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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-03
did any Of the young girls hate her

Did any Of the young girls hate her
particularly7"
'Let me see. Yes; Anais Lenor and
Sophie Brcston had, the other day, Bit
ter quarrel with her. But tell me, mon
slcur, why DO you put all these questions
to me 7"
''Because Mile. Sustenne is undoubtedly
the old woman who was found murdered
at St. Denis three days ago."
''Nlon Dicu! Mon Dicu !" sho cried,
wringing her hands.
please send for the two girls whom
you named last"
The two girls made their appearance.
They were only sixteen, tender, graceful
and handsome.
"What do you know about the murder
OF Mile. Sustenne2" said tho commssary
TO them.
Tho girls turned deadly pale, and made
no reply.
"Did you murder her" thundered tho
commssary.
They burst into tears, and confessed
that having violent alteration with
Mile. Sustcnne, they had beaten her Oh the
mead until she was dead. That they had
stripped off her clothes and carried her in
the dead of night TO St. Denis.
The beautiful murdercsscs were senten-
ced few days aft erward to be branded OH
both shoulders with rod hot iron, then to
stand III the pillory for three hours, and to
be confined for life in tho House of Correc-
lion
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-03
Preserving the Eye-Sight.

A'remarkabe proof Of the harmlessncss
of useipg glasses, even a single glass, IL
furDished by watch makers, who appear to
enjoy ON cnvablc immunity from eye dis
cases. 1t Is uncommon to see a watch
maker III ophthalniic hospital. The
habitual exercise OF the eye upon fine work
tends TO the development and preservation
If It's powers. This, ,ls in analogy to the
tt"tl now getting currency that brain-wtrk
Is necessary to physical health. The man
who would preserve the full integrity of his
functions to ripe Old age must avoid ex-
cesscs OF every description. and endeayor
10 employ the higher faculties Of his mind
somewhat more cnergetically than is now
always customary. A time comes to every
one when the physical powers begin to dt.
cay, and then, unless the brain has been
kept active and recipient by exercise, thcro
is nothing left TO live, and the man per.
lshes. We say that he died Of gout, or OF
overeating, or Of heart disease, or of kidney
disease, or Of the failure of the particular
organ which was the first to exhibit symp-
toms Of the approaching end. In reality
he has died OF stupidity, artihcially pro.
du led by neglect Of The talents with which
he was endowed. That which is true of
the organism as whole is true also Of its
paris; and the eyes, among others, are bcst
treated by IN amount OF systematic use
| which preserves the tone Of their muscles
and the regularity Of their blood supply.
The acutcnGss of sight, moreover is in q
great degree dependent upon the mental
attention haoitualy paid 10 visual ilnpres.
sions; and we have often observed this
acutencss to be below the natural average
in agricultural laborers, who, If able In
some sense to read, were not In the habit
Of reading; and who were not accustomed
to look carefully at any small objects.
We have even had reason to think that the
wives OF such men were indebted to their
household ncedlcwork for the maintenance
OF higher standard Of vision than that of
their husbands; and wo have no doubt that
idleness of the Dyes, If we may use such ex-
PRESTON is in every way hurtful to them,
and that proper varied employment is en-
lnently conductive to their preservation In
beauty and ethcloncy. ~ Z
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-03

plod on towards tho fame that awaited
him. In the course of time Miss Dubois
married a highly respectable citizen of Bos.
ton, with whom she lived in great happi-
ness and Prosperity. With the lapse of
time honors accumulated upon William L.
Marcy. He was elevated to the bench OF
the Supreme Court of tho State of New
York. He occupicdthe gubcrnatorial chair,
and afterwards became a member of tho
United States Senate, and then Secretary OF
the State in the cabinet of the President OF
the United States, gaining honors as NInts,
ter of State which few of his predecessors
had attained. While Senator iii Congress
lie attended one of those splendid rccep,
lions given by distinguished official to
the heads of departments, Senators, mem.
bers of Congress and other eminent persons
entitled to an Invitation. IN the course OF
the evening lady, whose beauty, accomp.
lishmcnts, fascinating manners, and re-
putcd wealth attracted much attention in
tho fashionable circles of Washington, ap-
preached Mr.. Marcy. She was leaning on
the arm of Il dignifed and courtly gentle
man.
'Senator," she said with graceful So
luton, 81 cannot resist my desire to renew
an acquaintance with you, once the source
of great pleasure and profit to me. Do you
not recognize in me all old frlcnd?"
"Certainly do. You are, or rather
were, Miss Dubois. 1 am delighted to
meet you again; nothing could give me
greater pleasure" said Mr.. Marcy, after a
moment g hesitation.
"Permit me to introduce to you my hus-
band, Air. D., of Boston," said the lady.
"Mr. D." she continued, 'this is the
Hon. VIM. l.. Marcy, whom you know so
well by reputation. He is an old friend of
mlnc. once enloped with him; but l
trust You will forgive him, as you have me,
for it was only an indiscrction of our
youth"
t:G"ch elopcments are easily forgiven,
SENATOR said Mr. D. Especially since
the one Mis- D-alludes to has afforded us
fund of amusement from our first ac-
quaintanCc."
'lt was so well managed that neither of
us knew anything about it until ~ was all
over" said Marcy.
The story of the clopment soon fornd It's
way into Washington society, where it was
the subject OF much merrimcnt.
'harcy," said President Jackson, ut one
of his receptions, at which Mrs. D-and
her husband were present. Marcy, by
the Eternal, if I had been in your place l
should have given full occasion for the re-
port of AL elopcment with that splendid
woman. Why did you not7''
Because, MIR. President, l had my eyes
on still lovcier woman-the future Mrs
Marcy" was the reply.
"Ah, that was all right; an excellent ex-
planation,' said the President.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-03
Gathering Cattle Oh tho Plains.

1t Is difficult for any one who has never
been nthe fans to understand how the cat
tlet rade is carried on in this country. People
generally imagine that the stock men sec
their cattle every day and milk their COWS
and feed their calves as they do in the East
ern States, and they will be surprised when
We tell them that stock-men owning thou.
sands of heads, may nos see twenty of them
from November until the "ronnd ups" be-
gin to come in. III the Spring. MANY
readers will not know what We mean by the
rtem "rouhd up" We will therefore tell
them:
Every man knows his cattle by the brand:
! that Is, mark or letters made on the cattle
with Ii hot iron and so that it can be easily
seen In the Winter the cattle scatter or
drift with the storms for hundred miles
or more. About the first of May, or when
the grass is well started, the stock men send
out their ''oul-tit." cach consstingof q
wagon with provisions, bedding, ETC., and
a cook together with two or more herdcrs
or 'cow-boys" as they are called here.
There are three or four horses TO every
man, and these arc sent by the stock-me en-
into all the adjoining counties TO collect
tho animals. The "out. flts'' from each
neighborhood meets at an appointed place
These places of meeting present a lively
appearance for few days. There arc,
perhaps one hundred wagons, orc thousand
horses, and from two to four hundred red
men. After makingall arrangements these
scatter, surround the country, and drive all
the cattle to one place. This is called the
''round-up."
When they are all gathered. there will
be from eighteen to twenty thousand
then the men from one county or neigh
borhood proceed to separate tho cattle be-
longing to their county or ncighborhood
from tho main herd into q herd by them
selves, holding them at short distance
from the main herd. This is called "cut-
ting out" While this is being done, other
men arc ''cutting-ou their brand, and so
on until the large herd is divided up into
small herds. Then a part of the men start
to attend other ''round-ups' and part
start for home with the cattle already
gathered, stopping at every ranch and
''cutting out" the cattle belonging to the
the place and then driving on to the next,
and SO on until the last man gets home
with his cattle. These "round-ups'' arc
coming in all Summer, and, rs they come
in, the cattle are held Oh the range by
rounding them in every few days, to brand
calves and ship beef. This Is kept up un-
til all the ''round-ups" are in, all the
calves branded, and all the beef shipped.
Then the remaining cattle are all turned
Loose until &C mex Spring.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-03
Truln tho Nfenory.

Here arc two methods to train the worst
memory. Ono of them is to read a sub.
jcct when Interested the other Is not only
to read, but think. When you have read a
paragraph or page stop, close the book
and try to remember the ideas of the page,
and not only call them vaguely to mind,
but put them in words and speak them
out. Faithfully follow these two rules and
you have the golden keys of knowledge.
Besides inattentivc reading. there are other
things injurious 10 the memory. One ds
the habit OF skimming over newspapers,
items Of news, smart remarks, bits Of in
formation, political reflections, fashion
notes, so that all Is a confused jumble,
never to be thought of again, thus dill
gently cultivating habit of careless read
ing hard to break. Another is the reading
OF trashy novels.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-03
That Confounled Eive-Yoar.Old.

~ Pet'y Httlo girl, ABOUT nyo years old,
with one of those sugar loaf hats modelled
after Fra Diavolo's in the play no doubt,
came on board the Staten Island ferry boat
Wcstfield. In her train was weary look.
ing, middlc-agcd lady, whom she treated
win condescension and called ':Auntie." ."
Alter the young lady had found a comfort
able scat In the bow Of the boat she allowed
her aunt to take a camp stool near by.
When the boat started she began a syste.
matte method of torture TO which the mid
dlc-agcd lady submitted with wonderful
resignation. .....
'Is that water, auntle p" she asked point
ing to tho bay.
''Ycs, dear" said the weary looking
lady. - i.I 2
did the rain make all that water2" a
"No, darling"
"Why didn't the rain make all that
water -
know"
"Why wouldn't the rain feet it
"Oh, you can't understand that now"
'Why can't l understand it,"
Never mind; do keep still, that's a
dear; auntlo's head aches"
"What makes your head ache, auntic 9''
'The heat, suppose"
"What makes the hcat?"
'sIhc sun Of course, dear"
"What is the s,ln."
You know what tho sun is well enough;
l shant answer that"
The little girl twisted uneasily In her
chair for a moment and then burst out
with the question:
'What makes horses bones2
Il don't KNOW" said the aunt in de-
spairing tone.
81 think they're made out of skin" sad
the little girl, with Oh air of conviction.
YES, they're made out of skin an wool
an rubber; that's what horses bones is
made out Of"
"Ies, dear" said the shameless woman.
III my pa gets that bone taken ont
OF his leg he'll give me is watch.
Would you have bone taken out of your
leg, auutie2"
You ridiculous child, of course not"
Why not 2"
ooh, keep still!"
The young woman then got up and
nearly fell over tho rail into the water.
The aunt uttered shrek. and the writer,
much against his will, rescued tho young
lady:
''Thank you sir" said the aunt.
nat 1or! asked tho terrible infant.
"For nothing:' said the rescucr.
"Auntic, did you ever see a little dcky
bird tlirt up its tail an sing 2"
eyes, dear"
"Whcro2"
81 meant no, dear" desperately.
did you see that colorcd lady, auntic
She had on fearful pretty hat, ever so
much prelticr than yours-I want to 90
home" -
"lou mustn't go home; your mamma is
SICK, and You must go with mc.".,'
''What makes mamma sick |" =
"NeVer mind, she'll be well again in a
week or two." y :
"But | want to know what makes her
sick z" ,',.l
"Nevcr mind, DEAR" a..
why "'-but just then the boat swung
up to her pier nj Stapleton, and the lnquisi
tive young lady and her submissive aunt
disembarked.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-03
BURIAL OF THE PAST,

Twas the night before the wedding
And the house was filled with guests.
After all the pleasant lreetinge
Quietly the household rests.
Only ono from out the many
Still Is sitting by the fire
Tis the bride, who Oh tho morrow
Will have left her homo and sire.
With her hair unbound and falling,
Like mantle to the floor
There she sits among her treasures,
For tho last time looks them o'or.
One by one she reads each letter,
Then oonsigns 1t 10 the flame;
From it's oase she takes picture,
And her white lids olose In pain.
For the faoo smiles out upon her
AS OF o'd it used to do.
Ere that bit or hour OF parting,
Whom each spoke what was not true.
Trembling fingera slowly clasp it.
Drop it OH tho embers red,
Ne'er again will she behold 1t,
For the face to her ia dead.
There are violets In the casket
And u lock OF eoft dark hair
Thore are books and little trinkets
And the ring she used to wear.
In the tirolisht. while they're burning.
lat in fancy or dream
That again she secs tho rivor
Aud the old famil ar scene.
Who're 30 often they had rambled
In the autumn afternoon
Where on summer nights they tloated
Mid tho lilies, meath tho moon2
On the hearth tho box lles emptied,
On tho grate the fire burns low,
And the girl stands white and silent
AS tho las. faint embers glow.
Streaks OF gray are slowly creeping
Der the portals Of the moon;
With tho ght tho old life passes-
Dawning brings her hopes newborn.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-03
The Worst of 1t.

Several years before his death, MIR. Web
| stcr started of from Marshficld on trout
Ing expedition to Sandwich, ncighboring
town of Cape Cod. On approaching the
fine stream he alightcd from his wagon,
and just then he met the owner of the farm
through which the stream run.
"Good morning. says Webster '1s
there any trout hcrc7"
"Wcll," says the farmer, "some people
fish here, but don't know what they do
get"
'Tll throw my line in" says Webster,
"and see what there is."
Webster walked tho banks of the stream
trying his luck, and the old farmer fol-
lowed him. Soon Webster remarked:
"You have some bog on your farm ?"
Eyes, " says the farmer, "that amt the
worst of it,"
Fishing still further along, Webster
says:
"You seem to have plenty of mosquitoes
hcre2"
Eyes" he replied, 'that ain't the worst
of IT,"
Webster still kept on throwing his line
Into the deep pools, and then said:
"You have plenty Of brlars here2"
Yes, " said the farmer, "and that amt
the worst of it,"
Mr. Webster, getting somewhat dlscour-
aged in hot August day, bitten by mos
qutocs, scratched by Driars, and not rails
ing single fish, dropped his rUl and said
81 do not believe that there is any trout
here"
"And that amt the worst Of it, says the
farmer.
"Wcll," says Mr.. Webster, 81 should
like to know what Is the worst OF it7''
"rhero never was any here |" says the
farmer.
MIR. Webster enjoyed tho joke, and often
told 1t ~ his particular friends.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-03

Ship Lighthonse.--One OF tho Trans
atlantic Company's steamships instead
Of "a r!ing a light in her rigging at
night, has an iron lighthouse built for
ward, from which Is shown q power
ful electric light. BY this plan the
horizon is lit up all around, aud the
light Is visible at q great distance. The
company's managers have resolved on
adopting 1t IN their vessels as Il greater
safeguard against the danger Of COL
llsiOn.
There arc 1000 Indians still living
In Mississippi.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-19
MOVEMENTS oE sTEsA 5sEfz'
rHLEaRAPa1C .5OTTIHa=s.

Ths spotted typhus fever has made its ap- pearance in St. Petersburg.
 Moody and Sankey held services in thre churches in New Orleans yesterday. SRFive persons residing at Stuttgart are claim ants for the Springer property in New York.
 A dispatch from Bucharest says it is an nounced that the United States will appoint 8 consul general for Roumania.
 NJ. de Lesseps states that he has pledged subscriptions in America to the Panama canal scheme amounting to 300, ,00O,o GOO francs.
 Otero, who was lately gsrroted for au at- tempt upon the life of the King of Spain, confessed that he was instigated by an uE- known association
 Hanlan denies all rumors that he is trying to shirk the match with Courtney, and says he is willing and anxious to meet him on the Potomac or anywhere else.
 Godfrey Snalley has been arrested at Ma ristta, O., for a murder in 1863, when he killed Jacob Braughman, wealthy old bach eior farmer who lived alone.
 The British royal mail steamer, from South ampton for the West Indies, has been lowed into St. Michaels, Portugal, by the steamer Tylgia, which brought her passengers to the port.
 Vignaux, who dsfcated Slosson in the re- cent billiard match at Paris, gained S2,O00 in addition to the stake, as Signor Cernuschi handed him that amount as the procesds of @ bet which the S1guor made with Slosscn's agent.
 A dispatch from Cabul says the Afghan chiefs that recently conferred with General Roberts are facilitating the advance of the British on Ghuznee. The political prospects in Afghanistan are very promising, but the tribes in the Jelalabad district still trouble some.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-19

tacitly consented to these actions on thepart of the white students which led up to this result. Now we don't want this institution plotted out, but it must do different and such occur rences must cease. It Is our institution, the nations institution, supported for the purpose of educating the nations soldiers. Benedict Arnold's treason to Washington was not as bad as the act of maiming the ears of Whitta- ker." Dr. Fulton then reviewed the treat. ment which other eolorsd cadets had received previously at West Point, and he exclaimed s'Why doat Whit taker stand up and fight fer his rights? The people say the story of the struggles of the cadet, James Webster Smith, is a sufficient answer for that, and it's perusal should make white men blush with shame. The inhumanity and barbarity with which he was treated by his brother. cadets are matter of record. Fred Grant, now Colonel Grant, was then a cadet at West Point, and in conversation which took place between Pres idsnt Grant and Hon. MT. Clarke, of Hartford, who had Smith sent to West Point, Fred Grant said that the time had not come for sending eolored men to West Point, that no d-d nigger would stay while he was there if he could help it. The nation must see that this whole Whitaker business is probed to the bottom. and that everything connected herewith shall be brought to the surface and that Cadet Smith shall be restored to West Point from which he was expelled without reason.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-19
THE FIRE RECORD.

The Losses by the New Jersey Forest
 Fires.
 LAKEWOOD, N. J., April 18.-As the rain resulted in quenching the fire it is now possi- ble to give some idea of the losses in this sec- ton. Altogether nine buildings at Lakewood formerly known as Bricksburg) and Seven Stars are known to have been burned, viz :: The house of Theodore Stevens, on Ocean avenue, totally destroyed; less, $1,soo; no insurance; unoccupied. The residence of Lieutenant Brau, United States revenue ma rine service near Seven Stars; loss, $1,50o on building; fully insured. The house and barns of Sherman Kelsey Cross street near Seven Stars, destroyed; unoccupied j; worth $500; insured. The house and barn of Conrad Boskie, river avenue, mile and quarter from Lakewood, total loss, building valued at $1, 800, insurance $1,000. A barn on tho property of Charles Bryant, of Wash ington, D. O., at Seven Stars, destroyed, loss $500. Ten thousand acres of cedar and oak wood, mostly the latter, the properly of the Bricksburg Land Improvement Company, total loss. The secretary of that company says four unoecupied houses ars also known to be destroyed.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-19
THE PACIFIC COAST.
California.

Denis KcGrney's gentencs Confirmed. SAN FRANoIeCo, April 1S.-Judgs Freelon, of the Superior Court, yesterday rendered a decision on Ksarney's appeal, confirming the judgment of the lower court. The counsel for Kearney announce that they will apply to the Supreme Court for writ of habsas corpus as the only resort left them. The Supreme Court is now sitting at Los Angslos, and some time will necessarily elapse before any action can be taken on the application. The Superior Court ordered renaittitaIr forthwith, which would land Kearnsy in the House of Correc- tion directly. He was not present when the judgment of the court was rendered, and it is rumored that anticipating the decision and pending the application for 2 habsas corpus he has absehted himself from the city.
 The sand lot meetisg to-day was a rather tame affair, though some of the workingmens legislators presented themselves to render an account of their stewardship. Mir. Mayhin said he was sorry that he had not followed the advice of his fellow workingnen to steal all he could. The president of the meeting said Kearney's case would be taken before the Supreme Court, and that tribunal would not permit him to be sent to jail for his ex- ercise of the right of free speech. Even if sent to jail Ksarney would still be president of the society and would be respect ed and honored by them.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-19
Rarfner Wanted

A SECOND girl, willing to assist in the cara of "A children Best references required. Call at
 apl9 f 139 EDWARDS STREET.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-19
New York City.

NEW YORK, April IS.
 Charles Vail, boy of II years, and son of street lamplighter, has been arrested as 8 frsbug, and confssses that hs has started six fires within week for fun, one of which de- stroyed barn, the others wore easily put out. Great interest Is felt in billiard circles over the match which is to be played in Tammany Hall on ThurGday, between the champion, Jacob Schaefer, and the s1-champion, William Sexton. The game, which is for $1 1000 and the champion medal, 600 points up, will be played under the new champion rules, which to certain extent do away with rail nursing Both men have been in constant practice dur ing the past week, and some unusually large runs have been made. Schefer made 264, BIO and 256, and Ssxton's best strings have been 215 SIS and 296.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-19
THE WEST.
Illinois.

 A Sailors Bitter Experience-Three
 Days at the Mercy of tIle Waves.
 CHICAGO, April 1S.-Thrse lives are already reported lost in the terrible gales of last week. Captain Vincent. of the schooner Belle Mitch ell, yesterday discovered a man lashed to the mainmast of the Milwaukee schooner Garibaldi, fifteen miles of Racine. He was Swede whose name could not be learned. He was nearly dead from hunger and cold, but after being revived he told his story. He and Captain Peterson left Muskegon with their vessel and about 30, 900 feet of lumber Friday of last week. Captain Peterson, while undertaking to reef sail. WAS washed overheard and drowned. The Swede, to save himself and attract attention, lashed himself to the rigging, where he remained three days and nights.
 Oliver Dohl was lost overheard from the schooner Elizabeth Jones. The third person lost was of the schooner Thomas Gava, name not learned.