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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-28
Tho Veteran Mail Carrior,

Every day, as regular as the hour comes
around, any person who may take the trou-
bic can sec John w. Lcedy, the veteran
mail carrier of the world, arrive in Harri.
sonburg, Virginia, on his return from Port
Republic, with the mail. To look at him
one would not suppose that he WAS capable
Of any great cnderAnce, but when you look
up his ''rc-cord' you will And that ho has
gone through with whit would kill most
men. He has been carrying the United
States mail for the past twenty-five years,
and during that time he has ridden the
enormous aggregate Of 328, 583 miles, or an
average of about forty miles day for six
days of each week Of the whole period. If
he had gone in a straight line he would
have ridden around the world about thirteen
times. He was born In Charlestown, JEFF.
fcrson county, (now West Virginia), and
was raised there, and came to Rockingham
during the John Brown raids prior to the
war, and hos been there ever since. He is
only AZ years of ago, and bids fair TO put In
another twenty-five years of service. If he
had been paid for every mile he has ridden
the price usually charged for passengers on
the railroad, four cents per mile, he would
have made the handsome sum, in round
numbers, of $4,000. Congress should
give him pension and put him on tho re.
tired list.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-28
Water Shoes.

MIR. Soulc, of Wayne county, has invent.
ed pair of shoes with which he walks
upon the water. His invention consists of
two zinc shoes, five feet long and five inches
deep. They arc air-tight and pointed at
each end. In the centre is q space large
enough to hold mans foot. Underneath
tho shoes are two sets of five blades, very
much resembling Venetian window blind
hung on end, but firmly fastened in posi-
ton. AS the walker pushes his foot for
ward the blades or Stats open, and the ator
rushcs through without opposition and the
shoes move easily along; but pushing
backward closes the Stats and makes solid
sheet, like closed blind. In this way he
gets his purchase on the water. In motion
tho walker resembles man on snow shoes
or skates moe than pedestrian, for he
cannot lift h:s feet, but glidcs along easily
and gracefully. b1r. Soule weighs about
1875 pounds and he sank the shoes only
about three and half inches in tho water.
During recent exhibition hc walked in q
pair Of these shoes appa; emily without CT
fort; "squatted" as huntsmen are frequent
ly obliged to do; fell overheard and
climbed into his shores again, and resumed
his rambles up and down the middle of the
river and along tho shoes. He does not
claim that the shoes would be scrviceable
in rough weather or IN short ehopplng seas,
but on comparatively smooth water he says
he can walk along almost as rapidly and
certainly as comfortably as he could on
land,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-28
Interesting Facts.

The tomb of Edward l., who died in
1901, was opened Jan. 2, ITO, after 469
years had elapsed. His body was almost
perfect. Canuto, the Dane, who crossed
over to England in 1917, was found In 1879,
by the workmen who repaired Wlnche e,ter
cathedral, where his body had reposed
nearly 100 years, perfectly fresh. In 1869,
three Roman soldiers, fully equipped with
warlikc implements, were dug out of peat
IN Ireland, where they had probably lam
1000 years. Their bodies were perfectly
fresh and plump. In tho reign OF James
II. of England, after tho fall OF the
church at Ashley, in Warwlckshirc, there
was taken up the corpse Of Thomas Gray,
Marquis of Dorset, who was buried tile 10th
Of October, 1880, in the twenty second
year of Henry VII; and although it had
lain there seventy eight years, tho eyes,
hair flesh, nails and joints remained as
though it had been but newly buried.
Robert Braybrook, who was consecrated
BlsVop of London in 1881, and who died
In l494, and was buried In st. Paul's was
taken out of his tomb after the great fire. In
1865, during the repairs Of the cathedral
and, although he had lain there no less than
262 years, tho body was found to be firm as
to skin, hair, joints and nails. The Convent
dc st. Domingo was lately demolished in
search of treasure supposed to be concealed
there, and the body Of Prince Rodriguez
taken out who had been buried alive in
1866, exactly as when placed $50 years
before. His daughter, two and half years
OF age, was lying at her fathers feet and as
perfectly preserved as himself.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-28
"Next time we will come together, {"
Fred whispered to her, which consoled her

'tNext time we will come together, "
Fred whispered to her, which consoled her
little.
''But, alasl the next time Fred came was
to superintesd the funeral of the gentle old
lady, and though Cornelia came too, his
happy wife, there was no welcome In the
blue eyes and pale lips closed forever. But
the will the old lady left gave all her
worldly possessions to her ''dear nephew,
Frederick Gorham," the forty-acre farm
and the tiny farmhouse. 1t was appar-
emily no very great legacy, and Corinne
smiled at the many old-fashioned treasures
she found boarded away, though she
touched all with the tender reverence death
leaves.
Ten years ago Aunt Zabina was laid to
rest In her narrow coffin, and there is a
busy, fourishing city around the site of the
old farm.
MIR, Frederick Gorham lives on Fifth
avenue, and handles immense sums of
money, the rents of stately buildings in
the western city.
"blade his money, sir, by western spec
ulations," you will be told il you are in
quiring as to his source of income. "a
fortunate purchaser of ground before the
city was thought Of"
But ], who know, tell you that tho only
speculation he made was IN the kindness
of his heart, extending loving attentions
to his fathers sister, and that the only
western land he owned was Aunt Zabina's
farm.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-28
WHERE SHALL I REST?

my feet are wearied and my hands are tired
My soul oppressed
And with desire have longed, desired,
Rest-only rest.
"Iis hard to toll. when toll Is almost vain,
In barron ways
Ills hard to SOW and never garner grain
In harvest days.
1.-THE burden Of my days is hard to bear
But God knows boat
And have prayed, but vain has been my
prayer.
For rest-sweet r ct.
"'Tis hard to plant in spring and never reap
The autumn yield
It's hard to till-and when 'tis titled to weep
Cor fruitIess field.
And 80 CRY, weak and human cry,
SO heart-oppressed
And so sigh. weak and human Sigh,
For rest-sweet rest.
my way has wound across the desert years.
And cares lnfest
My path and through the flowing Of hot tears
I pine for rest.
"'Twas always 30 when still a child, I laid
On mothers breast
NY wearied little head cen then prayed,
As now, for rest
"And am restless still twill soon be DER
For down tho west
Life's sun is setting, and SEQ tho shore
Where shall rest"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-28
Cinderella in italian.

Once there was man who had two
daughters, one named Catharine and the
other Cindreusette, and their mother was
not over-fond Of Cindreusette. One day
she sent her to mind a COW, and gave her q
kilo OF cotton to spin, which she did not in
the least know how to do. She began to
cry, and then the COW said to her ssTle
the distaf On my horns and the spindle on
nay tail, and put mo where there is rood
grass and water, and will spin it," When
she went home her mother was content with
what she had done. The sister asked leave
to 60 with the COW the next day. and her
mother gave her also thread to spin. When
she was on the road she began to cry then
said the COW: "Put the distaff Oh my horns
and the spindle On my tail, aud will spin
It," The girl led her where other COWS had
already refused the grass, and 50, instead of
spinning, the COW gathered cabbages for
her. The mother being angry, then said TO
them to kill and eat the COW. Cindicusette
went to warn her, when she told her
III axe care to cat some Of it, and you must
then keep the bones and put them in box;
whenever you wish a fine gown, take
bone and 1t will turn into one."
Once her mother was going to high mass
with. her sister; they left Cndrcusette in
the kitchen. When they had gone she took
bone and said: Il wish this to turn into
a fine gown aud on it a sun shining and
slipper which walks by ITSELF She put
them on and went to church, aud seated
herself on bench near her mother, who
did not know her, but took her for some
fine lady. She had fan, and on it was
pictured sea she let it fall, and her
mother took it, and she said to her, '.You
may keep 1t do not wish it any more" "
Sho hurried homo after mass to undress, so
that her mother should not know. The
next day she went again to mass, now
dressed in gown on which was the sea.
and fishes swimming about in il. She put
herself again on the bench near her mother.
Shchad handkerchief with the moon upon
1t, she let 1t fall, her mother took it, and
she wonld not tukc 1t back. After the high
mass she ran away, losing in her hurry
slipper. The kings son found il, and had
it cried everywhere that she who had lost
1t should come and claim it, and he would
make her his wife. All the young women
tried II, but 1t would not fit. He bado Gin
dreusclte's mother bring her daughters.
Cindrcusettc ent dressed in her gown on
which were the fishes, and wearing the
other slipper, and the Prince took her for
his wife.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-28

When Marsh Hunt came home that
night, pretty scene met his view. The
fro was burning brightly on the hearth,
and before 1t stood Matte, dressed in a neat
calico wrapper, with snowy collar and cuffs,
and scarlet bow of ribbon ut her throat.
Baby sat on his pallet before the fire, crow
ing Justify, and beating the floor with a tin
rattle.
Supper was on the table and the tea was
steaming Oh tho hearth. Marsh was cold,
but such scene warmed HIM. He went
straight to the pallet and commenced a
romp with the baby. Matte went aud
knell there, too, determined to make her
confession, but she did not know how to
commence. 1t was very easy to think of
beforehand. but when the time came she
was lost. There was an awkward pause !;
then both spoke at orce:
''Mattie, I've BEEN
"Marsh, Pm sorry"
Their eyes met, and each saw tho tender
ness in those Of the other; all was now
told in an instant. Both made their con-
fession.
Marsh opened his arms and Matte fell
sobbing on iis breast, while baby looked
on In amazement. From that hour they
were the happiest of couples.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-28
IteinS OF Interest.

Weigh and measure all purchases when
they are brought home.
Raisins should not be bought In
large quantities, as they are injured by
time.
A few drops OF ammonia in water will
thoroughly cleanse the dirticst brush or
comb.
Csndles improve by being kept three or
four months, and are better, therefore, II
bought by tho box.
TO tesi nutn egs prick them with pin;
II they Ere good, the oil will at once spread
round the puncture.
Reaches are fond Of -four paste, and If
ten cents worth Of phosphorm5 10 stirred
into 1t with stick, they will die while
eating 1t.
Molasses should be kept In cellar
Never keep pickles In glazed ware, as the
vinegar forms poisonous compound with
the glazing.
Cheese soft between the fingers Is richest
and best, and should be kept In box in a
cool dry place. Wipe of the mould with
. dry cloth.
Common house flies may be destroyed
by feeding them with ground black pepper
and sugar, as much as will lie on a dime,
moistened with two teaspoonfuls Of cream
or rich milk. They eat 1t, seek the air,
and die out Of doors.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-28
short Notes on Ar.

AT the freezing point, water Is ITO times
heavier than air; but heat expands air,
making 1t lighter, 80 that at temperatu re
OF sixty deg. 1t Is 8.l5 times lighter than
water AT q medium temperature Of sixty
deg, with barometric pressure of thirty,
every 100 cubic inches OF air weigh about
thirty.one grains. and every thirteen cubic
feet Of 1t weigh . pound. The air Ia a
room twenty feet square and ton high
weighs 300 pounds of avoirdupois, and a
thirty-ono gallon barrel full weighs Just
about five ounces. From the freezing point
(thlrty-two deg. air expand 1-49S Of Its
bulk for every degree Of added heat shown
by tile thermometer. At the surface of the
earth the pressure of all the air above is
equal to Ia 3-5 pounds upon every square
lnch, or 2, lO5 pounds upon every square
foot (over tonD Higher up there is less
pressure of its own weight, and it becomes
expanded or rarefied, 80 TINT at the height
OF about 34 miles (2.7) it is only half as
dense as at the earth's surface, and it takes
twenty seven cubic feet to weigh one
pound. At the height of 8 20 miles it
has only one-fourth of it's density at the
cartl's surface, and hfty-two cubic feet
weigh only pound. The pressure Of the
air upon water at the earth's surface Is 80
great that 1T only boils when heated up to
2l2 deg. But as the pressure higher up q
less, water boils at one deg. less OF heat for
about every 900 feet we ascend. At half
a nilc high, wator boils at 207 deg. two
miles high at 1913 dog. three miles high at
ls3 deg aud at this temperature the boil
ing water 10 hardly hot enough to cook
potatoes. The air grows less and less dense
until at about forty-tive miles high there
ceases to be any air at all, it is supposed
only vacant space. An Animportant property
OF air Is that as 1t becomes warmer, 1t ab-
serbs water or vapor of water, and hides it
within itself 80 as to speak; as it cools it
gives out this water again. The air in
room twenty feet square and ten feet high,
when heated from thirty-two dog. to only
the temperate heat Of seventy deg, secrets
within itself 8 IA pints Of water. A cur
rent Of warm air whom cooled by any
means, as by meeting current of cold air,
gives oui its secreted moisture; the little
water atoms given out become visible In
tho form Of clouds, aud when there is much
water thus lot loose the little drops keep
uniting 80 heavy as to fall down as rain.
80 tho warm air gathers up from the carths
surface myriads Of watery particles, car
rles them heavcnward hidden unseen in its
vast storehouss, until it chances to be
cooled, and then it drops the particles back
in rGn-or snow, if cold enough to freeze
the drops.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-28
Ages OF British Sovoreigns.

Queen Victoria has attained her sixty
first year, an age exceeded by eleven only
Of the sove-eigns of England, dating from
the Norman Conquest--namely, Henry l.,
who lived to the age of 81; Henry Ill.,,
who lived to be 66; Edward l., who lived
10 be 67; Edward I'LL, who attained 86
years; Queen Elizabeth who reached SO
years; James H., who lived 88 years {;
George l., OF years; George IL, II years !;
George w., 68 years, and William w.,
lived to be "a years. On the Goth OF juno
sko had reigned over Englang 48 years, a
period which has not been exceeded but by
four English sovcreigns, viz: Henry III,
who seigned So years; Edward I'LL; who
reigned 80 years; Queen Elizabeth, who
reigned AZ years, and George I'LL, who
relgned for the long period Of so years
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-01-08
PERSONAL.

General Steedman, the OHIO Demo-
crat, has been visiting Gramercy Park,
and makes his exit therefrom loud in
his ADVOCACY of Mr.. Tilden.
General Grant has ordered hls Ethan
Allen colt, now on the farm of General
Beale, near Washington, to be sent by
the next steamer as present to the
Mikado of Japan.
John Quincy Adams says that If be
had received certificate of election and
was certain that his opponent was elect
ed he would sooner cut off his han
than take the proffered seat. This shot
would be pretty hard on the Mair e
people did it not glance oyer their
shoulder and hit Hayes in the region of
the fifth rib.
Adjutant Barsuoff, who became ia
nous during the Russo-Turkish war as
the commander of the Veste, an old
Russian merchant vessel turned into a
gunboat, in which he whipped Turk
ish Iron-clad, after a five hours fight,
off Kustendje, in July, 1877, has been
court-martialed and dismissed from the
Russian service for making use OF IN
sulting language in reference to the
Ministry of Marine.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-01-08
WORD 90 ,he Kor,ker..

II your avocations are mentally or
physically labonous, If they subject you
10 exposure In Indictment weather, il
they coafne you to the desk and are of
nature TO involve wear and tear of
brain, and nervous strsin, you may oc-
casionally require some Ieuovating
tonic. Hostetter's Stomach Bjtters is
the article Tor you, il stimulates the
failing energies, invigorates sthe body
and cheers the mind. II enables the
system to throw off the facilitating eff
fests OF undue fatigue, gives renewed
vigor TO the organs Of digestion, arouses
the liver when inactive, which it very
often is with people whose pursuits are
sedentary. renews the jaded appetite,
aud encourages healthful repose. Its
ingredients are safe, and its credentials,
which connst in the hearty endorse.
ment OF persons of every class of So
ciety, fare most convincing. Admir-
ably IL II adapted to the medical wants
OF workers.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-01-08
Keep the Body Erect.

An erect bodily attitude is oflvstlJ
more importance to health than ie,plt
generally imagine. Crooked boelly
positions, maintained for any length OF
time, are always injurious, whether N
the sitting, standing or lying postue,
whether sleeping or walking. To al
with the body leaning forward on th
stomach, or to one side, with the heel
elevated on level with the head, is NO
only in bad taste, but exceedingly def
rmental to. health. 1t cramps ii
stomach, presses the vital organs, ar
in fact unbalances the whole muscull.
system. Many children become slighI.
ly humpbacked or severely round shOuE
dered by sleeping with the head raised
on high pillow When any person
finds it easier to sit, or walk, or sleeT
in a crooked position than straight
one, such person may be sure his mus
cular system is badly dersnged, anG
the more careful he is to preserve 8
straight or upright position, ana gel
back to nature again. the better.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-01-08
Death by DecapitatIOn.

Our contemporary the Figaro sent, a
few days ago, special reporter to wit
ness the execution at Beauysis of an
strocious murderer named PruLler.
The moment that the guillotine had
done its work, the body and head were
placed in basket, and were taken to
the cemetery, where Drs. Evrard, L.
Sage. ChevsllIer, Lesguilllon, Rochu,
and Decaisne were present. NJ. Evrard
had asked for and obtained the body OF
the felon for experiments, which, says
the reporter: "We followed with deep
interest, for, besides their purely scien-
titic character, they related to aques-
zion so often dIscussed-does life sur
i've decapi.ation9 Five minutes had
apsed from the moment when the ! e d
as separated from the trunk, anu it
hs placed on a stone In the open air,
front of the little chapel of the GEM
cry. Comparatively little blood had
lowed, and some drops were running
rom the carotid artery. Although the
neck was very short, the cutting had
been very clean, pinched, stuck with
needles, submitted to the most painful
experiments, the head never moved :;
tbs face remained unaltered, not mus
Gle quivered. The left ear was COM
pldeIy calcined in the flame of a candle
wihous obtaining the smallest appear
sno of sensibility. Then they divided
the skin Of the head into four parts,
and, using hammer, scalpel, and the
saw, they took away the upper portion
of The skull and withdrew the brain.
This sccupled ten minutes. Immedi-
ately N being submitted to an electric
battel7 the remains of the head at once
displTed nervous contractions-the
teeth chartered, the mouth shut, the
eye and the cheek made those grimaces
whichare observed in sleeping people
when uckled with o feather. With
the boly, the same result was obtained.
1t was absolutely without feeling. II
was opued, the heart lungs, aud in
testinesiwefe removed, aad then, on
being paced in contact with the elec-
tr.c battery, the arms and legs Instant
ly moveL At this moment DR.. Evrsrd
asked M what O'Clock Il was, and it
appearedthat forty minutes had elapsed
from the imel of the execution. Lat
", came he foncludIpg experiment.
Under tn action of the battery, q
shred Of h1Rink flesh, displaced by the
operations, stood on end, oscillated,
aud quickl placed itself back on the
spot from which 1t had been cut" The
conclusion 4 The doctors is that the
movements deserved in the bodies Of
persons gull sined on being subjected !
to the actionof electricity are absoso-
lutely mechaiical, and display neither |
any remainder Of life aor Of sensation |
The experimeu viii be the subject of |
4 memoir, With w4n shortly be pre-
sente1 70 the Academy Of Medicine By |
n EErArd, andin Which he viii DEM |
onsfrate that dsaLt n dissipation i
instantaneous. "A - ~
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-01-08
iiorssHoIp sss.ipTs.

4GlNeEK PoUHD CAKE Take nne
eiplul OF butter, one cupfui OF sugar,
one cupful of molasses, three eupfuls
of slited -four, three eggs, one tes-
spoonful OF cresm-tartar, one small
tesspoonful of soda dissolved In one
cup al of milk, one tablespoonful CT
ginger and one tablespoonful OF Gina
mon; very good.
SUET PUDDING. One cup of sweet
milk, one cup of chopped suet Cor
butter, if preferrod), three cups of
flour, "a trifle hesped), two teaspoons
cinnamon, two teaspoons cloves and
nutmeg, (eacb), one teaspoonful oat-
meal, two teaspoons soda. Sauce
Oae pint of hot water, two tablespoons
of butter, one cup of sugar, two table
spoons of flour, flavor to taste. The
pudding should be made in a basin
and set in a steamer over little hot
water.
To DRESS CABBAGE.-If intended
to be eaten by itself with bread, this
sauce is very delicious: Take two
ounces of butter, two ounces of -four,
pint of milk, three ounces of grated
cheese, half a tesspoonful of salt,
quarter of a teaspoonful of pepper; mix
these ingredients carefully together
with the yelk of an egg, and stir them
frequently -continuously as it begins
to simmer and thicken some; after
pouring this sauce over the cabbage,
stew bread crumbs over the top and
I brown in the oven.
Corn MEAL PUDDING WITH FRUITS.
Three pints of new milk, one heap
ing cup of corn meal, end one even
cup of -four; four beaten eggs; one
cup of white sugar; two tablespoon
fuls of melted butter; one-half pound
of raisins cut and seeded; one tea
spoonful each of salt and cinnamon !;
three teaspoonfuIs of baking powder
sifted with the fl our. Scald the milk
and STIR in the meal, then ada the
, sugar, beaten eggs, butter, spice and
fruit, well dredged with fl ur. When
well mixed sift the fl ,ur and beat fss;
for two minutes. Bake in a buttered
dish ard well-heated oven. twill be
done in from forty-five minutes to an
hour. Should it brown too fast, cover
with paper. Eat as soon as done with
creamed butter and sugar