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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-23
WurtonnoerR.

The house of Wurtemberg, 1t Is ssit, de-
riyes It's name from the following legend I:
A poor burghsr fell In love with the dauoh-
tor of the Emperor of Austria, and, as the
two young people saw no prospect Of OBJ.
tanning the imperial consent to the union,
they fled together into Susbia, where they
bought small piece of land, and establish
cd an inn. 1t stood at the foot Of noun.
tain, and It's possessor therefore went by
the name Of ''Wirt am Bcrg'' or the Land.
lord at the Mountain" One day the En-.
peror was travelling to Frankfort, and
stopped on bis way at his daughters house
without recognizing her. She knew him
directly, and persuaded her husband to
make himself known to the Emperor, and
to beg his forgiveness. Accordingly, taking
their little son, they all fell at his feet,
entrcating his pardon, which he willingly
granted. Moreover, the Emperor created
his son.in-law Duke; but in memory Of
this occurrence he was to keep his name
Writ am Berg" which subsequently be.
came Wurtemberg.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-23
Cultivation OF Hops.

1t was during the reign Of Henry VIII.
that hops were first raised in England.
Now nearly "a, 600 acres are devoted to
their production there; 10000 acres in
Kent, and most Of the remainder in Sussex,
Hereford, and Hampshire. The chief crop
In Ameroa IL raked on the Pacific slope;
the amount gathered there this season
reaching from 120, 900 to 180. 900 bales.
American hops, however, are not consider
ed as good In quality as those of Europe,
having peculiarly rank flavor, the result
Of imperfect cultivation. Bavarian hops
are the best and properly give the fame to
the celebrated beer known by that name.
With the increase Id the manufacture of
lager beer the increase in growing hops
has become enormous, and their cultivation
In perfection for tho various uses to which
they can bo applied as A article of daily
consumption, as vol a. In q medicinal
point Of view, demands the attention OF
our people.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-23
Leaning Towers.

The most remarks able leaning tower In
Great Britain is that of the Caerphilly Cas-
tie, Glamorganshire. Being between seventy
and eighsy feet high, 1t is eleven feet out
OF perpendicular. The castle of which tho
tower forms part was built about 1921,
and the canting Of the tower il SAID to have
been caused by an explosion Of hot LIQUID
metal used by the occupants Of the castle
to pour on the heads Of their enemies at
siege which took place in 1925. There are
also leaning towers at Bridgenorth Castle,
In shropshire, and at Corfe Castle, in Dor
setshire both caused by the use Of gunpow-
der during the civil war between King
Charles and his parliament. Or churches
with crooked spires, the most noteworthy
ls the famous one at Chesterfield, in Derby
shire. 1t leans six feet toward the south,
and four feet four inches toward the west,
and Its height is 230 feet. 30 peculiar IS
the distorted appearance Of this steepls that
1t Is said to appear to be falling toward the
spectator from whatever point he ap-
proaches 1t. There are several traditions
extant respecting this singular architectural
deformity. One is that the builder, a ma
tive OF Chesterfield, having agreed TO erect
church, did 80, finishing tho tower with
out adding spire. The authorities OF the
town, not being satisfied with the struc-
tuIe, appealed to the Attorney General,
who gave his opinion that tho spire was as
much part OF the church al the tower,
and that consequently the builder must
finish his contract by ils addition. Tho
subject was, however, fully discussed at a
meeting OF the Institute of British Arcni-
tects in January, 1866, and 1t was ascer-
tanned that tho oak planks on which the
framework On which the spires rests, are
much decayed On one side, which is suffl-
cient to cause the divergence from the per-
pendicular. The timbers also have the
appearance Of having been used IN a green
and unsound condition. The action of tho
sun upon the spire would therefore ca,.se
1t to become crooked, and this may &C.
count for Its distortion without attributing
1t TO design.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-23

A genuine Arkansian lives at Conway.
You couldn't induce HIM to make q mis-.
statement. II Is said thai II his life de.
pended on telling . lie he would scorn the
idea. During long life he has treasured
up little bits Of truth. One of these truths
he keeps for Saturday purposes. Last
Saturday when the usual party had gather
cd In front Of the store, the truthful man
| remarked:
"Well, boss talking about rapid travel
Ing, III give you little Of my expert
ence." ..
''There 1t comes" said a man who had
heard it before. 'What is your expert
encc7"
"Several years ago lot Of us boys went
up tho railroad after muscadines. We
went on railroad engine, and travelled
about 70 miles an hour going up. After
We got there we were all drunk. But 1t
was coming back that we travelled"
'How fast did you run4"
"You sec, the engineer got 80 drunk
that we had to lay him out, l stepped
up to the blamed thing and pulled her
wide open. don't really like to tell you
how fast the thing did run"
ooh, yes, tell U.s."
"Well, as certain as am living, she run
80 fast that she didn't touch the track only
in high places. Sometimes she'd fly over
the tops Of tho high trees, aud then tip the
track on the top of high grade. All the
boys but mo fell off when the engine
struck tree, and creancd little. l
would have fallen IL hadn't secured hold
on tho tender. My pants went of, then
my shirt, drawers and socks. One by one
my toe nails were popped of by the
wind"
''Didn't 1t kill youi"
mo, everything finally came out all
right. Tho engine stopped at the depot,
drew long breath, and whistled 10 loud
that the brakeman. on train over one hun
dred miles away put on brakes"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-23
Not Generally Known.

Keys wero originally made of wood, and
the earliest form was simple crock slmilar
to the common ptcklock. The ancient
keys are mostly of bronze, and OF remark
able shape, the shaft terminating on one
side by tho wards, on the other by q ring.
Keys of this description were rresantod by
husbands to wives, and were returned again
upon divorce or separation.
Hats were lrst made by Swiss at
Paris. 1404 A. D. They are mentioned In
history at the period when Charles VII.
made his triumphal entry into Rouen, in
1449. He wore hat lined with red vel.
vet, and surmounted with rich plume of
feathers. 1t is from this reign that hats
and caps are dated, which henceforth be
gan to. take place Of the chaperons and
hoods that had been worn before In France.
Previous to the year 1910 the men and
women of England wore close-knit woolen
caps.
The custom Of crOwnlng the poets origi
mated among the Greeks, and was adopted
by the Romans during the empire. It was
revived in the Twelfth century by tho en-
peror Of Germany, who invented tho title
of'poet laureate. The French had royal
poets, but no laureates. The title existed
In Span, but little is known of those who
bore 1t. The tradition concerning the lau.
reate in England Ii that Edward ILL.,, in
1857. omulating the crowning OF Petrarch
at Rome, in 1341, granted the office to
Chaucer with yearly pension. In 1880
the laureate was made patent Office.
From that time there has been a regular
succession of laureates.
Until the close Of the eighteenth century
the finest muslins In use were imported
from India. The earliest mention Of COT
ton among the classic nations OF antiquity
is by Herodotus, who speaks of it by the
name of tree-wool, which name 1t still
bears In German and several other CONT
mental languages. Cotton was not known
IN Egypt until abou: 800 years before
Christ Then 1t appears probable that 1t
was imported. for all tho cloths found en-
velopiug the mummles of earlier ages have
proved ON examination to be linen. Cot
ton cloths are mentioned as having been
imported into London in 1698, the knowl-
edge Of both tho culture and manufacture
having probably been conveyed therc by
the Moors and other Mohammedan nations.
The former were the means of flrst bring
Ing this manufacture into Europe.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-23
When to Eat Fruit,

The Spanish proverb has It: Fruit Ia
golden In the morning. silver at noon, but
lead at night. =" Americans do not seem to
have hoard Of this proverb, nor 10 have
made one from their own experience.
Mostly they eat fruit at night, and hence
have not the sovereign idea Of IL that they
would have II they had eaton 1t at more
proper times. They eat 1t as 4 dessert a,
dinner. This may be tho most proper time
to eat dried fruits, but 1t is NOS .he rlgh.
time to eat the juicy ones. The Spanish
people learned their proverb from eating
the very juicy fruits, like oranges. These
should be eaten in the morning, q little bo-
fore breakfast---not later than noon. Rar.
ly In the day they will, II eaten, prove IA
be tho best possible medicine fM the bill
iouA
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-23
sM spots.

Once In about eleven years. the sun
completes q spot cycle. lis commencement,
ls marked by period OF great solar activ.
ity. when spots for two or three years arc
numerous and large upon its large surface.
These gradually disappear, and the sun
remains moro or less quescsnt during the
remainder Of the time. A new pot-cycle
Is now in full action. Portions of tho
huge blazing surface of the su. arc dotted
with spots. They throng tie solar tern.
tories, appearing IN rows, or groups, OF
more frequently the large spots are sur.
rounded by families of small ones. They
are Of enormous dimensions. Some are 60
large that our whole globe might I've rolled
into the seeming cavern. and our largest
continents would not cover others, while
many are 50 email that they can be seen
only by telescopes Of high power. Some OF
these spots will continue for months, others
will quickly disappear, and others will
break into small eles, which new ones will
more than FIJI the deserted places, and give
variety to the ever-changing exhibition.
Bun spots, seen through the telescope, pre-
senta very curious appearance; The central
part, or umbra. is black, the border, or
penumbrs, is usually Of grayish tint !;
and, surrounding the spots for thousands
OF miles, the SUMS surface seems to be piled
into ridges, dotted with groups of small
shining spots, called faculse. from Latin
word n. Gaming "small torches" The wisest
astronomers cannot tell with certainty the
cause OF sun spots, or give reason for the
occurrence Of the outbreak once In eleven
years 1t is well-established that there is
an intimate relation between sun spote and
torrestial magnetism. 1t is strongly af-
frmedtthat the disturbed condition of the
sun at this period Is reflected on the earth
In northern lights, waves of intense heat,
and storms Of unusual severity. The do
Wasting tornadoes and cyclones at the west,
and the display of auroral light in the
Scottish skies, lend their aid TO support
this theory. A fascinating field of obser-
vatlon Is thus laid open before intelligent
observers. Three things are to be watched
for. the occurrence Of great storms, the ap-
proach of heat wave, and the appearance
OF the northern lights. Clear headed OBJ
servers can work at these problems, even
II they are not trained astronomers; for, il
ever the cause of sun spots and the reason
OF their periodicity are made clear, the
work will be accomplished by close and
long continued observation. g
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-23
TRI-WEEKLY EDITION.
TO DEATH

Methinks II were no pain to die
On such an eve, wheu a,,oh sky
Ger oanopies tue west
10 gaze my fill on yon calm deep,
And like an infant fall asleep
On earth, my mothers breast
There's peaoe and welcome ia yon sea +,
OF endless blue tranquility .: ,ot,
The clouds are living things
trace their veins OF liquid gold.
1see them solemniy unfold
Their soft and fieeey wings. Cd .'h.
These be the angels that convey .a. r
Us weary children Of day, i,.l
Mfe's tedious nothing Ger u.
10 vex the genius OF repose, .'.'
On Deaths majestic shore. f.,
No darkness there divides the sway
with startling dawn aud dazzling day
But gloriously, serene .t-..-.. .,, -,
Are the interminable plains - .. -..'.J
One fixed, eternal sunset reigns
O'er tho wide, silent eoene. H.'"g9
cannot don all human fear
know Thy greeting is severe
To this poor ehen OF clay; i.'H
Yet come. o, Death ! thy freezing kiss
Emancipates thy rest is bliss
-: would were away. =.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-23
Japanese Paper AIr-Cus,ion.

Japanese paper air.cushions arc said TO
have some advantages over those made Of
rubber. They may be rolled into pack
age of smaller dimensions when not In use;
they will not stick together as rubber does
after 1t is wet, and for pillows they arc bet
ter because they have no odor. Their
strength is very great; q man weighing
100 pounds may stand upon one without
bursting 1t. They are sald TO be water
proof, and to make excellent life-preserv-
ore,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-23
She Kept tho seoret.

Mrs. See, an old woman living on tho
Bedford Road, about two miles from the
Tarrytown depot, tells pictureque tale of
succeeding events to the capture of Major
Andre. Mrs. See, familiarly known as
"Aunt Betsy" says that party of ''Skln.
ners" with their prisoner went directly to
"Mug Tavern," near White Plains--a hos.
telry presided over by Aunt Polly Reed.
Strange to say-considering her sex-Aunt
Polly was notorious for her curiosity and
inability to keep secret. While ham and
eggs were sizzling In the pan for tho hun
CRY "Skinners, Aunt Polly was struggling
to ascertain the idcntity of the melancholy
young stranger who was 90 handsomely
clothed IN blue overcoat, claret. c0lOred
coat, and nankeen waistcoat and breechcs.
Finally Pauld'ng seized her by the wrist
and drew her close to him.
Scan you keep secret2"
"Yes," stammered the old woman with
hardly suppressed eagerness.
"We've got British spy"
In three minutes the old woman had In.
trusted household cares to her girl, saddled
her white horse, and was galloping to tho
next house, Ia place then called ''Twitch-
ing" But the fences and brush proved an
obstacle, and Aunt p olly was forced to
make long detour by the road. The
''Skinners" finished their meal and do.
parted, making straight cut across the
country toward ''rwltching." As they
approached the house they caught aieht Of
Aunt Polly flying up tho road on her white
horse, daylight showing between herself
and the saddle at every leap. Her hair
streamed out behind. In one hand she
swung her huge poke bonnet by the strings,
while she shrieked In a shrill, quavering
voice, "They've got the spyi They've
cot tho spy /"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-23

We are firm believers in the maxim
that, for all right judgement OF any
man or thing, 1t is useful, nay, essen.
tial, to see Ills good qualities before
pronouncing on his bad
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-23
ST. Paul as = Summer Resort

ST. Paul is completely ovelrun with visit
ors from nearly every portion Of the civilized
world. The registers of our leading hotels
show daily arrival of between 500 and 700
persons. Like the seasons they come and
go. Yesterday was fair sample of the dai-
~ arrival of excursionists. Almost every
railroad train and every steamboat brought
in parties from the South, East and West,
and the hotel registers contained the names
of pleasure parties from large number of
prominent cities of the East and South.
Page after page was filed with names from
New York, Albany, Boston, Washington,
Chicago, Louisville, st. Louis. New Orleans,
and various cities of Iowa, Kansas and other
States. st. Paul seems to be a Mecca, to-
wards which all pleasure seekers turn their
steps.
Among the arrivals of pleasure seekers In
the city yesterday were parties from Cleve-
land and Cincinnati, Ohio; Albany, New York;
Fort Dodge, Humboldt, Livermore and Brett,
Iowa; st. Louis, New Orleans, and various
other points. Not less than one thousand
strangers visited st. Paul yesterday for the
first time, and still they come. They all come
to St. Paul first, and from this city they
scatter throughout the entire State, visiting
the many beautiful lakes with which Mime
sofa abounds. st. Paul has room for them
all. In proportion to its population no city
on this globe has better hotel accommoda-
tons, and nowhere does stranger receive
SO cordial and hearty welcome. Come on
then, strangers. Come from every climate,
come from every land. st. Paul extends to
all of you a cordial welcome hand, and
when here do not forget that the latch
string of the GLoRE Office is always on the
outside.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-23
PERSONAL.

L. Wampold, Jr., of Chicago, is at the Clar-
endon.
A. A. Cory, of Sandwich, ILL.,, is at the Clar-
endon.
R. G. Gould, Esq, of Rochester, N. Y, is at
the Clarendon.
J. l.. Bassett, Of st. Louis, is among the
guests at the Clarendon.
Hon. W. l.. Breckenridge of Rochester ar
rived ct the Merchants last evening.
Commodore Coulsen, Yankton; Captain
Buesen, st. Louis; A. s. Jordan Fairfield,
Iowa. are at the Metropolitan
s. B. Coulson, Esq, Of Yankton, the upper
Missouri river king, arrived in the city yester-
day and has rooms at the Metropolitan.
J. P. Trumbull, of Maiden Rock, Wisconsin,
and Fl. P. Bartlett, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin,
arrived at the Merchants yesterday.
Geo. L. Carman, general agent for the pooled
lines at Kansas City, arrived here yesterday.
intending to rest and recreate for few days or
more.
Robert Mannheimer, ESQ.,, of the firm of
Mannheimer Bros. this city, after visit of
several weeks in st. Paul, returns today to
New York to look after the imports and pur-
chases of the house in that city.
Hon. John NJ. Bailey and party, consisting
of six persons, from Albany. N. Y, arrived in
the city yesterday morning and took in the
beauties of st. Paul, as we'll as the substantial
comforts Of the Metropolitan hotel.
Judge B. r. Nelson has returned home from
his Lake Superio: trip. 1t is needless to say
that the judge, who is an experienced and sue
cessful fisherman, brought home with him a
"bar'l, which he distributed among his friende.
e. L. Baily, who accompanied Gen. J. T.
Dodge on the survey of the Northern Pacific
railroad from Missouri to Yellowstone river, re-
turned to st. Paul yesterday. Reports every
thing quiet, and the finest country ont west yet
discovered.
Mr.. j. B. Power, general land agent fo. the
Northern Pacific, is expected back from the
north to-day, but may have been induced to go
to Manden and the end of the track with Gen.
eral Manager Sargent and the government in
specting commission.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-23
CONSUMPTION CURE.

In ehangeable climates like ours, everyone
should remember that Balls Balsam for the
Lungs has proven itself to be SURE cure for
Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, and all
Lung Diseases, and for q common cough or cold
We guarantee every bottle. 1t has saved the
life of many, even after all hope had aed.
Many Of our most Intelligent families would a.
soon be without WOODEN clothing in winter as
not TO have Halle Balsam always on hand, for
10 never fails to Immediately relieve all sore
ness of the the throat and lungs. A single dose
taken at bed time will gently warm the blood,
cause refreshing slumber, and by morning an
ordinary cough or cold will be gone. Ask
your druggist and your friends coacernins th
merits of Halls Balssm. Pricefor large bottle,
81.
Remember we keep this excellent remedy OF
sale at our drug store in 81. Paul, and do most
cordially recommend It to our customers and
Al good people. Noyu BBQs. q QpyLzR. aReuts.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-23
4 DASTARDLY OUTRAGE.
A Woman Choked and Robbed In Her
Residence.

Woman Choked and Robbed In Her
Residence.
The most villainous, dastardly and COW
ardly assault, coupled with an extensive
robbery, that has taken place in this city for
hree years. occurred in the early part of last
evening, on busy and much frequented
highway. The assault and robbery took
place few minutes before 10 o'clock, at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Glib
son, residing at No. 142 Robert street.
The lower part of the house is rented to
family, the second story being occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson.
At the hour named Mrs. Gibson was alone
in her front room when knock at the door
was followed by the unlimited entrance of
two men, one of whom inquired if the lady
took in washing.
She replied that she did not, but that the
family occupying the lower part of the
house was engaged in that business. One
of the strangers, tall man, wearing suit
of light, checked clothing, approached Mrs.
Gibson and made an improper proposal, and
before she could recover her senses the
wretch siezed her, threw her upon bed
and proceeded to choke her.
The villains evidently intended nothing
more than robbery, and as the sequel will
show their plans were we'll contrived and OK
ecuted. While one of the men held the lady
down the other took the sum of $515,
which she had concealed in her stocking.
They choked her until she became insen-
sible and then fled. After regaining her
senses Mrs. Gibson cried out and attracted
the attention of her neighbors.
In some respects, the story told BY Mrs.
Gibson is inconsistent and quite ishy. In
the first place she stated that the money had
been taken from her bosom, and that she
had seen the tall man in company with q
Miss Shenks at Minneapolis about two weeks
ago. Subsequently she confessed to Chief
Weber that the tall man had called at her
house last Sunday and that he had seen her
change a 800 note at the bank. Officer
| Lowell was sent out to the residence of Miss
Shenks, on Rice street, to ascertain, if posi-
bic, the name of the man, while Capt. Clark
| and Bresett made q tour to the gambling
houses. Up to midnight the parties had not
been arrested
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-23
FIVE CENTS A LINE
The GLOBE Want 6 Employment Bureau

Advertisements In this column are published a.
Eve csnts Hns sach insertion, out In order TO
provs the efficiency Of the GLOBE as an adusr-
tistng medium, and also to aid ths unemployed,
zoe t0iU publish for t.centyJfvs cents, thrssIins
advertisement, Of Situations Wanted and Sitwa-
tions offered, and continue tho advertisement IN
III ths object sought for 10 accomplished. For
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Each lins orer the three, to cost fee Cents psr
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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-23
The Kivers and Boats.

The government gauge yesterday showed
four feet nine inches in the channel of the
river here, fall of three inches in the pre-
ceding twenty-four hours.
The Keokuk- Northern line does not have
boat out from here Fridays. The Annie
will be in to leave here ct noon tomorrow
and will be followed Sunday at the same
hour by the Clinton.
The Libbie Conger, of the Diamond 10
inc,is to leave here for st. Louis at noon to-
day and will be followed By the Josephine
tomorrow and the Mary Morton on Mon
day.
Bismarck dispatches of yesterday report
that the steamer Benton passed Buford,
bound up, Wednesday noon. The Peninah
passed Fort Yates, bound up, at s A. NJ. yes
terdsy. The Bachelor left Terry's Landing
at daylight yesterday morning and will ar.
rive at Bismarck tomorrow and leave forthe
Yellowstone on Sunday.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-23
Wanted.

The following telegram vas received by
Chief Weber yesterday from Simon o. Donnell
superintendent of police at Chicago:
Arrest for larceny Matte Kennedy, alias
"Crow;" colored, light brown skin, thirty
years old, slim build, low size, black hair and
eyes and slightly pock-marked.- Will be found
with Polly Colwel or Mrs. E. Totem"
Inquiry for the damsel was made and it was
ascertained that she left on the o'clock train
last night for Chicago.