ '''o '"'
had some fine d1o of hiS owu ,,'n,'o " m o.,
.W.ll no-o'r No. ar,a.,,. Ia,,
but tho cnssed ,ittlo ro,,,|on .,;,,
har would loo,, battnr hlnnI, ,, ~
eyes. YES + bnoin - ,,ndorsto
he also insinuarcd that tho onow ~ vo,r
occiput was climbino ohovo ,i1ho.
lino?" and a y,ndicative gl;ttor ehnno
in his Honor's eve. "a his bou1 Invol0
,rt,rilv want 49,, ~ IT.. ,, 'i>' 'n'o'-
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-02
TODAY.

Rise for tho day is passing,
And you lie dreaming Oh.
The others have buckled their armor,
And forth 10 the fight are gone
place in the ranks awaits you.
Each man has some part to play,
Ihe past and the future are nothing
In tho face Of the stern to-day.
Rio from your dreams Of tho futuro-
or gaining some hard-fought field.
Or Rtorming some airy fortress,
or bidding some giant yiold
Your future has deeds Of glory,
or honor GOOD grant it may
But your arm will never be stronger,
Or the need 80 great as to-day.
Rise if the Past detains you,
Her sunshine and storms forgot.
No claims 30 unworthy to hold you
Az those Of vain regret
Sad or bright, she is lifeless ever,
Cast her phantom arms away,
Look not back, save to learn tho lesson
or nobler strife to-day.
Rise for tho day il passing,
Tho sound that you scarcely hoar
IL the enomy, marching to battle
Arise, for tho foe is here
Stay not TO sharpen your Weapons,
Or the hour will strike at last,
Whom, from dreams Of coming battle,
You will wake to find it past
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-02
Her L. .oks Got tho Citron.

In pleasant little family of this city
there Is bright, black-eyed, golden haired
5-year old girl named Louise Tho family
has young lady boarder named Miss An
ME. The young lady had some nice cake
and q jar of citron sent her few days ago
by her mother, and she had been very liber-
al in dividing her good things with the
family, and especially with little Louise.
One morning Louise said: Mamma,
believe Twill 60 mp stairs and ask Miss An
ME for some citron. "
Oh, no, J" remarked her mamn1a, "you
have already eaten up nearly all Of Miss
Annie's cltron; and besides, 1t would be
very unladylikc to, ask Miss Annie for It. .
Well. mamma," suggested Louise, g
will just go up stairs and stand and look
J like want some. 81
She went up stairs and Il is needless I'd
say that her looks got her the citron.
The value OF real and personal es.
tate I'm Visconsin ,is 500, ,000, 900.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-02

The value OF real and personal es-
tate I'm Wisconsin ls SOC, ,00O, 900.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-27

Superintendent Terry reports operations
for the week ending the 18th, as follows !:
The following shipments were sent to the
Richmond furnace Nos. AZ, 43, A and
As. Repairs to the boiler were completed
Monday evening, since which time the ma
chinery has run smoothly. Shipments Nos.
46 and AZ so down in the morning. The
following work has been done since my last
report Main south drift 800 level, &c
feet has been made, making a total Of 400
feet; upraise drift above the ore chamber,
81 feet has been run; fourth level drift
south, "a feet has been made, and is now in
446 feet, in the same character Of ground
for 40 feet. The ore chamber continues to
look about the same as at the date of last
report. We have taken the miners out of
one portion for a few days to allow the
timber to settle. viii have them in again
this week.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-27
rLUE DUST.
Scraps from the Notebook Of the
Sentiners Reporter.


The game law expires September LIST.
The letter list will appear tomorrow
morning.
Gregovich is constantly in receipt Of
fresh California fruit.
Mothers should examine the self-actlng
baby swing at Bart Ashim's.
Three thousand tons OF lead are pied
around the Richmond refinery.
None Of the Italians missing since the
Fish Creek fight have since turned up.
Don't forget that 'sSagebrush Leaves
will be delivered to subscribers to-day.
The burners still hold the fort at Fish
Creek, and are turning back more teams.
The Musical Union will hold its weekly
meeting in the Methodist chapel this even
ing.
s'It's an i'll wind" etc., and the coal
burners strike has proved a godsend Tor
the attorneys.
Superintendent Terry, OF the jackson,
has left for the Bay on business connected
with his mine.
Sam. Goldstone can be found at Geo. W.
Bakers Office. He attends to Conveyance
ing and n~otarial business.
Clerk Dodge desires all parties holding
claims against the county to present them
before September LIST.
Tom. Reads map Of this mining district
will be one of the features Of the forthcom-
ing history of Eureka.
Two furnaces are now running at the
Richmond, and the other two will be in
operation by the first Of next week.
The Withholding Of the Richmond lead
from the market has caused o material adj
vance in the price of that metal.
Another divorce is on the tapis, the par
ties being a well known Eureka painter,
who seeks a separation from his wife.
Abe Mooser was fortunate in securing
the new store-room Of Smith Il Canayan,
as it will be one Of the best in town.
Abe Dryfuss, who has just returned from
Yankee Fork, reports that the nights are
very cold, and there are heavy frosts every
morning.
There was a very good attendance at the
Methodist Church IN Ruby Hill last even
ing, and Mr.. Phelps preached an unusually
interesting mt
Matrimonial knots have not been tied
often Of late, but a permission was yester-
day given by Clerk Dodge to Thomas Mil
len to wed Jane Z. Cliff.
+ Some folks say that Charley Lauten-
sehlager will be obliged to hire a Chinaman
for no other purpose than to keep the
w~ainscoating in his new saloon clean.
The Good Templars will hold a meeting
at the Odd Fellows Hall tonight. All
members are requested TO be promptly in
attendance.
The young daughter Of Vim. N. and
Mary j. Barrett of Ruby Hill died yester-
day. The funeral will take place at two
O'Clock this afternoon.
Deputy Sheriff Jim Mason is confined to
his bed. We hope it will only be tempo
rarily. In Jim's absence we have nobody
except Ed. Bell to cuss when items are
scarce.
James r. Mathewson, Mrs. M. w. Hall
and Mrs. VIM. Timson, of Hamilton, ar
rived in Eureka last evening by private
conveyance, and are stopping at the Jack
son House.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-27

What q truly beautiful world we i've ini Ma
ture gives us grandeur Of mountains, glens and
oceans, and thousands Of means for enjoyment
We can desire no better when in perfect health;
but how often do the majority Of people feel
like giving it up disheartened. discouraged
and worried out with disease. when there is no
occasion for this feeling, as every sufferer can
easily obtain satisfactory proof that Green's
AUGUST FLOWER will make them as free from
disease as when born. Dyspepsia and Liver
Complaint is the direct cause Of seventy-ive
per cent. of such maladies as bilousness, indi-
gestion, sick headache, costiveness, nervous
prostitution, dizziness of the head, palpitation
of the heart, and other distressing symptoms.
Three doses of August Flower will prove it's
wonderful effect. Sample bottles. 10 cents.
Regular size. rs cents. Try it. Sold by all
frst-class druggists in the United States.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-27
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
commencement Of the Sixth Year
It's Advantages.

Commencement of the Sixth Year
Its Advantages.
The first term of the sixth year Of this
September 1st. The buildings have been
put in excellent order, and all necessary
changes and improvements have been made
to render the school rooms pleasant. The
Elko "Post" further says: The object OF
the Board Of Regents is to make the school
effective and supply the wants of the
times. They have adopted the course OF
study necessary to prepare pupils for a first
grade teachers certificate, together with the
preparatory collegiate course. The school
rooms are supplied with globes, charts
and maps, which are essential to a correct
understanding of geography and history.
The Board of Regents are determined to
make this the first institution of learning
in the State, and will not neglect anything
that can be made to contribute to its sue
cess. The dormitory has been thor
oughly renovated and is now in good con
dition, n will accommodate twelve pu-
pills, who can have the advantages Of a
home at a very reasonable charge. Teach
ers in the country will find it to their ad-
vantage to attend this school during their
winter vacation. The only way to raise
the standard of the school is to raise that
Of the teachers. The necessity Of this is
apparent to every one that has anything to
do with our public schools. Parents
should take q live interest in this institu-
ton and have the room filled on com
mencement day with good, bright and in
telligent boys and girls. tnst auch as our
country possesses. Profe scr W. c.. Dovey
will be in attendance, and ready to dis
charge the duties Of a teacher in a thor
ough and intelligent manner. 1t should
be every pupils object to be there the first
day and every day thereafter, with a deter
mination to derive all the benefits that can
be had by careful and thorough study.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-27
y. M.

Yellow Jacket, 154b; Alta, Ga b; Union,
TAB 54ha 54s; Mexican, 33kb 34a; Ophir,
SAB 36a Sierra Nevada, 40kb 40A a;
Chollar, 6kb 6ssa; Gould & Curry, lib;
Bullion, Ga b 6ssa; Potosi, Az b; Hale 4
Norcross, lab Justice, 3b; Crown Point,
42Oa ; Savage, 1874 b; Alta, Ga b; Bodie,
LA; Alpha, 23Ab 24a; Utah, 1sSb lea;
Paradise, 260b; E~xehequer, CAB; Califor-
MIA, 465b 470a; Caledonia, 190a; Union,
6SHb 54a; Belle Isle, AKA.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-27

len from Grace.
The communication published below we
take from the San Francisco christian
Advocate" Rutan was in Eureka some
months ago and was literally assisted by
our citizens, who were repaid for their
kindness by the basest ingratitude, and his
entire course while here was such as to
disgust all with whom he came in contact
One Peter Rutan, a blind man and music
teacher, who figured in this State and Ore
gon several years ago, o turns up among
the churches Of Nevada and Idaho, claim
ing, as / learn, to be q member of the M.
E. Church and a local preacher. 1t is due
to the churches upon whom he imposes,
for me to state that q few years ago he re-
sided in this Santa CRUZ county, and
that he was then a Methodist and a local
preacher. During his %sojourn among us
he was charged with immoral conduct, was
tried and found guilty. He secured a sec
ond trial, and after a most obstinate de-
tense, in which he was allowed every op-
p%ortunity to clear himself, he was again
adjudged guilty, and expelled from the
church. At tbiss second trial DR.. Benson
Of the sc. G. Advocate" presided. After
tAiC oCCOnu COuNlCtiOn IN oRPeoAN4 w VIZ
quarterly conference, at which the decision
Of the tribunal below was sustained. l
will also state that he had with him while
here a wife and several children. From
time to time since he left us damaging re-
ports concerning him have reached us. l
have often thought that the churches on
this coast ought to be posted in regard to
him. But as he is blind, / have hesitated.
But late developments in regard to his do
ings Danish all hesitation. Therefore be-
lieving him to be an unmitigated scamp,
whose presence in our churches breeds
moral contagion, l give this card to the
public. G. X. ~ERcANBRAcK.
Rec. Sec'y jacksonville M. E. Church.
Watsonville, Cal, August 9, 1879.
The facts recited are known to me as
true, and the writer, G. X. Ercanbrack,
Esq, Of jacksonville, is sufficient authority
in the case. M. G. BRIGGs.