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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-03
The Brusll-Turkey.

A family of Australian birds, which arc
the most anomalous in all their habits, are
the brush-turkcys, which we may look
upon as supplying the place of the pheasant
or grouse, and whose unique domestic
economy is specially adapted for the pecu.
liar conditions of Australian existence. The
mother of family of brush turkeys Is very
far removed from the position of domestic
drudge, and enjoys complete immunity
from the slavery Of incubation. The old
birds i'll the spring share the labor Of col
Letting an enormous mass Of half-deeayed
leaves, rubbish and earth, five feet high,
and sometimes forty-fve feet in circumfer-
cnce. AS soon as the hot-bed, by the fer
mentation of the vegetable matter, attains
heat Of about 80 deg. Fahrenheit the hen
bird deposits her eggs, ono after the other,
in the centre. They are very carefully ar
ranged in circle on their ends, and then
covered to considerable height with
leaves and earth. When hatchcd tho young
birds scratch their own way out, and are
able at birth not only to run, but to fly suf-
ficicntly well to enable them to perch on
high trees out Of harms way. The mother,
however, seems generally to hang about
the neighborhoo3, and to assume at once
the I'd ,cation and guidance of her family.
The solution Of this extraordinary peculiar
ity is, as Mr.. Wallace has pointed out, only
to be found in the peculiar condition of the
open regions Of Australia, where prolonged
droughts and scanty water supply entail a
periodical scarcity of food. The conhne;
ment of the parents to one spot for the pur.
pose OF incubation might under these cir
cumstanccs lead to starvation, and the con-
scquent death of the offspring; but with
free power to roam the birds may easily
find subsistence, and tho young, fully de-
vclopcd at birth, arc at once capable OF
prolonged and extended journeys.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-03
Spiders or Our Funny Eelghbors.

They must be our ne:ghbors, for we can
find them almost everywhere, indoors and
out, upstairs and down, in air, on the wa
ter; yes, and under it too. 1t would be
next to impossible to find place where
they are not at home, and it would be
nearly as difficult to find al insect 80 uni
verally hated and despised as our common,
harmless and peaceful spi,ler. And We are
going to try to convince some of their cne-
mics that nowhere have they better, more
curious or more useful friend and neighbor
than this same fellow. If you were to
choose some one kind Of insect, aud make
it the object of exclusive study for while,
we are sure you would grow more and more
convined that nothing could possibly be 80
wonderful as this particular insect. 1t
makes no difference how common it may
bc-lndecd the most abundant species are
as often worth looking after rs those we
rarely see. We fancy, for instanc' That we
might talk long time about that everyday
nuisance the house fly, and end by discov-
cring that we really knew very little about
him-might even learn that he was no
nuisance at all, but instead, one of our
most faithful servants. Let us spend lust
few minutes, then, on this exceedingly
modest and retiring friend Of ours, the
spider Before wo begin to handle him,
we muot get entirely rid Of tho idea that
he Is going to kill us with his poison. TO
be sure he is provided with supply of
poison, but that Is only meant for the small
fly he captures for dinner. Sometimes,
when he is too roughly handled or plagued,
he may use his teeth, just as we would try
our fists Oh some one who was tal ing too
great liberties with us; but he will not
waste the little that he has on animals 50
much larger than himself rs we are. The
poison manufacOry is somewhere back In
the throat, and when he inserts his teeth
into a victim, the poison flows down fur
row in tho teeth into the mouth. 'rhey
say" That even the bite Of the tarantula,
that huge spider of the South, Is no worse
than the sting of honey bee, notwith-
standing tho wonderful stories Of their bite
producing almost instant death. Just
remember all this the next time a spider
takes a promenade across you, and instead
of acting as If tiger or rattlesnako were
in the act of finishing you, pick him up
gently and examine him. My word for
it, he won't hurt you in the least.
Notice how his mouth coycrs tho whole
OF his face, only leaving bit Of the fore
head for his eyes. About all there Is Of
his mouth Ia what you can easily SEQ If the
fellow you are holding is large enough.
Tho heavy, massive jaws, placed as If hung
from the upper part of its face to swing
together like two pcndulums, are each fur
nishcd with only one tooth set AT right
angles, and with only these two teeth for
weapons ho can fight his way through tho
word pretty successfully. But then he
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-03
Wandering lserry.Pickers.

The men who pick the strawberries in
June and the raspbcrrics in July, On the
Hudson river fruit farms, are composed of
two classes confirmed tramps OF all
nationalities, and Germans who, from the
force Of circumstances, have been compell-
ed to wander over the country, looking for
and obtaining a months work where they
could find it. The reckless tramps, who
don't care for anything or anybody"
rarely If ever work moro than day at O
time. They beg or steal their food, and
what money they earn is spent in purchas.
ing alcohol, which they dilute and drink.
These men usually change their location
every day, and the likelihood is that the
government cares little whether or not they
are enumerated in the census. The Ger
mans as rule are hard working but i'm.
providcnt fellows. They pick through the
entire season, in some instances for the
same producer year after year. The Ger
mans, the census-takcrs say, will not be
enumerated because they have no resi-
dencc at any place in this country.
A reporter talked with an Intelligent
German picker at Marlborough. The
picker spoke English flucntly, and his
story presents the tramp problem in new
phase The German alluded to spoke for
| himself and follows when he said: tWe
are forever on the 60. We know no such
place as home in America, and many of lis
never will. Nearly all of us were fairly
educated in Germany, and served appren-
| tlccships rs bookkcepers and store clerks.
All of the fellows picking berries here came
to this country soon after the panic. We
were not able to speak English, and even
If we could have done 50 there were NO
vacancies. Merchants were discharging
instead Of hiring holp. After a time our
money which we brought over with us was
all used up. Since then we have been
tramping around year after year."
"flavc you regular route, or do you
go where you think you can find work2'
"We have regular beat. During the
latter part of May number of the men
here pick peas in Burlington and Camden
counties, IN New Jersey. The peas are
picked in half-bushel baskets, for which
the picker is paid fifteen cents. On al
average good man can pick from ten Lo
twelve baskets day. We also pick straw.
berries in New Jersey, and are paid by the
quart--tw0 and Il half cents"
"What do you do after the Strawberries
have been gathcrcd2'
"Framp it up here to the Hudson ri ycl
fruit farms. DO know where l was june
II No, sir; somewhere between Men
Jersey and Ulster county. The name o
the village or town can't tell. Nights w
slept In barns. can't say how many Ger
mans there were on the road between New
York city, New Jersey and the Hudson
river berry farms on June |. There nigh
have been 700 Or 800, probably more
Tht Germans that are here did not sleor
nights with the poormasters, nor ask fo
anything to cat while tramping along the
road. We made somo money picking
berries, and bought what we wanted TO "a
at tho stores In the villages we passet
through"
"After the raspberrles are picked, abou
July %, what do you do then2
''Some make tracKe for the hop farms
around Utica, others 90 to Delaware t
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-03
pick peaches. Those who go to the hop
country travel along slow, and by the time
they reach there the hops &fe ready to pick.

pick peaches Those who 20 to the hop
country travel along slow, and by the time
they reach there the hops &fe ready to pick.
When 1t Is good season for hops we can
make and save some money. The hops
are picked IN boxes, and man used to the
business can earn seventy-flve cents day
and his board. When hop-plcktng Is about
over, the latter part Of September, good
many OF the boys go back to New Jersey
to pick cranberrles on the meadows in At
lantic county, on the southern coast. The
other hop-pickers go to Pennsylvania to
husk corn. When corn-husking Is through
1t is almost winter. Nearly all the fellows
then 20 to Baltimore and hire OH an oyster
boat, or work as openers for the canning
firms. When spring comes we fish for shad
III the Susquehanna and Potomac rivers.
At the close of shad fishing, peas are
ready to pick in New jersey"
''Do the same tramp around year after
year, as you say they do?"
eyes: I've done it for six years. am
a bookkeeper, and can't find work. My
appearance Is against me. Who would
want to hire me tor bookkceper9 Out
in the sun, in all kinds of weather; sleeping
III barns and sheds makes man rough and
uncouth. What polish he ever possessed is
soon rubbed off. IT we had been taught q
trade, or had been brought up on farm,
our condition would be different. A num-
Der of the plckcrs who were here two years
ago are now employed in the iron works
and coal mines In Lehigh and Berka
counties, Pa. They have steady work, and
receive from one dollar to dollar and q
half day. The men who arc on the 90
year after year have no home. They never
vote. aud have no stated occupation. AT
best It's dogs life, but it's better than
tramping around begging or stealing clothes
and fooc. What clothes we have we buy,
and what wo eat we pay for. l never
asked man in my life for anything to
ant -
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-03
THE HEARTHSTONE,


For the toiing day is done,
And the gray and solemn twilight
Follows down the golden sun.
Shadows lengtten on the pavement
Stalk like giants through the gloom,
Wander past the dusky easement,
Creep around the fre-lit room.
Draw the curtains, close the shutters,
Place the clippers by the FIRE
Though the rude wind loudly mutters
What care We for wind-sprites he a.?
What oare we for outward seeming.
Fickle Fortunes frown or SMILE
II around us Love Ia beaming2
Love can human ills beguilo.
Meath the oottage-roof and palace.
From the peasant to tho king.
All are quaffing from Life's ohalice
Bubbles that enohantment br.ng.
arnt are glowing-nlu 10 flowing
From the lips we love the best:
Otho Joy, tho bliss OF knowing
There are hearts whereoil to rost--
Hearts that throb with eager glsdness,
Hearts that echo to our own.
While grim care haunting sadie y
Minsles ne'er in look or tone.
Care may tread the halls Of daylight,
Sadness haunt the midnight hour,
But tile weird and wit ching twilight
Brings the glowing hearthatonos dover.
Altar Of our holiest feelings.
Childhoods well-rememberod shripe,
Spirit-yearning, soul-reveaiings,
Wreaths immortal round theo twine:
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-03
HOrseA and Horse Trade.

The number OF horses in the United
States IL estimated At 5000, 900, Illinois
ranking first in number, New York next
with over half million, then Ohio, MIS-
souri,, Pennsylvania, Texas, Iowa, Indiana
and Kontucky. The number of horses in
the New England States is estimated aL
800, 600, Maine having the largest number,
and Massachusetts, next. The farm or
workhorses of Name and Vermont are
noted throughout the land The farmer
who breeds horses knows his own interests
well enough to study the tastes Of the com
muntY, and 10 breed up to them. Speed
Is, to be sure, only one of the many quail
ties which are essential to q good roadstcr,
and size, style, action, temper, form, con~
stitution and enduring qualities arc equally
important in making a general estimate of
the character of horses. The horses raised
IN Maino are, generally speaking, fine
specimens OF the equine race. SO nre those
imported from Vermont and Canada, the
latter having qualities OF their own quite
distinct from the thorough New England
animal. The weight Of good roadster
may vary from $50 to 1000 pounds. For
ordinary purposes on the road and for gene
raj work an old horse dealer tells us / 900
pounds Is heavy enough. A larger sized
horse would not be found selviceablc in
horse cars, omnibuses and hacks, and GER
tainly not IN the buggy or light carriage,
A heavy horse will not last so long over
The hard pavements of the city rs medium
sized one. The practice now conforms to
this rule, we believe, as strangers especially
will notice IN oil large cities Qn the east at
leasD quick, tough horses for the most kinds
OF work. A medium sized horse will range
from l4a to 16l hands in height.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-03

USE white oil ciovh, bUuuL with re
for wall protectors back OF the kitchen
table, auu under the uOoks where pans,
etc., are hung.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-08-03
PILOT ROCK.

n look;nc over vonr noner Ifnd
no Items from this place. and thinking
norbans van would allow mo a small
sn.ce | have lifted INV on;ll for tho
6rst time in lilo to trv to write
sor.a naber News il so yerv scarce
for a start This week. A yery inter.
as,;na debo,o toaL nl,co NJ thc school
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-08-03
scINT11LATloNs.

Another Garfield motto; 'Ois
well that ends well."-- Yeoman.
When q paper says Ben Butler has
his eye set OIL a thing, everybody
knows which eye is meant.--State
Journal.
"Yea," he said, "thought as was
in town I'd drop up aud see you.
And then when VIC told him Barnum
was looking alter IL man who could
"drop up" he got rs mad as a mad
bull Slate Journal.
''Since Cleopatria's Needle has ar
rived III New York a good many wo-
men want to see It, just to see wha,
kind OF . needle CLEOPATRA sewed
with.'-Stdte Journal
DIR. Tanner, tho fasting manis Re-
publican. He says his experience
will be useful to Federal office hold
ers after the 4tli OF March next
Comm a,cediM
When Naomi mistoodupto get mar
ricd, and the Clergyman asked her il
she was sure she was fourteen years
old, 1t must have been terrible twist
for her to admit that she was 6S0.--
acknowledgements. Sec q 3.
James Abram Garfield, sad to tell, rr4.j
Is in way to spoil.
He's down forty fathom we'll tiHU
And over head la oil. f--s ~
His friends, howeyer. talk ab0ut
n very cunning plan ta ,tt4.. . 70.
To strike light aud burn him out,I
He's such a wicked man. fi5-!. .lt
E The Radicals are parading another
so-calIed Democrat, who has come
out for Gariielri-thc Hon. p. A. Or.
ton, of Wisconsin. Who ever heard
Of him before? They Orton do this
Teomdn. H'.....f,f.-
In view of Garacld's success IN get
ting his friends TO take stock in bogus
oil wells by his persuasive eloquence.
he may well he called oily gnnmon.
Dig oil here--sounds very like De
Golyer.-- Yeomdn. afsiloa y.,ssa,9
IL was q sad accasion. Tho doctor
said the man, couldn't,live and wecp-
ing friends surrounded his bedside,
But he was not reconciled TO depart.
lie was young and there was much TO
hold him to life. lie struggled hard.
mentally. TO accept the situation, but
he couldn't feel right about It. Al
length he opened his eyes and asked
in a feeble whisper ifthe leader OF
the village band wa, al home. Ifso.
he desired. as last dying request,
that the band he brought out and nj,
lowed TO play one Of tlieir fay0ritc
airs, No. Che thought. under his win.
dow, The appeal was granted, and
before the dconcluding strain was
reached submissive smile lowered
about the shrunkeu lips of the depart
ing one ne he mnrmured. "I'm re-
signed. Nothing-worse -cau---hap-
pen-now." Then his light went Out.
.-CiacinnaH Saturday Niqht.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-08-03
RENsHAw.
Here we come once more.

lievs. j. Z. Porter, the renowned
revivalist, j. q. Kendall, J. U. Spur
lin, ). l.. West, and WILL" have ior
some three weeks past been conduct
ing most prolific series OF meetings
at West Mt. Zoar. The brethren
erei ted an ample and comfortable
arbor and immense crowds have been
III attendance at both daily and eve
ming services. Visitors from all the
surrounding districts tlocked TO hear
the fine display of talent, and the
neighborhOod attended universally.
t'iity-nine have been baptized and
seventeen more will receive baptis
nal rites OH the 3lst inst, while
thirty hardy lambs who had wan
dered alar upon the hills away" were
slid len back Into theShcphcrd'S care.
Total, one hundred ana five. The
scene was iraught with the briny
drops, arms came into play, and
general good time IN every SENSE OF
the word existed, ii ever such did
exist. The meeting closed on the
10Th, 10 c0nnnien Q again on the 3lst.
Some excitement occurred, and the
Universalisls quake with fear, for
the good work invaded their pariicu-
lar territory, both local and spiritual.
Roy is included among the seek
ers," as indeed he needs TO seek
The stock vendors seem inclined to
depOpulate this portion OF the brute
sphere. lH
The boss knock of the season oc-
Cured at Pools Mill not. long since
between Tom Pollard and Lark Girls
ham. The lie was passed aud Girls
ham struck Pollard In the face with
two horse shoes. which he held In his
hand, bruising and cutting Pollard's
nose, forehead and temple badly.
AS soon as Pollard recovered satiic!-
emily they chung" but no further
damage OF a serious nature was done.
An eye witness describes the fun as
Fin no wise monotonOus."
Public schools are bring opened
pretty generally, and now the "Marm'
may be deserted tripping blilhely
DER hill and dell and interviewed
accordingly.
Miss Jane Morgan and E,l Maybry
went to Clarksyille in search of>lly-
mems 5lissful folding on the night
OF the 22nd.
The Grcenbackers are iallying
around The old standard-bearcr Of the
county, Hon. Joab Clark. Speaking
OH the subject is common.
Crofton's belle aud Belleview's
lairest spri,e met OH Sunday last TO
break a lance over the masculine
heart. Sparkling eyes aud bright
smiles served TO enhance their beau
teous charms with bewitching en-
chaniment Hiram and Charlie mer-
tied the envy Of all less fortunate
youths.
Hurrah for Hancock, English and
the KENTucKIANl ! ZIP.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-08-03
The Next National Senate.

The control Of the United States
Senate, after the 4th Of March, 1881;
is wcll-nigh as predetermined as the
occupancy Of the White House. The
Democrats have a small majority now
but the elections this fall may reduce
that majority to q tie vote, or even a
minority. The terms of tho twenty,
four senators will expire next March.
and the State Legislatures to be chos-
en- in October and November will elect
twenty Of their successors, four, in
Virginia, Rhode Island, Mississippi
and Ohio having already been chosen.
The Senators whose terms expire III.
March are Booth Of California, Eaton
Of Connecticut, Bayard ofgDelaware,
Jones Of Florida, Mcdonald lof Ind.
Hamlin of Maine, Whyte Of Mary
land, Dawes of Massachusetts, Nc
MILAN Of Minnesota. Bruce of Mis-
sissippi, Cockrell Of Missouri, Paddock
OF Nebraska, Sharon OF Nevada, Ran
dolph of New Jersey, Herman Of New
York, Thurman OF Ohio, Wallace Of
Pennsylvania. Burnside of Rhode Is
land, Bailey OF Tennessee, Maxey ot
Texas, Edmnnds Of Vermont, Withers
of Virginia, Hereford Of West Virginia
and Cameron of Wisconsin. Gen.
Burnside has been re-elccted for an
other term Of six years; Gel. Malone
succeeds Senator Withers; Gen. Gar
field has been elected to Senator Thur
man. seat, and Democrat has been
chosen to succeed Senator Bruce Rep)
OF Mississippi. In six States, where
the outgoing Senators are Democrats,
the result may be classed as doubtful
These States are Indiana, New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida and
West Virginia. Maine and Califor-
MIA may also be put down as doubtful
States. but their present Senators are
Republicans. Should tho Republicans
secure even six Of the twenty Senator's
yet to be elected. the Democratic ma
jority is hopelessly broken, and hence
we may expect the most strenuous eif-
orts, by both political parties to cap
ture tho Legislatures Of the eight
doubtful States. Indeed. this strug-
gle for The Senate is hardly less inn
| nn.toot tha,, itbn .o,,t.et for tbn Dra.;
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=
A list Of amusing forfeits, which
will make the company laugh and
not offend the persons called upon TO
pay them, are herewith given:
l. Put q newspaper upon tho floor
in such way that two persons can
stand OH it and not be able to touch
each other with their hands. BY put
ting the paper in the doorway, one
half inside and the other, halt out.
side the room, and closing the door
over it, the two persons can easily
stand Upon it and still be beyond
each others reach.
2. To go out of the room with two
legs and come in with six. Not diff
cult it ono thinks to bring chair
along on the return,
8. To act the dumb servant. The
person who has the forfeit 10 pay
must oct out the answer to the ques-
tions put by tho master of ceremonies,
as "IIow do you make bread 2" How
do you eat soup?" etc. This forfeit
will cause much morriment ii proper
questions arc put.
4. Put one hand where the other
cannot touchllt. One can get out OF
this difficulty by putting one hand OIL
the elbow OF the other arm.
5. Place a pencil OH the floor so
that one cannot jump over II. May
be done by putting it close to the
wall of the room.
6. Put a question that no one can
answer with "no." This not hard
ii one thinks TO ask, "What does
yes spelly"
Z. Put yourself through n keyhole
This was a great puzzle 10 ns fol
awhile, but when Il word "your
self" was written on paper and push
cd through the hole. 1t was all clear
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-08-03
Frank and Jesse James.

Hon. j. A. Dacus, Of St. Louis,
the well known editor and ex-Mem-
ber Of the Missouri Legislature. has
written carefully prepared Life aud
Adventures of Frank and Jesse
James," which has been issued by
the well known publishing house of
N. b. Thompson & Co., Of that city.
Mr.. Dacus we are informed, spent two
years 10 the preparation Of this work,
much Of which time was with tho
family and friends of the James Boys.
whose friendship and confidence he
gained, and who gave him all the
facts concerning their antecedents and
ancestry as well as the facts concern
ing the almost numberless robberies.
dashing raids and vengeiul murders
committed by them during the 20
years Of their career in nearly as many
states and territories. The book is
tho most startling record ever made in
history. The careershave no parallel
in the history of highwaymen. Bold
and tlashing to degree that seemed
reckless to personal danger, yet they
have never been apprehended during
this long period though rewards to tho
amount Of $75, 900 have been offered
for their arrest, dead or alive. Tho
hook il sold by s, bscrintion. and we