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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-16
Horseshoe Superstition,

In very early times among the Celtic
race an c6lgy of tho patron SAINT, 80 COIN
mon In churches and temples was much
used in the dwellings, and workshops Of
the people as so-called "protcction"
against ill-fortune. The "glory" above
tho head of the fgures-which were often
carved in wood and rudoly paintcd-was
represented by q circular piece of polished
metal, to convey the effect of the shining
halo, or ni'',bus, frequently seen In illus
trations of the Virgin and other Scripture
subjects. Often these metal nimbus were
Of semi circular forms, and after the figure
itself had disappeared, by reason of decay,
the nimbus remained and was suspended
in some prominent place at tho cntrarc CO
door or other point commanding view. The
cfflgies in question were not uncommonly
seen by the side Of the doorway. Ii,
course of time the nimbus was much used
as a substitute for the latter, and was sold
in the shops for this purpose. The tradi-
ton of ''good luck" as embodied In the
horseshoe theory may be thus easily
| traced, since 1t became common occur
ence, In the due course of time, for the
faithful adhercnt of the belief in charms
and symbols to adopt the horseshoe to
brightness, in the absence Of any, other,
which he nailed over Ills cottage door.
Hence a piece of metal Of this shape be
came associated in the COMMON mind
with supernatural presence end care In
keeping with the belief attaching to The
original figure OF the patron saint.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-16
Bows and Arrows.

For beginners the best bows for use are
known as self bows-that is, bows made
from single stick. OF this class the
majority Is lemonwood and lanccw0od. A
good, scryiceablc bow to start with can be
had for ID or IS; half u dozen arrows, say
as much more; arm guard, finger tips and
quiver say So 80 that the total of $l2 or
$40 will fiji out the intending archer ready
for the range. A straw target thoroughly
made, with the regulation painted facing,
will cost say So, but can be bought by club
or fcw friends Joining together for COM
mon use. Once the PROBATIONARY period IS
passed the archer will become ambitious
and desire better bow-andherc his taste
can be gratitied with large variety to
select FROM What are known as backed
bows, made usually from two different
woods( occasionally threcl abound in styles
and numbers, at from 81 to $25 in price,
according to quality, through the various
grades, Snakewood, bcefwood, partridge
wood, lemonwood, lancewood, yew and
so forth, joined with ash or hickory for tho
back, are i'll common use here, and can be
seen on any archery range. Perhaps the
handsomest in appearance are the snake
wood and hickory. tho beautifully mottlcd
dark wood contrasting well with the white.
The more expensive bows of this class are
marveIs OF finish and workmanship. Every
part is wrought out to a certain scale 30
pclicatcly graduated as to secure the best
results in accuracy of shoooing,
elasticity and strength. The ycw
however, is the bow par erccltcncc,
and is uncquallcd in smoothncss and clas.
ITCHY of pull, quickncss and lack of ten.
dency to "kick," noticeable in all other
bows. Tho archer desiring of dong the
handsome thing by himself can get fine
ycw bow for $3.50. Should that fri ghtcn
the intending purchaser perhaps state
mcnt that Il yew can be secured for $40 or
$40 may he rcassurng. The fortunate
posscssor of q fine bow is cnvicd among
archcrs less favored, but at the same time
has little extra care on his hands in giving
1t proper attention, although that should
be done with every bow, whatever tho
quality. A frequent rubbing with an oiled
rag is to the be W what a careful grooming
is to the race horses; and tho better taken
care Of the better the results in every way
In either case.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-16
Grown Diamonds.

MIR. TurQuet has laid the following project
before the Minister of Finance of France,
and the budget committee relative to
the rich collection Of precious stones known
under the official title Of "Diamenls de la
Couronne." The under-sccretary for the
Fine Arts proposes to divide this treasure
into three parts, The first part will COM
prise the historic jewels and stones and
will be placed IN the Louvre. The second
part will contain stones having mineral
ogical value, and will be placed in the NIT
scum of the Ecole DIES Mines. The third
part composed Of royal and imperial Jew.
elry, and having only material value, will
be put up ut auction and sold to the high
est bidder, and the proceeds will 70 to
form State Fine Art Fund. Mr.. Torquet
has had all inventory made of this princcly
treasure. One of the most famous of the
diamonds is the one called Regent. 1t
weighs 1876 carats, is of al extreme white
ness and brilliancy is square in form and
was estimated at IL, 700, 900 francs in 1901.
Another remarkable object is round pearl,
weighing over 27 carats and valued at 200, :
0O0 francs; md still another one is the
necklace of pearls, styled Collier &c la
RENE, composed of 25 pearls and worth
80G,700 francs. None of our laIy readers
would, we ure sure, disdain the large, long,
clear ruby in this COLLECTION, weighing 56
carats aud valued at 30, 900 francs; nor tho
amethyst Of more than l3 carats, cstima-
ted at 5000 francs, nor the 8 pphirc of
1872 carats, worth 100, 900 francs. BY
selling the jewels OF the third class MIR.
Turquct expects to realize the sum OF 3,-
000,UO0 francs, and with it he will pur-
chase works of art and enrich the national
museums
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-16
A MIsCliievOus Robin,

A fine robin, picked up in the park when
quite young and helpless several months
ago, Is now the favOrite pet of an uptown
family. 'Rob'' has been petted and nursed
until ho has become tricky fellow and ia
as mischievous as magpic. He flies off
at will; returns when he feels like it, and
perchcs on the shoulder Of the mistress of
the house at which he has made his home
and by series Of soft, plaintivc notes
makes known his wants and Is immcdiatly
satisfied His favorite dish Is bread and
milk and he Is also fond of raw meat and
ripo berries. lie will show fight to members
OF the family who tease Inn, and gets very
angry at strangers. Ic has fondness for
bathing and will raise shower bath in a
short time if given a BASIN of water, into
which he dashes and flaps his wings, play
ing and dabbIing until tho water is wasted
and "Rob" is a sorry looking bird. Re.
Gently while tho family who own the bird
were washing, they neglected to provide
the bird with a shower bath. Nothing 10th
"Rob" spicd a large basin filed with
starch and into 1t he jumped making tho
paste fly In all directions. Soon as he was
discovered he was taken out. with his
beautiful plumage pasted firmly against
his body, so that he could not open his
wings to shake of tho sticky substance.
''1tob' was immersed in basin of tepid
water and thoroughly washed before he
looked like decent bird once more. In
half an hour afterward "2ob" was snugly
perched IN his cage, singing merrily and
adjusting his coat with care, utterly indif.
ferent to the trouble he had caused hii
mistress
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-16
A Tragic Bufralo Aunt.

In the month Of July, 1880, after riding
over the mountains for two days the Crow
Indians came upon q fine herd of buffaloes
in narrow valley near by the Yellowstone
There were four hundred Indians and four
thousand buffaloes. The Crows had been
forced by fear of starvation to take to the
chase, and the keen hunger they were suf-
ferlng only sharpcncd their eagerness for
a tilt with their old fellow -nomads, tho
noble bison. The game stampeded down
the valley in the direction of the Yellow
stone. The chase was hotly followed, half
hundred buffaloes biting the dust before
the river was reached. One of the most
vehement Of the pursuers, who had dis
tinguished himself for bravery In two or
three fights with the Sioux, fel! from his
pony In the midst Of the flying herd, and
was trampled to death by the frantic beasts.
The Yellowstone, a roaring, rushing river,
even at the lowest tide, was booming with
the regular summer frcshet, the outpour
of the melting SHOWS in the high noun
tains. When the river was reached the
game made bold stand. and for time it
seemed doubtful which held the mastery :;
but the incessant fusillade from four hun
dred rifles, together with the desperate
proximity Of the formidable battalion, drove
the herd III dismay into the roaring torrent.
Beside themselves with the eXcitcmcnc OF
the moment the Indians urged their ponies
into the stream, unwilling that even flood
should spoil their frenzed sport or cut
them off from their game. The terrific
current, made tumultuous from the hug
piles of rock here and there in the channel,
wh,rled buffalocs, ponies and Indians along
at bewildering velocity, until the thou
sands of beasts were rolling and writhing
in inextricable confusion. In the dizzy
evolutions of horses and riders the latter
were left to struggle for themselves in the
water, and to be jalnmed to doath between
the surging masses of drowning beasts.
Some who forcsaw the danger in time, and
turned shorewar(., found safety on terra
tirma, but those who venturcd far enough
to be embraced by the sweeping, resistlcss
tide, and to become involved IN the tanglc
of struggling animals, were all drowned.
Tho story brought to the post was that
thirty Indians and fifty ponies were
drowned, besides five hundred or thou
sand buffaloes.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-16
SI,uds.

There ia IN Zion, young man Of excel.
lent character, good ability, worthy
young man who has but one failing. He
has received an excellent education, trav-
cled abroad and now has gone West to
learn few things more His one failing
Is desire TO acquire and use Western ex-
pressions and slang phrases Recently,
while seated in company of hale fe lows,
well met, popular miner, whose name
suggests all sorts Of bathing places except
warm ones, made mention of ''spuds." At
the employment of the term, our young
friend glanced up and at an opport,lnc mo-
mcnt drew u friend apart, the user of the
term, to find out what in the internal re-
gions 'spuds" were. The friend explained
that they were potatoes and well satisfied,
the young man left.
Soon after the above incident happened,
some Of the young mans companions, well
Knowing his penchant to use all expressions
he had newly acquired, det. rmined to play
trick On him. They invited him to ac-
company them to ranch, and, nothing
10th, he accepted. When they reached the
ranch they all sat down. The young man
led i'll the conversation, and presently ina
tone OF no concern, whatever, addressed
the lady OF the ranch with, "Do you raise
your own spuds Mrs. Smith2" At this all
the company jumped to their feet and
reared as though gone crazy. The con-
fused young man blushed the lady did SO
likewise, and finally the spuds man family
inquired for the cause of the hllarity. The
only reply he got was q fresh outbreak,
one or tive young men taking the trouble
to roll under the tables. At last, the
young man was taken to one side and
asked, ''Do you know what spuds are2''
they2"
POTATOES the d-l! They arc
licc!"
"W-h-a-t!"
''Lice! Spuds are liccl"
And then after a season of apology, lie
returned to the city and approaching
Joker Oh = street, told him of the
outrage practiced Oh him by the miner. He
thought it mean trick and proposed to
tell him 50. The T. street man ask
ed what was the matter. "Why, asked
lady if she raised her own spuds"
"Well, what of it2''
"Why you know l asked her if she
raised her own!"
''Where is the joko2"
'Thcrc isn't any, rs can see. think
1t was contemplate trick"
Finally the young man told his friend
how spuds meant lico and then he got mad
because his comforter said they were pota.
toes. He reproachcd him for trying to re-
sell him and it took visit to half dozen
groceries and a like number of inquiries
MS to the price OF spuds before he was con-
vinced to what kingdom they belonged
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-16
No Place for ChIn,smeIl,

On the read leading from Fairplay to
Alma and LcadVillc, Colorado, Is board
sign nailed to Il tree and bearing this de-
vice: ''ChiNamcn arc warned not to locate
in this district" Despite this warning,
two foolhardy SONS of Shem mounted the
stage at, Fairplay recently, their celestial
pigtails wound tightly about their heads,
and that portion of their garments which
civilized people wear inside their pants
lluttcring in the breeze, Gu route for Alma.
| The smile that broadcncd their dark hucd
faces was one of happy thought The field
Tor "washcc-waslce" was large, and they
were the first in the race. Their unintcl-
fgiblc jabblc from the top of the coach ar
rested the attention of a passing horseman,
who Significantly inquired of the driver,
"Havo thoy got return tckots7"
The latter smiled and whipped up his
horses, as he thought of the fun awaiting
linn at his destination.
The cclcstials were spotted tho moment
they entered town, and when the coach
stopped 1t was Immediately surrounded by
a crowd. Tho white passengers dismountcd,
but fingered on the skirts Of the crowd
awaiting Developments. The Cinnamon
started to descend from their lofty perch
on top of the coach, but the ends of sharp
| sticks and several rifles stretched up to re.
| coivc them caused them to hastily Chamber
| up again. Amid the cries and hoots of tn.
crowd to take them out and hang them, a
man stepped forward and firmly Informed
the celestials, now almost pale with fear,
that their place was OH top of that coach
till 1t went back, when they wcro TO &C
TOO.
And stay they did, for tho remarks were
| Of sucn tenor as to admit Of no dispute
And when tho stage wonded its way back
to Fairplay that night two sad faced China
mon occupied the same exalted seats as die
the merry ones In the morning.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-16
QUESTIONING,

Why do the children leave us, o our Father
The little children oradled on our breast2
Why do our doves fly upward In the morning
While other birdlings sleep within the nest3
Can 1t be true that music up In heaven
Is sweeter when their voices join the hymna
Is richer light to realms Of glory given
For that which fading left our bones 80 dim2
And can,the angels who, all day ar; 81 ing
Care tot the lambs within the Sht pherd's fold
Need, as mother needs. amid her g'ieviny,
The littl" ones at night to clasp and hod3
When shall wo see again the pr oious faces
That gave our homes such sunshine when
they smiled ?
Oh. what shall till tho hoart's sad vacant
places,
Or hush the tones that plead i've back tho
Why must We listen vainly for the patter
VI little feet at morning on tho stair ?
And miss the merry sound Of childish aue lter.
Or gentler tones a;ing the evening prayer?
Why vainly long for kisses falling purely
From lips that said their good night at our
Hnees2
Oh. He that made tho mother-heart bath
No chiding in His own for thoughts like
these
Fen this how can VIC know-His hand hath
smitten
In wrath or mercy Only he can tell.
Perhaps Ia some sweet day there may b. writ
ten
Upon our hearts this rscor.l ut Ia we'l."'
Perhaps the broken hearts that thrill and
quiver
Through all tho night under tho hand Of
pain
May in the morning Of glad forever
Wake Meath Gods touch to melody again.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-16
He Was Strictly Honest.

A citizen Of John street, Detroit, not only
keeps Il score or more of hens, but the
family take pride in them, and the slight.
est noise in the back yard at midnight
arouscs every inmate of the house. A
morning or two since weary looking old
chap called at the side door with dead
hen in his hand, and when the servant girl
had summoned the lady of the house he
said:
"Madam, as was walking down the
alley just now a boy jumped over your
fence with this dead hen in his hand.
am poor and hungry, but am honest,
madam. This hen belongs to you. She
will make you q beautiful dinner. ask
for no reward, madam, though the smell
Of coffee almost makes mo crazy with de-
light"
Those bad boys-they ought to be shut
up!" exclaimed the indignant lady.
$50 they had, madam. 1t is a sin to
murder young and healthy hen IN this sud-
den manner. l could have taken the BODY
and sold it, but would not do so base a
thing. No, madam; l am as hungry as a
wolf, but am honest. There is your hen,
lady, and though l need food will not
lie laid tho hen beside the door and was
SolhB away: WHICH, Suc askcu MIN 10 come
in and get breakfast. lie accepted the in.
vitation, cleared the table, and had been
gone about five minutes, when the girl
called to her mistress:
"Why, this hen Is frozen as solid as q
rock, and only about half of It Is here 2''
The lady investigated, saw that it was q
s'corpsc" which had been kicking around
for days, and as she rushed for the front
gate there was bright red spot on cacl
check, but tho man was out of sight.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-16

A MAN dying left $1,000 to an in-
dividual who years before ran away
with HIS wife. He said In his will
that no never forgot favor.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-04-29
A NICE LITTLE RIDE,
New York Mercury.

New York Mercury.
was formerly great admirer of
steam engines, and especially of loco
motives, but have got bravely over it.
I carried this admiration to an excess
it became almost a monomania with
me, to be around railroad depots and
to watch the trains coming in and going
out. Net that I am of mechanical
turn of mind, at ALTAR from it. I
could never make anything in my life,
not even q bootjack, although I once
worked on one for three days, broke
two saws and a gimlet, cut my left hand
nearly of. and had to give it up after
sill! ;
The steam engine was always mys-
terry to mel would as soon try to COM
prehend the principle of the gyroscope
and never knew the name of any of
it's parts, except the piston rod, cylin-
der, and governor; yet 1 loved to sit and
watch the thing at work, wheeling and
clanking with its slow, even. steady
motion-ah, it was great fascination
to me! But the greatest pleasure I
knew was to have good swift ride on
locomotive. From my almost con-
slant presence at the depots, I knew all
the engineers on the line of the Sing
wheel & Frepan railroad-an unbroken
. track of 200 odd miles, over level coun-
tky, which I lad often travelled, in the
e the tender, or perched o;ddilv
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-04-29

on diseases of swine. MIR. Hamlin intro
duced bill authorizing the president
to make the necessary arr angements to
carry into effect any convention between
the United States and Nicaragua which
may be duly concluded between the two
governments. Referred.
MONDAY April l9.-House Under call
Of the states, bills, etc ., were introduced
and referred: Mr.. Herbert, providing
that the president Of the senate shall sub
nit to the senate and house when assem-
bled, to count the votes for president and
vice president, all the packages purport-
ing to contain electoral votes. Mr.
Weaver. resolution directing the secre-
tary of the treasury to report whether or
not, the treasury department has at any
time anticipated the payment of interest
on the public debt, or any part thereof.
as provided by joint resolution, approx
ed March II, 1854, and for what period.
to whom the interest was paid, ic what
amount, and whether with or withou,
rebate.
"WEDNESDAY, April 21-Senate. Sen.
Vance, from the committee on naval
affairs, reported, with amendment, the
house bill to regulate the mode of pur-
chasing tobacco for the navy. Placed
on the calendar. Sen. Window, from
the committee on railroads, reported,
with amendment, the senate bill extend
ing the tiue for completing the North.
ern Pacific railroad. Placed on the CAL
endar. Sen. Jones announced that he
intended to make minority report. The
bill granting pension to Jesse F.
Phares, scout, was again discussed, and
Sen. Maxey supported the measure The
question being on Cockrel's motion to
IND adt X postpone, it was lostIyeas
grant pensions to enlisted privates, was
then passed. The Geneva award bill
was then taken up, and the house
amendment TO strike out the provisions
for the payment of the claims of under
writer's, agreed to-yeas SO; nays 49,. Ad.
journed.
"WEDNESDAY, April 2l.-House.-
McMahon moved that the house 20 20
into committee of the whole on the spe.
cial deficiency bill, and pending that
moved all general debate on the bill be
limited to five minutes. Mr.. Conger
moved to amend by extending the time
one hours debate; lost-yeas 107, nays
ia. Then the roll was called upon the
motion to limit the time to one hour and
fifteen minutes, and the question was de-
feated. Adjourned.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-04-29
LOST AND FOUND.

lost the brook as it wound Its way.
=, Like thread Of silver hue;
In ,r greenwood and valley, thro' meadows gay
Twas hidden away from view.
oe 1 found 1t again noble river,
Wilder and fairer growing ever,
I'LL 1t reacses the boundless sea.
l lost the tiny reed that sowe1
with many q bitter tear,
A9d vainly waited, through sunshine and cold.
Rntsn :nS Young o9 green trees to appear.
Aed the reapers on high sheaves will raise,
FOR ajoyfal harvest at home.
Lost the life that grew by my own.
FOR one short summer day:
ana then It left me to wander alone,
And silently passed away.
but knowl shall find 1t further On,
Though not as it left me here,
for the miets will then have passed and gone
shall see it fair and clear.
That once came floating by;
nave listened and waited many time
For the echo, though distantly.
But know In the halls OF heaven 1t thrills,
Ever by day and night.
shall hear It complete when Its harmony Ills
My soul with great delight
lost the love that made my life,
A love that wae all for me;
OIL vainly sought it amid the strife
Of the stormy, raging sea.
But deeper and purer know it waits,
Beyond my w:stful eyes.
shal! find 1t again within the gates
OF the garden Of paradise.
shall lose this life, it will disappear,
With its wonderful mystery:
Some day it will move no longer here,
But will vanish silently.
But know 1 shall find 1t again once more.
In beauty no cong hath told.
It will meet me at the golden door,
And round me forever fold.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-04-29

ness+as ~ wnetner they were enjoying
the reign of republican or a demo-
crat.
But my great ride and my last was
about year ago. It was pretty tall
experience of its kind and has, I am
pleased to say, entirely cured me of my
predictions for making big time"
When compelled to travel nowadays,
I always 20 in q quiet little wagon of
my own, with pair of steady nags,
and never calculate anything faster
than eight or ten miles an hour. There,
was q young machinist who lived at
Slingwheel, and who was quite an in
ventive little genius. He had for sew
eral years been engaged on model of
q great engine which was to supersede
all others and create perfect revolu.
ton in the world of locomotion. It
was steam carriage, but on an entirely
new plan and principle, and he was
very eanguine Of it's success, if he
could only get money to complete it.,
Having occasion to get q small Job OF
gunsmithing done, / called on this
Young man and found, him at work on
his engine. We fell into conversation
on the subject, and he represented his
condition and his expectations 30 vivid
ly to me that my heart was warmed to-
ward the enterprise. The idea of tax
ing q trip on that curious.looking skele.
ton trunk took possession of me at
once, and learning that he only wanted
about $1,000, agreed to furnish the
money if he would allow me to accom-
pany him on the trial trip. need not
say that he gladly promised, and that
lived in q state of extraordinary OK
element from that day forth until the
machine was completed.
TWAS strange affair to look at, re-
sembling . reaping machine, a trotting
sulky and patent cofee-mill about
equally. The young maehinist e1-
Iva test Of the principle, and that a
larger one, built more carefully, would
go much faster.
II do not expect this one to get more