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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-12-04

"SHoRT-HoRN cattle make the best
beef" And men who indulge in short
"horns" make better citizens than
those who take long "horns.' But the
no "horn" mau makes the best citizen
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-12-04

HANDLE DAIRY STOCK KINDLY.-It
Is important that dairy stock from the
young calf to the old cow that Is being
led for beef, should be handled and
treated kindly. Ifa calf Is handled
roughly and becomes rough and vicious
thereby, when it becomes cow you
may expect the same, but if handled
carefully and treated with kindness,
when grown up she Will be mild and
gentle. 1t may not always be SO, but
in general it is. There have always
been many cows spoiled by the person
having the care Of and milking them, by
whipping or frightening them whom
ever they come in his way, or If when
milking a COW hoists her foot or kicks
(Which is generally caused by paln,)
such fellow stops milking and som-
mences whipping, or worse, Kicking
the COW, and she becomes enrageu,
holds up her milk, kicks back, and is
finally ruined. Never whip a COW for
kicking, If sho does kick the milk pail
out Of your hand and som etlmes upset
u: Il knock you, but be kind and gentle
with her, and milk her out with as lit
tie excitement us possible, and If she
gots over her kicking propensity it will
be by mild and not harsh treatment.
Never whip 4 COW because she kicks,
for 1t Will DO 10 good, but will do u
great deal Of harm.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-12-04
6 G777 An,nt YEAE srss sspon.es s,!.n. and ss.,
W VlCKERY, Augusta, Maine

Those answerIMs an AOyertisemenr ,v1i
oonfer q IsvOr upon the Advertiser and fho
pubusher bystating that they saw the a(iyer-
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-12-04

WHEN man sees advertised ga four
bladed knife for ten oents," he should
not buy one for h Ia little son. A four
bladed knife for ten cents is we'll cal
culatod to convert nine year old boy
into pirate, or politician ora Bob
ingersoll In less than twerty-tour
hours. He can't cut his fingers with
such knife, to be sure, but the blades
turn and twist into so many fantastic
shapes that the boy 8 bosom is filled with
anguish and things, and his eyes
with tears and revenge. r
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-12-04
AaR1ouLTURE.

HINTS TO DAIRYMEN.T-Them most en-
terprlsing and successful dairymen
carry on what Is known as winter
dairying. Every one cann OF mako
butter in win ter, and the majority Of
dairymen are compelled to do their
business in the summer season. But
no one Is obliged to sell his product as
soon as it is made unless it Is so made
that Immediate sale is necessary to
preserve it from deterioration. If but
ter ls we'll made and we'll packed 1t
feet safety, and some experts are con-
vlnced that the best made butter ripens
and improves in flavor by keeping, be-
cause the particular essential oils
which give the aroma to good butter
become slowly developed when the
latter IL perfectly we'll packed and pre-
served from the atmosphere, Manufac-
turers Of goods rarely or never crowd
their products OH the market as soon
as they are ready for sale. They watch
the markets, and the selling of their
goods la ono Of the most important
parts Of their business. Their profits
depend III \ great measure on selling
at the right time. 1t should BIO SO with
the dairyman. But he cannot hold off
unless his butter is so we'll made and
packed that 1t may 90 Kept over for
weeks or months without injury. Fall
trade butter, from the fresh growth Of
grass which Is now beginning to sprlng,
as the cool ,dewy nights and seasonable
shows occur, Is ola choice a quality
as any. The success Of the dairy busi-
ness depends upon excellence Of pro-
duct and sales made when the highest
prices are current. Doubtless the mere
suggestion of these points VIII draw
mature consideration to them from our
Interested readers.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-12-04
HUMOROUS.

In Galveston, as elsewhere In Texas,
when a prisoner has no money to en-
ploy COUNSEL, the Judge appoints =
young lawyer to defend the doomed
man, very much as the pauper patients
in . hospital are turned oyer to the
young doctor to learn the profession on.
Not long since quite . young lawyer
was appolntedf 70 defend man for
burglary. The young lawyer after
consulting with his unfortunate client
sald.A
"May 1t please Your Honor, want
thisicase continued until can procure
tho attendance OF material Witnesses"
What do you expect to prove?"
asked tho court.
"Iexpeot TO prove that my unfor-
tunate client is a quiet, Industrious nd
sober man
"By whom do you expect to prove
that?''
"By the officers OF the penttentiary,
whore no has speut the last five years, {"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-12-04

AN enterprt.ing stookbrokers had
occasion few days since to call on q
customer for additional margin. He
had prepared himself for. almost any
excuseswhich the man might offer tor
delay, but he confessed himself quite
unable to cope with the ingenuity
which inspired the following reply !:
"My dear fellow, that's all right.
Why, bless your heart, I'm 80 anxious
to accommodate you that l've sold q
piece of property worth 100000; but
my aged grandmother has an eighth in.
terest in 1t, and just rs she was going
to sign tho deed she had stroke OF
paralysis. Just my luck" r.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-12-04
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, 1880-01-31

should be disposed tol apply the same
principle to the question ct issue between
Profess or Maskelyne and his opponent.
But we are quite willing to do 90 Mr.:
McTear suggests that the sclentlhc woria
should do, and Ito suspend our Judgment
until more ample evidence is torthcom.
ing. In the meanwhile it is worth while
20 consider what it 10 that gives the gen.
uine diamond its acknowledged pre.emin'
ence among precious stones. 1t can'
not be it's hardness or its combustlbllitys
two of the three criteria indicated by
Professor Maskelyne. for OF these one ia
q mere relative quality, never OF very
rarely practically realized, while the other
can only be determined by the destruction
or permanent injury Of o stone. There
remains, thea, of scieatiic qualities lta
optical character, and though this 10
patent to all, whether they can give Q
scientific explanation OF it or not. it would
seem to be a very slender foundation ON
which to rest : an enormous commercial
value. OF the thousands. nay, millions
who have admired diamonds and cove.ed
their possession, how many would DC aote
by the eye alone to distinguish between
a genuine stone and q cunning countefieltt
1t has often been said--we know not
with what truth-that sets OF iamiiy
diamonds have generations sgo oeen
replaced with paste, aud that the possess
ors OF the reputed heir looms have never
discovered the difference until a new
family emergency prompted them 60 rea.l1s
the possession with a result more startiing
than satisfactory. If,then, crystals can Do
cheaply produced possessing all..the lustrs Oh
diamonds, will men still value them for
the only quality appreciable to the eyes
or will diamonds and their counterfelts
be abandoned in favonr of some then more
really precious. because inimitable, stoneS
The question is no speculative one, ana
the prospect of a scientific answer to ls
will hardly be satisfactory either to ladies'
who wear diamonds or to their nusoahoSs
who regard them as q convenient form
of portable Investment. After OIL, tne
question which most people Will ASK
about the Glasgow diamonds is not
whether they are blrefringent or comous.
tible, but whether they can be Distinguish
ed from the genuine article when set ID .
brooch, a necklace, or o tiara. Some days
as Professor Maskelyne leads us to expect
we shall probably turn carbon into ola-
moud as readily as we now turn IRON
into steel. Meanwhile, if Mr.. McIear can
produce a "crystallized s~ilicate." OF anything
else. which the ordinary purchaser csnnota as
tinguish from a genuine diamond with
the aid Of polarized light and a blow-plPs'
the name of Glasgow may become -oy.
word for spurious jewelry, and the dla-
mond like many OF its predecessors. may
be dethroned from its pre-eminence among
precious stones.
, 1880-01-31
Disaster in st. Kits.

The Moravian Minister at Erie
densthal will D. V. have collections
taken up on Sunday coming on behalf
of the sufferers from the late disas-
trous foods. Contributions will be
thankfully received by him for tho
same object any day at his residence
until February 10th.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-06-10
Headache and its Cause.

Bilious headache, or such as arise from a
disordered condition of the 81 tomach, usual
ly affects ono side of the head only, most
commonly over one eye, and increases to
an acute and often throbbing pain. 1t Is
often accompanied with feeling of sickness
and vo'niting, producing languor and de-
drossitu OF spirits. Rheumatic headache
Is COM 1oniy caused by exposure to cold,
and the pain Is of shifting nature, shoot
Ing from point to point, and Is felt most at
night. All kinds of remedies have been
used for headache. Fur headache arising
from weak stomach, bitter tonic Is US
ually prescribed. Among tho favorite med
icincs and one that very frequently proves
effective If persevered In a month or two
or three, is ''quassia," the wood and bark
of plant that grows In some parts of
South America, and was prescribed by q
negro as specflc. The chips are soaked
In water, and few slips of the bitter weter
are taken three or four timos day.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-06-10
vulcatine,

A Gentleman in the South has discovered
method of making waterproof any kind
Of fabrics, from the finest silk to the
coarsest canvas, by means Of substance
called "vulcatinc," prepared from the
liquid of milk weed. The inventor made
the discovery while trying to utilize tho
gum Of the milk weed for the manufacture
Of plates for artificial teeth Tho
inventor Of vulcatine gave test Of
it in New York recently. The fabrics
shown were delicate colored silks, broad
CLOTH leather, silk velvet, cotton and
woolen goods, and cloths of various kinds.
and then articles such as kid gloves, fine
ostrich plumes, LADIES' boots, etc. OF tho
fabrics experimental on, two pieces wero
exhibited, one that had been treated to u
bath III solution prepared from this
vulcatinc, and one that had not. 1t was
impossible to distinguish them from each
other in any way, except by plunging
them into water. Then the difference was
startling in the extreme. Pitcher after
pitcher of water was poured over Il
piece of pink silk, that had been in the
bath, said the inventor, two years ago, and
yet the flbrcs were untouched by tho
moisture, the water ran of as from tho
back of a duck, and flap OF two in tho
air was sufficient to remove even the few
drops that rested upon the surface. The
ostrich plumcs were dragged through the
water and withdrawn without a curl having
been disturbed, and hair frizzcs treated in
the same manner came out without tho
least change in their appearance The
action Of the solution seems to be sure
to cncaso every fibre Of the material in u
film impervious to water. yet this film is
n &C
not filed up, as is the case with the water
proof goods known heretofore. Cashmere
cloth that has boon treated with vulcatine
and saturated with water can be dried by
simply pressing it with piece of goods
that retains Its qualities as an absorbent.
The pores of the cloth being left open,
clothing made from il permits just rs free
a circulation Of air rs does other cloth,
and the healthfulncss Of the material is
unimpaired, rather improved, as the
inventor contends.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-06-10
tIucatiOn In tho Kitc(,en,

Education isat last beginning to reach the
kitchen. Cooking schools arc springing up
in many places in this country, and the
Scotch and English arc taking the lead in
organizing them as a part of their national
and common school system. We abound
III female seminarics and female colleges,
hugh schools and normal schools, in which
everything under heaven Is studied EXCEPT
that practical art which is daily and vital
necessity in all the households of the land.
Ourkitclens are the fortified entertainments
Of ignorance, prejudice, irrational habits,
the rule of thumb and mental vacuity i,
and the result Is that Americans suffer be-
yond any other people from wastcful, un-
hcalthful, nnpaatable and monotonous
cooking. We have long professcd to be-
licyc in the potency of education, and have
not been slow to apply it to all other inter-
csts and industries excepting only the fun
damental art Of preparation, of food to
sustain life, which involves more of econ
ony, enjoyment, health, spirit and power
OF effective labor than any subject taught
in our schools.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-06-10
"WOndSrfnl!"

Lester Smith came from the interior tC
see about buying corn cutlvator. When
he reached the city he at once began eulti.
waiting the juice Of the aforesaid cereal.
Three or four drinks didn't tanglc his legs
but they made his head swell until Inc
found his hat too small. He therefore re-
moved it anu placed it on the walk. Then,
clntching lamppost, he remarked
"WOn'ful what shighs fcller shoes in
town. It's pcrtly splendid'-pcr'ny' maz.
ing!"
A boy came along with parcel, and
halting him with a gesture, MIR. Smith
said:
Club, iehn't zhis per'ny won'ful-pcr'-
fly won'fuif"
A woman carrying basket was next
halted, and Mr.. Smith remarked
'Bu'ful angcl-per'tly bu'ful-pcr'ly
won'ful!''
Shc scorncd him and passed on, and a
policeman happened that way. Mr.. Smith
crooked his finger at the officer and said:
81 JUS sheen free stree cars ut once.
Won'ful town-pcr'fly wonfu"
He was willing to walk to the station,
and when shown his cell he folded his
arms, looked around, and whispered in a
voice full Of awe:
''Jn ever shec likes or zhis Why, ltsh
won 'ful-won'ful"
When brought out for trial Mr.. Smiths
head was quite clear, but rs the court asked
him to plead to the charge of drunkenness
he looked all around and slowly replied.
II declared bnt Pm in iail--right in
Jail! Why, it's perfectly wondcrfu!''
lie had a fatherly look Further, one
could sec that he was man who never
came to town without taking home 'lassca
candy for the children and spruce gum for
his wife, and that he wouldn't cheat q
ncighbor In horse trade unless actually
forced into II to get means to found an
orphan asylum. His honor studied the
prisoners face for q moment and then hc
said:
"stYou wcro taking your Fourth OF July
ratit. early, weren't your"
"Was intoxicated
"You WERE"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-06-10
The French lBOCtOr-

1t was upon South Carolina plantat ion
up In Fairfield county. The baby was
taken with the Group and DR.. Trocl.ce the
great French physician, was called in.
'Bad-a-casc, bada-a-usc |" said DR.. Tro-
chce, shaking his head "but me tink me
Kin kore lnm; fcch a me one new uckissec,
quick |"
Mrs. e., the mother Of the child, whis-
pered to servant who departed, and in q
Tow moments camo running in with tho
newest polc-ax on the plantation and pre-
sentcd it to the doctor.
"Sle no want dat" said the doctor {;
"take him bac, and fccha me one new
ackissec, quick?"
Again the mother whispered to bring the
broad-ax, thinking that would do rs it was
bright and new, bought only few days
previous and never, as yet used in any
way. and the servant disappeared and sooner
than 1t takes to tell it, returned, presenting
the glittcring blade, full front, to DR.. Tro-
chez.
''Takc car, sarl Wanted to cut a me
troat, hal DE dcbblel What fool, hal me
No want dat run fech me new ackis-
see !"
Away went the servant and reappeared
this time with the latchct.
Lc dIaDlc, what fool Can you no
understan Can you no fech me ackis-
see?
doctor" said Mrs. f., 'Thcm's all tho
Kind OF axes We have, and VIC have brought
you the newest on the plantation"
"Mc no want dem, Mrs. E.; tink me
want ackissee to cut baby's troat Ale no
want broad ackissee, nor dc narrow ackis-
see, nor de pole ackissee me want a new
aG,h:Issce,; federy ackssee; new fcdcry
"Spell it, doctor; spell what you mant :;
we can't understand you," said Mrs. T..
ME want ackisscc, federy ackissee,
new federy ackissee; me no spell You; la
diable; himself no spell a ne dat, by gar |
Go way jack ggurr Go way-fcch me
broad ackissce an narrow ackissee-wot a
fool, ha! Go way, jack nggur me go fech
Il him myself And, leaving the family
in great amusement, out went DR.. Trochec
in high dudgeon, and after r,lmmaging
about while returned with what he
wanted-a new laid egg.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-06-10
Mrs. PartinEtOn at tho Socinble.

There was no mistaking the costume, ant
the fact that the venerable dame led
small boy by the hand, confirmed the I'M
preston that Mrs. Partlnglon was indeed
III the asscmblagc. There was momcn
tarv lull in the buzz of conversation, ant
the party gathered around the new comcr
eager to shake her BY the hand. "Blcss
me-! said she, with bcaming smile,
which played over her face like sunshine
over Il lake: "Blcss me! how salutary yo,
all arc!-just as you ought to he at a time
like this, when nothing harmonious should
be allowed to disturb your hostilitics. Yo,
are very kind, I'm sure, and am glad tC
see you trying TO enjoy yourselves. We
had no church sociables in my young days,
but we had h,lskin' bee, and quiltin' bees,
and apple bees, and" "Bumblc- bees, VI
said Ike, breaking in like boy on thin ice
-"and though we had good times, and
sociablc enough, goodness knows, when
The rcd cars were found, they were moth
ing to the supcrluity Of this" Tacrc was
slight disturbance IN the circle, as Ike III
rcstlcssncss placed his heel on circumja-
cent toes but II was stilled as the master of
ceremonies came up to introduce the min
lister, 81 hope you may find the hour
spent with us happy one" 81 know |
shall, sir" replied she, "tor happiness de-
pcnds very much on how we enjoy our
selves, and enough of anything always sat
istics me. How could / help enjoying
myself in scene Of such life and animosity
as this?" 'Vcry true madam" "And
then the lights, blazing like constcrna-
tion, and the music and flowers make 1t
seem like Pharaoh land" The ainlstor
was called away, and the master of ccrc-
monies asked Mrs. Partinglon if she would
like San lce," which she family heard.
GA nice-----?" she replied, looking at him
and hanging on to the long,, as if il
were tho top bar of gate; "oh, very" A
rush, by the contcstancnts in q game, here
broke in between them, the band gave q
crash which seemed to start the roof, the
mass Of people waved to and fro, Ike
started of with new crony in quest OF
some suggested peanuts, and Mrs. Par
tlngton backed into scat. She looked
pleasantly upon the moving spectacle
through her own parabolas, her fingers beat
time to the music, and her oil-fact0rlcs in
hailed the breath Of flowers and the smell
of coffee from an adjacent room, till she
was becoming "lost," when she realized
that figure was standing before her, and
a cold spoon was beng thrust into her
right hand. 1t was the attentive manager,
again, with an ice-crcaln which ho invited
her to take. "You are very surprising
sir, said she, smiling. ~ vas uncon.
scionable at the moment, Thank you;
will. am very partially fond of ice.
cream, and this Is MANILA, too, which Is
my favorite." She ate with sense of en-
joyment caught with tho scene and went
away soon after, when Ike had joined her,
with plethora pockets, bidding the mana.
ger convey good night from her to the
party, saying she had enjoyed real socia-
BILE time.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-06-10

'Could have been intoxicated ?" unused
the man as he stroked the bridge of his
nose. ''If was 1t was wonderful
derful."
"How often do you hold hese Fourth of
July parades?' asked the court.
"Once in a thousand" was the honest
answer. I'll can't e-maglne what put NE
up to II yesterday. 1t il positively won
derful, wonderful"
81 hate to send you up" said his Honor,
after long pause.
"Waal, l kinder hate to have you," was
the reply.
.'lf l should let you 20 what would you
do2":.
II would Co."
Yes, but could you keep straight ?"
81 could. It 10 wonderful how straight
l could kcep-pcrfectly wonderful"
''ln looking for corn -cultivator YOU
would keep out of saloons, would you7"
81 would. Pm perfectly wonderful at
keeping out of Saloons"
"Well, guess you can go, but if you
will likely come back here, und then you
will GET"
''Sh |" interrupted the farmcr-"l'l
not be back. I'm going right homc--
wonderful how Pm goingi"
Ills face was wonderful as lie left the
door.
"Thc world is not SO bad, after all, :"
said Bijah as court closed and he reached
Tor his broom. "Somc of us have the leg
ache, some have boils, some stand beside
dying beds, some are wrongcd out of prop
crty, and all have more or less vcxations,
yet, like the world--I have more and
more faith in human nature -"
lie stopped there. Some one had cut
the broom handle through the middle.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-06-10
THE LARK'S FOSTER MOTHER.

A partridge roaming DER field,
Espied nest but half o,ncoa led
BY grasses overgrown,
And from within the moss-rimmed cut
A pretty speckled egg peeped up.
Looking forlorn, alone.
The iimid creature, fearing III
Might harm the egg, already chill.
by generous impulse stirred,
Slipped quietly upon the nest.
And folded closo against hor breast
The cradle OF bird.
She watched and fed tho nes ling small,
And blithely answered to Its call,
As II 1t were her own;
From many Of her ways besuied
because Of this peculiar child
Upon her bounty thrown.
Whom sho believed 'twould tiptoe out,
And roam the harve-t folds sbout,
Or join tho partridge throns,
Behold, 1t poised it's wings. aud flew
Up towards tho heavens 30 bright and blue
In ecstasy of song.
The fostar-mother looked and heard
The carol Of enfrancbiaed bird
And felt a blissful thrill
That she, 30 humble and 80 PLAIN,
Had helped another one to gain
The niche twas meant to fll.
t
And often may the lowly heart,
Performing we'll noble part
To one amid life's throng.
Awaken with q glad surprise.
When, like lark, the birding flies,
And floods the world with cong!
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-06-10

WHEN a man IN Vermont grocery
store was sitting upon the edge Of tho
counter, and his feet slipped and ne
raked tho whole length OF his back on
the counters edge and sat square down
In bushcl basket of eggs which stood
right where he couldn't miss 1t. The
grocer was horrifled, and exclaimed {:
"Wls 1t an accidcntf" and the victim
replied: "By crimts, sir, If you In
sinuate that skun my back and got
myself into this mess on purpose, l'Il
lam your head into the remains ofthose
eggs"