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Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-17
Transfers of Real Esta

Transfers of Real Estate.
 The recent transfers of real estate recorded in the Town Clerks office are as follows
 Eliza and Julia Ann Mansfield to Richard M. Everit hftytwo feet on Meadow street, John Lewis Williams to Robert Redfield, of land in annexed por- tion of East Haven H. B. Bigeow to the New Haven Horse Nail company, one hundred feet River street; Mary A. Bennett to Dallas W. Thomas, four acres of wood land in WestvilIe.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-17

Ladies' underwear marked away down, all
 our French made undergarments. BROWN BOLTON & Go
Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-17

Next week on Monday and Tuesday evenings Hsv- erlys famous Strategsts will appear at Pecks Grand Opera House. The renowned comedians Joe Polk and Frank E. Aiken will appear, supported by an excel lent company. Reserved seats may be secured at Loomis.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-17

r 4 a
 One of the gifts at the coney-carn we'd ding Thursday evening was one from D. s. Senator McPherson, an exceedingly elabor- ately wrought and costly gold lined and ham mered silver fruit set The Senator's broth CT also gave very elegantly wrought silver set. Among the presents was pie of $2o gold coins. The diamond earrings for the bride were very beautiful An exceedingly rare set of jewelry was bestowed by Rev pr. s. Wells Williams, formerly of China. The gems were obtained by Mr. Williams when abroad and sent to Thany's, where the get was manufactured. The entire value of the presents was estimated at between $4, 900 and &5,o0O. On the arrival of the bride and groom in Washington, D. O., reception in their honor viii be given by Senator McPhsr-l any,
Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-17
Satin DaInask Set,
ssHester Prynne.''

Damask dinner sets, damask tea sets, GOV CTS and napkins to match. at
 BROWN, BOLTON & Go. B.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-17

For the handsomest line of hosiery in tn city, ladies go to
 BnewN, BOLTON & Co.'s.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-17

What elegant neckwear, collars and cuffs, gloves and hosiery, are now offered by
 BROWN, BOLTON & Go. Holiday Goods at Bretzfelder's. English body cashmeres at 121e. Double-width black cashmeres at 2ec. Handsome plaid dress goods 121c. Handsome plain dress goods 10c. Dress f1annels 19c.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-17

J0D LOt or COrSetS at S1cs, worth 75c., at Bretzfe]der's.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-18
How Much to Eat.

Having tested number Of meals in Il
general way, eating moro or less oach
tlmc, find out rs near rs may be what is
the proper amount for meal. Begin
with very light breakfast of ordinary
food, such rs you havo boon accustomed
to, and note tho number of hours YOU
can go without feeling want of more
food. For very light breakfast, say
one roll, n cup Of coffee and n very small
piece Of meat, three hours or less will
be found the limit. This is not offered
as rule butas suggestion, for it makes
vast difference what you do daring
those throc hours. A given amount of
food will 60 further in manual labor
than i'll mental labor, as brain work is
moro cxhausting than hand work. The
next time try little moro, md in tho
course of dozen breakfasts you will
learn to judge pretty closely wha: you
require to carry on your work till the
hour of the next meal. Having found
out just what you need, never, on any
consideration, talso more. Mover mind
how nice steak, how tempting any food
may be, shut right down on the whole
eating business the instant you have had
enough. Too little can be repaired by
eating light lunch before the next
meal. Too much can not be repaired
md You must pay for indiscrction. Ir
all this there must be plain commo,
sense. Do not initiate the invalid who
kept pair Of scales on tho breakfas
table to weigh his daily bread. Eat ani
be satisfied, and then stop.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-18
How to Live In Summer.

Clothing must be considered, for it
has much to do with our elasticity of
movement. It is as yet point Of dis
pute whether cotton stuffs are tho best
wear, many approving Of light woolens.
For women nothing is sweeter in sum
mcr than linen dress; it is q pity We
do not patronizo linen more for adults;
for children, cottons; for workingmcn,
worsteds. The heavy suits of men aro
weighing them down in summer, and
clothes OF serge are far preferable to
those of thick woolen cloth. Very thin
silk is cool wear. The heavily-ladcn
skirts of women impede the free action
OF movement much, and should be sim
pinned as much rs possible for summer.
So also the headgear.
Infants, If Mt all delicate, should not
be allowed to go with bare feet; it often
produces diarrhUa, and they should al
ways wear flannel band around the
stomach. Another important matter is
the changing Of night and day linen
among the poorer classes. It is terrible
to think that workingman should lie
down in the shirt in Which he has per-
spired all day at his hot work. Let men
accustom themselves to good washes
every evening before they sit down to
thor meals, and to changes at night,
that they may take up q dry shirt when
going to their hard days work.
Frequent change OF linen is abso-
lutcly necessary-anyhow, q night and
day change, This change alone would
help to stay tho mortality among tho
children, If accompanied with other
healthy measures. such as sponging the
body with little salt and water. Where
tenemonts are very close, wet sheets
placed against walls will aid to revivfy
the air and absorb bad vapor in rooms.
All chlldron's hair should be cut short:
boys. hair may be cropped and girls
hair 80 arranged by nets or plaits that
air passes freely around tho neck.
Light head coverings arc essential in
summer, for the head must be kept cool
The most serviccable dress is that which
allows air to pass freely around your
limbs and stops neither evaporation of
the body nor the circulation of tho re-
frcshing atmosphere, In summer YOU
may breathe freely and lightly, you can
not do so with your stomach full of un-
digested food, your blood full of over
heated alcohol, your lungs full of vitiat-
cd mir, your smell disgustcd with mil
seous scents, your system unable to
carry out the natural process of diges-
ton. All the sanitary arrangements in
tho world will do no good if wc cat and
drink in such n fashion that we are con-
stantly putting on fuel where it is not
needed, and stufling up our bodily
draught, rs wc would that of hcatine
appliance. Our ignorance and our bad
habits spoil the summer, that delightful
season of the ycar-nothing else.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-18
Eating with Il Knifo.

n subscriber says we have MANY
nltholtles on the subject, but I would
like to SEQ n sensible, Intelligent opin-
ION rs to how far the knife can be made
use OF in eating, without ones being
considered ill-mannered. The short.
est answer is best-not at all, in polite
society. But what our correspondent
perhaps means is What sense or rea-
son is there i'll the prohibition, by So
ciety, OF the use of the knife in eating
That is harder question but The
sufficient fact is that society doesn't
need to furnish reasons In tho realm
OF etiquette, whatever is, is right. Az
a matter OF fact, it is doubtless alarm
ing or unpleasant to many people to
see a knife put to the mouth it sug-
gcsts possible cut, and too nearly re-
sembies shoveling in the food A man
may know TINT he will not cut him
self, md declare that he lifts no more
food than his ncighbor does on n fork,
but society says that it is i'll bred. and
until tho custom changes, people had
best conform, unless it is q matter of
conscience with them. AS Hamerton
says, i'll a parallel caso, you may see no
reason why you cannot come to the
dlnncr-tablc with your shooting boots
and Jacket on, and bring your dog with
you, II you arc clean and your dog we'll
bred. Very well. Society. will not
argue tho point, much loss concedo it.
1t VIII simply drop or taboo you. If il
IS essential TINT n man shall eat with a
knife, or in his shooting jacket, or that
he shall take up his plate in his hands.
or drink out of tho bottle, or discard
both knife and fork on the plea that
''fingcrs were made before forks" he
had better dine alone. That is the way
1T seems to us. Conformity is the best
wisdom i'll minor unessential matters OF
| custom and fashion.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-18
Patches of Red Snow.

Prospcctors returning from the Holy
Cross country, Colorado, and especially
from the head of Cross Creek, report
that the ground is covered with red
snow. In tho almost inaccessible defiles
of Mount Shasta, in California, is the
only other known place in the United
States where this is seen. In Polar re-
gions it is familiar sight, md no OK
tonsive traveller there returns without n
description of it. The broad fields of
everlasting snow that flank the northern
coast Of Greenland are faxed with tho
strange red blood, and further toward
tho poles miles of it stretch as far rs the
naked eye can reach. The phenomena
is due to the presence of minute red
anamalc'llm in the snow. A microscope
detects its presence, but how it got
there is difficult question. and one
that has never been quito satisfactorily
answered. The red snow in this region
is first seen ut tho head of Cross Creek,
where it may be observed in patches of
intcnso carmine, varying in area from as
large rs mans hat to twenty feet in
diameter. Takon in the hand and closely
examined, nothing can bo detected that
gives it color, and it melts into clear red
water, leaving no stain. Further on, in
somo of the steep gulchcs with which
the country abounds, tho bottoms are
entirely covered with the strange sub
stance. In some places the color is vivid
in the extreme, while in others it fades
to faint pink, producing an effect not
readily described in words. Old pros
pectors, who penetrated tho region two
years ago, say that there was no snow
of this description there, and its fall can
scarcely have antcdated this year. Still
higher, and at tho very foot of the
mountain, the red snow disappears and
nothing save tho pure white covorlet
greets the eye. How tho samo tiny in
sects that sent the Boreal can find thoi1
way to the inaccessible Holy Cross, is u
thing beyond human ken, and will be q
problem for the scientists of tho future
to ponder over.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-18
Wild Shcep.Of tho Sierra.

In the months of May and June the
wild sheep of the Sierra bring forth their
lambs, in the most solitary and inaccess-
ible cngs, far above the nesting-rocks
OF tho eagle. I have frequently come
upon the beds of the ewes and lambs at
m elevation Of from twelve to thirteen
thousand feet above sea level. These
beds arc simply oval-shaped hollows,
paved out among loose, 6isintegrating
rocl-chips and sand, upon some sunny
spot commanding good outlook. and
partially sheltered from the winds that
sweep those lofty peaks almost without
lntermlssion. Such is the cradle of the
little mountaincer, aloft in tho very sky ::
rocked in storms, curtained in clouds.
sleeping in thin, icy air; but wrapped
III his hairy coat, and nourished by a
strong, warm mother, defended, from
the talons of tho eagle and teeth of the
sly coyote, the bonnie lamb grows apace.
He soon learns to nibble tho tufted
rock-grasses md leaves of the white
spirna; his horns begin to shoot. and
before summer is done he is strong and
agile, and goes forth with the flock.
watched by the same divine love that
tends the more helpless human lamb in
It's warm cradle by tho fireside."
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-18
Church Manners.

Be Oh time. No one has right to
disturb q congregation or preacher by
being tardy.
Mover look around to see who is COM
ing in when the door opons. 1t diverts
your own and others attention from tho
exercises, and is discourtcous to tho
| cadcr.
Never talk or whisper in church,
especially after the exercises are open
ed.
| Never pull out your watch to see what
time it is when the text is announced, or
during the sermon. Better to feed on a
sermon than to timo it.
Never lean your head on the pow rail
before you, rs though Indifferent to the
preacher.
Conform, if possible, in conscience,
to tho usagcs of the church in which
You worship-knecl, stand, bow accord.
inely., ...
Mover manifest your disapprobation
of what is being said, by unpleasant
sounds, or signs, or by hastily leaving.
DO not fidget, rs though tho service
were weariness. Be quiet and decor.
ous to the very end.
DO not put on your oyercoat or adjust
your wrappings till after the benedic
ton.
No gentleman over defles place o.
worship with tobacco.
Never be one Of q staring crowd about
the door or in the vestibule, before 0,
after service.
Do nothing out OF keeping with the
time, place and purpose Of a religious
assembly.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-18
w1DE.AwAKE AND rAsr-AsLEEp.

bright summer day came out Of the east,
And dear little lad was he,
His lips were red from strawberry feast,
And his eyes were blue as the sea.
Rls yellow hair was blown by the breeze,
Like grass In windy place,
He had torn his jacket in climbing trees
And he laughed all over his face.
He danced In the elm, on the leafy spray
Where tho nest Of the bluebird swings,
Till the brides had winked the sleep away,
All under their painted wings.
lie shook the stem Of tho lilies tall,
While they nodded in high surprisc,
And rubbed, with their 1ngers white and small,
Tho dreams from their golden eyes.
The daisy hurried to wash her face
In drop Of tho silver dew,
And every leaf In Its lofty place "
The kiss of the sunshine knew.
The squirrel chartered and combed his tall,
That curls up over his spine;
And each red clover turned almost pale
When the village clock struck nine.
For two little boys, in two little beds,
Lay sleeping the morning long,
Though the sun shone In on their tangled heads
And the birds had ended their song.
"Oh, dear, oh, dear |" said the summer day,
"What sleepy small boys see
wish, wish they would wake and play
With bright little day like me-"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-18
The Younger and Elder Booth.

Booth is now forty-eight. He was
only nineteen when his father died, but
ne had seen the latter in some of his beat
characters, and always considered him
one OF the greatest tragedians of the
day. This is no doubt the case. but the
unfortunate man was so utterly DESTROY
ed ny strong drink that he never could
take that position to which he was
naturally entitled. No engagement
could be relied on unless the manager
locked him up for the occasion. and
hence he only found employment at the
cheap theatres, where people took their
chance. How strange to think of Booth
playing Richard III, in the Chatham
theatre to an audience made up of news
boys and other plebeians, who beheld his
grandest flights at twenty-five cents nit
haif.pricc. [ have often paid nv old
fashioned shilling for seat in the latter
III order to see Booth thunder in tho
crookcd-back tyrant, which was his
greatest role. Although deficient in
point Of stature, his appearance waa
very impressive, this being chiefly duo
to his countenance, which was one of
tremendous power. His eyes were very
large and rapidly expressive of the varied
passions which are represented on tho
stage. They were finely set off by
Grecian nose, but the latter was. when
| saw it, marred by a blow which he
had received from fellow-actor in self
defense, and which may be thus ex-
planned: Booth never played except
when under the influence Of brandy, and
hence he was often dangerous. His
imaginary foes became real and his
sham fight sometimes had murderous
appearance. On one occasion. when
Tom Flynn was his antagonist, Booth
drove him into the corner and was about
to run him through, but Tom warded off
the thrust and then knocked him down
with his fist. Tho play was ut once
stopped, and Booths nose thenceforth
bore witness Of this strange affray.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-18

peninsula, now only connected by bands
of low and recent deposits with the main
land, was once u complete island, only
formed by volcanoes, which roso up from
tho bottom Of the sea. The special con-
struction of such an extinct yolcane has
been made visible by tunnel of 2,G2O
meters length upon tho railway between
Christchurch and Littleton which has
pierced through tho walls Of volcanic
cone and thus has laid bare its structure
Of successive streams of lava and beds
OF scori~, ashes, and tufe, which are
again intersected by dikes of younger
volcanic rocks. This is perhaps tho
first volcano through which railway
has bcen constructed.
Another peculiarly of New Zealand
Is the extremely frequent occurrence of
bones of those largo wingless birds,
which by tho aborigines were called
''moa," and which belong to tho family
of the Dinornithidso, Of whom tho larg-
est representative has reached the con-
siderable height of ten and half feet;
the largest deposits Of these bones wore
found in the Point cavern and the
marshes of Grenmark. There is now no
doubt that these gigantic birds were
contemporaneous with man, and that M
early human race were mon hunters in
these islands. who lived upon the flesh
OF these birds ut a time when the glaciers
extended still very much below their
present boundaries, for bonos, tools, and
other remnants of these early mon hun
ters are frequently met intormingled
with bones of the now extinct Dinor-
nithid@.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-18
To Keep Shaded Places Green.

Especially In the front yards of dwell
ings, both in town and country, which
are much shaded, We often see the
ground completely bare, not living
thing being perceptible. Sometimes
there arc many nearly nude, struggling
limbs lying upon tho ground or very
near it, which arc unsightly and every
way worthless, that ought to be cut
away. This would give room for the
growing there of some plant or vine that
would be adapted to it, and which
would not only recover tho naked spot
and make it n Giving green," but would
be adding yory much to the general ap.
pearance Of the promises. The best vine
for this purpose is undoubtedly the per-
twinkle. 1t will grow almost anywhere
in the shade if tho proper attention is
given to it, but not otherwise. It is a
beautiful vine and will densely cover tho
ground, producing nearly the whole
season n pretty blue flower. Weeds.
however, are its deadly enemies. It can.
not fight them. Steadily they will en-.
croach until they drive away our favorito
and occupy the field of battle. A little
help now and then, however, will defeat
the common enemy and allow lis to en-.
Joy the cool-looking, popular evergreen
for many years without renewal.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-18
"Iterc's Your Pass"

He told the Superintendent he wanted
pass to Chicago.
"Ah, you're q worthy citizen who has
been robbed and who wants to get home"
said the Superintendent. 1T see such
every day"
"No sir, I'm not, said the petitioner.
"Yon're dying of wound received in
the war, maybe, and want to SEQ home
onco more"
"Nary wound, Iplayed sick and
stayed in the hospital while in the
army"
"Did, ch ? Well maybe you've got n
child dying you want to seer"
"Not bit Of 1t"
"Now, well I reckon can guess your
yarn pretty soon. You once saved a
train on this road from being wrecked"
"No, I didn't"
"Well what in thunder is your excuse
for asking n pass? ?"
'Just this. I'm beat and bum. I
want to get to Chicago and don't want
10 hoof it. J. como to ask pass on clear
cheek"
"Well, bless your impudencc, like
it. Here's your pass"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-18
'-Scoot.

A Detroiter who had business in a vii
lage in Washtenaw county, Michigan,
drove out there in a buggy, and, of
course, went to the inn for his dinner.
The landlord made no inquiries until af-
ter. the meal had been eaten and paid
for, and then he found opportunity to
inquire
"Were you going out to Squire
Browns place?"
"No."
"I didn't know but you were light
ming rod man and I was going to say
that the Squire hos threatened to shoot
the next one on sight. We don't 90
much on them fellers around here, and
I'm right glad that you arc somebody
else. Maybe you are going over to Judge
Hardy's to sell him some fruit trees for
fall setting"
"No."
"Well, that's lucky. Only recently
the Judge was remarking to mo that tho
next fruit tree agent who entered his
gate would want q coffin. The fact is,
1 myself have got to do some pretty hard
kicking to pay for being swindlcd on
grape vines. You are not patent right
man, ell ?"
"No."
"Well, that's q narrow escape for you.
We've been swindled hero on hay forks.
cultivators, gates. pumps, churns, and a
dozen other things, and I'm keeping six
teen dozen bad eggs for the next patent
tighter who shows his face in this town.
Perhaps you are lecturer?"
ooh, no."
"Well, you haven't lost anything. We
never turn out very strong here to lee.
ture. The last man who struck us lee
tured on Our Currency, but didn'ttakc
in enough Of it to pay for his supper.
You arc not book cacvasser ?"
"No."
"Hhats another escape. We've been
laid out here 80 often that if mn agent
should offer to sell 800 Bible for fifty
cents. wo'd suspect trick to beat us,
Strikes mo now that you may be q
lawycr2"
"No."
"Good 'nuff. Last one who settled
here had to leave town ut midnight; and
we don't want one any way2" Say
what are you, any way?"
"a politician" replied tho Dctroiter
"a politician Then git For heavens
sake. don't stand around hero if you
value your life We've just impeachcd
o,,r poundmaster for cmbczzling the
public money; and the excitement is sc
intense that tho Democrats will ride you
on rail or the Republicans duck you In
the water trough. Git up and scootl"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-18
a Remarkable Counterfeit.

The counterfeit twenty dollar silver
certificate, pen made, recently received
by the secret service of the treasury, has
been examined by very many experts,
and is considered q remarkable pieco of
penmanship. There are many defects
in the note, but tho most interesting re-
lates to the manner in which tho secret
service Office came to suspect the proba-
BILE designer. Shortly after the note
was discovered by the treasury depart
ment it was discovered that tho wording
on the back was grossly defective in the
manner Of spelling. For instance the
word customs" was sspclled "costumes," i"
and the word "tendcr" was spelled
"tendrc." This gavo rise to the belief
that the counterfeit was executed by q
noted German forgor who has figured to
some extent in the West, and at times at
Cincinnati. His penmanship, especially
in the execution of counterfeit bank
notes, has on moro than one occasion
attracted the attention of government
officers, and in each instance the work
was marked by faulty spelling. The
suspected forger was reported to have
been in Cincinnati at the time the note
was received in the treasury, and the
chief of the. secrst service division at
once telegraphed to an agent in that
city to keep the man under surveillance.
For several days nothing more was heard
Of the matter. A special agent was sent
to Cincinnati to look further into the
affair. This officer, upon arriving in
Cincinnati, discovered that tho bird had
flown, and that the officer originally
instructed to shadow him had been on
protracted spree.