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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-19
An Important corporal.

1t is related that during the American
Revolution the corporal Of little CON-
pany was giving orders to those under him
relative to piece of timber, which they
were cndcavoring to raise up to the top Of
sonlo military works they were repairing.
The timber went up with difficulty, and
on this account the voice of the little great
man was often heard, III regular vocltcra-
tions OF "lIeavc away There she goes
IIcavc no"
An officer, MT in military costume, was
passing, and asked the non.commissioncd
officer why he did not take hold and rem
der a little aid.
The latter astonshcd, turning around
with all the pomp OF an emperor, said
''Slr, am corporal !"
"You are, are you" replied the officer !;
"l was not aware of that" and taking of
his hat and bowing, the officer said, II
ask your pardon, Mr. Corporal" and then
dismounted and lifted till the pcrspiration
stood In drops on his forehead.
When the work was finished, turning to
the commander, he said: "Mr. Corporal,
when you have another such job and have
moi men enough, send for your commander
in.ohicf, aud will como and help you u
second time"
The. corporal was thunderstruckl 1t
was none other than Washington who thus
addressed him.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-19
The Smaller iSOy look tho Cue.

A jolly clergyman III Rondout, New
IoIk, has two sons, both bright, obcdicnt,
and well trained lads, but mschievous and
fun.lovlng, as boys can be. 1t is the Gus
tom Of the father to have his boys learn q
verse OF Of scripture every day, and rccitc
it each morning. In accordance with tins
custom, few days since the lads were
called upon by their father to repeat their
verses for tho day. 1t happened to be a
time when the skating was good, sport of
which all active boys are devotccs aud the
boys naturally burned with eager desire to
be off 10 the frozen field. But discipline
must be maintained, 90 they well knew,
and there was no escape from the daily
scripture recitation. Inc elder of the boys
had learned his text and was ready for tho
ordeal, and when asked to repeat it prompt.
ly rop.ied: 81 had rather be door-kccp-
or in the house of my God than to dwell in
| tile tents of wckedness," and lie "slid
out, happy at his release. The younger
lad had quite forgotten to learn his text,
but his wit came to his rescue. $50 would
l, father" lie shouted, and off he ran to
join his brother. There is reason to believe
that parental discipline in this case will be
suffered to relax In the fathers apprecia
tion and enjoyment OF his hopeful's quick
wit.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-19
a Nun with Horns,

a man with two horns growing ont o
his heau Is curiosity not seen every day,
Such a character, however, exists in Alex.
andria, Virginia, and thlthcr Il reporter di
rccled his way. The possessor of tue horns
negro named Droy Redlck, was found
eating his dinner IN a c0lorcd boarding
house at the cornor of Alfred and Prince
streets. He Is Il pure bloodcd African OF
coal black hue, medium height, with gray
heard and iron gray hair. He ia little
over siAty-tour years OF aye, is apparently
quite intelligent, and would appear as quite
an ordinary negro were it not that out of
his forehead, little to the left of tho left
eye, two horns arc growing. The longest,
which curves over the left eye aud OBJ
structs the view, is three and a half inches
long and thrce-quarters OF an inch thick.
IL is hard, bony substance aud looks pre-
ciscly like n sleeps horn. The other,
which comes from the same root, is two
inches long and one. quarter of III inch in
diameter. 1t grows toward the right and
is curved. n very singular feature is that
the horns are not attached to the skull
They seemed TO grow from underneath the
skin Of the forehead and can be moved to
and fro In answer to a question Redick
stated that he had just arrived in Alcxan-
dla from Williams,on, Martin county, N,
C., which place he had left at tho solicta-
ton of II. j. Howell, coored man. who
proposes to exhibit him. When asked if
he experienced any pun from the anomal
GUS growth Oh his forehead no ans
wcred -
'No; but when it first began to grow
felt some pain"
"When was that2"
"When l was thirty-livc years of age
L began to feel pain in my forehead,
and in short time felt hard substance,
which ultimately developed into horns"
'liavc they given you any trouble
slncc2"
''Not the least. perform my work
without any trouble or inconvenience"
Did any OF your ancestors have SINH
lar atlliclon ~
My grandmother, when about my aye,
had horn or horny cxcresccacc growing
from her left arm. She had 1t cut off and
in four days she died."
"That will prevent you from allowing a
similar eXpcrlmontf'
. sit will. do not propose to allow any
experiments to be performed on me-"
''ilavc you any childrcn?"
81 have"
lave any OF Them horns ~
None; though have IL daughter over
forty years OF aye with thirteen children. -
''Do the horns still grow?"
eyes"
"Did the people in your nciy yhborhood
regard them rs remarkable! {"
''Ihcy were 30 used to seeing them that
thoy did not think they were anything un
usual" answered the horned man in con-
clllsion.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-19
a DoerIiOlimd's Sngncity.

Herman lIutter aud Charles Whitman,
OF Missoulia, Helena, armed with rifles and
accompanied by a decrhound, went up the
Rattlcsnakc river in quest of game. Thoy
climbed the mountains to tho left of the
stream and separated, taking opposite sides
Of the ridge, in hopes of bagg:ng deer.
Whitman came down the Rattlesnake side
and soon after separating from his com.
panion he slipped and fell, sliding some
two hundred feet down the mountain side.
He vanly cndcavored to stop himself by
digging into the snow with his hands and
feet clutching at brush and saplings, till
just as he was about TO be Drecipitiatcd
over the cliff into the Iihttlcsnake, some
forty feet below, he fortunately claspcd a
strong sapliDg with one hand, and was left
dangling in the air over The prccipice. BY
strong effort he managed to clasp the
saping with ms arm IN the elbow, and
grasplng his wrist with the djscngagcd
hand, awaited his inevitable fall with des-
pcratlon. The hound seeing his master
fall followed him to the edge of the cliff
and whincd pitcously at the prcdicamcnt
Of his human friend. Suddenly he dashed
over the hill like deer and disappeared.
When nearly exhausted, Whitman heard
his companion, iIutter, above him, com.
panion, IIutter, above him, coming to his
assistance. lie gathered renewed courage,
and held on desperately till IIuttcr cam.
down with a rope and rescued him from
his perilo,is position. Huttcr says he had
gone but short distance when the dog ran
of. Repeating the strange monmuvro,
fluttcr suspected something wrongcd and
followed the dogt to Whtman's rcscnc.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-19
Tho Last Shot.

An English frigate was obliged TO strike
her colors to French vessel of superior
force, The English captain, On resigning
his sword, was treated rather roughly by
the French commander, who reproachcd
him for having, contrary to tho usagos OF
war, shot pieces OF glass from his guns.
The English officer, conscious that no such
thing h,.d boon done, made inquiry into tue
matter among his men, and found the fact
to have been this: An Irish seaman, just
before the vessel struck, took parcel of
shillings out of his pocket, and swearing
tho French rascals should have none Ol
them, wrapped them In piece Of rag aid
thrust them into his gun, exclaiming ''Let
us see what bribo can dol" These snll.
lings flying about the vessel were mistaken
by the Frcp ch for glass. The above expla-
nation not only satisfied them, but put them
in great good humor with their captlves
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-19
Laughing at tho Wrong Man.

The Hon. Demshamc Hornet had u very
unpleasant experience lately. Mark Twain
was advertised to lecture Ill the town Of
Colchester, but for some reason failed to
get around. In the emergency the lecture
committee decided to employ Dir. Hornet
to deliver his celebrated lecture on TEMPER
ancc, but so late in the day was this ar.
rangemcnt made that no bills announcing
1t could be circulated, and the audience as
| scmblcd expecting the celebrated innocent.
Nobody i'll town knew Mark, or had ever
hoard him lecture, and they had got the
notion that he was funny and went to tho
lecterc prepared to laugh. Even those on
the platform, except the chairman, did not
know Mr.. Hornet from Mark Twain and
so, when he was introduced, thought moth
ing of the name as they knew Mark Twain
Was nom dc plume, and supposed his real
name was Hornet The dcnoutc ncnt is thus
told: Mr.. Hornet first remarked: "Intcm-
perance is the curse of the country" The
audience burst into a merry laugh. lie
knew it could not be at his remark and
tlous II hs clothes must be uwry, and he
asked The chairman to whisper II he was
all right and got Eyes fer an ans wer. Then
he said Rum Stays more than discuse!"
still louder mrth. cit is carrying young
| men down to death and hell. "a perfect
roar and applause Mr.. II ,rnet began to get
excited. He thought that they were guy
ing him, but he Proceeded
1--WE must crush the serpent |" Il tremcn. e.
dous howl OF laughter The men on the
platform, except the chairman. squirmcd
as they laughed. Hornet couldn't stand
it.. ''What Pm saying is gospel truth !"hc
cried. The audience fairly beloved with
mirth. Hornet turned to man on the
Stage and said ''Do you see an, thing very
ridiculous in my remarks or behavior ~
"Ycs, HI ha-l" replied the roaring man |!
''This Is al insult!' cried Hornet, wildly
dancing about. More laughter and cries
OF Go on, Twain!" And then the chair
man got the idea OF the thing and rose up
and explained the situation, and the men
on The stage suddcdly quit laughing and
blushcd very red, and the folks in the
audience looked At each other in a mighty
shc.pish way, and they quit laughing too.
And then MIR. Hornet, being thoroughly
mad, told them he had never before got in
to town so entirely populated by asses
and idiots. and having said that, he let the
hall And the assembling then voted to
ccnsulc e Twain and the cnaiiman, and dis
persed amid deep gloom.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-19
Or OH IL Lark,

The longevity Of The Cape Cod people is
piuvorbial, 10 0l.o t!,oiI pIu.l. .Ad roon
luton. These qualities had an amusing
illustration On ono of the Old Colony pas
scngcr trains recently. The car was we'll
filled, aud comfortably resting well toward
the centre was III aged lady, sweet faced
and gentle of micn, ncc mpanicd by her
daughter. At one Of the stations there en-
tered an alert, smart old lady, quick IN
speech and movement. Taking Il scat di.
rcctly in front Of the first old lady, whom
she quietly surveyed IL few moments, she
commenced:
'GOing lar marm?"
"ro New Bedford" was the reply.
"ls your home there, marm2"
"No, it is ON tho Cape. I'm to visit II
daughter in New Bedford "
"May ask your agci"
''Certainly; cighty.four years."
''la, you show IL. Now, I've just been
visiting tor few weeks, und am on my
way home. There is Il few things | want
to see to there, and straigntcn out, and then
Pm Off for another visit. travel about Il
good deal, much to some folks annoyance,
because Pm SO old. But when can't take
own yet with conductors and baggage mas
though don't find much of that on this
road. Now how old do you take nc to
bc2"
81 cannot guess; how old arc you!" was
the response.
"Nincty. cight-going on nincty-nnc.
And say when | can't take cure OF myself
I'll stop travelling; when | can't scc to
thread Il needle I'll stop sewing, and wnen
l can't enjoy living IN stop breathing. Sec
there now. But get out here. Manner
Yes, is Nancy Randall, and live at
Marion. Come and sec me. Goodbye"
And with II nod and smile the young
woman OF nearly century passed quickly
down the aisle with the step of almost Il
girl, leaving tho passengers almost in won
der at her remarkable vigor and vitality.
The first old lady, who is the mother of
one Of the Old Colony trusted conductors,
really appeared TO grow young again us she
commented upon the superior smartness OF
her aged trend. Nowhere but on the
Cape Cod tram could such scene be du-
plicatcdl Eightyiour and ninety eight
of on lark. ''Such larks!"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-19
Physiological Changes According to Zones

Medical authority is now pretty gcner-
ally agreed IN regard to the fact of the lm-
portant physiological change induced in
the human economy by a change of climate c
as from temperate to tropical, and the
especially In respect to the pccu-
liaritics of respiration, the pulse, tempcra-
ture of the body, kidneys and skin, and
weight and strength. Thus, in the matter
of respiration, the result of many expert
ments shows that, IN the tropics, there is
an increase in the capacity of the chest for
air, with decrease of the number of re-
spirations, from which 1t follows that the
lungs. nnaltered In size, contains less blood
and more air in tropical than in temperate
climates, the blood being in part diverted
to tho excited skin and liver. 1t is calcu-
lated that, IN tropical climate, the lungs
eliminate less carbon, to the extent of half
an ounce In the twenty -four hours, than In
the temperate zones, hence, IN hot coun-
tries, the diet should be l"r "honaceous.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-19
a FatherIess Country.

A man recently received woodcut pic
ture of George Washington, and pinned it
To the wall near his Office door, One day
while at his work his little girl came into
his room, and, cspying the picture, started
the following dialogue:
"Who is that a picture Of, papaf'
"Washington.
"IVho was Washington"
"Fathcr of this country"
"Why was he called father Of his coun-
try, papaf'
''Bccause he fought for its independence
and was great and good man."
''Is he alive now, papaf'
"No."
"Whcn did he dic?"
december 14th, l799."
"Who is father of this country now,
papa'"
mo one; it's fathcrless."
The little girl was silent fow moments,
and then enquircd:
"Was he tho little boy that couldn't tell
q lie2"
"The same "
"Well, this country will never havo
another father, will it, papa2"
And the conversation was c0nclucd with
the emphatic remark
"Nsverl not even step.fathor."
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-19
And Dir. Wentworth seats himself ut the

piano. 81
What is thatl
"flow down, sweet rivulet to the sea-"
derty listens with straining ears. Is she
dreamlngs Her own songl How dare any
Mr.. Wentworth has good tenor voice,
anu aings simply and unatfcctedly, and with
Intelligent Interpretation, and somehow
Gerty Is more deeply affected by her owl,
song than she has ever been before.
The song ceases, and Gerty still stands
listening. She hears the comments and
plaudits on the song and the singer, and
her heart exults.
She steps from her hiding place present
ly, and Is Immediately. accostcd by Ethel
Harmon with request to take the now va
cant seat at the pauo.
''But first let Inc Introduce my cousin
MIR. Wentworth. Miss Carnegie. Has he
not splendid voice, and did he not sing
that lovely song splendid"
would you object to telling me from
whom you obtained that song, Dir. Went
worth9" Gerty asks.
mot at all 1t was in the oddust way.
!! found it in front Of railway carriage at
waterloo station, probably dropped there
by young lady who had been singing it
about halt dozen times in the carriage.
fancylng herself alone, imagine, and"
lie comes to full STOP, and look of
amazed recognition comes into his face US
he notices Gerty's confusion.
''By Jovel you arc the young lady. I've
been waiting to find you ever since. /
tried to trace you at the time, but YOU had
vanished, and have been advertising Tor
yon the whole Of last week."
81 never SEQ the papers | am 40 plad
1t is found, for wanted to take 1t to the
publishers.
''rhen 1t is your own composition, l
had no idea Of it,"
Then the petition for song from her
being repeated she complies, and she sings
and LOOKS her very best, and Tom Went
worth gazes and listens in rapt admiration.
Later in the evening he pcrsuades her to
walk through quadrillc with him, and
presently says:
"ill tell you what, Miss Carnegie. Let
ME take your song 70 The publishers. Lam
personally acquainted with MIR. W..
and although your charming song can stand
ON it's own merit, yet these publishers arc
'kittle cattle, and perhaps may be able
to manage 1t better for you than you could
yourself" "
Gcrty gladly accepted the offer. Tho
song is puolished. Gerty does not know
Till many months late: that it has been at
Toms expense, and the business hecesitates
80 many interviews between the two young
people that nobody is very much surprised
when, III the merry month OF June, Gerty
Carnegie is turned into Mrs. Thomas Went
worth.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-19
Rules For Skaters.
Never get out of anybody,s road

Never get out of anybody's road.
II any one Is In your road don't 90 round
him-go straight through him.
When you find yourself falling bring
some one else down with you, and be sure
to keep on top. .1'.i
Don't burden yourself with any extra
wraps; shivering is pleasant occasionally.
Ii you happen to own skates don't lend
them to your little brother, little sister, Or
any one else. 'hh.p
If you happen to get uncomfortably
warm, hand your ulster or seal skin saauue
10 the nlst one who comes along. They'll
keep 1t with pleasure.
Always carry temperance tracts about
you; then II you want to leave your girl for
| few moments to got hot lemonade. tell
her you saw fellow in the distance YOU
wanted to give tract to; she'll believe you.
III you give her peppermint lozenge when
you come back, she'll believe you more
yet.
Skaters would do we'll to remember that
love on skates always runs smooth. A fel-
low that owns good pair Of skates. n
commanding ulster and jaunty cup, can
have pick and choice Of girls.
If your straps and buckles get out of or
der, swear at them bottled anger Is bad
for the soul.
II green skater asks your assistance,
don't give 1t; people might take you fw u
grccny.
II pretty girl comes along and capsizes
at your feet, pick her up tende.ly and offer
your arm.
Ii your sister takes u tumble, make out
you don't sec her; it's terribly stupid work
10 play tho agreeable to an old poke like
her.
II you fail don't be in hurry golting
up; you can take rest, and ii dozen trip
anu double up over you it will only make
sport for the crowd.
Don't learn to skate by the old fashioned
methods; Try spread-caglc at once.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-19
A Water Filter,

Rain water is much healthier than hard
water rs Il beverage, and the following
will he found an easy and cheap way to
1T IL for drinking purposes: Have an oak
tub made, holding from half to barrel,
according TO the amount needed in the
family; let 1t stand on end with faucet
near the b0ttOm--Or prefer hole, through
the bottom near tho front sidee, with u
tube in 1t, which prevents the water from
rotting tho outside Of the tub. - Then
put clean pebbles three or four inches iu
thickness over the bottom Of the tub. Now
lluve charcoal pulverizod to the size OF
small peas (that made from hard maple IL
the bcsL), and put in half bushei or 80 at
time; pound it down quite firmly, und
then put in more and pound again until
tho tub is filled to within eight inches OF
the top; again put on two inches more Of
the pebbles, and then put II piece Of clean
white flannel over the whole top to act as
sLraincr.
The flannel can be washed occa sionalIy
to remove tho impurities collected from
the water, and it might be we'll to put u
flannel between the pebbles and the bot
tom also. When the charcoal becomes
foul 1t can be renewed as before, but will
work Il whole season without renewing.
Put on your water freely until 1t becomes
clear, when you will be as we'll satisfied as
| you would be if IL ran through patent
| filter costing six times as Much as this. a
large jar to hold the filtered water can bc
set III the Ice box it preferred, Or an occa-
sional piece of leo can be put IN the water;
but if the filter is set in the cellar, as IL
should be, the water will be sufficiently
cool for health This makes good cidor
filter, also-tirst straining the cider through
cotton To free 1t from the cOarscst pU-
| mace.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-19
n citing Codfisl, .

For many years, in the early days of the
codhshery, the only method Of taking the
fish was by the use Of what are now termed
hand lines, to distinguish them from set
lines or travis. At length trawl fishing was
introduced, TO tho intense disgust OF the
hand-incrs, who declared that the trawlers
would kill of all the fish, or at least THU
them out to such al extent as to DESTROY tho
fishing business; but the use OF travis be-
came more and more common, until now
the hand-linc fishing done ls but triflinv.
Recently we were informed that new moth.
Oh OF capturing Goldfish had been introduced.
to wit the employment of gill net, with
which the trawlers were as much dispcascd
as the hand liners were with the travis on
their first appearance. This statement we
were ut first inclined to regard as a ''fish
| story, but we are assured that it is true.
anu that cod nets arc in use by SOY eral ves-
sells, one of them being the Northern Eagle
Of Gloucester Mass, with satisfactory re-
suits to the parties using them The cod
| net is described as Dy no means costly
4h.-.-- NNAe e"h kenna near the bottom of
the sea, and III consequence tho net 10 only
made about three fathoms wide the ordin-
airy seine twine is used, and tho meyhcs
spread ten inches, 30 that only tho large
fish are taken. One edge of tho net Is
weighted, to keep it Oh the bottom, the
other edge being buoyed by hollow balls
Of glass; the net is set with anchors at
each end, left out over night, tho same es
Il trawl, and hauled in at the first opportun-
ity. We can see no reason why this plan
should not work we'll and no valid ob]cc-
tions to its use. The mesh used being so
large, the small aud unmarl1etabc fisL-of
which thousands upon thousands are killed
and thrown away by tho trawlcrs-will not
be taken at all; and the expense of pro-
curing bait and the disagrceable aud tc-
dious Job OF batting travis are avoided.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-19
MOTHERHOOD.

"Her lot Is on you"-woman's lot she meant,
The singer who sang sweetly long ago;
Aud rose and yew ard tender myrtle blent,
TO crown the harp that rang to loyo and
woe,
Awake o Poetess. and VOW ono strain
70 sing OF Motherhood. its Joy Its pain.
What does it givo to us, this mother love
In verso and tale and legend glorifed,
Chosen by lirs divine as type above
All o;her passions Men have lived aud
died
For slsters maiden queens, and cherished
wives, s
Yet, sealed Ivy God, the ono chief lovo sur
wives. ...
Yet wha. is it 1t gives us3 Shrinking dread.
Peril and pain, and agony forgot.
Because we hold tho ray Of fladnts 80 shed,
by the first CRY from lips That know us not,
Worth all that has boon paid ia yot to pay,
For the new worship bora and crowned that
day,
I'll II nursing, teaching, training sslf.den'al
That never knows itself 30 deop it lies,
Tho eager taking up # overy trial.
10 smooth Springs pathway, Ii sht her April
Watching and guiding loving, longing. pray
ing.
No coldnoss daunting, and no wrong dismay-
Ing.
And when the lovely bud to blossom wakes,
And Wien the soft shy dawn-star flashes
bri. ht
Another hand the perfect flow' takes,
Anot:.er wins the gladness Of the light
A sweet soft clnging, fond farewell is given;
s. i'll farewell and then alone with Heaven.
W tn Heaven! Will He take tho tired heart,
The God who gave tho child and formed tho
mother,
WI o secs her strive 10 play hor destined part
And smiling yield Ii r darling to another!
Ay. OH His crops lie thought Of Mary's WOO
He pites still tho mothers left below.