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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-30
The Medical Ant.

Besides the necessary organs for prcscrv-
ing all the functions of the body in healthy
exercise, we find the ant provided with a
bag OF irritant spirituous liquor, which at
pleasure II can eject, to the great annoy
ance OF intruders upon its privacy. This
spirit, elaborated In the secret distilery of
the little people, Is called their formic acid.
Its subtle presence may readily be detected
by It's peculiar though agreeable perfume.
Ii the head he held over a nest of Fo,mica
''tVu which has been disturbed, it will be
Immediately appreciated, though it will be
found exceedingly difficult to maintain the
same position long with any comfort, so
powerful ls the emanation. This formic
acid has been utilized for the purpose of
allevlating human pain in the preparation
OF chloroform, as the name would tell us,
and it is also used in photography. The
formlc acid Is sometimes most annoying to
tho human family, as was the experience
OF modern Gulliver while on his Journey
through Norway with a knapsack. Being
0vertaken by the shades OF night, and wa
ricd with his days cxcrtions, he stroved to
find rcsposc within the precincts of hay
barn. lie tried to sleep, and thus refresh
himself for the morrow's labors. In vain
MS effort. The little people, among other
tribes OF animated creatures, made his body
tho object Of their attention, which their
entcrprialng disposition led them to explore,
by crawling under his clothes and al about
his skin. He adds: "If had ever doubted
inc theory Of their irritant acid perspiration,
this nights experience must have convinced
me-" Tue acid pcrspiration, instead of
being annoying, is sometimes most benefi-
cial to the lords of the creation, for in some
cases OF sickness its irritant properties act
as restorative. l have been told by
friend of we'll authenticated instance. A
missionary in the tropics was interrupted in
his dauntless labors for his Master by a
dangerous illness, which prostratcd him
with countless boils. He was lying help
less and alone in his hammock, when be-
hold, myriads of ants of ferocious ASPECT
approached him, as he thought and feared,
with deadly intent. They came nearer and
nearer, surrounding him, and awarmed all
over his body but instead of keeping him
down, as the inhabitants of Lilliput did
Lcmuel auliver, they assisted him to rise,
tor, after amounting the PROSTATE sufferer
with a profusc supply of their irritant acid,
which proved to be remedy suited to bis
peculiar malady, they left him speedily to
recover and assume his happy work with
gratitude to his God, who had used this lit
Tie people as his cffcctual preservers.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-30
BY THE STREAM.

Sweet tangled banks, whore ox-eyed dais les
grow
And scarlet poppies CLEAN;
Sweet changing lights that ever come and 60
Upon the quiet stream!
Once moro see the flash of splendid wings,
AS dragon flies fit by;
Once moro for me the small ]ge warbler
sings
Beneath a sapphire sky.
Once moro feel tho simple fresh coutent
found in stream and soil
Whom golden summers slowly came and wont
And mine was ell their spoil.
l find amid the honeysuckle flowors. z
Aud shy forget-me-not,
Old boyish memories Of lonely hours,
Passed in tins silent spot.
Oh. God of nature. how thy kindness keeps
Some changeless things Ola earth!
And lie who roams far of and tolls and weeps,
Comes home to learn their worth.
Gay visions vanish, worldly schemes may fail,
Hope proves an idle dream,
But still the blossoms flourish, red and pale,
Beside my native stream.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-30

but he could not find them, and 80 he
turned into the shop of Jamme, the pastry
cook, undcr the pretext of taking luncheon,
but really to comfort himself little In the
society of Miss Daisy Belfast, whose bright
eyes had flashed through the window.
Said Miss Daisy coldly to the mayor, as
she helped him TO glass of sherry and a
sandwich; ''What's this l hear Mr..
Wheeker9 You think old Mrs. Burberry
the prettiest woman in Marlborough 2"
mot old Mrs. Burberry young Mrs.
Burberry" answered the mayor naivcly,
tancying there was confusion of persons.
but don't think her so pretty as you,
Miss Belfast"
VI Judge by acts, not by words. Mr..
Wheekcr," said Daisy, with toss of her
comely head "And, indeed, if you think
that old colonels wife pretty, you're no
judge"
MIR. Wheeker sighed as he munched his
sandwich, for he did not know how to utter
what he should have liked to say next.
But just at this moment the door opened,
and Gabbs, Puttison and some of the others
of the town council walked in laughing.
SHERRY all around, miss, if you please"
said the CHEEKY voice of Alderman Gabbs.
whats the mayor been telling you, eh 2"
"Nlr. Whceker seems to have lost the
use of his voice." answered Daisy, with a
shrug and reproachful look at Mistbo-
rough's chief magistrate, who, having fin
lshcd his first sandwich, was dolcfully
commencing another.
swell, we shall have to speak for him
then" proceeded Gabbs, with a wink that
made the girl blush. "We are going to elect
you our Queen of Beauty, Miss Daisy"
"Oh!" exclaimed Daisy, turning scarlet
red this time. "And when is the royal
visit to be, Mr.. Gabbs2'
''Not till three months from now, so
therc'll be plenty of time for you and
Wheeker to get talking together about the
bookey."
"And my opinion is that when you pre-
sent the bookey you had better be intro
duced to the Princess rs Mrs. Whccker,"
opined Puttison.
.'lt would sound more proper, certain
ly, was all that the bashful mayor could
find to say.
"Ah, you arc all making fun of me,
suspect, ," said Daisy; but her hand trem.
bled just little as she poured out the sher-
ry with which the gallant town councillors
proceeded to drink her health.
One has only to add that it was Mrs.
Whecker who presented the bouquet, but
that Mrs. Burberry, not to be outdonc, pre-
sented another on her own account, got an
hours talk with the Prince, and obtained
his interest OH behalf of her husband who
was soon afterward sent off to the antipodcs
as colonial governor, while his clever
wife stayed at home. Thus pacined, the
colonel did not cut off the ears of ali the
town councillors and thread them on a string,
but he remained unshalable in his opinion
that MIR. Whccker was gay dog, too much
forward with the sex, and lie told Mrs.
Wheeker 30 at the corporation dinner,
where, by-the-by, he got tipsy.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-30
Caro- of Ashes,

ge In the disposition of ashes, at least two
points should be kept in mind, safcty and
cleanliness. If the ashes are from wood,
no sitting is necessary. They should, if
possible, be removed from the stove only
when cold, that no live Goals may be In
than. In case this can not be done, great
care should be taken that no fire is dropped
on the floor, and in all cases deep iron
pail should be used; with closely fitting
cover Wood ashes should never be put in
a barrel, or in any other wooden receptacle;
the number of destructive fires that have
resulted from disregard of this caution is
a fearful warning. Even when no fire is
visible, there Is still danger. The length
OF time for which fragment of live coal.
no larger than pea, will keep alive; when
covered with warm, light ashes, Is some
thing astonishing; it has been known to
last thus Tor days. A pit of stone or brick,
and irc-proof, should be provided for keep
Ing ashes in convenient, secluded place
short distance from the house. With these
precautions there is little danger of these
fires which, when left unheeded, are not
rare In town and country. Besides, ashes
are worth twenty-five cents bushel, and
are far too valuable to be thrown away.
Coal ashes, though not so valuable, should
DC properly provided Tor, on tho ground Of
ncatness, If for no other reason. Nothing
is more distressing than to see, as Is too Of
ten the case, a pan Of coal ashes in on.
place and box, or barrel. running over in
another. These will be sown broadcast by
the winds on the, snow, or ground, to be
tracked into the house at every step. Coal,
that ID, hard coal, Is rarely burned 80 com.
pletely that it will not pay TO- sift the ashes
to save the nnburned coal contained In
them. When the clinkcrs are picked out
Of the sifted portion it is quite as valuable
as fresh coal. There are various sifters,
which allow the sitting to be done without
dust, and If the ashes are sifted daily, the
task Is, easy. Coal ashes are Of. almost no
value as manure, but they are useful on
heavy soils, just as sand would be to tighten
them; they make excellent paths and roads
when mixed with earth, while for the earth
closet they are as useful as dried earth.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-30
A eaVisltor.

The White Star steamship Celtic, which
arrived at New York, from Liverpool, re-
Gently, brought strange passenger, who
had boarded that vessel In mid. ocean A
large white owl dropped on one Of the for
ward spars In an exhausted condition one
evening when the vessel was about 800
mtlcs off the coast ofNewfoundand. When
brought to tho deck by sailor the owl was
found to be nearly dead from cold and hun
ger, and almost too weak to eat. It had
become greatly ennaclated, and trembled
violently In endeavoring to swallow the first
morsell0f meat which was placed In, its
ibeak. The owl slowly recovered and is
now perfectly we'll lis q land bird, and
is supposed to have been blown OF the coast
of Newfoundland by the western gales
which had for some days previous prevailed
there. Finding itself once out at sea It had
probably ceased making efforts to reach
tho land, and had drlfted before the gale,
ite only efforts being to keep above water.
The bird must have possessed refnarkabls
powers of endurance, the officers say, to-
have kept up so long. The Celtic's owl, !,
which 10 now quito tame, measures nearly
five feet from wing to wing, and is wfiite
with the exception OF a few small spcclss Of
dark color. 3 ~ will probably live for some
tins to come on Board the vessel which it
selected as Its home while ia mid ocean.
Land birds have rarely been seen 10 far but
atsea. q VS. sss
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-02-17
INDIAN VICTORY.
The Apaches Ambush and Defeat q
Column of tho Ninth Cavalry.

San Francisco, Feb. 16.-A Tuscon
dispatch on the 9th inst, says Capt.
Rucker, of the Ninth cavalry, COM
manding one of the columns pursui ng
the hostile Indians, after following
them for two days with his entire COM
mand in the direction of San Andreas,
came suddenly upon them strongly for
tilted in narrow and rough canon.
The troops were received by heavy fire
under which several horses and men
fell. The Indians charged the troops,
who gave way and retreated pell NELL
across the river.
The troops abandoned their rations
and bedding, which the Indians secur-
ed. Gen. Hatch leaves Santa Fe to-
day to look after the Indian affairs in
southern New Mexico.
Lieut.. Tourey with company l., Sixth
cavalry, numbering thirty men, left
Fort Bowie. Arizona, and will reach
Ft. Bayard to-day, and will act under
the personal orders of Gen. Hatch.
Two companies of the Ninth cavalry,
numbering one hundred and forty men,
left Santa Fe yesterday for southern
New Mexico.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-02-17
BRIEF TELEGRAMs.

Rome: 1t is stated that the pope will
to-day issue an encyclical letter con-
demnatory of divorce.
New York: An Irish relief commit
tee has been formed in Paris under the
presidency of Cardinal Guibert.
London: ''Blowern Brown, HaZael
and Day started in u six-day match for
the championship of England and belt
this morning.
Cincinnati: A walking match began
at noon to-day, with 81 starters, to be
II hours per day, from noon till mid
night, six days.
New York: The two men arrested
on suspicion of shooting at Arthur
Creagh, magistrate of County Glare,
have been released.
Seaforth, Ont: The boiler OH j.
Kidd's salt derrick near here exploded,
killing Engineer Jno. Gilligan, and de-
molishing the building.
Lucan, Ont: Heenau, one of the
prisoners arrested on suspicion of being
concerned in the Donnelly massacre was
discharged to-day no evidence.
milwaukee,: The examining commit
tee recommend the suspension of Chief
of Police Kennedy for connection with
the abuses in the house of correction.
Rome: The pope's encylical against
divorce, insists on the eminently relig-
ious nature of marriage, and eXhorts
bishops to urge that view upon their
fiocks,
Chicago: Two suicides in this city
yesterday. Corporal r t. Hall, OF
company b, with revolver; and a. V.
Hoagland by laudanum. Both were out
of employment and respondent.
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His many friends and customers in
Cheyenne will be pleased to learn that
Geo. r. Atkinson, the boss tailor of
Rockford, His, will be at the Railroad
house, room 6, on Thursday, Feb. u.
George has some splendid samples of
goods with him which he is putting
down real low for suits. And every
body knows-both those who have tried
him and those who have heard of him
that George can cut the finest fitting
suit ever worn in the country. George
has three boss points in his business:
1st, he has Il large variety of samples;
I'd, he sells at the lowest prices; 3D., he
makes a fit just as if the suit were
moulded on a man. As lie will depart
on Sunday those who desire to call on
him should do so in time. f10-6t
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San Francisco rastimes.

San Francisco, Feb. l6-7Advices
from Mazatlan, by the steamer Coloma,
are to the effect that the revolution is
at an end, and that a gunboat had
started for Lapaz with the custom
house officials, etc. Also that Marquee
mad left only left % men at Lapaz.
y dispatch just received from San
Diego says that Gen. Marquee is at the
boundary line of the Tead Judna val
ley with fifty well equipped troops. He
states that special courier from Lapa2
brought him the intelligence at San
Rafael just before he left for the boun-
Diary that his party had obtained pos
session of both the federal gunboats,
Democratic and Mexico, and had re-
taken MaZatlan.
The authority of Marquee is COM
pletely established throughout the pen
insula of Lower California. He will
keep sufficient military force under
arms until the presidential election is
over
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-02-17
BLAINE'S BOOM.
A NATIONAL CLUE ORGANIZED.
Leading Congressman as Officers
What They Propose Doing
How Grant Stands
Don's Intentions.

Washington, Feb. ia large num-
Der of prominent gentlemen met in this
city last night and organized national
Blaine club with Congressman Hiram
Price of Iowa as president of the organ
ization and long list of vice presidents
including the names of Senator Booth,
of California; Senator Blair, of New
Hampshire; Gen. s. A. Hhrlbut, of
Illinois; Gov. Mccormick, of Arizona;
Delegate Brents, of Washington terri
tory; Jas. F. Wilson, Iowa; VIM. E.
Chandler, New Hampshire, J. NJ. Will
son, Indiana; J, w. Bartlett, Massachu-
sets; Congressman Williams, Wiscon-
sin; Mitchell, Pennsylvania, Ketcham,
New York; Browne, Indiana; Haskell,
Kansas; and a number of otheps.
Addresses were made made by Con-
gressmen Calkins, of Indiana; Reed of
Maine; Price, of Iowa; Williams of
Wisconsin and by Col. Brown of Ken
lucky, strongly advocating Blaine's
nomination for the presidency, and with
equal earnestness condemning the
Grant third term project.
The headquarters of the club were
established in Washington to remain
open until after the meeting of
the national convention. The organi-
zation of this club has been FASTENED
by the recent positive announcement
put forth by close personal and political
friends of Gen. Grant that should the
republican convention nominate him in
the same manner rs any rcandidate
would be nominated, he would deem it
his duty to the country and to the party
to accept.
The meeting last night was also in
tended to initiate general movement
on the part of Blaine's supporters
throughout the country having for its
object the development and manifesto
tion of such an amount of opposition to
Grants nomination as may deter the
third term managers from presenting
Grants name to the convention. 1t is
proposed in the event OF Grants friends
securing control of the New York and
Illinois delegations to call a convention
of all anti-Grant republicans to meet in
May few weeks in advance of the Chi
cago convention and then make such a
demonstration as will compel the Grant
managers to withdraw from the contest
or else risk certain defeat by defections
from the republican ranks in the presi-
Dental election.
This purpose has been strengthened
by the knowledge of several significant
declarations made by Dom Cameron to
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TYNER PosToFFICE,
NORTH PARK, Col, Feb. s, J
In answer to your inquiries regard
ing the state of the weather OF this
region, l would state that the average
depth of the snow on Jack creek is four
feet deep, while ON the Illinois it is
three feet and six inches. Most of the
snow having fallen during the month of
December. The weather during the
first part of January was clear and
beautiful, enabling miners to work on
their claims. The latter part of Janu-
airy was marked by storms and high
splendid, the skies beautifully serene,
and the melting of the snow on the
southern slopes of the mountains bears
witness to the growing power of the
sun.
Teams will be able to come i'll as far
as the Michigan river without being
much troubled by the snow, but on
this side of the Michigan the snow is so
deep and so compact as to prevent
wagons proceeding unless road were
shoveled through the snow. If the
weather continues clear, men on horse
back will be able to come up as far as
the foot of the mountains, but the snow
will effectually prevent loaded wagons
from coming in until the middle of
April or the 1st of May.
The population of the mines at pres
ent consists of thirteen men, ten being
on Jack creek and three on the Illinois.
All the miners have been hard at work
developing their claims. Several pros
pect holes have been sunk to the depth
of twenty feet, and ores has been taken
from them that would do justice to the
best mines in Nevada, while the rock
obtained from shallower prospects is
equally fiatteriDg. The miners are ju-
bilant over their good fortune and are
probably right in believing that they
have the richest silver district in the
Rocky mountains. Yours truly,
A. LA FEVER.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-02-17

The most astonishing cures of ner-
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the blood, impaired memory, noises in
the head and general debility, are con-
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Restorative, by DR.. Mintie 367, Holli-
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that any case, no matter how bad, nor
of how long standing, can be cured if
properly managed. Excitant and irri-
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Charges reasonable. Office hours 10 to
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session.
Adjourned
HOUSE.

Washington, Feb. 16.-The morning
hour having expired while bills were
being introduced, Weaver demanded
the regular order, and the speaker i'm
mediately recognized Coffroth as chair
man of the committee On invalid pen
sions, to move to suspend the rules and
adopt a resolution for --the session on
Wednesday night for the consideration
of pension bills. This brought forth
protest from Weaver, but the speaker
adhered to his ruling pending vote on
Coffroth's proposition.
Buckner moved to adjourn. Ayes
and nays called. n
The call was not completed until 2
O'Clock, when the district committee
took the floor.
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What an Englishman Thinks of Ameri,
can People.

He says ''they hurry, they eat quick,
they guip, they belch, they have stom--
ach-ache, headache, liver troubles and
bowel complaint; they fret and they
scold, they get cross at nothing and
without cause; they look sallow and hol-
low-eycd; they look hungry and can't
eat; they spit up food, they have wake
full nights. They die early because
they disregard true principles. These
troubles and many others, grow out OF
and from torpid liver, and result in dys-
pepsia or indigestion. They can be
cured and have been cured and in every
case with guarantee that they will be
cured by the use of Doctor Mintie's
Daudelion Pills. Sold by all druggists.
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uoYT ABROAD.
What The Associated Press Has Cir.
cuIated About Him.

Chicago, Feb. 16.-The 1riJ,me's
Cheyenne special says: a big sensa-
tion was created here to-day. Late
last night large party of men hauled u
heavy canon in front of Gov. Hoyt's
residence and stationnd it at the gate,
pointing outwards. The American
flag was displayed thereon; also two
placards reading, The governor must
be protected at all hazards; the women
must be respected, regardless of color"
Hundreds of citizens visited the
scene, which was one of excitement.
Hoyt has become exceedingly unpop-
ular because of an alleged liason with a
mulatto girl here. The press demands
his removal almost without exception.
Hoyt is also making himself unpopular
by his methods of working to secure his
congressional nomination.
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SIssON e FOX,
Alexandria Bay, n. Y.
daw2w
Notice.

To Annie E. Simmons-Ta notice
that Peter Simmons has filed his bill of
complaint on the Chancery side of the
District Conrt of the First Judicial
District of Wyoming Territory, in, and
for Laramie County, the object and
prayer of which is to obtain decree
dissolving the marriage relations exist
ing between you and him. You are
required to answer said bill of COM
plant on or before March 22d, 1880.
J. S. SPAUN,
j30-1aw. 6w Complainant's Solicitor.
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New York, Feb. 16.-Rev. Mr..
Sturgeon, in sermon Yesterday, said
that England's rulers were making
bloody wars and expressing nations; that
they encouraged, and consoled them
selves with the reflection, "We are a
great people, and, by jingo, do what we
like. 1t will all come right in the
end" But they should remember that
pride went before a fall.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-02-17

Health, strength and vigor Of the
kidneys and bladder always follow the
use of tile great Buchu compound, Dr.
Mintie's Nephreticpm. Bright's Dis
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or Private Diseases are quickly cured
by it. For LeucorrhGa it has no equal
Don't be persuaded to take any other
preparation. Everyone who has tried
it recommends it. For sale by all drug
pists. dlS.dawtf
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II. H. Warner d Co., Rochester, N.
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We could mention many who have
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