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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-18
TRI-WEEKLY EDITION.
MEMENT0Es.

Down do, p In the lowermost drawer.
Away from the cold, ca eless gaze.
They lie In ,ime-tintod cover
Mementoos Of earlier days.
There lice in that preo 'ous package
note but the delicate hand
That traced it hath long swayeia soeptre
Afsr or In Beulah's fair land.
Beside it lock, brightly silvered
With timo and the tolls os tho past.
Is laid but the Infinite bosom ..
That weary head pillows at last.
Another. Of deep glossy blaoknoss.
Recalls beloved mothers osrc.
she went ore tho dews of lifes evening
Had fallen. the kingdom to share.
Theee others--ah well. tls CROUCH
Tho ribbon all 80 led to unite,
Too bitter tho gricfs tbey awaken
Touch not-undisturbed let them lie
He only who fashioned go wisely
Tho heart can it's secrets best keep;
Then, wake not their sad, mouInful echoes.
But tenderly hush them 10 sleep.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-18
Vanilla, Cinnamon, Coooanue::

The vanilla plant Is trained on poles
placed about twelve or eighteen inches
apart-ono planter has a line of plants
about three miles in length. Like tho car
damon, it yields fruit after threo years. and
then continues producing its pods for an
indefinite period.
Tho cinnamon is, as it's namo Indicates
native OF Ceylon. 1t is cultivated on o
Light, sandy soil about three miles from tho
sea, on the southwest coast Of the island,
from Ncgumbo to Matura. In its cult
waited state, 1t becomes really productive
after the sixth year, and continues from
lolky w eiAtJ JcaIo. Inc supcTinlenQenI
OF the largest estate in that ncighborhood,
stated there are not less than Is varieties
Of cinnamon, sufficiently dlslinc. in flavor
to be easily recognized. The production of
the best 80 Injuries the plants thut it does
not pay to cut this at any price under 6s.
6d. to 81. per pound. The estate alluded
to above, yields from 80, 200 to 10000 10.
per annum; uniform rate of 4Atl. per lb.
or finished bark Is paid for tho labor. Gin
namon oil is produced from the bark by
distillation; the mode Is very primitive and
wasteful. About 40 IL. of bark, previous
ly macerated in water, form one charge for
the still, which is hea! ed over a fire made
of the spent bark Of a previous distillation.
Each charge of bark yields about three
ounces OF oil, and two charges are worked
daily in each still.
The cultivation of the cocoanut tree and
the production of the valuable cocoanut
oil are TWO important Cingalesc occupa-
tions. These trees, it appears, do not grow
with any luxuriance at distance from hu-
man dwellings, fact whichmay perhaps
be accounted for by the benefit they derive
from the smoke inseparable from tho fires
in human habitations. The cultivation of
cocoanuts would seem to be decidedly pro-
titablc, as some 1000 nuts per year arc
yielded by each acre, the selling price be-
ing .t3 per thousand while tho cost of cul-
tvaton is about G2 per ucre. In extract
ing the oil, the white pulp Is removed and
dried, roughly powdered and pressed in
similar machinery TO the linsecd oil crush
ing mills Of this country, The dried pulp
yields about 70 per cent. by weight of
limpid, coloress oil, which in our climate
forms the white mass 30 we'll known in
pharmacy.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-18
Tho sa ored o,,y.

What a singular spbt is Benares the
sacred city of the IIindCps. From all parts
of India, pious Hlndobs come to spcud
their last days and die, Alre of thus obtain
ing their peculiar form pf salvation. All
day long from the earliqst dawn till sunset,
thousands Of people battle On tho steps o.
the gnats, which run alChg the rivers bank
for nearly two miles, inlthc sure and GER
tam hope that by such ,plution their sius
are washed clean away.
1t is all extraordinary sight to sit in a
boat and quietly drift with the stream
alongside the whole length Of this great city.
and watch the bathcrs who fiji up the line.
Alrn and women are thus piously engaged,
and the usual plan ts topring down plain
robe which they deposition the stono steps,
while they descend intothc water In other
robes, and there perfolnl the necessary
amount of ablutions.
While the bathers stand up to their waists
in water, devoutly folding their hands in
prayer, or shedding offeFings of leaves into
the running stream FROM large baskets, the
priestsaro squatting on tho shores by scores.
ench under an enormous umbrella of plated
bamboo somo ten or twdlvc feet in diam.
c.er, and each with continually increasing
heap of small coin presented by the bathers
for what purpose we do not know.
One Of the gnats is called the sburning
gnats," where are staked great piles of
lumber, and where the boats that you see
coming down the river with enormous stacks
Of wood upon them unload their burdens.
Here, IN the midst of tho ba,hers, the dead
are burnt by their sorrow ng friends. The
body ls brought down lashed upon a small
hand bier. If u man, 1t is wound tightly
IN white robes, 50 that every part ls COW
cred; If woman, the robes arc red.
The body is then plunged over head IN
the stream, and then left lying in the water
half submerged, while the friends build the
funeral pyrc. When the pile is half built
the body is laid on, and then more wood,
and then the torch ls applied, and tho
smoke of the burning soon pours forth in
thick, murky columns. When the wood
is burned, all parts of the body that arc left
unconsumed are thrown into the Gangcs,
down which they float till the birds and
fishes finish what tho fire leaves undone.
This cremation goes on daily, and during
one short visit before breakfast we saw six
funeral fires lighted but did not feel called
upon to watch the entire destruction of tn
several pyrcs,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-18
A Complimentary Cali.

There Is tramp who haunts the cast
end Of Galveston who haa got it down fine.
lie has reduced it to perfect system. lie
knocked at tho door of house. The owner
came out AS soon as ho laid eyea on the
tramp he SAID: "Now, look here, only re
Gently Igavc you nickel to stay aw ay for
ten days, and horo you are back again" "
The tramp put his hand to his forehead
and wGs lost In thought for several minutes.
Then he said: "You arc right, Colonel -
Your regular assessment is not duo yet.
When get back to my counting room III
pay off my head bookkecper and discharge
him. He has neglected to give you the
proper credit on the ledger" "Wcll, go
on, now." "All right, colonel, this Is not
o professional call It; it 10 only compllmen-
,ary. No extra charge"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-18
Tho Home or st. COlunbn.

at the western extremity Of the Garyo.
loch group there Is u small island separated
from its larger ncighbor by Il narrow strait.
Its cliffs are lower, more broken and rug
ged; nnd far down over their beetliny brows
appear patches Of grass and wild flowers,
which give them u softer appearance.
Fronting the mainland, the land rises
abruptly In WALL like face, but at tho
back it slopes gradually down to the level
of the sea. In some places its trap-dykrs
have been isolated by the action Of tho tides,
anI project from the rocks like Cyclopcan
walls; whi!oat the south end there are deep
caves mantlcd with Ivy, and hugo arches
like the fantastic rock scenery of Carisalg,
on the opposite shore of Null. A fringe of
rugged rocks, with sharp teeth-like projec-
tons, standing out in the water, guards it
on the western side: with tortuous channels.
running in among them to tho shore like
the rocf around coral island. By tho ma
tives OF the district this island Is called
'Eilcan na Naomh," or tho "Isle of
Saints" 1t has been identified almost be.
yond doubt as the "Insula uinba," or
"liinbina," 10 which Adamnan refers in
his "Life Of st. Columbia" as ono of the
islands on which the great Celtic apostle
had founded his earliest monasterles.
L Aohi siiic HuilcIIlOilal IL mas enjoyed o
sacred reputation, IL rcliQio loci. Before
the time OF st. COLUMBIA 1t was. probably,
like Iona, the seat of so-callcd Druidic
worship, or whatever kind of nature-cult
the primitive inhabitants had favored. St.
Brcndan, whose name Is still commence
rated In that Of tha nni inhI,n-:." .c-.~,. ~
hllbrandon, hud placed upon it q Christian
establishment, supposed to have been COL
lcgc for training preachers of tho Gospel,
previous to its occupation by tho monastery
of St. COLUMBIA, and this establishment
was, In all likelihood, swept away in the
severe struggle between the Picts and tho
Dalrladic Scots, in the year $50, which
ended in the defeat of the latter. The old
Gaelic word for college, viz, Ailcach, is
still preserved i'll the name of Eacinave,
10y which the island is best known in our
guidc-books. Between it aud Oronsay
there was once close ecclesiastical con
ncctlon; its parsonage and vicarago foinds
having, previous to 1880, belonged to the
celebrated priory Of that island, which in
its turn was an appanage Of Holyrood Alb
l'c! near Edinburgh. Latterly it has been
included in the parish OF Jura. For many
centuries it has been uninhabitcd, and with
the exception of shepherds who pay an oc-
cnslonal visit to it TO look after their sheep.
and few Jealous antiquar.es who land on
its shores at long lntcrvals-its stern silence
is never disturbed by the presence Of man,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-18
Winter Care or Late ISroOds.

Late broods of chickens frequently oc-
cur where fowls arc allowed their liberty.
1t is waste Of eggs. hens time, and
chicks. They will come out sometimes
on tho very borders of winter.
Oflcntimcs these broods are as
fine and promising as any brought out
earlier in the season, but there is small
hope Of rearing them. If not too late some
may grow up, but they can never be any
profit. They soon become stunted and
mature in q dwarfcd condition. BY con-
timng them in a warm, sunny building,
they may DO comparatively comfortable if
well fed (and winter chicks consume an
enormous quantlty) but the nights are too
severe. This tells on the growth. The
better plan Is never TO allow hen to sit
late In the season, and it may be avoided if
strict watch bc kept. 1t is only neglect
that permits hens to sit in the fall. Chicks
that nro brought oat in July arc little ex-
pcnsc In rearing, and become profitable, as
well as those in August and many times IN
september, but later than this the balance
In their favor is small. If given three or
four weeks with majority Of fine days,
they obtain so great start that the coming
cold weather does not pinch them so much.
In that time they become fcathcred, and If
confined during winter, with plenty of
feed they will grow finely, and by spring,
the pullcts will be ready to lay. The
fowls should be assorted well, and the late
broods and hens that are net laying shoul,
be kept separate from ,h0s, that are in lay
ing condition.
They tn )uId not be crowded together
In small place on scanty ratlons. The
better way is to give all an equal chance and
sufficient TODD. DO not permit the pres.
cnce Of two or three young roostors, but
bchcad all such useless fowls as soon as flL
for the pot, and keep only the breeders re-.
quired. If there be no convenient place
where they may run separately or singly,
allow them to run with tho layers. Never
conans two OF more faa cocks together,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-18

halt to pass the tides of wagons that set
the other way. These caravans give us tic
most picturesque aspects Of this mountain
lie; the drivers are a strange selection
from the vigorous frontiermen. The labor
IL extremely arduous and the life Of the
rudcst, but the profits are very largo; many
OF these teams earning from thirty to tlfty
dollars per day, net, for half year at a
Time. The men live aud generally sleep
With their ANIMALS, even In this fierce cold
They arc silent, lndcfatigablc fellows, bru.
tal IN every outward aspect, yet withal sim
gularly patient with their difficulties and
helpful OF each other, unless the othor Is a
''grcaser." a courteous word or two will
always get their aid in passing through tho
perplexing blockade, where trains going In
opposite directions meet Oh q narrow detlle
Their life is one Of trials We are rarely
out OF sight Of dead horses or mules which
nave broken their legs or died of over.
work, and every prccipice along the road
shows the wreck of wagons that have
slipped over the edge into the gorge below.
In two hundred miles travel with them
did not hear brutal word from one man
TO another, and l was indebted to them for
many considcrate acts. They are u mar
velously profanc lot, but their swearing
has curiously impcrsonal character. In
his difficulties with tho teams a man will
lift up his voice and address the Infinite in
a diabolic homily that would beft Millions
Satan, and then, subsiding like geyscr,
remain silent for the rest of the day. AT
night, when they gather around the fire,
III tho low-walled, turf-covcred ranches,
they are perfectly mute; they sit on the
benches us still rs mummics until they slip
down upon the floor and snore until morn
ing. They seem wrapped In their own
thoughts, or in the place where their
thoughts ought to be. They often camp
alone by the roadside; indeed, many of
them seem toprefer the absolute isolation that
they find in bivouaclsing in the scrub woods
ten miles from neighbors. One night |
sought directions from one of these solitary
men. lie was huge, grizzly bearded fell
low, whom | surprised cooking his supper
by little fire In niche in tho rocks near
his team. His ugly visage stood out IN the
blaze of his bacon, which he was toasting
On stick. He gave INC sufficient answers
without looking up to sec WHO 1t was shout
Ing at hun out Of the darkness.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-18
The Hellatt- ChfodO III Kelioacoue.

In military man@uvrcs on large scale,
one OF the principal causea which prevent
the understanding Of tho development and
distinguishing tho direction in which tho
has been introduced In Italy. A reflector,
mounted on q small frame, IS directed 80
point aimed at by the artillery, and tho
fects the fire might he expected to produce.
A subsidiary reflector Is used when the
solar rays do not strike tho chief reflector
directly. The apparatus can also he usea.
az heliograph.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-18

AN exchange says: "When milk
sours, scalding will render 1t sweet
again" lt>is different with an old
maid. WheR she Is sour, scalding
will only augment her acldlty.
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ceaseless one. A case in point lies near at
hand. A certain little girl had great tai
emit, which was proved time and again.
Overweighted she struggled along with it
and fought her way 80 determinedly and
against such odds that the struggle brought
her well. earned recognition. Mrs. Charles
that other woman of many charities, Mrs.
George Hearst, furnished practical encour-
agement. Then Lloyd Tevis took the
matter in hand and the young lady Is now
in Paris under competent master.
"Study ?" she writes, "why, I'll study
my eyes eutl" No one can fail to be
thankful for the sympathetic aid furnished
Miss Matilda Lott, our young animal
painter. As early as possible she appeared
at the rooms of the School of Design and
kept steadily at her easel till the shadows
surprised her. Indefatigable, always at 1t,
with her talent ever looking over her
shoulder beside, appreciation came finally.
This and that one gave her orders for big
pay and when the greatest wave of all
FLoATED HER OFF
To Europe, she took more orders with her
to be done at her leisure. And there she
is now, in Paris, and has been for several
years, study ing away with might and main.
Miss Lizzie Strong is another young lady
of great merit. She worked along with
pencil and brush, hoping that some time
| lightning might strike her. She was
protege and friend of Mrs. F. M. Pixley,
and among other lovely work done by both
together are some beautiful door panels,
which assist in rendering Mrs. Pixiey s
home, in adornment and brio. a-brac, one OF
the most perfect in San Francisco. Miss
Strong painted for w. w. Traylor his pet
dog, in oils, and on seeing it William Lent
remarked unguardedly, "Pd give $500,
Traylor, to have as good picture of my
dog as that" Mr.. Traylor took the idea
up in an instant. very well, said he,
''Ill give Miss Strong your order; she
painted that" And he did, too. Miss
Strong is nowhere, do you ask i'm
Paris, also, and also studying with might
and main, for lightning did strike her at
last, as she had hoped and prayed.
KATE HEATH.
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Mound Ruildinp.

Quite number of the farmers on the Sac
rsmento river, both above and below Sacra.
mento city, have commenced to build mounds
for their buildings. houses, barns, etc., and
for their stock They will do what they can
this fall and winter before the rise of water
in the river. and continue the work each year
in the future to keep above the water. The
wonder is that this practice had not been
commenced sooner. Mounds will be of great
value for these purposes, but the time seems
to be coming when the whole soil will have
TO be raised or cultivation and even grazing
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PEOPLE WILL TALK.

You may get through the world, but twill be very
slow,
II you listen to all that is said as you go:
You'll be worried and fretted and kept in a stew
For meddlesome tongues must have something tc
do,
And people will talk.
II quiet and modest you'll have it presumed
That your humble position is only assumed
You're wolf in sleeps clothing, or else you're a
fool
But don't get excited-keep perfectly COOL
For people will talk.
And then, if you show the least holdness of heart,
They will call you an upstart, concelted and vain
But keep straight ahead-don't stop to explain
For people will talk.
II threadbare your dress or eldfashoned your hat,
Some one will surely take notice of that,
And hint rather strong that you can't pay your way;
But don't get excited whatever they say,
For people will talk.
II you dress in the fashion, don't think to escape,
For they criticse then in a different shape;
You're ahead of your MEANS or your tailors unpaid
But mind your own business-there's naught to be
made
For people will talk.
Now, the best way to do is to do as you please;
For your mind-if you have one-will then be at
ease;
OF course you will meet with all sorts of abuse
But don't think to stop them-it amt any use
For people will talk.
-[Boston Transcript.
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cease. Mounds should be connected with the
levees and slope from them SO as 20
carry the surface water of and get rid OF the
sipsge as much az possible. Farmers on the
river cannot make better use of their time
this fine dry weather than employ it In put
ting up mounds TO hold their stock on IN case
of high water. As rule. mounds do not
cost so much as farmers generally imagine
and pretty good and safe mound can be
made for less money than it would cost 70
boat stock from the farm and back once. Let
the mourd building go on By all means, and
as rapidly as possible.
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The Roads.

The roads in the country are BOW in excel
lent condition, and farmers are using them
to good advantage to get the fall teaming ali
dome up before the rains of the winter set in.
The rains are holding off well, but they will
surely come, ard the best plan is to pre-.
pare to receive them, SO that nc damage will
be sustained, and all the good they bring
NAV be taken advantage of. Let the last
load of wood be hauled, and put in the wood.
house, the last load of hop poles secured from
the willow thicket, and the last load of lum-
Der for use in the winter be taken home. Use
the roads while they are good.
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Answers to November 18th.

1920 " But who can paint like Nature ?
Can imagination boast amid its gay creation
hues like hers ?" Suuthey, Shakespeare,
Goldsmith, Halleck, Macauley, Beattie,
Whittier, Brainard, Sigourney, Darlington,
Paine. Milton, Kinney. (Hattle Heath
gave the first answer to this enlgma.)
1921. Scream, cream, ream.
1922. Scowl, etc.
1923. Fell.
1924 Wheat cake.
AwARp.-In the Silver King contest the
prize is awarded to 1911 October 29tbb
composed by Amethyst, of Bangor, Butte
county,
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LYDIA E. PINKHAMs Vegetable Compound
will at all times and under all circumstances
act in harmony with the laws that govern
the female system. Address Mrs. Lydia E.
Pinkham, 233 Western avenue, Lynn, Mass.
for circular.
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For people will talk.

BREAD is the staff of life," but Trask's
Ointment is the " crutch" for those who suffer
from rheumatism or lameness, aches and sores
of any kind
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A lady passenger on Central train
threw some peach stones from car win
dow near Corfu, and with them two rings
valued at S775. They were not recovered.
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That Poor. Redridden.

Invalid wife, sister, mother or daughter can
be made the picture of health by few bot
ties of Hop Bit5ers. VIII you let them suffer
when so easily cured?
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THE QUIET HOUR.
TANGLER's CORNER AND pUzzLER's CON-
TRIBU FIoE BOX.

Charades, Enigmas, Riddles, Puzzles, Word
Squares, Answers to and from Cor
respondents, and Solutions.
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KIDNEYWoRT has proved the most effect
i've cure for piles and constipation. Be sure
to try it,
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HAMMERS Glyceroie ofTar for coughs and colds
the best remedy for children.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-11-26

HAMMERS Glycerole Of Tar cures all diseases Of the
throat and lungs Ask your druggist for it.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-11-26

Stop THAT C0UGH.-Use Hammers Glycerole OF
Tar. Fourth and streets, Sacramento.
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KIDNEY-WoRT in this season sustains the
system and keeps up the strength.
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The FIRST ENGRAv1NGs.

Which would be sold at 1000 francs each,
whereas others could be had for as little
as $40 apiece. This picture has been sold
by the artist to company, who propose to
exhibit it in the different European cities
during the winter, and when l asked if it
were their intention to take it to America,
they thought not, as it was a great risk to
cross the water with an object SO precious.
On leaving the room where the picture is
exposed, one turns into the hall, where
stands circular mirror, rejecting the
picture in marvellous manner. It ap.
pears to be tableau vivant, and one ex.
poets the figures to soon quietly walk
away. Although the figures are life size
and they are numerous, the distance which