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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-11
Aunt Jane ut Halifax,

In was in the year 1861. l was sailing
as second ngincer Oh Liverpool steamer
bound for New York. When three days
out tho chief engineer came down and
told us stowawuy had been found on
board.
didn't wait to hcur any lnore, but went
up on deck like u skyrocKct, and there [
did sec sight and no mistake. Every
man Jack OF the crew, and what passengers
we had on board, were all in a ring on the
forecaic, and in the middle stood tho first
mate, lookin. as black as thunder. Right
In front OF him, lookin' u regular mite
among all them big fellows, was a little
bit o'Iad not ten years old-ragged as a
scarccrow, but with bright, curly hair aud
bonnie little tacc of his own, if II hadn't
been 30 woeful thin and pale.
But, bless your soul, to sec the way the
little chap held bis head up, and looked
about him you'd ha' thought the whole ship
belonged 10 him. The mate was great
hulkin', black bearded fellow, with look
that would have frightened q horse, and a
voice tit to make one jump through key
hole; but the young un warn't bit afear.
ed-he stood straight up, and looked him
full in the face with them bright, clear
eyes O. his :, for all the world as if he was
Prince Hatred himself. Folks did say
aftcrward lowering his voice to whis-
peri as how he coined O. better blood nor
what he ought; and, for my part, I'm
rather Of that way o thinking myself; lor
| never yet seed common street uarab,
as they cal them now, carry it of like him.
You might ha' heard pin drop as the mate
spoke.
We'll, you young whclp," says he, in
his grimniiest voice: "what brought Vou
hercl'
ut was stcpfather as done it," says the
boy, in weak little voice, but as steady
as could be. "Father's dead, and mother q
married again, and my new father says as
how Inc won't ha' no brals about catin' up
his wages; and he slowed me away when
nobody warnt looking, and guy HE some
grub to keep me goin' for day or Two till
got TO see. lie says Pm to 60 to Aunt Jane,
at Halifax; and here's her address,
And with this he slips his hand into the
breast of his shirt, and out with scrap o.
paper, awfully dirty and crunlpled up, but
/ with the address Oh 1t right enough.
We all believed every word on IL, even
without the paper, for his look aud bis
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-11
lae Thought he hnd 'oln.

Sniilles brought his two weeks spree to
q close on Thursday night He lay on the
lounge IN the parlor, feeling as mean as
sour lager, when something in the corner
Of the room attracted his attention. lie
asked hoarsely:
"Mirandy, what IS that7"
"What is what, Likcy2"
Snttlcs name is Lycurgus, and his wife
calls him Likely for short and sweet.
"Why that-that-thin in the corner, .
said the frightened man pointing at 1t with
a shaking hand.
'Ilkey dear, see nothing" replied the
woman.
"What, don't you scc ita" he shriekcd.
"Thcn l've got 'cm. Oh, hcavcns bring
me the Bible. Mlrandy, bring it quick!
Here, on this sacred book swear never to
touch q drop of whisky. If l break my
VOW, may my right hand cleave to the roof
of my mouth and"
Here, catching another glimpse of the
terrible object he clulohed his wife and
begged in pitcous tones
Don't leave me; don't leave youl
Likely" and burying his face In the folds
OF her dress, he sobbed himself into trou,
bled sleep.
Then his wife stole gently to the corner,
and picked up the toy snake and threw II
into the stove.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-11
GUARD THE FAOT,

Speak though the truth. lot others fence,
And trim their words for pay;
In pleasant sunshine Of pretence
Let others bask their day.
Guard thou the faot though clouds Of night
Down on thy wstoh-tower stoop
Though thou shouldst sec thy heart's dellgh
Borne from thee by their swoop.
Face thou tho wind Though safer seem
In shelter to abide.
We were not made to cit and dresm,
The safe must fret be tried.
Show thou the light. II conscience CLEAN,
Set not thy bushel down.
The smallest spark may send beam
Ger hamlet, tower and town.
Woe unto him. on safety bent,
Who oreeps from age to youth
Failing to grasp his life's intent
Because he fears the truth.
true to every inmost thought,
And as thy thought, thy speech.
What thou hast not by striving bought
Presume thou not to teach.
Then each Wild gust the mist shall clear
We now see darkly through,
And juatiaed at last appear
The true, In Him that's true.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-11
bulgarian Heroes.

The three heroes of the Bulgarian CAM
palSn who are enshrned In the hearts of
the Russians, are Todlebcn, Gourko, and
Skobcoff. Todlchen is now in his slxtieth
year, having entered the engineer school IN
st. Petersburg in 1886. During the Crimcan
war lie conducted the siege of operations
against Silistria, and the heroic defence OF
SGbastopol. At the outbreak of the pres
ent war he was considered all old fogy, and
was shclvcd III the Engineer Department of
the Minister of War. When the staff
found out that Plcvna could not be cap-
turcd by hurling solid regiments against
the ntrcnchmcnts, the veteran was called
TO the front TO conduct the investment.
Gourko is IN his tlfteth year, and had seen
service in the Crimea, and Poland before
nc made his dashing raid across the Bal
kans. lie commands the Imperial Guard,
the flower Of tho Russian Army, and has
borne a conspicuous part III the siege of
tlevna. Skobelot is the youngest Major
General III the service, his ugc being thirty
two. lie won the name of daredevil
during the campaign III Khokand, and has
exposed himself rccklcssly during the pres
cnt war. On the evening before the pass
age of the Danube at oimnil1a, having
been requested by the Grand Duke to call
for volunteers from the first division of
Cossacks under his command to swim the
river and rcconnoiter the opposite bank he
plunged INTO the water at The head OF
small party OF ten men, and successfully
accomplished the required work. lie al
ways leads his men against the enemy.
lie saved what was lett of the army that
attacked Osman late in July, and in the
desperate assaulta upon the cnemy's works,
early in September, fought like u second
SuwarrOW.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-11
How DIaInnnt1s arc Mpdo.

Professor Hannay recently conceived tho
possibility OF finding a solvent for carbon.
gaseous solution nearly always yields
crystalline solld on withdrawing the SOL
vent or lowering its solvent power; 1t was,
therefore, probable that the carbon might
be deposited i'll the crystalline condition.
Many experiments were made, but they
showed that ordinary carbon, such as char
coal, lampblack, or graphite IS not affect.
cd by the most probable solvents that could
be thought Of, for chemical action takes
the place OF solution. During some cx-
pcrimcnls, Professor Hannuy noticed a
curious reaction, namely, when gas con-
tanlng carbon and hydrogen is heated un-
der pressure III presence OF certain metals,
the hydrogen is attracted by the metal, and
the carbon is left free. When this takes
place in presence of a stable compound
containing nitrogen, the whole being under
red heat, and under several thousands of
ataosphcres of pressure, the carbon is 50
acted upon by the nitrogen compound that
it is obtained in the clear, transparent form
Of the diamond. The great difficulty hes
in the construction of an inc,osing vessel,
strong enough to withstand the enormous
pressure and high temperature, tubes con-
structcd sn the gun-barrel principle (wllh
wrought-irOn cOi) of only one. half inch
bore, and four inches external diameter
being torn open in nine cases out of ten.
The carbon obtained in the unsuccessful
experiments is as hard qs natural diamond,
scratching all other crystals, and it does
not affect polarizcd light. Crystals have
been obtained with curved faces, belong
ing 10 the octahedral form. and diamond is
the only substance crystalisng in this man.
ner. The crystals burn easily on thn
platinum foil, over good blow pipe, and
leave no residue, and after two days I'M
mcrsion in hydrotluoric acid, they show
no sign Of dissolving, even when boiled,
On heating splinter, even in the electric
arc 1t turned biack-a very characteristic
reaction of the diamond. Lastly, u little
apparatus was constructed for ctfccting a
combustion of the crystals and determining
composition. Ting ordinary org mic analy-
sis method WAS used, but the diamond
pieces were laid on a thin piece Of platinum
foil. and this was igni ed by an electric
current, and the combustion conducted in
puro oxygen. The result obtained was
that the sample IL milogrammcs) contain
cd 07.S6 per cent, Of carbon, very close
approximation, considering the small guam
tlty employed The announcement that
the long.prcdicted experiment Itiiicial
formation Of diamond-would be described
at meeting of the Royal Society has oc-
casioncd much excitement, but neither
dealers III diamonds, nor the general pub
lie need disturb themselves. The process
is expensive, tedious, dangerous, and tic
diamonds arc as yet too 81 all TO represent
anything beyond a scientific value. Cheap
diamonds made by machinery arc reserved
for some future generation.
brazil supplies the United States
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-11
A lsRse l,npoetor.

Shortly before three o'clock the other af.
ternoon farmer from the vicinity OF
Hampstead appeared in front Of the Stock
Exchange, New York, and entered into
conversation with u citizen, who was wait.
ing IN the door, by asking:
"fhe convention In there breaks up at
three o'clock, don't it9"
"Yes, that's the hour" was the reply.
"Do you know Jay Gould when you see
hima"
"Oh, yeB"
"ls lie in therci"
81 presume 80"
'Wel', wish you'd point him out to me
when he comes OUT
Tho citizen promised to 10 this, and
within few minutes he kept his word.
lhe farmer took a square look at the rail-
road and telegraph prince, and then turned
and asked:
care yCu dead sure?"
"Oh, yes"
Can't be no mistake ?"
"No."
"Well, it is about as l suspected. A
few days ago great big slouch of fellow
halted at my gate and began measuring my
ground with tape line, and squirting
around III the most mysterious manner.
went out to see what was up, und, utter
beating around for while, he said lie was
Jay Gould. I'D heard and read of Gould
but DIDN'T Know what he looked like"
1T must have been q fraud"
~ am sure OF that now; l pumped
around to tin0 out what he was up to. and
he finally said lie wanted my place for an
orphan asylum. Lie was going to build
one as zig Us u palace and take care of all
the orphans ia the country"
AND OF course, you treated him well p
"Didn't II Why, for three days lie
lived on the fat of the land and slept in the
parlor bedroom He was going to give
me $50, 600 for my land, and the way we
Killed chickens and turned out sweet cukc
Tor him made the old woman sick. lie
finally Jumped the house and took my Sun
day suit and fiddle worth 49,"
y don't believe Gould would steal a fld-
de-"
''That'e what thought, and so came
over to have look at him. 1t WASH t
Gould ut all, but some base nmposter."
And you are SO much out2'
"Wall, IL looks that way, but the expert
encc is worth something. 1t may not bc
week before some one else will come
along with tcn-foot pole in his haud and
theological seminary in his eye, and
claim to be Russell Sage, and tho way |
will knock down and step on him and
walk over him, an d drive hlln into the sllc,
will pay nc profit of fifty per cent on the
investment.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-11
OiscjpliniuG tl,o Ca.t.

Grandma Slocum was busy over her
sewing in the warm, quiet air of the sit.
ting-room, and grandpa was striving to
convince himself that he was reading the
weekly paper, despite vague impression
that he was falling asleep, when both were
brought to their feet by Il sudden crash in
the pantry. ''lt's that cat !" said grandpa.
But grandma, who seldom vcntured to ex-
press an opinion before looking into the
question, said nothing and fastened to the
scene of the disaster.
AS she opened the door Of the pantry
the unfortunate cat dartcu out, and grand
pa, armed with the broom, started In pur-
Suit around tho spacious kitchen. The
cat, however, was too nimble for his rather
clumsy movements. and he was obliged to
desist without havmg accomplished any
thing more than thoroughly frightening the
animal.
'lil teach the critter |" he exclaimed
"Forcver on shelves and tables Only
yesterday she chawed up the last chicken
you had laid away, and last week SKINNED
half dozen pans Of milk What's she
done now2" and pushing open the pantry
door, he beheld his wife gazing sorrowfui-
ly down ut the fragments OF several plates,
among which lay al old china teapot,
which had belonged to grandma's mother,
and was held in great reverence by the
family.
For u moment grandpa stood speecnlcss
with indignation. He was so lavish with
bis tongue on ordinary occurrences he
could find nothing to say which could fully
express his mind on this occasion. When
he did speak, 1t was only to say, very
quietly
81 wouldn't have taken any money for
that teapot"
Then he turned away, leaving grandma
to gather up the fragments. and went cut
20 the wood-pile TO vent his feelings in
quick, heavy blows, continuing the exer-
else until night.
Meanwhile grandma had examined the
teapot and thought it could be mendetl. To
be sure, the nose and handle were broken
off, but if they were ingcnlously put
tied on again, 1t would still be service
able.
So, very carefully, she ccmcntcd the
broken pieces together, placed the whole
behind the new stove that he joints might
harden, and returned to her sewing, where
at length, overcome by the warmth aud
quiet, she fell asleep.
AT dusk grandpa came into the kitchen
W oSS IL ouPpcl WIS uDOul Tcauy. 0FQnU-
ma was not in the room. Ills eye caught
'he glimmer Of white behind the stove.
''Nice kittyl" he said, coaxingly. "Pret-
ty kitty Did she want to be petted2
Well, she should. Just lot me get within
three feet Oh ye, and wc'll see whether
there'l be any more crockcry smashed
Yes; or kitty Warn't satisfied with
eatin' off chiny plate. Had to sec what
was on the shelves, hey Let me get two
steps nearer, and I'll never ask another ia
vor of yc Mice kitty! Take THAT,
you varmint!" .....-.
The heavy foot struck tho object with
terrible force. There was jingling crash,
grandma screamed, and the ILL fatcd tea
pot scurricd across the kitchen in fifty
pieces.
Grandpa was probably never so COM
pletely surprised in his life. But in mo-
mcnt the righteousness of his performance
overcamc him, and he dropped into chair,
laughing heartily.
lie mace no further effort to discipline
the cat.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-11
Facts Worth Remembering,

One thousand shingles laid four inches
to the weather will cover over one hundred
square feet Of surface, and five pounds Of
shingle nails will fastcn them on.
One fifth more siding and flooring Is
needed than the number of square feet to
be covered, because Of the lap in the siding
and matching Of the floor.
One thousand laths will cover seventy
yards Of surface, and eleven pounds of lath
Tails wi: nail them on.
Eight bushels of good lime, sixteen bush
els Of sand and one bushcl Of hair will make
enough mortar to plaster 100 square feet of
wall.
Five courses OF brick will lay one foot In
height on chimney; nine bricks in course
will make flue eight inches wide and
twenty inches long, and eight brcks Ia q
course will make tlue eight inches wide
and sixteen inches long.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-11

-Cnicago Is to have a sugar refln-
Ink company, with q capital Of $780,
GOO.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-11

deer hunters are very successful
IN Sullivan county, Pennsy lvanla.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-11

Brazil supplies the United States
with SOO,0UO bags Of coff:e annually.
a-The grain crop OF Italy is this year
rger by one-third than In 1879.
Democratic messenger., 1881-10-29
The StOp-Thief Cry of " Ring"

That any man OF intelligence,
whose political affiliation is the
result of a clear understanding and
appreciation of principles, should
be affected by the demagogue- cry
of " ring-rule in Maryland, is a
matter Of surprise. There never
was a party without leaders, and
these leading men are sure to have
their envious opponents who want
to be leaders also. If they are not
gratifed, they straightway raise
the cry OF "ring," in order to sup.
plant them and take their places.
This is a common thing among ac-
tive partisans. But the cool head
ed man of intelligence, who is
above such influences, uncontrolled
either by passion or prejudice, ought
to be able to put proper estimate
upon these tricks of the political
arena, and hold them, in his esti-
nation, only at their real worth.
What is that worth ? Very little
indeed. In great majority of in
stances, it is the " stop-thief" cry
of the thief himself. The man who
shouts "ring the loudest is the
very man who is trying to form a
ring OF his own.
Democratic messenger., 1881-10-29

PRESIDENT Arthur, during the
few weeks of his accidental honor,
has placed himself on record as
supporter of Malone and the Vir-
ginia repudiationists. He is Civ
ing them all the official patronage
possible, and urges Republicans OF
other States to send material for
Mahone's campaign. This, with
the negro vote, may succeed in
dishonoring the proud old COM
monwealth, but the smoke of such
Republican infamy will ascend
forever and ever, and will be a
perpetual stencil in the nostrils Of
all honest men. AS the President
is in favor of repudiating Virgin
las debt, it would be interesting
to hear his views as to repudiating
the National debt.
Democratic messenger., 1881-10-29

From all parts Of the State come
the tidings that the Democratic
ticket is well received and will be
heartily supported. The party is
united and in spleu did wolkiug
condition in all parts of the State,
save two or three counties, and it
is estimated that Notwithstanding
the war made against Mr.. Heating,
the candidate for Comptroller, that
gentleman will poll the usual vote,
except in the few counties where
disaffection seems to exist. Even
in the counties where disaffection
has manifested itself, the leaders
OF the dissatisfied find it impossi-
bic to lead the people away from
The State ticket, and in most coun-
ties the State ticket will be sup
ported by voters who will vote
against their county ticket.
Democratic messenger., 1881-10-29

peisous violating the provisions o. the
hct shall oa lata 10 Indictment by the
Grand jury Of the county w5ere the Of
fence is committed aud shall upon con
viotion before ony Jodge of any of the
Circui' Courts of this State, be 6ued a
sun not less than fifty dollars nor more
than one buudred dollars for each aud
every offeuco- Que half the fine shall be
paid 70 the inforEer, The other halt TO
the Caunty Commissioners. for the use
Of public roads,
CHRISTOPHER c. LLOYD,
Oe'. ST Sheriff of W oreester County
Democratic messenger., 1881-10-29

1 lL THAT BODY OF LAND lying main.
II i Il Worcester County. and partly "a
N.eoue1 County, MARI lnl, containing
about 16oO acres IN one Ucdy ana known
us she
."IINE GROVE SETTLEMENT, "
is noo offered .or sale npoa lie s.os, E.vora-
lleterms
Tf state lies on the mann county road
f Ha. sua" LIi.. die cug Hty town OF Woi-
c,>tsr Ceutty, 10 Salsberg The Coun,
town ot Ntrom County. Within eiahl
ti.es u t.p lo,.Her aui tH- live m5le. OF the
later. is improved hr aye iarn ho lsts
eh. / 3acliei anl nlf4 e-eaf one
tti daes oad b,s uile other telta hou.-s
l.!e ai- ribaea over il. Il his dow,ug
tafaH-H lis rlHtgr 81 very superior mill
sitealn ufou which il W,3l-appuiu,c!
g1lst-mill. now being run. Attached 20
Ibis ml. property "a a comfortable dwelling
house AID "a fair sized lot of ground i also
h's {. .ea & tyorably locate good TIVE.
s.or' sore hnus iu Whch 9.ir retail bust
hess now tc.pg done, Wiih a blacksmith
saua fy.l uy. lhUty horse power Blar-
aA poeai Be- $ .caH saw Il is now iG.apera-
t'Na Oh the 'ioci uud wli be sole with t.--
bc hallttu2s ue ltCaled convenient 10
eeod rases u3 att 81 C.sy access a bout
800 acres q fhe iact ~ under cultivation
.Hd tie balance is in timber .gom which ,Le
, large i5fa1S b We teen Ctit l-avifg Z the hard
Weod such as Cum. OoA ttpfess &c, IN
qHaaiI Sufficient Tor hU.ld4uE material
nd !vuci9es ia Improving the property -
Tie tract embraces = variety VI soils, he
gaH8s ielue chiefly "a ght loem whilst 8
tr-t Ior.ioa is bloc. swaup vi ID elar -ub-
soil. aai i very productive. Tie whole is
-ttesffft htst gt fa-y tir.tIfatf and 5il
Democratic messenger., 1881-10-29
THE official resnlt of the Late

THE official result of the late
election in Ohio has been declared.
Fosters plurality is 24,4o7, but it is
the smallest given any candidate on the
Republican ticket, the candidate for
State Treasurer having 2o,64I. The
total vote is hundred thousand less
than last year; the Temperance vote is
10000 and the Greenbaek vote 1000.
The Democratic candidate for Govern
or, although beaten, had 1900 votes
more than Bishop had four years ago
when he was elected, and Foster has
23,5z6 less votes this year than he had
two years ago. Election figures are
odd things sometimes, and they are
about as eccentric in Ohio as they ever
get 10 be anywhere.
Democratic messenger., 1881-10-29


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Democratic messenger., 1881-10-29

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Democratic messenger., 1881-10-29
WESLEYAN FEMALE COLLEGE.

Increase of boarders loo per cent. within
three years. Two degrees conferred, or Sc
lect course es. Buildings large modern con
yeniences. Beautiful, accessible city. 45th
year begins Sept. sth, 1881. For catalogues
address.
Rev. }. 81. WILLIAMS, AN, Pres,t,
JUL 10 2ml Wilmington, Del