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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16
About Spools.

White birch is largely used in this
manufacture, and as extensive forests
of this wood grow throughout the State
Of Maine, Canada and tho Provinces
many spool factories are located in those
sections in order that supplies of ma
terlal may be easily procured. The
wood after being delivered to the fac
tories, is first sawed into pieces about
four feet long and from an inch to an
inch and half square, according to
the size of the spool it is required to
make. These pieces are put into dry
house and thoroughly dried, from
whence they are taken into the factory
and given to the "roughers," who in
an incredible short space of time bore
hole in tho centera couple of inches
deep, turn about the same space round,
and then cut of the length required for
spool. The machines used for this
purpose are revolving plancrs, in the
center OF which is revolving gilnlct or
bit, and Immediately to the right
small circular saw with a gauge set to
the proper size Of the spools. The
"roughers" receive cent and half
per gross for their work, and cNpcr-
| fenced men can turn out from 100 to 13O
gross per day. The round blocks pass
from them to the "tinishers," who
place them in machines which gives
them the shape of spools and makes
them quite smooth. y man stands with
his left hand OH q small lever, and with
the right places the blocks, one ut a
time. in tho lathe, then draws the le-
| yer toward him for an instant and the
| work is done; the lever is pushed back
and the spOols drop down into a box
| below, while the right hand is ready
with another block. These blocks are
handled at the rate of twenty five to
thirty per minute. Tho "finishcrs'' al
so receive cent and Il half per gross,
| and they can each turn out from 100 to
13O gross per day. The spools are then
thrown loosely into large cylinder,
which revolves slowly SO that the spools
are polished by the constant rubbing
upon each other for some time. On
| being taken out of the cylinder they arc
| placed in hopper with an opening at
the bottom through which they pass
down slide for inspection. Here the
inspector sits and watches closely to
see that no imperfect spools are allow
cd to pass, and very small knot or
scratch is sufficient to condemn them.
The spools then pass into the hands of
the packers, who handle them very
lively. They are packed in large box
e' made the proper size, so that the
layers Of spools exactly fill the box, and
no additional packing, and smart boy
who is accustomed to the work can pack
about 200 gross per day.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16
IF YOU ARE NERVOUS AND DEpnEssRD take
HooFIAND's GERMAN BITTERa

10 WHOM it may concern Wo are not in the
habit of pulling, but since wo came across the
Right Bower Of cigarettes. tho Lone Jack, we
arc constrained to deyiate and find ourselves
continually putting. We would say to onr read
ers shat the Lono Jack cigarettes are oon-
sidered by old puffors to be by far tho most
superior article extant, and II you will give
Lone Jack cigaret'cs q trial wo feel puffed up
to say you will be first-class puffer and our
efforts will not end in smoke. =. 80
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

Il Nc'o Log.-A new log is fitted with
electrical apparatus, besides a rotating
helix, and is towed by an electric rope.
The indications pass along this rope,
and are shown on II dial-platc i'm the
captains cabin, or ny other part Of the
ship. The rate Of sailing is thus made
known instantmcously, and with an
npproach to accuracy never before at
tanned; and the rate or flow of streams
and currents can he ascertaincd by tho
same instrument.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

8 Submarine Lighting.-Fo the purposes
of submarine Lighting they now COM
press pure oxygen into n cylindrical
reservoir of plate iron, under a pressure
of thirty atmosphcres. This oxygen is
supplied by a flexible tube to an alcohol
lamp provided with means for the cs-
cape OF the gaseous products of combus-
tion. This furnishes brilliant light
for period OF four hours.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

DoBH1Ns' Electric Soap, (made by
Cragin & co. Philadelphia, Pap being
perfectly pure requires less than COM
mon soap. Hence Its economy is appar-
ent. Ask your grocer to get It.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

GEAUrIrlERs. Ladies', you cannoG
make fair skin, rosy cheeks and spark
ling eyes with all tho cosmetics OF
France, or bcautitiers of the world,
while i'll poor health, and nothing will
give you such strength, buoyant spirits
and beauty rs Hop Bitters. A trial is
certain proof, See aDother. column
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16
From tho Chase County "Lcadcr."

CoTToNwooD, Chase Co., Kansas.
Anakesis' is tho namo OF Pilo Rcmeds
introduced in this section of Tho state mnoH
tho Recommendation Of those who have tried
u, py w. W. Jones. William Barton saws ho
tried every rcmedy recommended, but Ana
hent euro.
Samples Of 'Anakcsis" aro sont frcc 10 nj,
sulcrels on appli alton to 'Anakcsis" Denot
aox 39i6, Now York. Also sold by druggists
'Vcfywhero. Prico $l.00 per box.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

WORTHLESS srUrr!-Not 80 fast my
friend; If you could see the strong,
healthy, blooming men, women and
children that have been raised from
bods Of sickness, suffering and almost
death. by the use Of Hop Bitters, you
would say "Glorlous and invaluable
remedy" SEQ another column.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

. NERVOUSNESS and indigestion. These
sad afllictions so destructive both to bus
incss and pleasure, arise from morbid
condition of the body, which Is relieved
by an occasional dose Of Dr.. Bulbs Bal
timore Pills. Try them, they will do
you good.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

"WHEN wath little boy" lispcd a
very stupid society man to young
lady, call my ideath in life were CEN
tired Oh being a clown" "Well, there
is ut least one case Of gratiflcd ambi-
tion," was the ill-bred reply.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

Squash FRITTERs.-Pecl and slice
some squashcs thin; make batter, moi
loo thin, of two eggs, flour, milk OF
water and one-half teaspoonfll Of
yeast-powder; salt ITO taste; dip the
slices of squash into the butter and fry
over a quick fire.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

STEwEd SQuAsH.-Pare, slice, lay In
cold water fifteen minutes. Cook ten
der In boiling water, salted, drain we'll
and mash with pepper, salt and butter,
pressing out all the water.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

A PRETTY picture Is q healthy look.
ing and well cared for Baby, BY tho
keep tho health Of your Baby in splen.
did condition, Price 25 cents q bottle
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

CHANG that gatcl" yelled an ole
judge, as he tumbled over it In the
dark, and his servant went out an(
hung it.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16
HUMOROUS,

Ills TRADE.-A man walked into Il
large grocery and asked If he might see
the proprietor. That individual soon
put in an appearance and inquired:
"What can l do for your"
''l ain IN search Of Il first t-class place
to deal at. l generally buy about $50
worth of stuff a day whom my family is
in the city,"
"Ihis is tho best place in tho city ;
everything guaranteed, warblcd the
proprif tor, rs he took pencil from be-
hind his car and commenced an intaglio
head of DR.. Mary Walker on the top of
Il barrel
"Do you keep anchovics?"
eyes, sir, and first class they arc
too"
"Well, there is some relief in know
ing that" continued the prospective
customer, good-naturedly; care you
aware Of the fact, my dear sir. that !
have always experienced great trouble
In securing good anchovics?"
"l was never before aware of 1t, sir -
replied the grocer after thinking care.
fully for a minute.
"Wcll, | have, and if you possess
some first class ones l'll buy you out"
."Will you just taste one?"
'Certainly, sir, ccrtainly?"
liz tHcn SOC OltC one ana LOOK 4 nlDDlC.
"Isn't that just A. No. ?" screamed
the grocer, rs he danced around In an
ecstasy of delight.
"Kindcr, kinder" responded the
other, rs he made strange faces to be-
come acquainted with the flavor, "but
they have Il kind Of wire edge. If you
will kindly favor me with Il cracker
and bit of cheese | may be able to
reach the foundation of those nncho-
yics."
Then he devourcd q huge cracker and
a huger bit of cheese, after which the
proprietor Inquired:
"IIow about the anchoyies?'
'l'm too warm to taste them now,
but if you'll give me pineapple to cool
me of, a glass of wine to cut the cheese
out Of my throat, and an lntimidad
cigar to cool my nerves, I1l proceed
with the eXamlnation."
"I can't give you all these things for
nothing"
"You can't, ch ?''
"No, sir"
CAN right. Then l'll move out. If
YOU'RE too mean to go fifty cents worth
of second hand stuff Oh q man who
wants to purchase a thousand dollars
worth of anchovies, then you can't
have my trade. My 500 per diem will
60 somewhere clsc."
Then he stepped out into the park
and digcstcd what he had got at the
groccr's, and camly devourcd the
things which he had appropriated dur
ing the conversation.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

HIEsKELL's TETTER OINTMENT win euro sore
Eyelids, Sore Nose, Barbor's Itch ON tho face,
or Grocers' Itoh on the hands. It nover fails
30 cents box, sent by mail for 60 cents
johnson, Holloway Il Co.,
Coz Aroh st.. Phila., Pa
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

Scientific Conclusions about Paris Green
]. Paris Green that has been four
H. onths in the soil, no longer remains
as such, but has passed into some less
soluble state, and is unaffected by the
ordinary solvents of the soil. =. When
applied in small quantities, such as
alone are necessary in destroying in
furious insects, 1t llOes not affect the
health OF the planr. 3. The power of
the soil to hold arscnious acid and arse
mites in insolublc form will prevent
water from becoming poisoned unless
the green Is used in excess of a,Iy re-
quircmcntS as an inSccticidc.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

If you want lawyers to work with q
Will give them will to work with, es.
pccially where the estate is large and
the heirs quarrelsome.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

10 TAKE the woody taste out of q
wooden pail, fill the pail with boiling
hot water; let 1t remain until cold,
then empty It and dissolve some soda in
lukcwarm water, addinga little lime to
1t, and wash the inside well with the
solutions; after that, scald with hot
water and rinse we'll
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

BILIOUS DISORDERS. Livor Complaint, Cos,ive.
51ess, 1e, &C., are speedily removed by Or. D.
tain in action, and may be taken at any tino
without risk from exposure. Sold everywhere.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

FLAT irony---Knocking man dowl
with railroad spike. .r..
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

LITTLE Annie plays so hard in these
vacation days, that she does not become
so round and rosy us her mother would
like. Not long since, as she was hav-
ing her Saturday night bath, her mother
said, ooh Annie dear, what shall do
with you; believe you grow thinner
and thinner every day ! Annie thought
fully regarded her mother for mo-
ment. then asked very seriously, cam
| thin enough yet, do you think, to be
tho mother Of papcr-doll? ?"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

The man who owns fine gold collar
button with diamond set in the centre
always considers 1t cooler and more
comfortable to 60 without necktie.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

WHY do all wonld-be- e-wise people try
to look stern1 Because the wisest OF
them was Solemn-'un.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

PROSPEROUS people can give good
counsel, for 1t costs them nothing, and
they like to do It.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

WE don't believe, as general thing,
in a bridesmaids Dragging about Ills
goods; if tney are good they'll show 1t
quickly enough; but the dressmaker
now-why, every lady will say that
putting adds to the beauty of dress.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

MEDICAL men report that the onl,
business not stagnant Is the nurser,
business.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

Servant answering door-bell pulled
by little ragged boy): Come, 60 right
away. We have got nothing for you.
Boy: Haven't asked you for nothing
yet, have II Servant (banteringly) !:
Well, what would you have asked for ?
Boy: Didn't know but this house was
for sale, and if it was l wanted to buy
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

TO KEEP copper tea-kettlc bright. buy
five cents worth Of oXalic acid, and put
1t in Il bottle and fill with cold water
when dissolved, rub the kettle with q
cloth dipped in the solution. Elbow
grease is essential to make the kettle
shine, and the kettle must be cold when
cleaned .... .g .r.--
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

SOME men cannot stand prosperity
other never get chance to try.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

Jon was probably the first doctor, az
he had patients. .A I.tj
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

HIEsKELLs TETTER OrNTMRNT Will cure all
scabby or soaly diseases Of the skin.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

CAKE PUDDING.-rake plain cake cut
in sli ), line glass dish with it. and
sprend over it any kind Of jelly; then
another layer Of cake, and over the
whole pour Il soft ,custard, made of the
yolks of three eggs, one pint of milk, n
teaspoonful Of corn starch and extract
of vanilla. Beat the whites of.tIlc eggs
to froth and boii'two minutes; then
cover tho top OF the dish with this.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

How TO get along without a blottel
while writing-Write with II lead pen.
oil .... B.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

WHEN butter will not all "come" at
the same time that is in the cream,
scientists tell us that it is owing to
sweet and sour cream being placed in
the churn together. See that all the
cream has attained the same degree Of
acidity before churiling and the butter
will all appear at the same time. Cream
when chIrncd at a temperature above
G2 deg. is too warm and part Of the but
ter is destroyed,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

PICKLED ONIONS Select small on
ions, remove with knife all the
outer skin SO that each will be white
and clean; drop into brine strong
enough to float an egg and let it remain
there for six hours. Bring strong
vinegar to boil; add bits of horse
radiSh and cinnamon bark, with a few
cloves and two or three red peppers,
and pour hot over the onions. previous
y drained from the briEe.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

\ MosQnITo Is always ready to put IL
an appropriation bill.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

II a baby is born on tho Fourth 0
July will the sky rocket?"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

Hoes may be planted in any kind 0
soil; they take root anywhere.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

TURN1Ps are healthful for horses.
They should be, cut into slices, or, what
is better, pulped finely and mixed with
little meal and some salt. Rutabagas
arc better than white turnips.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

RUSSIA CREAM.-Four eggs, one cup
FIJI Of sugar, one quart Of milk, one
half box Of Cox's gclatine, dissolved IN
lone half pint Of warm water. Beat the
yolk of tho eggs and sugar together and
cook with the milk (like custard).
Take this off the stove and add the (wcll
bcatcn) whites of the eggs, stirring
rapidly for Il few moments. Now add
the gelatinc and then Il tcaspoonful Of
vanilla. Pour It. into a pretty shaped
dish to harden, and turn it out on Il
platter and cut off in blocks Gas ice
crcaml. Make this the day before you
use 1t. -
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

Dressing Stone by Elcciriciy.--Among
the novel applications Of electricity to
the industrial arts Is q new stonc-drcSs-
ing apparatus, which is worked by Il
dynamo. electric machine, and which
the inventor claims will dress millstones
or other stones, and drill rock cconomi-
cally, with rapidity, precision and dc
spatch. The chiscl employed is fasten-
cd to a spring arm which protrudes from
Il case containing magnets and arma-
lures. This spring arm, when the mag
nets are connected with dynamo-clcc-
trio machine, moves up and down with
extreme rapidity. causing the chiscl to
strike blew at each descent. The in
vcnt0r states that 1t can be made to
strike from one to two thousand blows
per minute. Wires used in place Of
Steam-pipes enables the apparatus to be
moved readily to any angle, or worked
At any reasonable distance without much
loss OF power; while not the least mcr-
itorious portion of the whole invention
is the hOriZ )ntal frame or base to which
the electric apparatus IS fixed. This
frame is portable, and by the use Of
screws can be so adjusted rs to cause
tho chiscl 10 strike any portion Of n cir.
Gle with either swift or Il slow motion
the number and intensity Of the blows
being regulated according the softn"ss
or hardness Of the stone. BY. The use Of
this machine it is said that Il milestone
can be covered in Il very short space Of
time with the necessary grooves and
burrows, having tho straightness. rcgu-
larlty and parallelism So much desired
in good millstono dressing. Tho appa-
ratus can be worked either autOmatical-
~ or by hand, SO as to suit the varying
natures Of the stone operated upon.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16
slNauLAn--To seea garden walk.

Two Of a kine-a yoke Of oxen.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16
SCIENTIFIC.

PhosphoreScent Po,oders. = Canton's
phosphorus for illumination is attract
ing attention. The object of their in-
vention is to obtain and utilize at night
time the light taken or absorbed during
the day from direct or Indirect sunlight,
or from an artificial light, either by en-
plOying phoSphorcsccnt powders simply
after exposure or by augmcnting their
brilliancy by means of electricity. The
composition and manufacture Of tho lu-
min0us products and their applications
without the use Of electricity is thus de-
scribed: One hundred parts by weight
OF carbonate Of lime and phosphate Of
lime, produced by the calcinati0n of sea
shells, and especially those of the genus
Iridacnd and the cuLtlctlsh bone, are to
be intimately mixed with one hundred
parts by weight Of lime rendered chem
lcally pure by calcination, and add
twenty-five by weight of calcincd sea-
salt; from twenty-five to fifty per cent.
OF the Whole mass of sulphur, which in
corporate Herewith by the process Of
subimatiOn, and from three to seven
per cent. Of cOloring matter in the form
of powder composed Of mono- sulphurc
ofcalcium, barium, Strontiunl, uranium
magnesium, aluminium or other miner
ais or substances producing the same
physical appearance, /. c., which hay
ing been imprcgnaied with light be-
come luminous lnthc dark. Aft rhavig
mixed these five ingredients intimately
the composition obtained is ready for
use according to different methods or
applications. In certain cases, and more
especially for augmcnting the intensity
and the duration of the luminous effect
Of the composition, the patcntces add a
sixth ingredient in the form of phos-
pliorus. reduced into powder, which is
obtained from scawccd by the well
known process OF calcinatlCn. AS to
phorous contained in quantity Of sea-
weed representing twenty-five per
cent. of the weight Of the composition
formed by the five above named ingre-
dicnts gives very good results.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16

A LITTLE dry sand covered, over pota-
toes when they arc first put into the
cellar will destroy any unpleasant odor
they may have. A sprinkling of dry,
air-slaked lime will mitigate a tendency
to rot,.3 laaan.E aotr,
oNs.-Ashes or saltpetrc IL ap-
piled In time will hold the onion mag
got pest in check. .ari i.'."'ta -
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-10-15
THE COUNCIL LAST NIGHT.

Seven members of the council answered
to roll call, last nigh, and proceeded at
once to a disposition of the business laid
over, under the rule, from last meeting,
This business embodied the allowances of
q great number of claims against the city,
etc. The Board of Health submitted a
lengthy report, reciting how it had man
aged on sanitary affairs since the advent of
the fever in Memphis, and closing with
some very sensible suggestions that should
have been referred to the prayerful attention
of the Ordinance committee. One of these
suggestions was to the affect that a decent
regard for the cleanliness Of the
city should not be confined to the
summer months, or the heated
spell alone, but should be extended
to the early spring and winter, as
we'll. Another recommendation touched
the subject of drainage; and third alluded
at length to the manner in which priyy
vaults should be constructed. The whole
science" of sanitation, in so far as Cairo is
concerned, is covered by these three sug-
gestions.
Alderman Linegar reported that the Su-
preme court had affirmed the right of the
city to collect 2 per cent, of the gross pre-
MUM receipts of insurance companies rep
resented by Mr.. Hughes, and that, as the
suits against the other agencies stood upon
the same footing, like decision was newt
able.
The clerk was authorized to procure, and
put up, at either end of Cache bridge, sign
board, warning travellers of the penalties
denounced against fast driving.
1t was expected that the ordinance com,
mittee would report an ordinance repeal
ing the Sunday liquor ordinance; but as
the council was not full the committee con-
cluded to defer their report until next
meeting
The council then adjourned.