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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-06
Remarkable Accident.

In Oil City recently small number of
persons witnessed the strange sight of about
quarter Of mile Of railroad moving ra-
pidly from its bed, evidently paying no at
tentlon whatever TO the injunction to take
up Its bed when started on a journey. 1t
may be an ordinary occurrence for a rail
road to start on u journey on its own hook,
Dut II so 1t IS not recorded. The Incline
road, which Is quarter of mile in length,
Is being taken up, preparatory to remove to
Iamaqua. The track was double onc-i.
G., four rails extended from the base to the
summit. The single rails were fastened to-
gether in such manner that each of the
four was continuous. The workmcn had a
team of horses with which the string Of
rails was pulled down HILL After pulling
II down few yards they would remove
three or four rails and then repeat. They
only repeated twice The string of rails
weighed between five rud six tons. The
ground along the roadway was frozen, the
ties were covered with ice and everything
was propilious for Il sleigh ride and the
string Of rails commenced sliding. The
foremost rail-the one which had the lead.
had been crooked like slcdrunner by last
summers sun. 1t led Off beautifully, ap-
parcntly caring not Il continental where il
went. When it reached the foot Of the
dcclivity it did not pause in its mad career,
but plunged across the street, exlricating
Itself from the horses, and partially de-
mollshing the harness in a little less than
no time; entered tho side OF Mrs. Cases
barn, near the floor, pranced through the
barn like Il streak of CREASED lighting, made
klndling-wood Of small outhouse adion-
ing, struck as stone wall back of V. James
kitchen, and finding it imprcgnable, raised
itself to something higher and better, struck
The chimney of V. james house, knocking
about ten feet therefrom: thence passed
onward and upward, reno, ing shingles and
a portion of the chimney on the three story
house occupied by ID. Lindcrsmth, and
linally rested with about fifty feet of the
iron rail extending hcavenward from the
root of l.indcrsmith's house. The striking
OF the stone wall near the kitchen OF
james hotel was Il fortunate occurancc,
as It's doing SO prevented it from entering
the kitchen, where girls were working at
the time, and would doubtless have been
injured. The thing might have continued
ON its mad carer up Tunnel hill until this
time, had not the line parted near where
the horses were. The force with which
tho sting was moving may be realized from
the fact that when it broke Il portion of one
o1 the rails was thrown about a hundred
yards. Very fortunately no person was in
Jured, the horses were not badly hurt,
and the damage Of property was not ex-
tcnsive
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-06
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Are Wo to Lose niagara Fulls?

Those who want to see the Horseshoe
Falls of Niagara must, fancy, come out
soon, or they will not be able to form an
idea of what 1t was, for think it is going
to change its form more quickly than It has
for century past. Already great change
has taken place In its appearance. About
two years ago the shoe was rent in twain,
and a vast rent made in the toe Of the cliff
over which the great river falls. The con-
sequence Is that instead of driving straight
down circular wall of water, tho course
of the column is rudcly broken in the md
die, and foaming torrent collapses in a
jagged gorge of the cliff, thus splitting the
cascade into two sides of horseshoe, with
cataract in the center. Much more mist,
too, Is produced by the cataract than was
formerly occasioncd by the sheer fall of the
horseshoe, and the view of the falls conse-
quontly obscurcd. The river might have
fallen for centuries over this solid weir of
hardest scist; but fssure having been
made In natures masonry, it is not un-
likely that the river will continue its exca-
vation, begun near Lake Ontario, and do
lis work moro quickly than of late. Now
that breach has been made In the for
trcss, 1t seems certain that the volume of
water, acting as a perpetual battering ram
on the wall of each side of it, would soon
dctach other portions of them, and thus
alter the whole fern and character of tho
famous Horseshoe Falls.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-06
African Tarn,a.

1t is not to be imagined that these farms
OF the Beers are IN any way comparable to
what we understand in the ordinary appli-
cation of the term. They are simply huge
tracts OF country, containing 5000 acres or
more, with nothing but small beacon of
piled up stones at certain pointa to mark
the line of boundary. In proportion to the
amount Of land held by each proprietor,
there Is very small piece under cultiva-
tlon-at the most ten OF twenty acres, and,
in the majority of cases, two or three or
none at all. The original method of mea-
suring these "runs" was somewhat primi
tive. Starting from the last-made beacon,
Boer would ride in straight line for half
an hour as fast rs his horse could carry hlm,
then halt, erect q beacon, and again ride
away for half an hour in direction at
right angles to his first ride, and erect an
other The rectanglc made by these two
lines of ride would contain his farm, so by
this method tho Boer who had the tlcetcst
horse obtained tho largest tract OF land.
Within the last fcw years SCIENCE however,
has been brought to bear on the subject,
and farms arc now measured by the thco-
dolitc. The introduction of these instru
mcnts has caused a great many disputes.
Farms tho boundaries of which were be-
lievcd to be perfectly defined were dis
covered to overlap one another to serious
extent, and MS this is the case all through
the country, the land surveyors are having
pretty good time OF It,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-06
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"he Heathen Chinee at Home.

There are some facts In regard to the re-
suit OF six or seven thousand years of Chi
ncsc civilization. Just think of it. There
is not road in all of the broad expense of
populous China where even wheelbarrow
could be driven or u horse led except around
Shanghai, and here the ;English have con-
structcd them. They have no cemeteries !;
! no tombstOnes mark and honor their lost
resting places on EARTH Those who own
private gardens bury their dead and those
of their friends therein. Those who have
no gardens or plots of ground lay the bodies
OF the dead III rough boxes on tic surface
Of open fields. The Chinese regard the
souls Of their ancestry as links in the length
Of great chain which they say enables
them to reach up to the supreme source of
life and ruler of The universe. This is the
reason why these remarkably keen, quick
witted people will not tolerate the con-
struciion of railroad ain their country.
They declare that the locomotives and
rattlng trains would cetainly violate the
sacred charm influenced Fin their behalf by
causing the abrupt scared flight of their
ancestry who are ever h6ycring aronpd and
over them. They have 20 banks in China,
and no coin of value except our silver and
that of Mexico. They have no lawyers, but,
they have II perfect, rightly enforced system
of law and order. The principals alone
Gun plcnd thei. cases. The first social rank
i'll China can only be attained by literary
merit. All Cinnamon ctn read and write,
because education Is compulsory. Every
man in China is free to- complete for a Ii
terary degree and last year IO7, 600 candi-
dates for this honor were entered ut Canton
for examination. Those of this large
number who passed muster then are free
again to advance to the higher national
grade competition at Pclsin, annually helt.
there, and when they pass this ordeal they
become Mandalins and, live in high estate
at the public expense. No military man is
permitted to aspire to these literary honor
in China. This annual selections from the
whole Chinese people of its rulers. who re-
presents its best thought and mental power,
las probably been the great and potent fac
tor Of their remarkable vitality and prcser-
Vation as nation, but at the same time il
increases the wonder that they should have
stood still OH the avenue of human progress
for thousands of years.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-06

OF inhabitants Is believed to be something
under 10000, though the encyclopedias
call it 'about 10000" Herat, however,
is only shadow of its old splendid self.
It's origin and carly history are unknown or
little known. There was town there be
fore Alexander, and the modern city stands
on the site OF one Of the four cities Of Arri-
ans "Aria"-Artakoana Aria Metropolis,
Candacc and SOusia Akhaa. The Persian
chronicles not 80 very much later speak of
llcri. the capital of Aria, us place of con-
siderable importance. In 1867 the Turco-
mans captured and sacked and probably
destroyed ii, yet, when in 1882 Genghsi
Khan took 1t after siege of six months,
1t was city of 1900 shops, 800 schools,
l14, 900 occupied dwellings, and 5000 baths,
.caravanserais and watcr-mills. OF the in
laDi'ants, 100000 are said to have been
slaughtered at this sec md sack. In 1893,
Miriam Shah, and in 14i7, Jchan Shah,
smotc it severely, and twice in tho sixteenth
century it was attacked by the Usbccks
who were once beaten back alter siege of
eighteen months, and once succeeded in
capturing and pillaying the city. When
the ferslans soon afterwards took The city,
which they had always claimed as one of
the four royal places of the Khorassan, il
was mot only the richest city in Central
Asia, but the resort of the greatest divincs;
philosophers, poets and historians of the
aye.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-06
Hasty Burials.

We are glad to see that attention is at last
being directed to the haste with which sup
posed corpses are being put on ice, and
hurried away to burial. There is only one
good that can result from the celebrity with
which people supposed to be dead are ice
packed; it is that should they not at the
time be dead, they are certainly frozen to
death ere the moment Of intermcnt. Hor-
rible as this Is, it is much less horrible than
being buried alive.-r 1t is the general igno-
rance of people, and not want of proper
scnsibility, that causes them to comply so
readily with the usages of bnrying body
within three days after death. In this way,
where ice has not been abundantly supplied,
people who are believed by their friends to
be dead, but who bear upon them moro
than one indication Of lurking life, arc hur-
ricd to the tomb. We do not call attention
to these probabilities from any desire to
awaken o morbid sensation upon the sub
ject. We do not take the absurd ground
that out of all the people buried the larger
proportiona buried alive. But we DO as
sert that it s not impossible that case of
this kind sometimes happens, simply be-
cause the relatives of the unfortunate crea-
ture are too ignorant to detect the subtle
signs Of a vitality that might be reawaken-
ed. ataG '7tsi T
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-06
~ frlGnn SnlitatiOnS,

N very interesting account is given of
the ccremonials observed by the Tubu
people, Africa, in greeting one another. a
most elaborate pcrfOrmancei is gone through
when Two strangers meet in this wild coun-
try. Each of the performers covers all his
face but his eyes with this turban, scizrs
his spear and throwing-iron ca curious
bowcring-likc weapon with a long project
ing prong on the concave margin). and
thus prepared, the two app oach one an
other. AT Il distance OF about slx steps
from one another they squat on their heels
with spear upright in one hand and iron
iii tiio other. ThG Ole then asks GLOW do
you DO 7" about Il dozen times by means of
four different words having that meaning
used alternately, the reply being varied of
the use of two words Laha, or KiIlala.
Then one of the two loudly sings the word
'fhilla," which is returned by The other in
similar tone. The word is exchanged
again and again, being commenced in Il
loud high pitched note and gradually run
down the scale until it reaches a low bass
murmur When it has become so slow as
scarcely to be heard, on sudden it is
shouted again in high key and the gamut
is run through as before. This goes on u
very long while, the performers going
through it as strict matter of ceremony,
and taking no interest in one another all
the while, but looking round at the horizon
or elsewhere during their vocal exertions.
After while various forms of the question
Chow are you" and the answer "Well,"
are introduced; at last questions or other
topics are brought forward, although now
and again the ''ihilla" bursts out in the
midst OF them, but the series OF notes in
which it Is shouted becomes shorter and
shorter. AT last the ihilla is got rid of al
together, and ordinary conversation be-
comes possible. Strangers do not shake
hands, but acquaintances do. The cover
ing of the face when greeting or meeting
strangers is considered as most important
matter of etiquette
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-06
God Liver OH In Disease.

The fish from which the oil thus named
Is obtained is said by the British Pharma-
copteia to be Gadus morrhus, Lin; but In
tho United States Pharmacopeia II is said,
with strlcter accuracy, to be derived from
that fish sand other species Of Gadus."
The following are the species Of fish from
which the oil is obtained: the codfsh, the,
coalfish, the turbot, the ling and the dorse
The chemical substances which cod liver
oil Is found to contain are margaric, stearlc
and cetylic acids, all Of which are white
solids; oleic acid and volatile acids, which
are liquids, glycerlne and hillary matters
and gadulne. These are shown In the rela-
tive proportions Iii which they exist In the.
oil, Besides these bodies, cod Al ver, oil con-
tains minute quantities Of Iodine, bromines
aud phosphorus. To each Of these Its med
icnlnal properties have been referred, but
the minute quantities tonta lined In the oil,
the difference Of opinion among authotities,
and the fact that other animal oils are found
TO proluce similar effects, are regarded as
proving sufficiently that cod -iiver oil ID use-
ful chiefly as an essily dtgestsd fat,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-06
In Soaroh of u Wjfo,

A gentleman In search of wife consuts
a matrimonial agency.
"Wc have just tho articlc--the angel, l
should say :. that you want" says the
Manager, rubbing his hand; "widow lady
of %, husband (agcd Bs) died thirteen
months ago., during the honeymoon !;
large fortune invested in bonds and stocks /;
charming woman accomplished; her only
fault, perhaps, Is the severity Of der moral
nature, but then having been brought up in
a convent"
4 The gentleman marries her off-hand and
discovers that all these representations are
strictly untrue. Furious he HES to tho
matrimonial agency and reproaches the
agent with his deception.
"You told me-" he cries, "that she was
the very pargon OF woman. that she would
make a man really happy -tl,at---''''
You inimitable idiot, !" cried the agent,
sff had thought she was, wouldn't have
married her myself 2'' G,s; # Il 4
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-06
This IN business.

Checks or drafts must be presented for
payment without unreasonable delay. .>cu'Sf
Checks or drafts should be presented
during business hours; but In this country,
except in the case of banks the time ex-
tends through the day and evening.
If the drawee of check or draft has
changed his residence, the holder must use
due or reasonable diligence to find him.
II one who holds a check, as payee or
otherwise, transfers 1t to another, he has
right to insist that the check be presented
that day, or, at the farthcst, on the day
following. Ml> .u
A note Endorsed in blank (the name of
the lndorser only written) Is transferable
by delivery, the same as If payable to
bearer.
If the time of payment Of note ia not
inserted 1t is held payable on demand.
The time of payment of q note must de-
pend upon contingency. The promise
must be absolute.
A bill may be written upon any paper, or
substitute for it, either with ink or pencil.
The payee should be distinctly named In
the note, unless 1t is payable to bearer.
An indorsce has right of action against
oil whose names were on the bill when he
received IL. feT 113 tFatsr
If the letter containing protest of non
payment be put In the postotIicc, any mis-.
carriage does not affect the party giving
notice.
Notice or protest may be sent either to
the place of business or to residence of the
party notified.
The holder of n note may give notice of
protest either to all the previous indorsers
or only to one Of them; in case Of the latter
he must select tho last ndolser and III
last must give notice to the last before him,
and so on. Each indorser must send notice
to the last before hlm, and so OIL, Each
indorser must send notice the same, or the
day following. Neither Sunday nor legal
holiday is to DO counted in reckoning the
time III which notice is to be gwen.
The loss Of bill or note is not sufficient
excuse for not giving notice Of protest.
If two or more persons, as partners are
Jointly liable on note or bill, due notice to
one Of them Is sufficient. aaa &t
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-06
Pig.

. AT the last opera ball. A young man de1
naetiletta'fa,lo,.de is seated In corner and
does not appear much more amused than
Fdoes7tho'd domino who accompanies him. A
boisterous bIawler of gigantic height begins
Dto poke}fun at the, ,enauied couple,
go away, you bother me-" said the
agentleman,sssyo are tipsy, gos and mind
your own business slE
s bTipsyl" screamed the brawler, "go to
grass. Dandy !you would not dare to say
that to me in the street," g.s.i tgs ,a.
A crowd gathered around.
"See here" said the young man, withou,
moving. 'you are pretty tall, you believe
yourself mighty strong. Very well; there
Is one thing you can't dol'' aas.
"Whatl III bet you a hundred francs ~
The young man drew off his boot, then a
silk stocking, and rested white foot on
the marble, /, ,.o.,s .,$ ItE II
AT this unexpected action the brawler
became furiously,red, and then tried to es-
cape In the crowd, H. s,3
sS'ssPigi' thundered the young man 6l,.
1aet lletsr ltt monde, you have dirty feet.
And the brawler disappeared, followed
bydsrisiye laughter Sf 5 ti'.S y q
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-06

Never mind Nellie's reply. Two months
from that day she became Edwards wife,
and he never had the smallest need to re-
mind her that she had promised to obey
him, simply because she loved him, and TO
do as he wished was a pleasure.
And having at great risk and cost learn
ed his lesson, Edward st. owe to teach il 10
others, and to more than one young man
he gave in confidence the advice: eff you
wish to be happy, marry only woman
that loves you. Neither money, nor posi-
tion, nor anything else, can bear the least
comparison with love, which will outlive
them all."7
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-06
TRI-W EEKLY EDITION.
EMIGRANrS.

Silver and gold, silver and gold
For the sums dusk red in the wostern fold
Tells that the end of day draws nigh,
And the clouds they grow boldor along the sky.
Silver and gold, silver and gold ~
For the moon in the East is queen to bohold,
AS she reigns with hor spells o'er the calm
sweet night,
Holding tremulous scoptre where ghosts walk
white
Silver new-molten meets obbing Of gold
On wandering islo without a foothold;
A vessel alone on the lonely seas,
Stirred with the Sigh Of tho fanciful breeze.
Moonbeams and sunbeams, silver and gold
And they toyed with tho bark ~ she idly
rolled ...
On the silent waters that shadowy grew, .
And the night-gloom fell, and tho stars stole
Silver and gold, silver and gold
And the sun that ,s wasted In cIoudand cold
Throws purple pail o'era a wopans face. r
Where dea.h's colorless dngers Smoothing
pains trace. .5gA ! a,. $&, p
Moonbes MS and sunbeams, silver and gold
Aho SouiiS ID coule III placc OF tnO OIQ,
A seal set on lips that have said thei last
word. ..,,
And lips that ne'er opened before arc stirred.
Lights Of earth, light of heaven shower silver
and gold.
Come aboard, the great ship is a traveller bold:
Tw light and moonlight, in soft mantle hide -.
Que that vanishes silently DER tho ship side
.
Silver and gold, silver and gold-x a.. be-
The sun is lost in tho wide sea void,
The vail falls over Tho mothers head,
On u iourne new is the traveller sped
Silver and gold, silver and gold
The waves, as IL bolls by the star rays kno)led
Ring Of death, and Of ghosts that dance all in
white
And the babes cry breaks on tho calm. sweet
night. .-...r,.. ..
Moonbeams and sunbeams, silver and gold;
life IL hid, on, a life doth untold;
One goeth hence to a brightness afar,
ono hath found the way here by tho light of a
star.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-06
He Left.

"A stranger went INTO cigar store IN Gin
'cinnati and asked for a cigar. Mrs. Meyer
set q box Of the weed on the show case.
"Wherc is Mr.. Meyer 2" inquired the
customer as he sorted over the cigars. IS
"'Across tho street, = was the reply.
3,s "And are yol, left alone to keep slops"
he asked. is.+ly i & 81 .,sig3 a &-s ,{'5
t'A)l alone, "ssaid she. t,.,8 fgt..sJs u E
b fgrhen I'll be going,p said he. Where.
upon he hitched the box Of cigars under his
arm and vamooseds He has not been heard
OF since. Sj5 10 4, & t11g ia (, x 55 4
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-06
HoW He Learnt His Lesson.

Oh, what have done What have
done" exclaimed Nellie, under her breath,
as sad and dismayed she hurried up the
garden path. "He will never be kind to
me any more. How could have said such
thingl"
And her hands trcmbled 80 that she could
scarcely lift the latch Of the old fashioned
door, and she turned away to quiet herself
little before going ill.,.
Nellie glanced up at the rambling old
farmhouse, which had been her home for
many years. How she loved it Every
nook and corner that it contained was dear
to her. .
'I have 1t, and all in it, loft to me-" she
said, in a soft, sad tone; ''and dear father
and mother, too. happy, happy home it
has always been, and am thankful for it |
But, oh, Edward, how could you be so un-
kind? Oh, how could you ?"
She listened, fancying she could hear his
departing footsteps yet. And perhaps she
might have done 80. ....,....
With lofty looks and disdainful curve of
his rather thin lips, he was on his way
home along the winding lanes, FTe was a
man Of five and thirty, while Nellie was
scarcely twenty. She was simple and in
nocent as a child; but lie had learnt many a
lesson in the school of life ere this. And
one lesson which Edward Melville prided
himself OH having learnt was the value of
money. He was bachelor and 30 he
made up his mind he would remain until he
could find woman with money who would
be his wife. He himself was country
doctor, and, with very small, and not in
creasing practice, 1t would never do TO
marry and have nothing but that to depend
upon, he told himself.
He had generally escorted Nellie to her
own door, after their, evening walks, but
this evening he had left her just outside the
gate. He was her aunt's step son. She
had known him all her young life, ard had
always called him Cousin Edward, all un-
suspicious of theIfeeling which was 'gradu-
ally gathering strength within her heart,
till this evening. And Edward, for his part,
!. had always treated her as a mere child.
''You will 60 to meet Miss Basset, sup
pose, Nellie inquired herJmother. ft~
ooh, yes, mo!her. Edward swas good
enough to say that he would drive me to
the station in his carriage, and he will drive
us both home, too. Ho says that a rich
young lady like Miss Basset will not, care
to walk mile along our lovely lanes lie is
sure" a &&t&$a 4