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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-13
DuGy Keeps tho Calf.

Recently two of Mr.. Dutfy's neighbors
determined to ahduct a pet Calf belonging
to that gentleman, and Mr. Duffy became
aware OF their scheme. Therefore he quiet
ly removed the calf from the box-sull in
which it was confined, and in the place OF
it introduced goat of the VIM. gender,
and OF u very vicious disposition. lie also
fixed spring on tho door OF tho stall, that
would cause it to close unless hold open,
and he also attached TO tho door q spring
lock that would fastcn, and could only be
unfnstened from the outside. Then he
went to bod, but not to sleep. 1t was at
the wtching hour OF midnight that the two
marau Icrs entered MIR. Dutfy's barn. They
had examined the premises tho day before.
and knew exactly where to go. Each OF
them carried dark lantern. They entered
the stall and the door closed behind them.
Everything was still. One Of thom opened
the slide to his lantern Then there was Il
clatcr of hoois and the man with the Ian
tern found himself piled up in corner,
very much surprised. lilo thought it was
the quccrcst cali he ever had met. The
the other man opened the slide to his Ian
t,rn u sec what the matter was, and tho
next instant the breath went out OF him
with ''yah' that made the listening Duff
IhtlSu hil OFcT. 1uCu uli was Sllll again
except h; FAINT profanity of tho men, anu
finally the man who was hit first recovered
c Ugh to paw around and find his lantern.
1t was extingushcd, but he got out
match and lighted it again. Then he tnrn-
cd the bnll's.cye toward the goat, and then
he went into tho corner again. The goats
blood then being aroused, he didn't walt
for further lights, but began to butt around
promiscuously, and the robbers concluded
it was time to get out. But that didn
prove so easily done. Then they began to
yell for help, and Mr.. Duffy could tell
when tho goat hit them, because in
stead Of yelling "Helpl" they cried "Oh"
and after he had laughed till his sides ached
he went and let them out on condition that
they wouldn't try to carry off the goat, and
when they stepped out Of tho barn he
jumped and stamped and yelled that tho
goat was after them, and they screamed
Murder ~ and ran three miles down the
road before they stopped for breath. Duffy
still keeps tho calf.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-13
Three miles north of

tional Treasury. Three miles north of
Buffalo is Forest Lawn cemetery. Almost
upon the crest Of the hill and near the cen-
trc of the cemetery rises the obclisk of
Scotch granite that marks the resting place
of Millard Fillmore. The remains of
Franklin Pierce were laid in the Minot
cemetery, on Maln,street, III Concord, N.
II. The Pierce lot is surrounded by neat
iron fence six feet high, travcrsed by con-
crete paths and neatly sodded, though
there are neither Enclosures nor curbs. The
grave Of James Buchanan is in Woodward
Hill cemetery, Wheatland, Penn, on Il
bluff in the southeastern part of the city.
The lot is. thirty by twelve feet, enclosed
by neat fence Of black iron, with posts
OF mottlcd white aud black granite at the
corners. All round the fence Is hedge of
blooming roses that intcrlacc closely the
iron bars. Abraham Lincoln, born in a log
hut, is buried under towering pile of
marble, granite and bronze, in Oak Ridge
cemetery, Il mile and half north of Spring
field, Ill. The structure, ll9x72 feet, is
of New Haven granite on concrete foun-
dation. The monument over Andrew
Johnson's grave was unveiled recently. 1t
stands on the summit Of lofty cone shaped
emincnce half Il mile southwest Of the town
Of Grcenvillc, Tenn.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-13
An Unexpected BlIl.

A few days since, addressed couple,
in the prime of life, stopped at q hotel in a
neighboring town, and sending for Justice
of the Peace, informed that funclionary
that they wished 10 be married. The Jus
tice said, ''All right and inquired their
names. After being told, it struck him
that he had performed the same service for
the lady some years before Upon inqur.
Ing If such was not the case, the lady said
that she had been married previously.
"Have YOU bill from your former hus-
band2' asked MIR. Justice.
eyes," she replied, 81 have q bill"
This being satisfactory, the ceremony
was performed, and the couple were de
clarcd ''man aud wife" AS they were
about departing, the Justice, who had
never seem ''bll of divorce" and having
strong dt sire 10 behold the document,
thought this an excellent oppol tunity to
8 'tsfy his curiosity. lie therefore said to
the lady,
'Have you the bill with your"
''Oh yes" she replied.
"lIavc you any objections to allowing
me too see tho bill 2" said our friend.
"None whatever" she replied; STEP
ping to the door, and calling to little boy
some three or four years of age, she said.-
''Here, Bill, come here quick, here is q
gentleman that wishes to she you." The
gentleman wilted.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-13
Superstition South of tho Equator.

There arc three great division of the In
dian family residing in the parts of South
America which lie south Of the equator
but though differing in language customs,
and manners they all belong to the Aryan
branch, and most probably came across
in Numerous migration from Central Asia
by the Straits OF Behring. With regard to
religion, they believe in two gods. The
first Is called by some Pillau; by others,
Cuchauciatru, or the great god" lie Is
supposed TO bear the human form, but can
make himsclf, invisible. lie is the creator
of the orld and author of all that is good.
The Indians never assemble to worship
him; he is supposed to be content with the
respect given to him in the heart Of every
individual. The other god is "thc spirit
OF evil" known as Gualichu; to him every
sacrifice and Offering is made to propitiale
his wicked designs. Not only do the
Pampa Indians believe in the immortality
OF the soul, but also in the doctrine of me-
tempsychosis; hence when burying their
dead, they always sacrifice over the grave
the favorlte horse Of the dead man, and
place beneath the tumulus the warriors
arms.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-13
"A SllIllLy Match.

One OF the episodes OF tho long feud be-
tween the Clan Grcgor and the Coluuhouns
of Luss-a quarrel that ended in the pros-
cription of tho hIacGrcgors IN 1GO3-is
connected with Il match at shinty. Two
subs sections of the Clan Alpine, who had
some cause Of disagreement, had settled
the vcxcd question, and, to celebrate the
renewal of perfect friendlincss, the clans
men OF both families agreed TO meet and
spend some time IN merrymalzing. One of
the chief events was to be a shinty match
between the men Of each family. That
their visitors and kinsmen might be royally
entertained, the hosts organized a foray
INTO the Colquhouns' country by Loeb Lo-
mond side, and carried Off many head of
fat cattle. Next day, in level ylen among
the hills, the MacGrcgurs, men, women
and children, were assembled, the men
armed for the time only with the sturdy
clubs to be used in their game. The ball
was thrown up, sticks ratified, all the shouts
and cheers of the game were heard, when
suddenly, high above the noise of the
players, rose shrek of the women, as
from all sides of the glen advanced the
hated Colquhouns. The clansmcn, though
surprised and unarmed, at once formed up,
back to back, and with their clubs pre-.
pared to meet the swords Of the foe; but
tough ash and cold steel had hardly met
when, with screams Of fury, naked dirk
in euch hand aud bundle Of clnymorcs
under each lett arm, the women Of the
clan cut through :he Colquhouns and
brought to their husbands the broadswortls
that soon swept tho men of Luss back
agan 10 L3ch Lomond side.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-13
Hanging for Amusement,

Two remarkable examples are on record
OF persons who allowed themselves to be
hung Tor the entertainment Of an audience.
An account of one of them is given in the
Lancet of April IT, 1947 The mhn's real
name was John Harnshaw, but he perform
cd throughout England under the high
sounding professional title of Monsieur
Gonlle. lie was an athlete, and among
other fcats it was customary with him to
exhibit the process Of hanging. In this per-
formancc he relied for security on the
strength Of the muscles of the neck and
throat. lie had rope with fixed knot
which could not slip, and passed both ends
OF the loop up behind one ear. The whole
act was 30 adroitly managed that he pre-
vented any pressure Of the rope Oh the
windpipc or the jugular veins, and could
even sustain weight OF 100 pounds in ad-
dItion to that Of his own body. On three
separate occasions Harnshnw mismanagcd
the rope, and became unconscious, being
luckily "cscucd each time. DR.. Chowne,
who writes the account says very truly: 1t
cannot be doubted that as far as sensation
and consciousness are concerned, Harpshay,
passed through the whole ordeal OF dying;
and, had lie been permitted to remain nang-
ing until actually dead, he would have
passed out Of existence without further con-
seriousness. Now, tins man stated, not
with particular reference to either accident,
but ns common to all, that che could hard
~ rccollcct anything that happened to him
Ill the rope, y that ''hc lost his senses all at
once; the instant the rope got in the wrong
place he felt as IL he could not get his
brcalh--as If some great weight wero at his
feet; could not move only to draw himself
up; felt as if he wanted to loosen him
self, but never thought of his hands" And
he added: "You cannot move your arms
or legs to save yourself; you cannot raise
your arms you cannot think" lie did
not see sparks or light, but had in his cars
q, rattling sound.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-13
That Caye.

Joseph Ehrmann, of Nevada, thus dcs-
cribcs cave which he lately entered
"Suddcnly," he said, "my pick. which
was carrying over my shoulder, gave sud-
den can't around, as if somebody had either
pushed or pulled It,. In the exc tcment %
tho moment l let 90 % the shovel, an
could hear it goin' whlz through the air nm
about five seconds after hcercd somcthin'
strikin' bang agin rock. All this time the
pick was draggln' me on. l reaches round
for my pistol, and the dcrncd pistol, sir,
was stickin' out straight from my side,
an jest KEEP in the sheath by the waist
strap, an il was pullin' me on too" With
great particularly and frequent pauscs for
expressions Of disbelief, if anybody cared to
risk any, the miner described his invcstiea-
tion, to which he gave the following eli.
max 81 comes to tho edge of deep
ditch, an stralnln' my eyes down inter 1t,
sees five skeletons lyin' at the bottom, al
five picks along side Of them. An then
looks across the ditch or chasm, an sees a
wall OF rock OF dull gray color but sparklin
all over with bits o shinin' things lookin'
like iron or steel. An stickln' dead to this
wall sees my pick an my shovel an then
| sees through the hull bizincss. Them
skeletons at the bottom of Il chasm were
men as held on to their picks an till they
were dragged right over the edge of this
chasm, an either was billed outright by tho
fall or was starved to oaa for there was
no way o gettin' out OF II.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-13
There Might iIayc Been.

A man in want Of load of wood visited
one of the markets to make choice Find
ing load that suited, he asked the owner
If there was cord on the wagon.
81 think there is, ;" was the reply.
"Do you know that there ISL"
"AIy son William loaded it up, and he
said there was cord"
''WclI, what DO you say2" asked the
citizen.
"And my other son, John, helped Will
lam load it up, and lie said there was Il
cord"
"Do yon say so2"
"And my ncighbor came along, and he
said there was Il cord"
II don't believe there is."
"And my wife stood at tho gate rs |
came away, and she said there was q cord,"
continued the farmer.
"'Fllcre may DO thrcc-quartcrs, said the
citizen.
"And AS l. came through the toll-gate the
keeper said he'd cat it If there wasn't q
cord and half"
''Hc did2"
"And the policeman stopped INC, and
wanted to know how much asked for that
cord and three. quarters of beautiful wood"
The citizen took 1t before the load could
swell any more.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-13
SnaHs' Corners,

The officials Of Michigan railroad now
being extended were waited upon the other
Jay ny person from tie pine woods and
sand hills who announced himself as MIR,
Snags, and who wanted to know if it could
be possible that the proposed line was not
to come any nearer than three miles to the
hamlet named in his honor.
"ls Snags' Corners a place of much i'm
portancc {" asked the President.
'ls it3 Well, should say it was! We
made over ton Of maple sugar there last
spring!"
"Docs business flourish there9"
"Flourish? Why, business is on the
gallop there every minute in the whole
twenty-four hours. We had three false
| alarms of fire there in one week. How's
that for town which is to be left three
miles off your railroad2"
Being asked to give the names of the
business houses he scratched his head for
awhile and then replied:
swell, there's ME, to start on. run a
big store, own eight yoke of oxen, and shall
soon have a dam and saw-mll. Then
there's blacksmith shop, postotilcc, a
doctor, and last week over half q dozen
patent-right men passed through there. In
one brief year we've increased from
squattcr and two dogs to our present stand
ing, and we'll have u lawyer there before
long,
''I'm afraid we won't be able to come
any nearer the Corners than the present SUR
vcy," finally remarked tho President.
"fou won't! 1t cunt be possible that
you mean to skip Il growing place like
Snags' Corners ~
81 think well have to-"
"Wouldn't come if I'd clear you out u
place in the store for ticket of1lce2"
II don't see how we could"
May be I'd subscribe $25," continued
the delegate.
ono, we cannot change"
"Can't do it nohow ~"
"No."
''Vcry we'll" said Mr.. Snags as he put
on his hat. "1f this ere railroad thinks it
can stunt or cripple Snags' Corners by leav-
ing it out in the cold it has made a big mis-
take. Before leave town to-day Pm going
TO buy windmill and melodeon, and
your old locomotives may toot and be
hanged sir-toot and be hanged |"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-13
A Monkeys Fonr OF Serponts.

In the monkey house at the Philadelphia
Geological Garden Il dead snake was coiled
up III a newspaper, the corners of which
were twisted together in such manner
that they would readily come undone, and
the package was then set on the floor Of a
cage containing forty or fifty monkeys Of a
great variety of species. 1t was instantly
spicd by female Cyn0cefoh0lus, who was
the principal leader in all the pranks with
which the monkeys constantly amused
themselves; she seized the paper by one
| corner and set Off across the cage, dragging
it behind her, evidently intending to have a
good lime with it. Before she had gone
more than a few feet, the paper became u-
folcei and the snake slipped partly out. She
Instantly dropped the paper and sided off
in very comical manner with her head
over her shoulder, keeping an eye behind
her, much as Lots wife must have looked
back on the fascinating terrors of the cities
Of the plain. No sooner did the rest of
the monkeys perceive the dreadful object
III their midst than they approached step
by step, and formed in circle of six or
eight feet diameter, having for its centre
the snake quietly coilcd up OH the floor.
None dared, however, to touch it or go
beyond the established line of safety, with
acknowledged leader of the cage. who eau
tiously approached and made nn occasional
snatch at the paper, apparently to sec if
the enemy was really as devoid of life as it
appeared to be; all the others meanwhile
looking ON in breathlcss attention. at this
point, string which had previously been at
lachcd to the tail of the snake was gently
pulled. The serpent heightened slightly,
and tho monkeys fled up the sides of the
cage, chattcring like magpies; when they
got to safe distance they halted for OBJ
| scrvation, and after some moments, seeing
no further sign Of danger, they gradually
| returned, one by one, to their former posi-.
tlOn-thc large ones in tho front rank, and
the smaller ones, crowded out by superior
| strength, forming behind and looking over
their shoulders. This was continued for
| some hours without the slightest change in
the disposition Of the monkeys, all of their
actions showing most intolcrablc fear of
the snake. mingled with an attraction or
curiosity which would not allow them to
| remain away from it. This was so uni
versal that not one of the MONKEYS in the
cage was entirely free from it. The snake
was finally taken out and several other
animals belonging to the same class were
put in its place, but with very different re-
suits. OF tortoise, for instance, and q
small dead alligator, they were at first
rather shy, but they at length began to
touch them and in ten minutes they were
playing with them and passing them from
one to another with the greatest curiosity.
The same snake was then shown, IN turn,
to animals belonging to number of other
orders: Carnivors, Rodents, Ungulatcs,
Edcntates, and Marsupials, but none of
them paid 1T any special attertion, with
the exception of peccary, which finding
it to be dead, seemed disposed to make a
meal of it.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-13
All Right.

In Little Rock, Arkansas, recently, a
young man, whom it would no doubt be
well to call James, fell in love, or thought
he did, with young lady whom it would
D. well to eall Susan. Fra dical nan.t 8,
both of them. The fondness of James wns
returned. James told Susan that he loved
her, and Susan told james that she loved
him. James asked Susan to marry him,
sald Susan said that she would. The younr
man had spent slccpless nights III contem-
plating the prize he was attempting to win,
but when he found that the pole of attract
ions had knocked the "Dcrsimmon" of
Susan's affections he ceased tossing the
cover al night and slept soundly. FINALLY
he unused: ~ don't love the girl wish
that had not acted so rashly in cngaring
myself to her. 1t would almost break her
heart If l were to tell her of nv mistake
She is So atfcctionate. What a fool man
isl" Susan did not pass all this time
without musing: "Women are 80 impul-
sive," She thought 81 am engaged to
that man, and declare that | do not love
him. would break the engagement. but
he might kill himself. l don't know what
to do The parties continued to be atfec-
tomato towards each other, and the same
grave troubles affected alike the mind of
each. Several nights ago the aircctlonatc
parties sat beside each other.
''Susan, remarked James, edo you think
that man should marry woman when
he dosn't love her, merely to preserve his
honor2"
''No; do you2"
"I don't think that he should. By the
way, Sue, think that 1t would be better
for us not to get married. l have been
mistaken; don't love you. l hope you
will forgive me. Have | wronged YOU 2"
'Glorious man." said the girl. "You
have lifted heavy weight from my heart
90 not love you, and the fear of fatal
results has ever lsep: nc from breaking my
engagement"
''ls that 80 ?" asked James, astonishcd
II speak truthfully"
"well, will be dog-goncd. 1 thought
that you cared for me-"
"And l thought you cared for me-"
''fll be blistcrcd if this affair hasn't got
away with me. Say, Sue"
eyes"
'Now let's look at this affair a little
closer. We arc both very frank. think
that frank people make tho best husbands
and wives. We understand cack other
first-rate Tell me-don't you-that is,
don't you entertain something Of an affec-
ton for mc2
'Y-ycs. Don't you for mc2"
"Ycs. Suppose: as VIC understand one
another 80 well, that we get marricd2"
"All right" and the ceremony was per
formed in country church. No cards.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-13
"Just Like u Woman"

1t is now over one hundred years since m
American philosopher propondcd the
query: "Why is woman afraid of a
cow" and yet no one has ever succeeded
In giving a satisfactory answer. There is
once in while woman who doesn't seem
TO have the slightest fear, even when pass
ing cow with one horn all twisted out of
shape; but follow that woman home and
you will find that she kicks the dog, cuffs
the children, jaws her husband and knows
how to sharpen Il butcher-knlfc and use an
AK. The real woman has merta terror
OF COWS, and the real COW seems to have IN
antipathy for her.
Recently lady was walking down Cass
avenue, Detroit, when she suddenly came
upon COW. The animal was feeding Oh
the other side of the street and the boy
sent out to watch her sat under a shade tree
and played OH mouth-organ.
The lady halted
The COW looked up.
'lIost anything, ma a'ain ?" asked the boy
rs nc removed the music from his mouth.
"l-l'm afraid Of that cow!" she re-
Piled.
'What fur? Cows don't bite or kick,
same as horse All they kin do is to run
their horns through you and pin you to the
ground"
"Oh ! my--she's coming!"
mo, She haint. She's just making be-
llcVc that She wants to git at We and hook
yc over the fence"
ooh! but dare not pass!"
YES, you dare Cows know when Il
woman Is afraid just Us quick as anybody.
The mint you give COWS to understand that
you are able to catch EN- by the heels and
mop tho ground with 'em they go to hunt
ing fur clover"
dear me, but guess III 20 back"
II wouldn't if you only spit on yer
hands nnd shake yer fist at her she'll wilt
right down. Cows knows who's boss lust
rs well as men do. Now, then, III hold
yer parasol while you spit on yer hands,"
"Oh! l can't-Pm going right home !"
'Wcll, my little brother he swcars at 'cm
instead of splitting on his hands. Sec if
you can do that"
"No-no-no! Pm going now!'
"lt was woman and condn't swear
or spit on my hands, l should carry a
sword-canc to stab cows with" observed
TIC boy as he looked across the way.
MY soul! but there's another cow up
there!" exclaimed the lady as she looked
up the street.
yes, lots of COWS around these days,
but never heard OF two COWS attack1n,r u
woman at once, guess one generally hooks
'cm all to pieces first, and then the other
comes up and paws at the mangcd remains.
If you-"
The lady uttered a first class scream and
made a jump for the nearest gate. 1t OPEN
cd hard, and after one pull she went over
the fence and up the front steps of strange
house, there to remain until her husband
could be summoned by telephone to come
and &C, as body guard.
I'D just like to be a woman" muse,l
the boy as hc sat down to punish his mouth.
organ some more. Id carry bowie knife
down the back of my neck, and the first
COW that tried to hook mo would feel that
ere knife playing mumbloiy peg around her
vicious hcart-strings."