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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22
HUMOROUS.

You hAve seen pictures Of shepherds
with tht proyerbial crook In their
hands. didn't think a party could
be shepherd without this crook. anv
more thah man could be a leader Of
an orGheitra without pair Of pants. I
was glad|tlat the first man whom I saw
tending iheep had one of these crooks,
didn't }now what crook was for but
always hlleved that it was a badge of
the occupation, whose origin l could
not fath9m, handed down from con-
tury to CENTURY, since the time when
sheep. were invented. Imagine my
genuinetdisgust when L saw this shep.
nerd usethe sacred crook to capture
the stra8ng -nimals by catching hold
OF one ot1thelr hind legs and tripping
them up The awful truth came upon
me like q flash, and sat down heavily
a brokenfhearted man. had thought
it ueauIlful em blem, and It proves to
pc HING leg snatoher. Thus foated
the wind from another sweet vision of
youth. must have more salary or
I'll die, fear.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

The minute lines and burrows on per-
sons hands are likely to receive far
more useful attention than the obser-
walton Of the great lines by fortune
tellers: There Is reason to believe that
the spiral whorls on the thumb and
hnger points are peculiar to indivi-
duals and races land may be as certain
~ used to define the chronological class
or positive Identification of the being
possessing them as the measurements
or the skull or the examination of a
photograph would be. DR.. Henry
Faulds,. Of Tsukijl Hospital, Toxic,
Japan, In an interesting, but sometime
illogical and confued letter in the Ma
ture, directs attention to this subject
IN a way which will, however, attract
the notice Of naturalist and students OF
the theory of development and here.
dlty. The value of well-based rules of
hand maaks In judicial inquiries can
hardly be over estimated.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22
4 remarkable instance Of the freezing

a remarkable instance Of the freezing
OF water in consequence OF the radia-
ton of heat was remarkable in the
Lake of Morat, Switzerland, after the
weather of March last. The lake, of
which three -fifths Of the surface had
been covered with ice, was clear on the
9Th of March, and the weather had be-
come warm. During the night of the
10th OF March the thermometer did not
descend to the freezing point; yet on
the morning OF l1th the lake was COW
cred over with thin sheet of ice. The
lakes of Neufchatel and Constance
were similarly covered. The freezing
ls accounted for by suppeslng it to
have been occasionea by the rapid and
great radiation Of heat which took
place on n a'perfectly clear night. An
intense degree of cold had been neces-
sary to cause the lakes to freeze during
the cloudy weather of the previous cold
spell, and the freezing was then very
irregular and unequal.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22
TomperlnG CliseIs.

In hardening and tcmperlng a cold
ohisel should be taken to have grad
ual shading of temper. If there is a
distinct boundary line Of temper color
between tho hard cutting edge and
softer shank portion, 1t will be very
apt to break at or near that line. Tho
cutting edge portion OF tho cbiscl
should be supported by a backing Of
s'esl gradually diminishing in hard
ness; and so with all metal cutting
tools that arc subjected to heavy strain.
Not every workman becomes uniform
ly successful In this direction, for, in
addition to dexterity, itrequircsa nice
perception OF degree Of heat and of
Dolor In order to obtain the best result.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22
Buoys for use In Winter,

Iron buoys-both cans and nuns, the
conical, the former truncated cone,
almost cylinder-are incapable of re-
sisting the pressure Of tloes OF ice, to
which they are repeatedly subjected.
They are torn from their moorlngs and
carried off or under, generally never
to be heard from again. This has
caused heavy drain on the funds of
the Lighthouse Board, so heavy indeed
that few years ago it felt compelled
to take them all up in winter and re-
place with spar (wooden) buoys. The
latter, shaped like vessels yards,
are much cheaper, and when pressed
by the floating ice they easily 20 under
and come up again after it has passed.
They cannot, however, owing to their
small diameter, be seen In murky
weather until close at hand. For this
reason the Lighthouse Board was be-
sieged with petitions from the shipping
Interest to keep the iron buoys in place.
The request was granted, but the Board
It's understood, has been trying ever
since to make both ends meet by seek
Ing the invention Of iron buoys which
can hold their own against running
Ice. The spar buoy furnished a clew.
and now the so-called ice buoy is the
result Of many experiments. 1t is a
compromise between the spar and the
run buoy. 1t Is about forty-dve feet
long, Is made Of boiler iron in lamin-
ated sections, and is shaped like cigar
torpedo. Near the center is large
bulb or protuberance, with adiameter
OF three and half feet. This enlarged
section tapers at its ends, which is de-
signed to insure It's ducking when hard
pushed by the ice, and it's increased
diameter Is expected.to give it the nc ces
sary prominence. 1t is constructed
with four water-tight compartments,
so that should any Of them be cut
through and filled The others will keep
1t afloat. One of the buoys has been
placed on Craven's Shoal, another at
Southwest Ledge. What the result
will be Is yet to be determined, but. in
conversation with the master of the
buoy tender Captain Summers), he
Expressed his doubts that 1t will prove
better than the spar buoy.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

TnAvn1ERs inconvehiShoed Id 6aE.I
ryinp Simmons' Liver. Regulator fDt
bottles for fear Of breaking, are In"
formed that the powder Regulator
will be found an unexceptionably
good aperient, by pouring half of tea
cupful Of ordinary drinking. water
upon teaspoonful OF the powder and
ful Of tho powder taken into the mouth,
chewed and swallowed, will produce
the same effect. That effect is well
known to fully a million Of our people,
who find the Regulator invaluable as
gentle Cathartio. A certain cure
for Headache, Indigestion. Feverish
and Bilious Symptoms, Costiveness.
Colo, Sick and Sour Stomach, Low
Spirits, and like evils Of disordered
Liver and Stomach. See that you get
the genuine, prepared by J. II. Zeilin
IL Co
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22
An Old Church.

Isle of Wight county, Va, has the
honor Of having within its limits the
oldest church in the United States. It
Is st. Luke's Church, and stands not
very far from tho main road from
Smithfleld, about twenty miles from
Norfolk. 1t was erected in 1882, of
bricks imported from England. In 1862
1t received its denOmin ational name.
The Rev. Mr.. Faulkner was ono of its
first pastors, and there are re lords to
show that he was engaged as late rs
1914. All Of the material of the church
was imported, even to the lime and
woodwork. The timber is of English
oak, and was framed previous to ship.
ment. Where 1t has not been exposed
too much to the elements it Is still per-
fectly sound, while the mortar is 80
hard that steel brought In sudden con-
tact with it produces sparks. On the
eastern side there IS a window twenty
feet high, of stained. glass representing
Scriptural subjects. The pliers
which strengthen the walls, are wide
at tho base, e,and taper towards the caves
--haye somewhat moldered, and vari-
Gus shrubs and vines, and even small
trees, have rooted themselves therein.
In 1877, or ono hundred and five years
after 1t was built, 1t was given now
roof Of shingles, and in 1927 it received
Its third covering. An effort Is now
being made to raise means to repair
the old church, and it Is to be hoped
that tho laudable enterprise will meet
with tho fullest success.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

a museum in the city of Mexico con-
tains remarkable sword, made from
an aerolite or meteor that fell in the
state of Durango, Mexico. A slab.
weighing two pounds, was sawed
from the meteor,an presented to Gen.
Ord, of the United States Army. Gen
Ord sent the piece Of meteoric iron 70
the national armorv at Springfield.
Wherc after considerable tcouble I'm
anneallng the metal, it was at length
sword. o''
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22
A New Hair Isostorer.


1t was one of the bylaws of Heart
aohe's Heavenly Hair Raiser that 1t be
used literally before retiring, rubbing
1t well into the scalp. Just before he
went to bed that night the man bolted
the back door, put the cat in the wood
shed, came In whfstllng the "Fatin-
itza" waltz, danced up to the clock
shelf, and pouring out what he sup
posed to be his hair fertilizer he mop
PED 1t all over his scalp and stirred 1t
we'll In around the roots Of the little
hedge Of hair at the back Of his neck.
The glue bottle, by an unearthly COIN
cidence, was nearly the same shape
and size as the hair sap bottle. He went
to bed. George" said his wife, turn
Ing her face to the wall, "that stuff
you're putting on your hair smells like
pan Of soap grease" "Perhaps had
better go up stairs and Sleep" snarled
George. "You're mighty sensitive
You wouldn't expect that a man can
put stuf on his head that will make his
hair grow and have 1t smell like essence
Of wintergreen, would your" They
went to sleep mad as Turks. This par
tieular baldheaded man, like good
many other baldheaded men, had to
get up and build the fires. VII a
arose next morning, the sun pet
at the window and saw the
cling to the back of his head lin. :.
great white ohignon. At first he did
not realize his condition; he thought
1t must have caught on a pin or shirt
button. 1t looked ridiculous, and he
would throw it back on the bed before
has wife saw 1t, 80 he caught itquickly
by one end and..yanked.' Oh oh | Dar-
nation to tlshhooks, what has been go
Ing on here? Thunder and lightning -
and he began to claw at his SCALP like
lunatio. His wife sprang up from
her couch and began to sob llstcrical-
ly. "Oh, don't, George. What is it {?
WHAT'S the mattera" George was dane
Ing about the room, the pillow now
dangling by few hairs, his SCALP
covered with something that look ed
like sheet copper, while the air was
redolent Of warlike explctives, as if a
NASoAVhoAJ loA VA plOucu. TlGu WO-
sman's instinct the poor wife took in the
ituation at glance, and exclaimed
"lr Is the glue - The baldheaded man
sat down In a chair and looked at her
moment in contemptuous silence,
and then uttered the one expressive
word, "Glue!" Now began series OF
processes and experiments unheard OF
IN the annals of chemistry, "Jane,
you must soak 1t off with warm water.
I've got to go to Utica to-day" s']
can't, George" She replied,in in a guilty
tone, "it's waterproof" eyes, Imight
have known it, and it's tireproof, sup
pose, too, amt ita" He scratched over
the smooth plating with his finger
nails. 'It's hard as iron." he said
"Yes-he said it was good glue" re-
peated she, innocently. Can't you
skin 1t off with your razor, George p,
"Don't be bigger fool than YOU are
Jane. Get me- that coarse, Al nn1ie in the
woodshed." 1t may be imagined what
followed. And-now, as the bald headed
man git. III III his office, he never removes
> ~hhis hat, for his entire skull is howl
Ing waste of blistered desert, relieved
here and there by GASES of black court
plaster
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

A aRNtLEMAN made up his mind that
ne woulf give his wife pleasant sur
prise by spending the eevenlng at home.
After supper he settled himself down
tor co4y time in the bosom of his
family. lie had no more than comfort
ABLY liked himself when his wife ah-
ruptly asked him If his friends didn't
want hin any longer. Then his mo-
ther'in.nw asked him If he had ex-
hausted bis credit. The servant asked
him II he was Ill. One of the neigh
bors wanted to know if he had any
trouble and was afraid of the law. All
OF which occurred in 20 minutes, for
III exactly half on hour he was beyond
questioning range in his club.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22
Advertising Cheats.

1t has become so common to write
the beginning of an elegant, interest
Ing article and then run 1t into some
advertisement that we avoid all such
cheats and simply call attention to the
merits of Hop Bittcrs in as plain honest
terms as possible, to induce people to
give them one trial, as no one who
knows their value will ever use any-
thing else.-Providence Advertiser.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

An amazing assertion In regard to the
effect Of large doses Of strychnine has
been make before the Paris Academy
Of Sciences by Mons. Richet. This is
that "when artificial respiration is
maintained, dose of strychnine one
hundred times as large as is ordina-
rily fatal may be administered without
causing Immediate DEATH" He adds
that In suoh case the physiological
effects Of poison differ greatly from
those produced by an ordinary dose.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

Daniel Ruggles, of Fredericksburg,
Va, has recently taken out a patent
for what he deslgnates as new and
useful method of preoipitatlng rain
falls from rain clouds. He proposes
the employment Of small balloons pro-
Vided with explosives and arranged for
spontaneous explosion. He contem-
plates not only to,precipitate rainfalls,
out also to check It's fall in a given 10.
cality by causing the ram clouds to
discharge rain before the given locality
has been reached by such clouds.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

IN hts inaugural address at the meet
Ing ot>the British Association at swan.
sea, Professor A. 3. Ramsay, director
general OF the Geological Survey Of the
United Kingdom, dwelt at length on
the recurrence Of the various pheno.
mena In geological time. His final
conclusions as to the origin and age Of
mountain ranges were thus summed
up: "1f the nebular hypothesis of
astronomers be true (and know of no
reason why 1t should be doubted), the
earth was one time in purely gaseous
state, and afterward In fluid condi-
tion, attended by intense heat. BY
and by cons olidation, due to partial
cooling, took place on the surface, and
as the radiation of heat went on, the
the outer shell thickened. Radiation
still going on, the interior fluid matter
decreased In bulk, and by force of
gravitatlon the outer shell, being
drawn toward tho interior, gave way,
and In parts, got crfnkled up, and tn Is,
according 20 cosmogonists, was tho
origin of the earliest mountain chains.
l make no objection to the hypothesis,
which, to say the least, seems to be the
best that can be offered, and looks
highly probable. But, assuming that
1T Is true, these Hypothetical events
illogical history began, as written in
the rocks, that the earliest of the ply
steal events to which have drawn
your attention in this address WAS, to
all human apprehension of time, so
enormously removed from these early
assumed cosmical phenomena, that
they appear to me to have been Of
comparatively quite modern occur
renee, and to indicate that, from the
Laurentian epoch down to the presen t
day, all the physical events in tue his
tory of the earth have varied neither
In kind nor in intensity from those of
which we now have experie nce."
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

TO CLEANSE GLASS GLoBEs.-If the
globes on gas fixture are much STAIN
ed on the outside by smoke, soak them
In tolerably hot water in which Ii tile
washing soda has been dissolved. Then
put a teaspoonful of powdered ammonia
IN pan OF luke warm water and with
a hand brush scrub tho globes until
the smoke stains disappear. Rinse in
clean cold water. They will be as
white as if new.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

ar. =. =. RILEY maintains that the
develops four generations annnaIIw. :
that its common mode of hihernotiyS
Is not In the egg or chrysalis. but in
tho larva state, and that the iniuriona
brood Is that which succeeds the hlbcr.
mating one, or, In other words, the nro.
geny OF the moths Of the hibernatino
Larvae.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

BREEZE PUDDINa.-Dissolye one-h half
of box of gelatin in a pint of boiling
water; add two cups Of sugar and the
juice Of two lemons. After this has be-
come cool (not coldD break into it the
whites Of three eggs; adding three
others and a quart of milk. Pour the
whites into moulds, and when ready
for use turn them out, pouring the Gus
tard on.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

"VEGETINE," says a Boston physl-
clan, "has no equal as blood purifier.
Hearing Of its many wonderful cures,
after all other remedies had failed,
visited the laboratory and convinced
myself of its genuine merit. It ls pre-
pared from barks, roots, and herbs,
each of which is highly effective, and
they are compounded in such a manner
as to produce astonishing results.n
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22
a Losing .JOUo.

A prominent physician of Plttsburg
said Jokingly to lady patient who
was complaining of her continued i'll
health. and Of his inability to cure her,
"try Hop Bitters - The lady took 1t
In earnest and used the Bitters, from
which she obtained permanent health.
she now laughs at the doctor for his
JOKE, but he Is not so well pleased with
It, as 1t cost him good patient, Hur
ris6urg Patriot.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

THERE Is good deal Of human ma
ture In ten years. old girl. The
Browns were discussing at the break
last table how many conference dele
gates they would try to entertain. Two
four and six were the numbers before
the house, and the general sentiment
seemed to be In favor of the smallest
number. Little ten years. old, how
eyer stoutly advocated the maximum
number. "We have three spare beds,
and might as we'll take six. Take SIX,
mamma. Please do" "Wcll," re-
sponded tho matron, elf you will wipe
years old Immediately began to sink
down in her chair until her head al
most disappeared under the table.
"How many shall we take ?" asks
mamma. "One," was the whispered
answer.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22
AeR1CUtruRE.

BvTrER.--In Sweden the dairy maids
are sent to college and educated in
dairy management for six months, at
the. end Of which time they receive
certificates and are considered compe-
tent to work in large dairies. Their
instructions are very definite rs to
every feature of the operation of butter
making, including the quality of the
salt and the co]oring matter, and the
food Of the cattle; the quality of the
putter Is consequently uniform. A
part OF lot of Cork butter may some
9mes pe sent back by the Wholesale
oealer because 1t Is not equal to the
rest, but this is said never to have hap
penedwith Danish butter. The selection
Of the COWS and the feeding Of them are
the first important point in the busi-
ness. The Danish dairymen keep their
COWS tethered during the summer in
sPiend1d clover and rye grass" and
1eed them In winter exclusively with
clover hay, linseed cake, and rape cake,
Ihe milk is set in such way that the
cream shall be got off while 1T Is still
perfectly sweet, for they will not churn
IL II 1t Is In any other condition. The
proper temperature for churning,
which Is from 81 to 90 degrees, Is es-
sentlal, and the churning should not
be continued too long. The best but
ter makers stop churning at the very
moment the butter appears in the form
or grains like shot. They pass off the
buttermilk through strainer, then
put the butter back with water. give 1t
rev more turns IN the churn, strain
again, and repeat the operation till the
Water runs off as clear and bright as
when 1t was put In. Salt is added by
weight, at the rate of six pounds Of
salt to hundred-weight Of butter, by
being sprinkled over the butter after
1t has been spread out in layers a few
turns are given the mass with the but
ter-worker, and the process is COM
plete.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

YOUNG men In gong West should
steer clear of Chicago, where the male
population is already in excess of tho
female. In most Of our cities the re-
verse Is the case. San Frar cisco is the
only other tirst-class city where the
males prcpondorate, this condition be-
Ing due to the number Of Chinese.
among whom there are very few wo-
men.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

WAFERs.-One pound Of sifted flour,
two tablespoonfuls Of butter, little
salt, enough milk to make stiff dough ;
rub the butter into the salted flour, wet
with the milk, roll thin, cut into small
round cakes as large as a tea-plate
and rs thin as stout writing paper.
Lift carefully to floured pan and
bake quietly. They keep we'll.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

SHEEP are peculiarly sensitive to good
treatment. A good shepherd is always
gentle among his sheep, Ewes which
are to lamb early ought to be by them
selves and have better care as their
time approaches. Feed q few more
turnips and give them little more
liberal sprinkllng of corn meal and
bran, or Oil cake.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

SWEET cream is usually churned at
little higher temperature than sour
cream, and the same rule holds good
for churning whole milk. Sweet
whole milk churns best at little
above 60 deg.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

aLLHooLY had bought barrel of
apples from DeSmith's grocery, which
did not give satisfaction. "What's the
reason," said Gilhooly, Indignantly,
that tho further down 1 90 into the
apples the worse they get7" "The
reason for that is that you didn't open
the barrel at the other end. If YOU
had on ~ done that the apples would
be getting better all the time"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

THERE has recently arrived at the
washington monument site a stone
from the memorial chapel of william
Tell III the Canton Of Uri, Switzer-
land, erected in 1885, ,on the spot where
Tell is said to have escaped from the
tyrant Gessler. And yet the scientists
Will have 1t that there never was any
such person as William. If you don't
believe there was, just look at that
stone.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

Card collectors please buy seven bars
Dobbins' Electric Soap of any grocer
and write Cragin &c Co., Philadelphia
Pa, for seven cards gratis, six colors
and gold, Shakespeare's "Seyen Ages
of Man." Ordinary price 25 cents.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

WE need not be physicians TO know
When we have and how 70 cure Cold
we can have a special stefan ALWAYS
near, BY keeping convenient a botiI"
OF Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup. Price IS
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

After all, wheI you come right down
to honest pedestrlantsm, the Americans
can ride more miles in the street cars
without getting tired than any other
people in the world.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

"WnAT Is home when papa's alb
sent3' sings Lake county bard. We
10 not know; but in Chicago.
without a majolica jar in the front hall
for folks to stumble over, home Is u.s.
ually very quiet.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

IT IS said that if a groove is made in
a hen roost, and filled with a mixture
of lard and sulphur, the fowls will not
be troubled with lice.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

Trey were sitting silently by the
parlor fire, ,intently watching the hands
OF the olook as they slowly crawled
around to the biggest striking place.
Suddenly she said: "Mr. Lordand.
can you tell me why you are like CEN
tury plant?' Mr.. l.. nervouslv ad-
1usted his eye glass, w.ggled about in
his chair and stammered; Because I live
for for forever? "No, you Ounce {:
IT'S because it takes you so long TO
leavc.'
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-22

TIE idea that gunpowdcr and whisky
Will make soldier feel brave is all
nonsense. Put him behind stone
wall If you want to 500 his spine
stiifen.