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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-07-09
hIagYie's Mission.

A plain girl, with plain face and
name, Maggie Gibson, that was oil. Short,
plump, nnd Twenty-Five. Always burst
ing buttons off her dresses, tearing rents
in skirts and aprons, and ripping open
tight seams.
a white frcckled face, broad, and full
of good humor when quiet, wavy mass
of reddish hair, that would never stay
smoothly braided, wicked ringlets falling
down into the saucy eyes, blue eyes
they were, pretty some times, when
lighted up by life and excitement, dreamy
and commonplace when the soul was
quiet n snnbby little nosc,' no character
there, pouting mouth, pale, colorlcss
lips. Although person well suited to
the name, "a decidedly commonplace
girl, I'VE would say, Mt q mere glance,
yet, that heart nurscd dreams of n re-
splcndent future. Not soul to think
deeply, yet, every day there were desires
and longings ..nd ambitions crowding
the soul, and expanding the body, it
would seem.
we find her pouring out her wrath on
aunt Sally's head, because that worthy
lady had demonstrated against an ambi-
ton she called "manly," because it re-
quired g mans strong a mans clear
cool brain, his steady hand, big stout
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-07-09
Tho Village poStlniStresS,

The son of this postmistrcss says of
his mother: "She's gcttin' a little hard
a hearin', though; but 1 tell her that
amt strange, seein' she's heard so much
in her day. Ears cah't last forever you
know, Mis- Linton, an for fifty years
there amt been nothin' goin' Oh among
the neighbors that ma amt heard. Bcin'
in the post-oflic is wearin' to the hearin'
ez well as tho eyes. Folks comm M
goin for their letters generally leave as
much news cz they take away. BY the
way, Mis- Linton yer sister, Liss Brad
leigh's, comm back tomorrow. Ma was
readin' the postal cards last night, and
she came across one from her." "Rcad-
ing my postal cards?" exclaimed Mrs.
Linton. "Why, yes. Ma always roads
'em-lcastways she reads such as isn't
took right off. She says it's her duty.
Might be news of sickness or death or
suthin' else, that we'd ought to send right
along. They're dreadful nggravatin'
rendin' through. People don't write as
well as they used to, an don't make
things clear, nuthcr. When anybody
writes jes' yes or NO OH postal no
postmaster in creation can make anything
of it. But your sisters postal is plain
enough, Mis- Linton; thar amt nothin
indefinite about her. She says 'comin
Thursday, 5 o'clock train. Have Fac
totum meet me-. Ma puzzled good deal
over that word factotum, md we both
concluded that twas the name of your
help. Furrin name, ain'tit? told ma
twas new, nny how, IN 'ez we had u
young calf't we was goin' to raise, an
hadn't named it, we concluded we'd call
her FactotlIm, like that furrin' kitchen
girl O yourn, Mis- Linton"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-07-09
The Jester Engaged.

Once Mount Pleasant hid the Jester
| engaged for his great moral entertain
ment, but III order to make. his next cn-
gagement, he had to quit talking at the
expiration of one hour and twenty min
utcs and hurry away on Il special train.
But Mt. Pleasant knew TINT he had talk
ed two straight, solid hours at Scottdale.
And was Mt. Pleasant to be snubbcd, and
put of with smaller lecture than Scott
dale? Perish the thought! All of tho
lecture or mono.
SO new arrangements had to be made
for Mt. Pleasant. And that night, while
the Jester was putting on his cap and
bells, he said to his friends:
"I will make it sickly for these Mount
Pleasanters. L will teach them to clamor
for q long lecture when they might just
rs well have n short one. L am going to
talk these people to death. am going
to give them all four of my lectures, one
after the other. 1t will be good joke
Oh them. I will talk and talk, you see,
until they are tired out, md one after
another, singly and in groups they leave
the room, until alone an left in the hail.
That will be awfully funny, and it will be
something new in the lecture business.
Oh, it will warm them.
Well, the curtain rung up and
the show went on And it kept going on
And OH and OH. And the audience stuck
to him like burr, and along about ten
O clock or q little later the Jester began
to grow anxious. But he kept ut it, and
by md bya couple of men got up and
went out. This was the first break, and
the Jester felt encouraged. But in a few
minutes the mon, who had only gone out
to sec man, both came back. And he
felt depressed again. But he kept at it.
He WAS bound to talk that audience out
of National Hail. But it was too many
for him. Perhaps seven or eight people
left the hall at different times, but that
was oil and ut 25 minutes after eleven O.
clock tho exhausted Jester tangled his
sweet bells q little out of tune on the
closing joke and fell into a chair, limp
and dcspairing, while the good-naturcd
audience, fresh as rose, retired from
the rlng, smiling and ready for another
round. You can't talk out u Mount
Pleasant audience.
81 never talked SO long in all my life,
the Jester said, "and to think that they
should tire me out, after all. Anyhow,
[ wasn't feeling very well. I'll como
back next winter when I'm fresh and
strong, and I'll give these people little
racket for their white alley then"
"Let's sec." said the fat passenger,
"you're the man, aren't you, that writes
such touching things, once i'll while,
about the beauty of silence?"
But the Jester said he was too sleepy
to talk politics, and the stage being
ready the pilgrims lighted their cigars,
drew up their windows md smoked
clergyman of the Episcopal Church all
the way over to Talr Station, so that
when he got home That night he made
the parlor smell like drying-honsc, and
up to this date has not been able to con-
vince his wife that he hadn't been smol1-
ing :,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-07-09
Curious Sen Inhabitants.
art

There is n continual warfare going Oh
in the decp---a constant struggle for the
means of sustaining life The carnivo-
rous dcvour the vegetarians, and the
indicators swallow both animal and veg
ctablc forms and this runs MI the way
down the scale, from tho shark and tho
equally ravcnous bluefish to tho least of
the annelids. These last-thc sen worms
Arc wary, but they cannot escape their
enemies. If they were to confine them-
selves to the bottom-where they feed,
and where many Of them grow to the
longth of foot or two--they might in
measure escape, though they would still
be prey to the soup and other fish that
know how to dig for them but they love
to swim, particularly at night and in the
breeding season, and then they arc snap
ped up in countless numbers. They have
almost every variety of forms, and their
structure is Observation-Disclosures with
hooked jaws Mt tho end of II proboscis, and
with sides Of blush green, that throw off
an infinite variety of irridescent hues.
Some of the sca-worms have scales, others
have soft bodies somc are sluggish, and
curl themselves mp into balls when dis
turbcd others arc restless, particularly
at night; some are round, others fiat;
some build tubes of sand and cement,
woven together till they mako colony
of many hundred members: tho tubes OF
others are soft and h.xible, and some,
when disturbed, withdraw within their
crooked calcarcous tubes, ind close the
orifico with plug. One variety of tho
serpulo has three dark-red eyes another
variety has clusters of eyes Oh each tenta-
Gle. Tho amphipods wore accounted OF
no great value till it was shown by the
Fish Commission that these small crus-
tacea furnish vast amount Of food for
both salt and fresh-water fishes Indeed,
there is not creature that swims or
crawls that does not become tho food of
some other animal. A beach-fea is
caught up by q soup or founder, ,squids
make terrible havoc among young mack
orel, and sharks and stingrays find some
thing appetizing in tho gasterpod.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-07-09
IRI-WEEKLY EDITION
A PROTEST..

Why should it sound cheerlcss and cold,
When a man says he has grown Old?
Think you OF q head bald and grey,
or mortal that's had his day?
Should my sons call me told man."
And the town folk Uncle Dan?"
just because my strength Is spent,
just because my form is bent2
I watch the youth as they run about,
With many Il laugh and merry shout,
And recall my childhood day,
When was thoughtless, free and gay.
Why not, 0 youth, tenderly speak,
Kindly be to the old and weak
Gladly from unkindncss save,
Smooth their pathway to the grave.
Thoughtlcss youth should remember,
Quickly comes bleak December,
Then win their forms be bent,
Then viii their days be spent.
This home my soul shall soon vacatc,
Taking on the glorious State;
This Old form will ne'er appear,
III that Heaven blest and dear.
Glorious season Of youth,
Dwelling In the light OF truth,
None old or growing Old up there,
"I'is life beyond all tears and care.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-07-09
Arctic Flowers and Berries.

1t might be supposed that in the utter
baremcss of the Arctic landscape flowers
never grew there. This would be n
great mistake. The dweller in that
desolate region, after passing n long,
weary winter, with nothing for the eye
to rest upon but the vast expnnse of SNOW
and ice, is in condition to appreciate
beyond the ability of an inhabitant Of
warmer climcs the little flowercts that
peep up almost through the snow when
the spring sunlight begins to exercise it's
power upon tho white mantle of the
earth. In little patches here and there,
where the dark -colorcd moss absorbs tho
warm rays of the sun md the SNOW il
melted from its surface, the most delicate
flowers spring up ut once to gladden. the
eye of the weary traveller. 1t needs not
the technical skill of the botanist to nd
mirc those lovely tokens Of approaching
summer. Thoughts of home, in u
warmer and more hospitalle climate, fill
his heart with joy and longings as
meadows filled with daisies and butter
cups spread out before him while he
stands upon the crest Of granite hill
that knows no footstcp other than tho
tread of the stately musk OK or the
antlcrcd reindeer, as they pass in single
file upon their migratory journeys, and
whose cnvcrnS echo to no sound save the
howling of the wolves or the discordant
cawing of the raven. He is n boy again,
and involnntnrily plucks the fcathery
dandclion and seeks the time of day by
blowing the puffy fringe from its stem,
or tests the faith of the fair one, who is
dcarcr to him than ever in this hour of
separation, by picking the leaves from
the ycllow-hcarted daisy Tiny little
violcts, set i'll IL background Of black or
darl-Srcen moss, adorn the hillsides, and
many flowers unknown to warmer zones
come bravcly forth to flourish for IL few
weeks only and withcr in the August
winds. Very few Of these flowers, so
refreshing and charming to tho eye, have
any perfume. Nearly nll smell of the
dank moss that forms their bed. AS
soon rs the snow leaves the ground the
hillsides in many localities arc covered
with the vino that bears small black
berry, called by the natives parwong, in
appearance, though not in flavor, like
the hucklcberry. 1t has pungcnt,
spicy tartncss, that is very acceptable
after long diet of meat alone, and the
natives, when they find these vines, stop
every other pursuit for the blissful mo-
ments Of crammng their stomach with
tho fruit. This is kept up, if the crop
only lasts long enough, until they have
made themselves thoroughly sick by
their hoggishncss. But the craving for
some sort of vegetable diet is irresistible,
and with true mnuit improvidonce they
indulge it, careless of consequences.
Fortunate for them is it that their sum-
mcr is a short one and the parwong not
abundant, or cholera might be added to
the other dangers of Arctic residence
But the days of the buttcrcup and daisy,
and of the butterfly md tho mosquito,
arc few. With the winter comes the OIL
pcrvn'ling snow and tho keen, bracing
northwest wind, the rosy check and the
frozen nose, but with it also comes
rugged health and steady diet of walrus
meat.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-07-09
Art In the Household,

Large towels have borders worked in
Roman patterns.
Pretty window curtains arc made of
cheese cloth and edged with lace.
Plush curtains arc rs effective painted
in oil as embroidered. A very handsome
design for screen is dark blue plush
decorated with apple blossoms
Piles Of cushions, luxurious divans,
sofas and easy chairs, into which one
can sink and rest arc rule, and the
Queen Anne seats are wisely kept for
show.
Oblong mirrors are now hung CROSS
wise. They have plain wood frames
four inches deep, sloping backward, md
are painted in different ways. Snow
balis, sprays Of golden rods, yellow
crocnses, peacock's feathers Oh boughs,
on which perch snowbirds, are pretty
designs for the frames. Some arc COW
cred with bright plush, and on one cor
ncr is placed Il band of old gold.
New mantel mirrors are square with
smooth frames.
Large wooden Russian bowls are used
to hold nuts or fruit.
Window lamhrcquins are heavily
trimmed with wide borders of plush.
Scrim curtains edged with antique
lace arc moro stylish thnn expensive lace
ones.
Handsome carpets have olive-colorcd
grounds, with small bright figures OH
them.
Porcelain table ornaments are in imi-
tation open fans, md the cupitls standing
or disporting on them, make them
charming enough.
a screen Oh exhibition in New York
is hand-paintcd on the natural wood,
with woodbinc, blossoming lilac branch
cs, aud hollyhocks Oh tho three separate
panels.
A novelty i'll mantcl hangings-if ono
believes in utilizing lace and velvet for
tho purpose of decorating tireplace--is
wheels of tatting i'll Macramo thread,
put together in large points over, red
velvet.
Spangles enter very largely into the
decoration of table covers and lambre-
quins. These arc generally introduced
at the end of the long stitches in point
russo embroidery, where they aro caught
down with amber, crimson or steel
beads.
Instead Of ivory and pearl inlnid desks,
rosewood or ebony boxes, there arc rich
satin and plush or velvet articles, either
ornnmentcd with embossed figures, such
rs metal insects, birds, palms and ami
mails, or with satin embossed subjects
that arc very effective.
Brown papcr-the kind used by paper
hangers, and upholsterers for packing
of tho darkest shade and thickcst texture,
and gray paper of n cool, granite tint,
are III much demand abroad for painting
upon. 1t is used for scenes, dados, pan
els and cornices. For artistic effect it is
very desirable.
Some of the new and handsome doors
to cabinets have panels used as inserted
pieces painted in Persian style. Tho
foundation is hard md fine grained
wood made as smooth as possible, and
covered with n black grounding Oh
which II Mosaic Of colors, quaint scrolls
and nrnbcsques, flowers Of beautiful
hucs, or birds Of wonderful plumage arc
placed with all the grouping of Persian
art
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-07-09

A REGULAR BONANZA: Her hand was
evidently not Oh good terms with soap
and water, but was heavily loaded with
jcwelry. "By George - said Fogg,
there's rich digging over there. T should
say that dirt would assay a dollar IN
ounce"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-07-09

"A morning-glory--the cocktail.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-07-09

Littlo Blossom, You mako it 80 hard
for me to say goodbye to you.
HWhaO %
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-16
QUEER maori M4RRLAGE.
Nerc-zcaIand Letter 10 The London Ners.

Ne7r-ZenLdnd Letter 10 The London NeUs.
A good clergyman who was working amongst tho
native population was anxious TO establish the
sanctity of marriage among them. Among others
who were candidates for the rite a much mar
ricd aboriginal named Ngataparapara. On arriving
at that clause of the formula where candidates for
matTImOny are directed to join hands, "A strange
scene occurred. No sooner had the direction been
given than whole bevy OF namoratas sprang for
ward, two or three hanging on by the hands and
arms of the would he BenedicK, with an equal num-
Der ciinging to his legs. He was completely
beSieged, pinned hand and foot and confusion was
made worse cOuiounded by huggIng and tugglng
by which the unfortunate fellow was In imminent
danger of dismembermeut. Seeing the turn things
had taken the priest naturally enough paused and
bridegroom, or can't you for yourself these
abomnabc wretches will have me dragged limb
from limb T. Still the reverend gentleman hesl-
tated seemingly at a loss what to do under the cir
cumstaures. " II You don't get along cried The
man and bring this KIND OF thing 10 a finish.
therr be another dozen of them here IN less than
no time, and when they find haven't got Hopper
left to hang by they'll drag oil the last shred of
blanketing have over me-
The situation was now perpleNlng in the extreme,
and there nothing for It but To hurry over tue
service, and bring the comedy to an end Tho
SEQUEL TO the story is worth adding. In course of
time this much married man died, as did the
then arOs rs to who his Law fully maTried wife.
Some Internationally claimants appeared before
the Judge of the native law court and tie question
20 he determined was-had the woman who got
hold OF decea>ed's hand precedence over her who
merely tugged at his legs. As there was consider
the respective claimants, and it IS said that their
learned dISputatIons on the respective importance
OF arms and legs left the unfortunate Judge IN the
dilemma OF the man without leg to stand upon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-16
FOREIGN NOTES.

LosDoS, Saturday. Oct. 49, 1881.
The Car and Czarena have gone to Gatschna.
NJ Jule, Ferry the French Premier, has had long
conference with NJ. Gampcita.
vatcrspout which passed over the district OF Mah'
Algeria. killed sINty-hyc persons
Governor General Aleko Pacha has conyokcd a meet
of The National Assembly OF Bugarla for the -lh INST
fire at shapNicb, Dorsetshrc, destroyed sixteen cot
tac- with barns and ricks, rendering
homeless
The report OF q contemplated meeting between King
Humber and the Emperor Francis Joseph is semoilci-
ally denied ~ Rome.
The electric lighting OF on the London and Brgh
ton Railway by the incaudcsceRt lamp supplied 10y
Tulre's lccJmulator-, i, successful
The scryo-Amcricau Treaty Of Commerce was signed
nm Friday Mr. schuyler acting the United states.
Tie Phyox,ra Congress have concluded their laDors'
They resolved to send commission to America to as
certain the condition Of the vines there. They also re-
solved to accord to American plants the same suD'ch
ton 4 to inrccucidei
THE Porte has asked the British and French Ambas
sailors TO explain the dispatch Of the ironclads to Alex
anlria dispatch from Canstantnople 10 the Standard
says: Is reported that the sultan mas lecdieu inc
special mission to Egypt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-16
UNCONSCIOUS READING.

To he Editor Of The Spectator
SIR: A story which have often heard from my
father about his old college contemporary and inu-
mate friend, Fearon Fallows afterwad Astrono-
r-Royal at the Cape OF Good Hope" llerschel,
Peacock FaliowS' will recur readily to ears taml-
shows straingly how knowledge far more startling
than that mentioned by MIR. Grifths may DC Ie-
ccived by the waking mind. it should seem, uncon-
scouSly, and yet may atterward work itself during
sleep into most vivid consciousness.
One morning, FallowS-then aJ0hnian Undergrad
uatc and working as JOhnian candidates for the
highest honors did, and doubtless 90, woTk-was
seen an appariion." An old friend and nelghbor of
his down in Cumberland had appeared 10 him in the
night dripping wet, and had told him that on such
a day he had been drowned.
UNDERGRADUATE hearers received the story with
incredulOus laughter In due course, however, let
ters from Cumberland came confirming II, and the
laugheTs were senced and confounded. But some
weeks aiterward, friend waiting in FallowS
rooms till their owner should be ready for con
stitutiOnal," took up q newspaper which lay hali-
hidden under a heap of mathematical pa
pers, and exclaimed, why, Fallows here's
a full account in this newspaper of your
friends drowning" "Eh, whatW said Fall
lows; 81 have seen no such newspaper" On exam
ination it was found that the newspaper must have
reached Mr. Falows before tho night OF the appari.
tion and there was no doubt at all that, absorbed
in working his mathematics, he had opened ~ un-
conscinnsly and had read in it the startling INTEL
ligrnce of bis friends death unconsclously also-l
am. Sir, etc. T. W. hAfihr'
uInsonscious reading, which with many persons
Is a confirmed habit, is the explanation OF q good
many strange tricks OF memory, as well as OF some
dreams and perhaps q great many plagiarisms-
Ed. SPECTATOR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-16
CANADIAN ITEMS.

OTTAWA. Oct. 15.-The Rev. DR.. McGrcgor,
SCOTCH divine who WAS with the Marquis Of Lorne on
the Northwest trip left for Quebec to-day and VIII san
Cor scotland tomorrow lie states that in the entire
;,, 80 couutry through which the party had passed
t,r were not hundred acres hut what were either III
for agricultural or grazing purposes.
rp Nar1us Of Lorue will leave Ottawa for Quebec on
Friday p,yt and sail the following day for England.
tn, iury i'm the case Of the four prisoners charged
with fine murder OF the old Wethere on the occa-
sn NJ charivar have returned verdict OF not guilty
The ,rdct surprised the judge, who charged strongly
against the prisoners.
Torovro oct lj-At n meeting OF the directors OF the
C,ri Pant held here a statement OF its affairs was
.ubitcd bv Mr. Holland, the manager The state
mont shows losses amounting TO about Sl,i5OOOO Ihe
directors decided 10 recommend that 81 100000 OF the
rupital be- written of. 80 mat the capital 81 le hahk VIII
- m, 81 100000 instead Of $3.OOU,OOO. general
inrn, OF the shareholders will be held immediately
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-16
DIR. BEEcHER AND TIE uETHoDISTS.

TO me EdftOr Of the Tribune.
SIR: In II. W. Bcecher's last Sunday morn
ing sermon ~ reported. "Thc Dignity of Human
Nature" he does wrong to the Methodist Episcopal
Church that he cannot wen afford To do. Probably no
Church in the land has sympahzed more strongly wlth
and defended more perstcnty, Mr. Bcccher in his late
troubles than the Methodist Episcopal Church; and
vet m the dscourse referred to- he accuses this Church
NJ turning out an angel to let in devil, abiding to the
trial and dismissal Of Dr. Thomas from the Rock River
Copfcrepce The facts warrant such statement, and
hs Z" woe declared and course" pronounced are
TRADE uncaled for unchrstian. Dr. Thomas was found
guilty Of breach trust aud OF violating his Church OBJ
LEGATIONS. and he thus ceased to bc Methodist preacher
The dismissal was u recognition OF that fact
No "thumb-scrcws" applied no curses
pronounccd lie speaks OF tracking men for
moral purposcs" Guiteau will he hanged for moral
purposcs" nut Will the of the law by this be
come uurghtcous, unchristaul Dr. Thomas Is expelled
from The ministry thc Methodist Episcopal Cnurcn Or
"mnrol purposcS" and because he was no longer Il
Methodist preacher the church by this act cease
To be A Church of Christ so says Mr. Beecher' go, .
There are many CXtrGyagant statements lhuc III lu
discourse; some extravagantly weak " NO man owes
ANYTHING TO the Church.. says Mr. Beecher, but the
Church owes all to him" grand thought IN being NJ
tered by Beecher; otherwise rank nonsense Voc 70
the time when men action and thought cannot aDde
Ingerso are men OF thought and action Are they by
this qualified to abide in any ana every denomination
az Christiansl God ia by some fools supposed 10 ne
gored in the eternal fitness OF things; according 10
Beecher il Ia consist In the eternal unntness o lhgs
In behalf my denomination protest agalnst tns
unworthy advertising from the Plymouth pulpit.
/. b. HERoY, Pastor NJ Il. Church.
Corn,caH, ". T., Oct. ID. 1881.