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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-09
a Hard Fight.

While VIM. p. Nceld, of Hillsboro coun-
ty, Florida, was walking in the woods re-
Gently, he heard the roar of an alligator and
the scream of lady. lie ran out to the
highway, and saw a nine-foot saurian,
raised on its legs, muttcring at lady and
her children. The reptile stood where tho
road crossed small drain which ran from
lake into the Gulf Of Mexico. Having
no weapon but pockct-knifc. Mr.. Nced
provided himself with stick three feet
long, and as thick as his wrist. On his
approach the alligator showed fight. He
llankcd II, 30 rs to avoid blow from its
tail, and struck 1t blow over the eyes.
The reptile closed its eyes, and Mr. Nccld
drove the blade of his knife just bchlpd it's
fore leg. 1t was a tender place. The al
ligator Logan to thrash with Its tail. The
man gave 1t another lick over the head, and
followed the licks with half dozen stabs
The reptile was then SO far gono that hc
had no difficulty In cutting Its throat. MIR.
Nccld then accompanied the lady home.
IIe returned within half an hour, and
found the saurian In nearly as good trim as
ever. His former treatment was repeated
until the reptile gave up the ghost. Mr..
Nccld cut off tho head as trophy. In
scverlng the muscles Of the neck, convul-
si0ns Of the muscles of the whole body
would take place. This made tho alligator
appear alive. He would move of, throw
up his tail and roll over and over yet
there SWas no absolute danger. & ssS. & s..t &.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-09
VOL. IV.-NO. 80.
NeviIle's Cross.

! About mile to the west of the
Cathedral of Durham is u spot close
~ connected with its history, and
memorable in the annals of Eng.
England. Here, on October 7, in the year
l34G, was fought the battle of Nevillc's
Cross. The victory of Cressy had been
won II few months previously, but as Ed
ward and the flower of the English army
were yet in France, the King of Scotland
deemed that his opportunity was ..comc,
and that the northern provinces were de.
fcnsclcss. Gathering together an army of
some 40, 900 men he swept over the borders.
devastating all the land before him. The
chief among his mobiles accompanied him.
the most sacred relic in Scotland was pres
ent in the host to encourage the troops on
the battlefield. This was the 'Black
hood, Il cruclX of blackcncd silver, de-
l'vcrcd 50 mys,criously to David l., on that
spot between the town Of Edinburgh and
crags OF Arthurs Scat, where afterwards
the Abbey of llolyrood was reared to it's
honor. But though the King of England
was over the sea, his Queen Phiippn was
in England and did not shrink from The
danger. All army was Assem- 1lcd to which
the palalinatc sent its contingent, and was
placed under the command of Earl Neville.
me invaders drew near to the walls of
Durham; the English troops, considerably
Their interiors in number awaited
their approach. The Bishop of Durham
was present at the head Of his men, and
there was also an ark of God" in the
English camp; for the Prior, in obedience
to vision, had brought from the cathedral
one OF It's choicest treasures, 'thc holy
corporaX cloth whcrcwilh st. Cuthbcrt
covered The chalicc when he used to say
mass This was attached TO the point of
Il spear and displayed on the Red Hills in
sight OF the army. From the cathedra!
tower the monks bcheld the battlefield, and
prayed for the victory Of the defenders OF
their saint. From nine till noon the con-
!I'c' lasted; the English archcrs with their
cIoih-vnrd shafts, the Scotchmcn with their
lOchaber axes, smOtc down many q man
ON either side; but ut last the watchers o,t
the tower turned from prayer to praise, for
the Scottish host wuvercd and broke, and
The Black Rood proved less potent than the
banner Of st. Cuthhcrt 1t was a dark Cay
for Scotland. The slain numbered l5, 900,
the king was wounded and prisoner,
many OF his mobiles killed or taken, and the
Black Rood was the prize of the conquer
ors. Once before it had been for while
i'll English hands, but this time IL was lost
to Scotland forever. Henccforth it was
numbered amongst the treasures which
were collected together in the Nine Affairs
Chapel. After the battle the "corporax
cloth" was attached to velvet banner, and
was afterwards present with the kings host
on many occasions.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-09
Fishing for Sharks.

At the head Of the hnrbor, seven miles
east Of the town OF Nantucket, is Il place
called Wnuwnct composed of two rude
summer hotels, where splendid fish dinners
are served. Several steam and sail Yacht,
ply between Nantucket and Wuuwinct,
making two round trips each day. The
larc is 20 cents each way and the trip is II
Charming one. At Wuuwincl only a bank
OF sand an eighth of Il mile wide separates
us from the main eastern shore of the island.
Here we find party of sturdy fishermen
ready TO take us on Il shn"kiny expedition.
We embark III "dories" and are carried ont
to larger whale boats anchored short dis
lancc from shore. Sail is then hoistcd, and
having reached half or three quarters of Il
mile from shore, anchors are dr0pprd and
work begins. Large fish hooks loot Innp
commercially Il yard Of chain to lines us
thick as your little finger and builcd with II
dozen small perch are thrown into the wa
Ter, which is here five orsiX fathoms drcp.
The bait rests on the bottom and the fisher
man holds his line sufficiently taut To en-
able him TO feel a bite. MIe docs not have
TO wait long. a violent ,ugging tells him
he has Il shark on his hook. Ills COM
panions assist him. and tic united efforts
oil two or three are required to draw the
animals nose to the gunwulc of the boat.
Then while some hold him there others be-
gin fierce assault wilr,clubs as thick as
your wrist. Blow attcry,low on the nose
is kept up until the aniIa is completely
stunned, his tail meanwhile Keeping up a
fearful lashing, which, if no, well protected
with ollskin ovcrsuits, vets every one on
the boat through and through with sult
water. Finally his lashings cease, and by
the united efforts of thcwholc party he is
hauled over the side into the boat. Though
now perfectly quicsccnt, ii is still dangerous
to place ones hands in too close proximity
to his triple row of sharp teeth. These
sharks are ugly things six or seven feet
long, and perhaps 900 pounds in weight,
without scales, with sharp pointed tails,
white bellies, small eyes and great caver-
nous mouths. Their teeth pointing inward,
arc not used SO much for dividing their
food as for holding on to it when seized,
their teeth acting as barbs. The food is
swallowed whole. They are very numcr-
Gus and bite freely, insomuch that a party
can any day catch one apiece within an
hour or two. Brought to land. the honest
fisherman first cut out their livers from
which cod liver oil is extracted. Their
carcuscs are then buried for few months
until mostly dccomposed, when they are
dug ni' for use rs fertilizers.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-09
That Awful Cow.

There probably isn't a woman in North
America who isn't afraid of cows, and there
lsn't COW III North America which would
harm one hair Of any w0man's head if il
had the least chance in the VOID and no
other job on hand. Recently stray cow,
perhaps from the country for taste of
balcd hay found gate open and entered Il
yard on Second street, Detroit. The woman
came to the front door dressed to 20 out,
but seeing the COW she uttered a scream and
hurried back. There wasn't Il thing in the
yard for the COW to damage or cat, and be-
ing tired she raised her cud, lay down and
began to chew away as if she had got home
from long visit to Europe. The woman
next appeared at IL side window and called
upon tile COW to ''glt out" a dog might
have ''got,' but the COW didn't. Then the
women threw rag at the COW and called
for the dog. 7 he dog didn't come and tho
rag did not scare. Then the woman shook
pillow at the COW and per. el.ptorily Or
dcred her off the premises, but the bovine
half closed her eyes and let her thoughts
run ahead to fly time. as the COW didn't
10, and as the woman couldn't go till the
COW did, stcrncr measures were resortcd to.
a tin pan was held out of the window and
beaten with spoon, but that COW couldn't
~ AOoANA iii'o fOlIlN vi JVlS
had come. Then the woman " ent into the
back yard to throw clubs over the fence
and knock couple of horns off. The
first one hit the window and the next one
banged the blinds on the next house, and
the cows horn stuck tighter than ever.
Cries of ''git outl" were again rcsortcd to
without effect and then the woman wutchcd
ut he front door till she saw boy come
along and she opened il and cried ont
"Oh! boy there's horrid COW in our yard
Prop the gate open and get all the boys and
police you can and drive her out and Pll
give you whole quarter Of Il dollar. Hurry
up for she looks rs if she was getting ready
to come right in llerc!" The boy 'humped'
tho dangerous animal out in about thirty
seconds, received his pay and the woman
gave up going down town for fear she
would have nervous SPELL"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-09
How m Owl's Head Rcvolycs.

~ contributor to the American Naturalist
who had read funny story about an owls
wringing his own neck by looking at Il man
who was walking around Inn, tested the
matter by al experiment. IIc obtained a
fine specimen and placed him on top of q
post. cit was,not difficult, says the writer,
''to secure his attention. for he never di-
vcrtcd his gaze from ne while was in lis
presence. ] began walking rapidly around
! the post Il few feet from it, keeping my
eyes fixed upon him all the while. Ills
hoIy remained motionlcss, but his head
turned exactly with my movements. When
| was half way round his hcad was directly
behind. Thrcc-quartcrs of u circle were
completed and still the same twist of the
neck and the same stare followed me. One
circle and no change. On went, twice
round, and still that watchful Stare and
steady turn OF The head On went, thee
times round, and began really to wonder
why the head did not drop or when all at
once discovered what failed to notice be-
fore. When l reached halfway round
from the front, which was as far as he
could turn his headto follow my movements
with comfort he whskcd it back through,
The whole circle so insantancously and
brought it facing me again with such pre-
cision that | failed to detect the movement
although was looking intcntly nll the time
l repeated the experiment many times after
ward to watch carefully to detect the move
ment OF the read justmcnt OF his gaze
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-09

razor. ~ sharp laZor is not un every tlav
occurrence in France. Often have |
emerged from the Gullic BARRIERS door,
bloody and buttlc-scaIred. Something over
pint Of blood have | in this manner already
left ON French soil. What the French bar
scr's blade lacks in kcenncss OF edge, he
makes up in muscle. She shaved me well.
Her execution was more agreeable tEun
that OF the male barber. Still the sensation
and experience were curious. | regretted
that she did not finish me- This was be-
cause the barber's assistant, had polished of
soap-lock and waXcd his wur-like NOUS
taclc. After which he sprang ON me.
Compared with hers, his touch was that of
clumsy brute. lie laid on with the VIII bic
weight Of his arm, swept one side Of my
face with combined sweep and scratch,
which where it did not take oil hair did
skin, left II few faint scratches behind and
cut my chin. Then he drove me to the
wash bowl as they always do in France, to
cleanse my own c0untcnancc of the lathcr,
which he had managed to shove into my
ears and hair. ] believe it TO be Il part of
w0nlanS mission Oh earth to shave. The
French barbcr shop with all its drawbacks
Oh execution has some attractive novelties
NIce-lookiny girls often enter and occupy
the chair next you, to have their hair ar
ranged. II is always the depot for switches
c,'rls and all sorts of false hair. | think
the women send their old false hair to The
barbcrs to be rcgcncratcd and rcfrizZed,
because the assistant is always, when not
shaving, occupied in brushing these things
up, chrtlng them out Or curling them anew.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-09
How lscsyemer Learned

1t will be of interest of the reader to learn
that, according to Bcsscmcrs statement his
knowledge of iron m0tallurgy was at that
time very limited, so that lie had to get I'D
the whole of the subject. lie is now, how :
| ever, of the opinion, that his ignorance
proved Of great advantage to him, as he
had very little to unlcarn and could thus
approach tho subject free from the bias in
separablc from those who have followed a
beaten track and vainly cndcavorcd to get
out OF the rlt. These words of Bcsscmcr
require, however, to be carefully consider
ed. tic does not imply that state of ig-
'norancc would enable HIM to invent, as
many Sschcmers imagine, who put forth
crude ifleas, which are crushed by practical
men. lie sat to work to learn the whole
business Thoroughly, first from books and
tIlenin the foundries Still 1t will be seen
that here Is man well on in the world,
| who set himself TO hard learning while
many Of us think we can do very well
| without learning at all, or without learning
any more. TO the public who thus get de-
| tails at first hand, it Is also of interest to
know that having built small experimental
iron works In st. Pancras, and begun his
preliminary trials, months rolled on, and
he spared neither labor nor money, but
made failure after failure. TO tho wise
man, however, failure Is a way of learning,
and failures arc carefully recorded: /. Be
cause they show us, through narrowing the
Held, In what way we must try, and, O..
Because they, In themselves, often suggest
| some further experiment. Bcssemer, in
deed, says that during his long time of fail
ure he was accumulatlng many important
facts which could not but ultimately be OF
| advantage to HIM. si
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-09
TRI-W EEKLY EDITION.
THE GOLD THAT WEARS,

We parted one eve at the garden gate.
Whom the dew was Oh the heathor
And promised my love to como back to her
Ere tho pleasant autumn weatl or
That we twain might we'd
When tho leaves were rod,
And live and love together.
Sho cut mo tress from her nut-brown hair
And kissed her lips Of cherry,
And eave her ring Of tho old-timo gold,
With a stone like the mountain berry
Az clear and blue
Ar her eyes wore truo-
Sweet oyos 30 bright and merry!
"The wealth Of my love is all have
10 give you," she said in turning;
THE gold that wears-liko tho radiant stars
In yonder blue vaults burning!"
And I took tho trust
AZ u lover must
Whose soul for love is yearning.
Fate kept lib apart for many yoars,
And tho blue sea rolled botween us;
Though kissed each day tho nut brown tres,
And mado fresh VOWS to Venus
Till sought my bride.
And fate defied.
That failed from loyo to wean us.
l found my lovo at the gardon gate
When tho dew WAS on the heather
Aud wo twain were we'd at the little kirk
In tho pleasant autumn weather;
And the gold that wears
J.. Now soctho, my cares,
And W. live and loye together.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-09
RoAdY Maxiins.

A few days ago boy about eight years
old was slowly walking down Cass avenue.
Detroit. A boy about ten was hiding at
the corner of Bagg street to catch and
thump him. A third boy, two years older,
was going up the street, . .. fs#
Revenge is swect!' muttcred the boy
behind the fence as he pccred out.
'5read is great desidcratum!" obscrv-
cd the small boy US he saw tao trap an,
started on run. st%
''ro the victorbclongs the spoils! chuck
led the third us he picked up an bat and
football and made for IN alley
"Nothing succeeds like SUCCESS re-
marked the small boy as he gained his
back door yard. .f.a
"Put off till TOMORROW what you can
not do to-day" reflected the second as l,c
slowly sauntcred back.
"No path can lead straight on" sighed
the. big boy as he dropped the plumber
and crawled through fence at sight Of a
policeman coming up the alley
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-09
"COunt 'Iti,l.n

While bootblack was the other day
giving stranger a shine at the corner of
Griswold and Congress streets, he was
asked the nature of the soil around De-
troit.
"You jist watc mint and I'll tell
yc," replied the boy, and he shouted
Jim" "Jim!' TO a small boy down the
street. IN
Jim came upon tho scene with two of
tho dlrtiest feet a youngstor ever sloshed
around with, and the other said
"Hcre, Jim, stock yer hoofs out here.
This ere gent wants to know what kind
OF a sile we've got arouhd'ie and you
hold still and let him count the differ.
ent layers while I'm backing his other
bute!" 634E
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-09
Run Down nt Jhc Hcols.

a man clad IN the habilimcnts of the
tramp knocked brislily on the back of a
Cincinnati residence on New Years day,
and, bowling low to the gll who made hcr
appearance, said
"Ihc compliments Of the season, fair
maid, and may each recurring New Year
con, go long !" said the girl, intcrrupting
him.
81 am not the only man who has run
down at the heel"
mo, there were seven ahead of You this
morning."
"Sccing you keep open house, presume
they were admitted at the front door, But
the back door is good enough for me. an,
not proud. You will observe did not come
in carriage; but no NATTER am hungry.
l would like a bite to cat"
"Wc haven't anything for YOU"
"Don't be too sure of that until you know
who am. You probably never heard of
people entertaining angels unawares."
"fc cs have; but don't believe it,
sHomer was a bcggar."
Gle never got anything here, my good
man.
"Cervantes died Of hunger"
"llc ought to have gone to work."
''Di1fenbacker had nineteen trades, and
starved to death with all of them However,
that is neither here nor there"
'Try the boarding house over the way"
''Spcncer died in want"
81 knowit. Hc depended on this shcbang
for his victuals"
''asso, Italy's celebrated poet"
ooh, suppose he was shot"
''lle was not; but he was often hard
pushed for nickIe. mention these facts
to prepare you for what is coming. I am
the individual who first mentioned Grant
for third term"
owe are all solid for John Sherman, "
said the girl
The man walked slowly to the gate,
paused, scratched his head, and turning
once more to the female, said:
''Wouldn't you give future cabinet
officer cold potato?"
Couldn't think of it,"
"What if the next Minister to the Court
of st. James should ask for one ?"
"lle couldn't get it."
every well. I will not withdraw my
good wishes for the new year l presume
you are acting according to instructions. A
man who is just entering upon til primrose
paths of politics can afford 10 be magnan-
nous. l."
And kissing his hand to the hard hearted
hOuscn,aid, he took his leave.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-09
How tho Prince of wales lost his Supper

At ball given recently in honor of the
Prince of Wales small table in an alc0vc
was reserved at supper for his Royal High
ness and his intimatcs. The ball was at its
height; the Prince led one of his partners
to the table, followed by some of the most
distinguished guests. Two chairs, how
ever, remained mnoccupied. A heated par
son, supporting still more heated partner,
deserted the vacant places and Immediate
ly swoopcd down upon them. In vain the
courtiers nodded, winkcd and Dcckoncd :;
his reverence meant supper, and was not
to be denied. At last Lord Charles Bercs..
ford, always fertile in resources, dropped on
his knees, and crawling under tho table
pulled the parson by the leg. 1t was OF no
avail ; the rcvcrcd gentleman merely kicked
out, and continued his attack Oh the good
things intended for royalty.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-09
Transit III London.

Omnibuscs were introduced IN London
from Paris half century ago, and the
horse railroad from the United States about
ten years ago. The first hackney coaches
were introduced in 1925, and for a couple
of centuries were regarded rs monopoly.
Acts of parliament were passed limiting the
number to ply for hire in the whole of Lon
don. This limitation lasted till the date of
the great Reform Act. The old hackney
coach was a two-horsc vehicle, and the fare
was shilling mile. 1t was not till 1928
that the onc-horsc cabriolct, the familiar
four-whcclcr of the London Streets was in
troduccd, and made way but slowly. The
llansom, the gondola Of the streets, rs it is
called in "Lothair," was n few years later,
and is gradually supcrscding the old four
wheeler, as that superseded the hackney
coach. The actual number of cabs now
licensed III London is 4O14 four-wheelcd
and 1917 two.wheelcd. Railways rs Il
means of inter ter-communication in London
are still new, and are still in course of de-
vclopmcnt At the time of the Great En-
hibitjon no railway came farther into Cen
trail London than Drummond street, Eu-
ston Square Oh the north, and Bishopsgatc
and Fcnchurch street on the East. The
North London line had only been opened
IN the previous year, and it was some years
after that the scheme Of the Inner Circle,
to connect the great termini of the main
lines, was sanctioned by Committee of
OF the House of Lords. The Met
ropolitan Railway got its act in 1863,
but the works were not begun till 1860, and
the opening took place in 1868. 1t was
then broad gauge line from the Great
Western to Harrington street; it was altered
to narrow guage line before Londoncrs
had found out the wonderful facilities it
provided for them.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-09

Farther studies on the asserted value
Of glycerlhe as a food have been
prosecuted at Berlin by DR.. Emanuel
Munk. He finds that glycerlno possess
ca no nntritlve value, under tho ,lehn,-
alton OF food as ordinarily accepted, I,
His researches, no wever, also establish
the fact that the laotlc acid fermentation
of milk can be delayed between eight.
teen and dtwenty-f0ur hours by the ad-
dition OF only two ortliree per cent 4 of
,glycerlne 81 sa. ~ 5S3S
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MEDICAL.
TO THE UNFORTUNATE !
DR.. GIBBONS DIOPENOABY,
62s Kearny ST., San Francisco.

Established in 1854, FOR
the treatment Of SeNu
and Seminal diseases
such as GOnorrhea, elect,
Structures, Syphilis in all
its forms, Seminal Weak
ness, Impotency, Skin
Diseases, etc, perma-
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BLACK DIAMOND COAL
AND SCREENINGS.

YTyHE ABOVE WELL KNOWN SUPERIOR
Il MONTE DiABLo COAL, the most economical
that be used fors- am is for sale in lots 10 suit
at Black Diamond Landing, Contra Costa county,
and at the Office Of the Company, southeast corner
Of Folsom and Spear streets, San Francisco.
P. B. CORNWALL,
apl6-f President B. D n. %