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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-04
Crows and Pigeons in CHINA.

There is one thing which travellers in
China are pretty sure to notice, and
that is the fondness of the people for
all kinds of birds. That country is a
perfect Paradise for these winged Great
ures, and especially for crows and
pigeons. Nobody ever thinks of killing
one, and they build their nests, or try
to, wherever they choose, in the tenn
pies, over the doors of the houses where
there is constant going in and out, and
in the verandas, so that sticks and
twigs are always falling down. And no
matter how much they may be dis
turbed, they persevere and manage to
raise broods of young.
The crows are so tame that they perch
on the rafters of the rooms, almost over
the dinner-tables, and sit solemnly look
ing down upon the family at their meals,
watching to see If bit drops on the
floor, and ready to fly down and snatch
pigeons, cooling and futtering in and
out, are as much at home as their great,
solemn, black companions.
1t is very queer though there
is not much in China that is not queer
that the pigeons are made to be
kind of o7erseers of the crows, to keep
them from doing mischief. To under
stand how this is, you must know that
Just outside of the towns are grain
fields-a fact which the crows know
Just as well as the men who did the
planting. More than all this, crows are
fond of grain; and early in the morning
they start off in great fiocks, for they
are social, birds, making the sky black,
and go sailing over the town to the fine
foraging ground they have discovered.
But the Chinese are as cunning as the
crows, and that is saying a great deal.
So they do what none but keen-witted
and inventive people would ever have
thought of. As their pigeons are so
very tame, they can do anything with
them; and they fasten on the back of
each one little whistle made of reed
which gives shrill note as they fly.
Then, having trained the birds to go
into the country over the grain-felds,
they set them off in flocks in the morn
ing-for they are as early birds as the
others-and as they fly, the concert Of
whistles frightens the crows away.
Perhaps you will think they are not
such sharp crows as those that trouble
our New England orn-felds, or they
would not be scared so easily; but this
is the story that travellers tell Youths
COMPANION
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-04

ing the inward feeling into outward ac-
ton.
With regard to the behavior at table
a contributor to the EUentRg Post gives
some excellent hints, of which the fol-
lowing are the chief:
- 1t is impossible to estimate properly
the immense influence which is exerted
upon household by the atmosphere of
the family table 4 neat, well-ordered
table Is in itself lesson to the children
To the inviting table, where there should
be always something attractive, howev-
er simple the meal may be, most chill
dren will come prepared to behave prop
erly.
II really is worth while. and when
philoSophicallv considered is a matter
OF great importance, to lay aside as far
rs possible all thoughts of the hard work
done before and to be done after meal
and to allow no veXatious questions to
be discussed at this time. The habit
OF brooding over our work and exhaust
ing ourselves by going it all over in our
minds is one to be studiously avoided.
There is nothing which takes from one S
energy more than this, and it is fire.
quent cause of insanity. Everybody
knows that food digests better when
eaten in agreeable company. 1t was
something more than pleasantly which
made friend remark that he could not
have his wife and child pass the sum-
mer vacation away from him, as it gave
him dyspepsia. The poor child who
comes to grief at the table and is sent
away from it with his dinner half eaten,
and who suffers the whole afternoon
with an undigested lump of food in his
stomach, is to be pitied.
g 1t follows, then, that pleasant sur
prises IN the way of preparing favorite
dishes, that good taste and much pain
stalking in arranging all the appoint
ments of the table and dining room, rise
above a mere ministering to the animal
existence, and affect the fine issues of
life. Good behavior and cheerfulness
ought to accompany each meal as nat
urally and unvaryingly as bread and
butter. The happy laughter which dis
tributes nervous force and calls the
blood from the brain, allowing the
stomach to get its share, should be
heard more frequently at our tables.
No one should feel at liberty to say one
word which is not at least kind and
thoughtful, any more than he would
withhold sufficient quantity of food"
-ErGnlileer and Chronicle
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-04
The Butter Bird.

Humboldt, in his A" Travels in South
America" records visit to Caripe,
where il the cavern of the Gaucharo
bird, and our knowledge of this wonder
is derived from his most interesting
narrative. Among the natives in the
country around this cavern is celebrated
for its great size, for the mysterious
birds which haunt its inmost recesses,
for the river which flows from it and
for the superstitious belief that in it's
gloomy depths is the abode of the spir-
its of their departed ancestors. The
name which it bears signifies 1.-THE mine
of fat" because from the young of the
birds which inhabit it an immense guam
tity of fat is annually obtained. These
birds are about the size of our common
fowl, with wings which expand to three
feet and half. All day long they
dwell in the cavern, and, like our owls,
only come forth at night. They subsist
entirely on fruits, and have very pow
erful beaks, which are necessary to
crack the tough nuts and reeds which
form part of their food.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-04

A RAPID penman can write thirty
words in minute. To do this he must
draw his pen through the space of a
rod, sixteen and half feet. In forty
minutes his pen travels furlong. We
make, on an averave, sixteen curves or
turns of the pen in writing each word.
Writing thirty words in a minute, we
must make 480 to each minute; in an
hour, %, 800; in day of only five hours,
LA, 600; in a year of 300 days, 43.2OO,-
900. The man who made 1000, 900
strokes with his pen was not at all re-
markable. Many men, newspaper men.
for instance, make 100000. Here we
have, in the aggregate, mark of 300
miles long to be traced on paper by
such writer in ayear.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-04

AMONG the decorations of the Post
Office building in Baltimore during the
recent celebration of the founding of
that city, was a representation of Mary
Goddard, who was the first Postmaster
of Baltimore. and who was also the
editor of newspaper published there.
She printed the first copy of the Dec
laration Of Independence with the sig
natures attached.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-04

Miss Howard, an English lady, has
been appointed doctor to the Countess
Ii in Pekin, China, and to a hospital
established at Pekin by the foreign resi-
dents. The Countess Ii supplies all the
medicine for the patients, is a great
friend to animals, and on being lately
asked whether it was true that she sup
ported lone hundred cats, replied: = Alas
no; have now only seventy"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-04

The twin sons of Secretary Evarts,
one at Harvard and the other at Yale
College, celebrated their twenty-first
birthday at New Haven the other day
by dinner at the Yale Club House.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-04

Another queer freak of lightning is
related, and it wasn't Jersey lightning
either, but French lightning. That is,
it struck in France, where, during a vi
olent storm young man was carrying
an unlighted carriage lamp along the
street. He felt a severe electric shock
in his arm, heard it thunder instantane-
ously, looked down at the lamp in his
hand. and behold, it had been lighted
by the shock and was burning quietly
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-04

Wisconsin has introduced the Con-
stitution of the United States as an OBJ
ligatory study in her public schools.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-04

The Methodists have gained during
the last four years 1l7,743 members.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-04

The broad-heel shoe is becoming
fashionable for ladies' wear.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-27
HOW WATCHES ARE MADE.

Ilo ~ ~ n SiI rHo ANY all "A DE.
1t Will bc apparent to any one, who viii cX-
anime SOLID GOLD WATCH that aside from
the necessary thickness for engraving and
polishing large proportion OF the precious
metal used. Is needed only TO Stlncn ana hold
the engraved portions in place, and supply the
n cessary Soidity and strength. The surplus
gold Is actually needless so far rs UTILITY and
beauty arc concerned. In JAMES BOSS PAT
ENT GOLD WATCH CASES, this WASTE OF pre-
ciouS metal Is overcome, and the SAME SoLIDITy
AND STRENGTH produced at from one-third to
onc-half OF the usual cost OF solid cases. This
process Is OF the most simple nature, as fol-
lows:. plate of nickel composition metal,
specially adapted to tho purpose, has two plates
OF SOLID GOLD Soldcrcd one on each side The
three arc then passed between polished steel
rollers, and the result Is strip OF heavy plated
composition. from which tho cases. backs CEN
tres, DeZzles, &C.. arc cut and shaped by sulta-
bic dies and formers. The gold In these cases
Is sufficiently thick to admit OF all kinds OF
chasing, engraving and onamcling; tho en-
graved cases have been carried until worn per-
rcctly smooth by time md use without rcmov-
Ing the gold
THIS IS THE ONLY CASE MADE WITH TWO
PLATES OF SOLID GOLD, AND WARRANTED
BY SPECIAL CERTIFICATE.
For sale by Connor & Chandler and G. Muller
ASK for Illustrated Catalogue and to see war
rant. mch 1l-tx1y
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NOTICE TO TAXpAYARs,
AuDIroR's OFrrc L, !
q Nlnv IA tSSn Z

WlNNsBoRo, >. o.. May IL, 1850. {
1llIS Office will be open from the first
of June to tho Goth Of July, 1880, to re-
ccivo tax returns Of personal property for
the fiscal year 1880. All male persons
between the ages of twenty .ono and sixty
years (exccpt those exempt by law are
liable to poll tux, md will report accord
ingly. will be attend either in per on
or by deputy at tho following pluces on
the days specified, for tho purpose of re-
ceiving returns. viz:
Calawcll's Store, June II.
Gladdcn's Grove, Juno l5.
Durhnm's, June 1G
Bear Greek, June l8.
Woodward's, Juno 81 and %.
Ridgewny, June % and "a.
BlythewJod, June 25.
Jennings Store. June 2S.
Jenkinsyille, June 20.
Monticello, June 3Oand July l.
Feastervillc, July 2 and 8.
Buckhead, July s.
Balance Of tho time Mt Winnsboro.
IN. WTrHERS
may l3-lm Auditor L. C.
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TOWN AND COUNTY.
THURSDAY, May ~,
1880.

TERMS or TIE News AND HERALD.
;---Jri-weekly edition, four dollars per
dn'aatnbayin advance; weekly edition,
two dollars and fifty. cents perunnuqn,
in advance. Liberal discount to clubs
OF five and upwards.
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fifty cents per inch for each subsco rent
Insertion. These rates apply to all adj
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tributes Of respect charged as advcr-
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charge, and solicited.
All communications, of whatsoever
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Winnsboro Publishing Company
Winnsboro, S. G.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-27
TOWN ORDINANCE.
feb %

u u it enacted and ordained by tn In
- tendant and Wardens of the Town
of Winnsboro, S. ~, in Council Assem-.
bled. and by the authority OF. the same:
l. That there shall lie Board of Healti,
created, to consist of three citizens OF
tho town, one Of who II shall be q prectis.
ing physician, who shall hold their offices
until the first day Of May succeeding
their appointment and until their suc.
ccssors shnll be appointed.
II. And be it further enacted and or.
dnined, that tho members Of said Board
shall be annually appointed by each
Town Council rs soon as practicable after
the installation of the Intendant and
WMrtlens into Office.
III. And be it further enacted and Or
dained, that during the months of June;
July, August and September the said
Board shnll examine the premises of all
residents of, and persons doing buiness
within, the corporate limits Of said town!
at least once month, and report to the
Town Council any matter which, in their
Judgment, is deleterious to the health OF
tho town.
Nv. That tho members of said Board
shall, IN consideration Of their services,
bo exempted fiom street tax while in
office.
V. And be it further enacted. and or.
dalned, that any person resisting tho on
trance Of tho mombcrs of the said Board
upon any part of their promises, except
their dwelling-housos, shall be ffnod five
dollars for each offence, or be imprisoned
for ton days, upon conviction.
vi. And be it further enacted and Or
daldod, that any person who shall foil or
neglect to abnte any matter upon their
premises, reported by the Board of
Health as nuisance, for three days after
notice requiring tho same, served by the
Chief of Police, shall bo fined one dollar
for each days such failure or neglect. or
be imprisoned one day for each days such
failure or noglect
VII. And be 1t further enacted and or
dained, that the Board OF Health shall
a'sc, fr IN time to time, report any matter
not upon tho premises Of any citizen, or
even not within tho corporate limits,
which in their Judgment injuriously af-
fects tho health of tho the town, for the
Council to tako such action as il may deem
advisable.
Under the above Ordinance the follow.
ing citizens are appointed as such board
of health for the year ending May 1st,
1881, viz: DR.. E. W. Aiken and Messra,
F. Garig and II. M. Huey.
Done in Council this tho 3Oth 0av Of
April, A. D. 1880, under the corporato
seal Of the said Town Council.
JAS. A. BRICE,
i. s. CHANDLER, 0'''
Clerk,
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declared tho Club ready for tho trans
action Of any business that might come
before it. The names Of quito u num-
bcr of gentlemen wcrc proposed for
membership, and, under Il suspension
Of the rulcs, they were all unanimous
ly elected, and signed their names un-
der tho constitution Of the Club. The
election Of officers, committees, etc.,
was next in order. Mr.. G.. II. Nc
Muster declined reelection to the
presidency Of the Club, and Mr.. r..
Means Davis, having been nominated,
was elected to that Office.
On taking the chair, Mr.. Davis
thanked the members for the honor
done him, and congratulated the Club
upon the lively interest and cnthusi-
osm manifested in the opening Of the
campaign, hoping that it would con-
tinuc until victory, both State and Ma
tional, crowned the efforts of the
Democracy. lie thought the coming
campaign would be the most serious
and momcntous political contest ever
witnessed in the United States; but if
all would stand firm in their Allegiance
to the principles of the Democratic
party, tho result would not be doubt
t,,l, and the overwhelming Democratic
majority at the polls would forever
wipe out and stamp with it's disap-
proving sanction the present tendency
towards Capitalization and Imperial
ism.
The following resolution was offer
ed by Mr.. II. r.. Robertson, and ununi-
mously adopted:
ReSolred, That it is the sense Of this
Club, that the State Democratic Conven-
ton should not make nominations for
State officers, as we deem the same
unwise and incxpedicnt.
The following is the result of the
election for officers and committees
for the Club, rs also for the member of
the County Executive Committee and
delegates and altcrnates to County
Convention:
Prcsidcnt-R. Means Davis.
1st Observation-Disclosures Gcrig.
2nd Vicc-Presidcnt-Dr. Il. Il. Rob
crtson.
3rd Vice-Prcsilcnt- Beatty.
Secy. and Treas.-J. j.. Mcdonald.
Executive Committcc-J. Is. Davis,
G.. III. MchIaster, 1. N. Withcrs, j. n.
Bricc. S. r. FAINT. ..
Member of County Executive Com
mittce-Jno. S. Reynolds.
Delegates to County Convention
II. A. Gailiard, G. Ii. McMaster, Jas.
Fl. Rion, W. G.. Jordan, James Beatty.
r. Means Davis.
Altcrnates II. II. Robertson, A.
S. Douglass, S. r. Tant.
Nathans' Old 1868 Cabinet Rye
Whiskey-the genuine articlc1aat L.
w. Uabcniclt's.
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THE TOWN DEMOCRACY.
Full md Enthusiastic Meeting Of tho
WinnsborO Club-Eloction Of Officers,
Committees and Delegates.

Full md Enthusiastic Meeting Of tho
Wlnnsboro Club Election Of Officers,
Committees and Delegates.
Agrccably to previous announce
ment, the Winnsboro Democratic
Club hold q meeting in the Town Hall
OH Tuesday evening, for the purpose
ofreorganizing preparatory for tho
approaching campaign and to elect
delegates to the County Convention
which is to meet here OH Saturday. It
is now nearly two years since the
Club held regular meeting; but 1t
was most gratifying to sec present so
large number of staunch Democrats
leach jealous in his devotion to
emocratic principles and cnthusias-
tic in the hopo of their ultimate su-
premacy. The meeting certainly evi-
denccd tho fact that thcre is no luke
warmness nor abatement Of interest
in the Democratic hosts Of Township
No. IA; and is promise that tho en-
thusiasm which characterized and dis
tinguished the campaign of '76 shall
not be wanting in that Of 80. Another
very noticeable and pleasing feature
Of the meeting was the entire harmony
that prevailed throughout the
entire deliberations Of the Club. Thore
was such general spirit Of unanimity
rs will undoubtedly haveia fiiio effect
upon the Democracy. of tho town and
ofthe county atlargc.
Mr.. G. II. McMaster, the President,
after stating the object ofthe meeting,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-27
PROFITABLE F-IIIIING.

What Has Been Dono on Poor Land by n
Winnsboro Farmer Interesting Facts and
Figures.
The oats crop i'll and around Winns-
boro, is very promising this year, and
the yield per acre will perhaps prove
to be as large as at any other point in
the State. Despite the fact that the
bugs or flies did some damage to the
crop, early in the spring, and rust
threatened to cut it of, tho present
harvest will not only be profitable
one, but forcibly and indisputably
proves to what q highly productive
state of cultivation our "poor lands"
can be brought. TO take one single
case from among others that might he
as easily mentioned, we will refer to
the oats field of Mr.. w. r. Doty, lying
about one mile north of town. a few
years ago this field was far below The
average Of farmin" lands in this coun-
ty in point of fertility-in fact, some
portions Of it consisted Of nothing but
red barren gullics that seemed wholly
irreclaimablc. Since it came into the
possession of Mr.. Doty, year or two
ago, he has filled up the gullics and
washes, smoothed over the rough
places, and last year raised q large
crop Of oats, together with n large
crop of millct after tho oats was cut.
This year the field was again planted
with oats, and the crop now being cut
from it is the finest wo have ever seen
any where. In some places the yield
will be between sixty-five and seventy
bushels per acre; and it is believed
that ten acres could be selected in the
field that would give all average yield
Of sixty bushels per acre. Some of
the best oats grew in the very places
that were formerly nothing but red
gullies. Last fall the entire field was
turned nnder with tw6-horse plough,
then the oats was sown and narrowed
tho manure used being almost ell
tirely cotton seed. From tho result,
as seen by the crop, it would appeor
that deep ploughing is the best manner
Of preparing the land for the reception
Of seed. From the result there are also
derived two facts. First, that our
poor lands may be reclaimed and
brought to sshigh state of productive
ness. That this is true tho labor md
attention bestowed upon Mr.. Doty's
field abundantly proves. From bar
rem hill-sides he has, by careful farm
ing, made fertile field, capable Of
growing rs fine grain as will be found
on our best farming lands. Second,
that our land will yield as large q
profit when sowed in other crops as
when planted in cotton, while this
staple is at its present price. It seems
to be the prevailing and accepted opin-
ion that the only profitable farming
consists in raising cotton; and hence
with an overlapping desire to make
the most money possible out Of tho
land, our people pay'very little atten-
ton to the production Of oats, wheat
and millet---at least, rs renumerative
crops. TO show what may be accom-
plished III grain and grass farming,
leaving cotton out Of the question, we
will illustrate by q few fgures-taking
the case of Mr.. Doty as basis Of cal
culation. Let us put the oats crop at
sixty bushels per acre, which is. actu-
ally below the yield Of some portions
Of this field, and the crop 81 millst at
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-27
j. T.. NlcATASTER & co.
IMPORTANT NOTICE

10 Persons Accustomed to Sendin @
Money by Registered Letter.
THERE'S NO SECURITY IN THEM.
II your money is lost or stolen, you may
catch tho thief, but not the moncy--and
the money is what you want The Gov
ernmcnt don't repay such losses.
BUY 4 CHECK
From tho WINNSDORO NATIONAL
BANK, which we will soil YOU at ten
cents for amounts not exceeding fifteen
dollars, fifteen cents for amounts not on
cteding twenty-five dollars, twenty-five
cents for amounts not exceeding sew enty-
five dollars, and ut not above three
eighths per cent. for my amount above
That. You are thus made
ABSOLUTELY SECURE AGAINST LOSS.
We guarantee that. IF ,our original
check Is lost or stolcn, we girc You q du-
plicntc.
COME AND DEPOSIT WITH US.
We havo just purchased new time
lock, costing $3.50, and the President him.
sci; cant open tho Hnfo when the lock is
running. II. X ELLIOTT.
Cashier Who. Nat. Bank.
may l3-t t1moX3mos
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-27
CLOTKHINGl

Gall at onco and mako selection OF a
Cassimore or Bluo Flannel:
Or leave your measure for suit selected
from samples.
Rare bargains in soft Fclt Hats, Stiff
Hats and Straw Hats.
New goods in Crockery, Glassware. Gro.
ceries, Hoes, Plows, 60.
Each departm ent Is ready for look. Call
and buy md DO pleased.
Reno ber our motto is QUICK SALES,
SMAIJLPROFITS.
april l
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-27
FOR SIIEl2IFE.

lessrs Editors: As nominations are in
order, permit us to present the name of
COL. JNO. B. DAVIS ns q candidate for
Sheriff ct tho ensuing election, subject,
OF course, to the action of tho Democratic
primaries. MANY FRIENDS.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-27

q aFNA month guaranteed. $i2 day at
Y0VO homo made by the industrious
Soys ana make yon Men
work for us than at anything else. The work
IS ligh, and pleasant, and such as anyone can
go right at. Those why are wise who can SEQ
this notice will send ds tloir addresses at once
and sec for themselves. Costly outGt and terms
free; Now Is tho time. Those already Of WORK
arc laying up large GUMS OF money. Address
Alrt 2 q Co. Arsusta, Maine.
tug 12-t6aayly
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-27
FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE,

1fcSSrS. Editors Please announce the
present incumbent, j. r.. Boylcs, Judge
of Probate, ns candidate for reelection
at the ensuing election, subject to the
ton of the Democratic party ut tho pri
maries. Ry 30 doing you will ob'igo his
ID MANY FRIENDS