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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-12
Marie I.outse,s Girtile.

A golden girdle presented by Napoleon, J..
to the Empress Marie Louise is in a London
auction room. 1t is formed of two narrow
bands of open work, set with pearls In tho
form of the Greek lloneysuckle at the edges,
and joining at the centre with q large an
,tique onyx cameo of Apollo and a muse,
from which hangs a long pendant increas-
ing in width down to the lowest edge, where
1t Is ornamentcd with five imperial crowns,
each having tassel'of loose pearls. The
pendant, being flexible, is made of broad
open work links Of two patterns, repeated
from the waist downward, The one Of
these is a sort of true lovers knot, inclosing
wreath, with q star Of gold !; the other, a
wreath with Napoleon bee. The edges are
ornamented Throughout with honeyslicklo
ornament In pearls set q Joat,', giving the
utmost elegance and finish.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-12
"A NlfschfevOuS Nlonkey.

Little Jack is the fun Of the whole cage,
and ut the same time he is the plague and
torment of the inhabitants thereof. lie is
about rs large as IL half-grown cat, and,
though quite a baby, has the face of an
old man. TIc is rhesus, the Bhundcr, or
sacred monkey of India. Hc is remarkable
for agility. His eyes are full of intelligence
and as quick rs u hawks. lie is regular
Paul Pry, and intrudcs himself just where
ever he is not wanted. Thus, when Tiny
and Jenny have nestled themselves in a
corner, little Jack jumps right into the mid
die of the group and does his best to upset
the party. Like all little people, he has
great idea of his own consequence, and
thinks that Ibis mastcr-am terribly
afraid of him, for he makes at me tic most
hidcous faces and chattcrs in manner that
one would think he was q big gorilla at
least perhaps he is in his own estimation.
He can't bear being laughed at, and if
laugh ut him he gets perfectly savage. 1t
is n curious thing, but always know when
it is getting on for one o'clock by the mon
keys beginning to cry out for their dinner.
They all have different voices, and know
these voices as Well as know the voices of
people about nc, Tiny is Moona monkey,
her cry ii is Il pretty melancholy cry.
When angry she makes different noise !;
when eating or warm She grunts with salts
faction, and they say grunt like her.
Jenny has a trembling whine. Little Jack
chattcrs "kik-kik-kik," and when he is in
trouble he screams most fcarfully. The
plaintive note, like that of a bat. He has
nj Ion 1,,bs nj, 7 ;k,
1t is Of anger or fear.
When the dinner Of boiled potatoes is
brought up the monkeys sit round tho plate,
each ono eating as fast as he can. 1t is
then that their selfislincss Is fully demon
strated. There Is an old riddle: "Why
does dog carry bone in his mouth
Ans. Because he has no pocket to put it
in.' Most monkeys have check pouches,
pouches is as follows Their natural habi-
tations is in trees They come down OH the
ground for insects My monkeys arc par
ticularly fond of mcal-woms. They col
lect their food on the ground and put 1t IN
their pockets--that is, pouchcs-,a 60 up
into the trees again to finish their dinner.
They, therefore, when the potatoes arrive,
set to work eating rs hard as they can.
They fill their pouches at tho same time.
Little Jack has very large pouches no
trace of them can be seen at ordinary times,
but at dinner time he fills his pouches I'd
such an, extent that the two, Of them put TO-
getler are nearly as big as his whole head.
| Well, one day the two elderly monkeys
were sitting on the pcrchiin the cage, fin.
ishing off the contents of their pouches,
and their tails were hanging straight down
from the perch. What must rascally, little
Jack do but take Tiny's tall in one. hand
and Jenny's tail in the, other, and give botl
atSthe same moment a tremendous pull.
This brought the two beauties, on to the
! floor of the cage In an Instant. They were
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-12

both furious at being thus interrupted at
dinner time; they asked no questions, but
each thinking the other had insultcd her.
began TO fight in a most unlovng manner.
They grapplcd and rolled over and over like
an animated ball. They don't hurt them
selves when fighting; their teeth are not
Dlg enough. can always stop them by
throwing cold water on them. While they
were fighting litac Jack kept jumping
down upon them, to keep them going, as it
were. The rascal was much too active ever
to get caught. The noise of the combat
brought up Jenny the surrcate from the
Kitchen below. Jenny was pickcn up by II
friend of mine near the Cape of Good Hope.
lie IS about the size of large rat, and not
unlike m'ngoosc in appearance. lie al
ways turns up when a'monkcy fight is 70
ng on, and, rs usual, up my gentleman
ONES, tail erect and fur all bristlcd up, to
make himself look big. 1t 50 happened
that during this fight riny's tail projected
through the bars Jenny Immediately bit
1t with his sharp teeth Tiny thought il
was little Jack that had done this, so she
turned and hunted him all over the cage.
but she could not catch him. Little Jack
kept popping in and out the sleeping box,
and then Jenny joined III the hunt. Jcm-
my kept guard outside the cage and bit
anybody's tail as their tails happened to
come out from the bars. Altogether there
was nice row and little Jack, as usual,
was at the bottom of it.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-12

bark between San Francisco and 1i'Tme
boldt Bay, our provisions consisted on
the down trip, In most cases, of elk
meat purchased at Humboldt Bay, and
Invariably hung up in tho rigging, COW
cred with canvas. Upon two occasions
when two hindquarters from tho same
animal were hung up side by side, the
crew sometime in the night uncovered
one of them to cut off some pieces for
bait for the numerous fishes following
III our wake, and neglected TO replace
the canvas covering. In the morning
the cook noticed that the meat had
Shiny appearance, but not suspecting
anything, cut Off sundry slices to cook
for breakfast. The result was that tho
whole ships company were made sick,
myself included, which the captain on
Inspecting the quarter Of meat, decided
was owing to the effects Of the moons
rays, and ordered 1t to be thrown over
board; but the mate ridicnling this
idea, directed the steward to slice of
more Of the same for his dinner, and
ut the same time two Of the crew ate of
the tainted meat. The result was that
all three were made extremely sick,
with symptoms resembling those of
cholcra-viz: vomiting, cramps,b etc.
The rest Of the crew who ate from the
other log, were not affected, and wie ate
from the one that remained until our
arrival In San Francisco. have seen
in China seas two or three instances OF
men who had slept on deck exposed to
the rays of the full moon being attacked
with "moon blindness" that Is, unable
to see in the night, though perfectly
able to sec In the daytime. These at
tacks after timc wore off. Although
not superstitious fully believe iii the
bancful effects Of the moons rays. |
think that these effects are more preva-
lent in tho tropical water, especially in
the Pacific and Indian oceans, and only
under cloudless skies. tH&
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-12
TRI-WEEKLY EDITION.
ASPIRATIONS,

onr aims are all too high, We try
10 gain the summit at a bound,
When we should reach it step by STEP
And climb tho ladder round by rounu.
he Who would climb the height sublime,
Or breathe the purer air Of life,
hlust not expect to rest in, ease
But brace himBl If for toll or strife.
We should not in our blindness seek
10 grasp alono for grand and great,
Disdaining every smaller good
For triiles make tho aggregate.
And il cloud should hover DER
Our weary pathway like a pail,
Remember God permits it thero,
And His good purposes roigns DER all.
Life should be full Of earnest work,
Our hearts undashed by fortunes frown.
Let perseverance, conquer fato,
And me't seize the victor's crown.
The battle il not TO tho strong.
The race not always to the heet
And he who seeks to pluck tho stars,
Will lore the jewels at his feet.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-12
An Adventure.

Charles May and his brother Robert,
H. the spring of 1870 offered to pass
0o,Oo0 railroad tics down tho Arkansas
from the mountain source. lie says :
'Our offer was accepted, when we
started into the upper entrance of tho
canon with large skin provided with
SIX days provisions and two hundred
feet of rope, with which, by taking IL
running turn around some firmly
planted object, we could lower our boat
hundred feet at time. In this wav
ut the end OF three days, having set
adrift many hundred ties, we reached
the entrance to the Royal Gorge. Here
we discovered to descend tho first
waterfall with two III the boat was
certain destruction, and to return was
impossible. Accordingly determined
TO lower my brother down the fall in
the boat, Il distance Of two hundred
feet, give him the rope, and let him
Cakc The chances of tho canon Qifc
seemed Elore certain in that dircction).
"hllc would risk my physical ability
TO climb the canon wall, which was
about two thousand feet high. About
ten O'Clock in the morning | shook
hands with my brother, lowered him
IN the Dontsafely to the foot of the fall.
HRHa Kim the. rope and saw him no
hat and boots, and stripping the socks
from my feet, commenced my climb
Ing way, often reaching the height Of
one or Two hundred feet, only to be
compelled to return to try some other
way. At length, about four o'clock in
the afternoon, [ reached n height upon
the smooth canon wall of about Il
thousand feet. Here my further prog
ress was arrested by IL shelving ledge Of
rock that juttcd out from the canon side
foot or more. 10 advance was with
out hope; to return, certain death.
Reaching upward and outward |
graspcd the rim of the ledge with one
hand and then with the other, nv feet
slipped from the smooth side Of the
canon and my body hung suspended in
the air, n thousand feet above the roar
ing waters of the Arkansas. At that
moment | looked downward to measure
the distance l would have to fall when
the strength &C my arms gave out. A
stinging sensation crept through my
hair as my eye caught the strong root
of cedar bush thu protected over the
lcdgc-a little beyond my reach. My
grasp upon the rim of the ledge was
fast yielding to tho weight Of my pcr-
son. Then | determined to make my
best effort to raise my body and throw
1t sideways towards the root SO as to
bring it within my grasp. At that
moment of commencing the effort,
saw my mothers face as she leaned
over the ledge, reached down her hand
and caught me by the hair. Stranger,
my mother died while yet young
woman, when and my brother were
small boys, but l remember her face.
was successful in making tho side
leap Of my arms, when drow myself
upon the ledge and rested awhile.
From here upward my climbing way
was laborious, but less dangerous. 1
reached the top of the cannon Just as
the sun was sinking down behind the
snowy range, and fastened to our
camp at the mouth Of the canon, where
found my brother all safe. Charley
s"id he, have you had your head in a
flour sack 1t was then discovered
that my hair was as white rs yon sec it
now"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-12
Hygiene OF Cellars.

Perhaps no class of people live under
conditions i'll some respect more insanitary
than does the farmer. While he has an
abundance of fresh, health-giving air all
about him, he often through ignorance or
neglect, himsclves prepares at home the
most effective means possible fer making his
home hot-bcd of disease. Somctimas in
another, the laws of sanitary rectitudc are
violated perhaps more, often the evil ap
pears under tho house, beneath the very
foundations of the home, where the malign
influence can be applied most thoroughly
and effectively DIR. II. G. Kcdzie, Presi-
dent of the Michigan State Board of Health,
and Professor of Chemistry in the State
Agricultural College, has contributed to the
last annual report of the State Board of
Health most admirable paper on 'IIealthy
Homes for Farmers" from which we ex-
tract the following; we shall give our
readers more extended and equally valuable
extracts from the same source at some fu-
ture time: 600 down into the cellar and
examine determinations of life ; see whether
the cellar Is dry and well ventilated, and
the air sweet and wholesome that novege-
tables and useless rubbish of any kind are
left to rot in your cellar. Or do you find
all kinds of things going to decay, the eel
lar wet. the walls slimy, mold spreading
over everything, and close and sitting
odor pcrvading the air of the cellar2 II
these inanimatc things could give voice to
their warning, what a sound would startlc
our cars in hundreds of cellars in our State.
Here lie In ambush diphthcria and mem
branus Group, the destroyers of childhood,
and typhoid fever, that strikes at all ages !;
here lurk the seeds of consumption to bring
forth the slow but sure harvest of lamenta-
tion and woel' For the stone shall cry
onttei1;f tl,e ! p.M re, the beam ont Of Timber
,.ss47 .t ;sssSs,. sSS,,. 8 $ word Of warning, they
~ IN 8 mag of danger; the spotted
y sM@@dnd fungus attacking the timbers OF
y IA >dr cellar show that destructive agencies
I are at work. Why, man death Is gnaw-
| ing the very sills Of your house, and shall
he spare those tender morscls, your chill.
drens These damp, m,isty, moldy cellars
are sced-beds Of disease. Do. not hope tt
preserve health over sncll charnel house.
Do not leave vegetables to rot IN your eel
Mar to spread rottenness through all yon
hoY'se,
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-05-23
He Cut Off his Tail.

Our old partner, James T. Wells,
Esq, who was o good and faithful
soldier of the Confederacy, in CONVEX
sation yesterday related such a good
joke, showing the reckless hnmor Of
our boys while in prison, that we
must needs tell on him. Our friend
twns wounded at Gettysburg, captured
and confined at Point Lookout. Tues
day le paraded with the survivors,
Rpd, after donning his blue and gold
badge, bethought him Of souvenir of
his prison life to wear also on the oc-
casion. This consisted, Of q curious
ly knit watch chain, made Of black
horse hair, which he accordingly at
tached to his hunting lever in lieu of
his gold chain. And the way in
which he obtained the material TO
construct the chain is the fun of the
thing. One day at Point Lookout
the Provost Marshal hitched his
horse in the grounds, and Corporal
Wells, tired Of the inertia of prison
life and with an ingenious and fertile
mind, slipped up on the gaily capari-
soned steed and scissored his beauti.
full black tail off to the stump and
quickly secretcd it until the affair
quieted down, when he begun adding
to his prison comforts by knitting
and selling elegant horse hair chains,
He retained one for his own uso, and
his relation of the affair would make
a horse laugh. Columbia Register.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-05-23
Gods Alarm Clock.

Conscience is Gods alarm clock.
God has wound it up 80 that it may
warn us whenever we arc tempted to
do that which is wrong. It gives the
alarm. 1t seems to say, "Take care.
God bless you. Stop" How impor-
tant it is to have conscience that
will always warn us Of the danger of
sin! But, if we desire such a con-
science, we must be willing to listen
to it. II we stop when it says stop,
if we do what it tells us to do, then
we shall hear it. But if we get into
the habit of not needing its warning,
and not doing what it tells US to do,
then, by and by, we shall cease to
hear it. Our conscience will sleep,
its voice OF warning will be hushed,
and we shall then be like o ship at
sea that has no compass to point out
the right way.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-05-23
Teachers Convention.
editor Oranaebura Democrat :

C"eto' SSo"SoD"S DcHtoCfGt.
I have been panied to see that the
valuable suggestion which you made
some time ago in the DEMOCRAT, that
q Teachers Convention be hald in
the County, has met with 80 few re-
sponses. I think it shows a great
apathy on the part Of both teachers
and people on the vital subject Of ed
uoation. 7 am not accustomed TO
write for the public eye, but I am so
enlisted il the cause of education
that 7 cannot, consistent with my
feelings, keep silent any longer. Our
worthy School Commissioner has
touched the keynote, which, 7 trust,
will resound through every dark
avenue and corner Of the county. BY
all means let us have o Convention
at as early day as possible. hope
that the gentlemen whom Mr.. Con.
nor has named to arrange the time
and place will see fit to serve, and
that they will act promptly.
TEACuER.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-05-23
For RetteE or Morse.

The old map Rendigo keeps pre-.
ty sharp eye op his daughter Mary,
and many q wopld-be lover has taken
walk after fey minptes' converse.
ton with the hard-heerted parent.
The old chap is stuck this time, how
ever, and the cards are ont for wed
ding. After the lucky young man
had been sparkling Mary for six long
months, the old gentleman stepped in
as usual, requested private confah,
and led off with:
"You seem like d nice young man,
and perhaps you are in love with
Mary?"
eyes, ! am,'' was the honest reply.
"Haven't said anything to her yet,
have your"
swell, no; but I think she recipro.
Gates my affection"
"Does, eh? Well, let me tell you
something. Her mother died o luna
tic, and there is no doubt that Mary
has Inherited her insanity"
''I'm willing to take the chances" !"
replied the lover.
eyes, but you see Mary has ter
rible temper. She has twice drawn
knife on me with intent 10 commit
murder"
"I'm used to that-got sister just
like her," was the answer.
"And you should know that 1 have
sworn solemn oath not to give
Mary a cent of my property" contin-
ued the father.
swell, I'd rather start in poor and
build up. There's more romance in
it,"
The old man had one more shot in
his carhine, and he said:
''Perhaps 1 ought to tell you that
Mary'o mother ran away from my
home With butcher, and that all her
RELATIONS died in the poor house.
These things may be thrown up in
after years, and I now warn YOU"
"Bendigo," replied the lover, "Tve
heard all this before, and also that
you were on trial for forgery, had to
jump Chicago for bigamy, and served
q year in State prison Tor cattle steal
ing. I'm going to marry into your
family to give you decent reputa.
ton. There-no thanks-good-bye !"
Mr.. Bendigo looked after the young
man with his mouth wide open, and
when he could get his jaws together
he said: "Some knave has gone and
given me away on my dodge u
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-05-23
Rich and Raoy.

The following letter to q New Yonl,
lrm is full Of fan and explains itself
High PoENF, N. c.. May /.
Messrs. aohn Smith g Co.:
GENFs-Replying to yours Of the
18th ult., l have to say, that for the
prospect Of having claims placed in
my hands to collect, in this vicinity
and nothing more, I do not feel will
ing to report the "standing" of the
party mentioned, or of any one else.
l do not wish to be Misunderstood as
saying that do not want paying
business, but do know that a law
yer would starve as quick on COM
missions and fees on collections as
ne wonld! on corn cob soup in J!anu-
ary.
have had some experience in coll
Letting since the war, or rather in
trying to COLLECT. have offered to
comp. claims by taking old clothes,
frozen cabbages, circus tickets, pa
tent medicine, whetstones, powder
horns, old flour barrels, goprds,
jay birds, owls, or almost anything,
and yet have number of those old
claims on hand unsettled. If I were
to depend on collecting claims for
my living, my bean bcQth would get
30 thin that it would rattle in me like
pot liquor in poor dog.
I don't like to shoot at long taw,
but if yoR are inclined to pay any
thing certain for the desired reports,
I'm your man say ten dollars cash,
then I'm in, or If money is scarce,
would. take shoes, large Nos, say
los, 11s, and 12s, to the amount ol
ten dollars! at wholesale prices.
It's hard times here-the niggera
and the Democrats have pulled and
worried each other till this country
smells like cheese. How in the
world would you collect money put
Of q people who plow little speckled
bulls on hill sides. If you were to
see q niger plowing his garden with
q sow, you would not wonder why !
don't want claims to collect in this
vicinity, Respectfully:
J. r, BuLkA.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-05-23
The Sort OF Girl TO Get.

The true girl has to be sought for.
She does not parade herself SIS show
goods. She is not fashionable. Gene.
rally she is not rich. Bnt, oh 1! what
a heart e. she has when you find her !
SO. large and puge. and womanly.
When you see.it you wondor if those
showy things outside are women. If,
you gain her love yogE, two tlhleeq!lssapda, lle
are miliions. Shell not ask you, for
a carriage or first-class house,
She'll wear simple dresses, and turn
them when necessary, with no vulgar
magnificat To frown upon her econo-
my. She'll keRp everything neat and
nice in your sky parlor, and give you
such welcome when you come home
that you'll think your parlor higher
than ever. She'll entertain truo
friends on dollar, and astonish you
with The new thong liz Ahow little happi-
ness defends on money. She'll make
you love home, unless you are brute,
and teach you how to pity, while you
scorn, o poor, fashionable society that
thinks itself rich and tsies to think
itselfhappy. Now. slo not, pray you,
say any more, 81 can't afford to mar
ry." Go, find the true woman, and
you can. Throw away that cigar,
burn up that switch cane, be sensible
yourself, and seek your wife In sea-
sible way.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-05-23
Civil Rights in Georqia.

In case before Judge Erskine, OF
the United States Supreme Court, of
Savannah, Ca, where cclored wo.
man was ordered from the "white''
deck Of a steamer to place below,
where accommodations were provided
for her ciaes. and falling to comply,
was put off the boat and afterwards
instituted suit for damages, Judge
Erskine has decided that common
crrriers have the right TO provide
different accommodations for differ
ent classes'of passengers, and to as
sign ench class to its quarters. Judge
Woods, of the United States Circuit
Court at Atlanta, has also recently
decided in school question that
equality docs not mean identity, and
that separate accommodations may
be provided and insisted upon.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-05-23
Blood.

Mr.. James Redpath ammo unces that
she who will not draw the sword
shall perish by the sword" The ex-
perienoe of the world is the reverse
of this proposition, but Mr.. Redpath
is trying very hard to excite the
Southern negroes to an armed rebol-
lion, ''general massacre" or some
thing of the sort, and he is too much
of cowardly whelp to personally in
augurate such an "effort" in behalf
Of the 'poor black man." Mr.. Red
path has a very CORY name, but his
war talk is only on paper. If he
really wants to disorganize things,
perhaps it would be well for him to
join a "circle" of the Russian Nibii-
hists and 60 to butchering the Mus
coyits aristocracy.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-05-23
How 10 Break off Bad Habits.

Understand the reason, and all the
reason, why the habit is injurious.
Study the subject until there is no
lingering doubt in your mind. Avoid
the places, tho persons, and, the
thought that leads to. temptation.
Frequent the places, associate with
the persons, indulge in the thoughts
that lead away from the temptation.
Keep busy F.; idlcness is the strength
of bad habits. Do not give up the
struggle when you have broken your
resolution once, twice, q thousand
times. That only shows how much
need there is for you to strive. When
you have broken the resolution, just
think the matter over, and endeavor
to understand why it is you failed,
so that you may be on your guard
against recurrence of the same cir
cumstances. Do not think that it is
an easy folly TO expect to break of
a bad habit in day, which may have
been gathering for long years.