The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-19
Imong the most noted at the capital.

OF tho beat educated ladies in WaAIling-
ton, and .withal a brilliant aocfetv wo>,
man. Her circle Of acq1aintanocs Is
large and che. entertains with true
Southern liberaltv.
Postmaster James has lovely wife,
" no will be an ornament 10 society
here.
The Cabinet is not made up of rich
men by an. means. Blaine is proba-
bly, fixed better than any Of the rest,
50 far as Il bank account is concerned.
lie hes a fine residence, handsomely
furnished, on Fifteenth street. The
rest OF the members live moderately,
and it is doubted whether they will
branch out, because the salary of 49,
600 per year, which each will receive,
will hardly warrant extraordinary en-
penscs. In the last Administration
Secretary Sherman bore the brunt Of
entertaining on behalf ofth Minister'S;
under the new regime this falls to the
lot OF Mr.. Blaine.
CHEAP AND DURABLE CISTERN.
An abundance of rain water for
family use, for the barnyard and irri-
ga ion in the garden, is sill great de-
siucrn'um in our rural districts. The
great bar to this water supply is the
anticipated expense. Ii COSTS money
to rxcava'e and line the sides of els
tern with brick and stone. Most farm
houses have no provision for washing
except well water, drawn with the
bucket. and thia is often hard. and the
yard and barn cellar are without any
water for stock. a cistcrn that will
hold all the water that falls upon the
house or the barn is within reach OF
every thrifty farmer, und will pay tor
itself every year in saving labor, and
In the health and comfort Of tho family,
and in the care of the farm stock. a
neighbor of ours, who is a gardner az
we'll as q farmer. buill cis,ern for his
greenhouse last year, and liked it SO
we'll that he has built another this fall
for his barn and garden. The first
irem of expense was the labor Of cxca.
waiting ol, the south side Of the barn,
where the frost does not penetrate very
deep, The excavation is about ten feet
deep, ten feet In diameter ut the bot
tom, and twelve feet at the top. The
soil is gravelly loan at the top. and
compact gravel below. But sand, if it
were compact enough not to cave,
would answer Just us we'll. The sides
Of the cistern are made as even as pos
sible, and wash Of Portland cement Is
applied with a broom to the bottom
and sides. This dries very rapidly,
and four or five coatings will make a
perfectly tight and strong basin to hold
all the water that will ever fall into i. .
The cost of the cement is very small.
and the thin crust, backed by the solid
snbsoil, is just nSg0od and durable as
mason work of brick or stone. For Il
covering he used chestnut timber Of
one foot in diameter, hcwn upon one
side, upon which chestnut plank two
inches thick were laid. Two leaders
conduct the water from the caves of
the barn into the cistcrn. a man-hole
VS. left at the top large enough for the
cle"ning Of the cistern. and for the i'll
sertion Of the pump. The plank was
covered with about two feet of earth.
which fs q sufficient protection against
frost in this latitude. The cstern will
hold 5000 gallons Of water, or more,
and will furnish an abundant. supply
for oc!i. and for irrigation in 0 'di-
Most farms Will furnish the necessary
labor and lumber, aud tic ONLY money
outlay would be for the Portland &C.
ment. This cement will harden under
water, and become as solid as stone.
It is entirely practicable for almost any
FARMER to build a cistcrn Of the Kind
drsrrihcd. and to nave q good supply
"t water for his cattle during the win
. ter. Build IL cistcrn.-- I0-
ric"WUriSt.
h%cornNGlNG NJ M,TRIMoNY. -- The
"'n!lHIorc SHN gives an account of u
i"mlnhE recently Incorporated in
ir'H,y ylvAnia. called the American Mu-
'u"i E!u Association. tue object of
".!l1., - - cnloW persons upon the
occasion OF their entering the marriage
state: Or course the scale of pavmcnts
III his new association is exactly OBJ
poslic 10 that which it is necessary to
employ III life insurance. The youuu-
cr YOU arc when You insure vonrseir
IN Il life company the frwcrti,e chances
are that YOU will die s0ou, and cousc-
Quenil! the better the rates Won will
get. But in Il marriage insurance
company the younger vou arc the
Srrntcr your liability to matrimony.
nnd The greater the risk OF Insurance.
! ll'ls Is the law of nature. and the new
toh'l amy docS not propose. it is be-
lleVcd, to attempt TO modify or i'm
prove IL. vi course Il company which
lnsnres all the unmarried between ,hc
"gcS OF ten aud scvcnlv-1ivc vcnrs
must expect to include pro, orion of
ladies whose Efforts to cImnoc their
condition will increase in INTENSITY
with cac revolving Year, 50 that the
association must continually present
the spectacle Of IL portion OF its mem.
oers!ip struggling to defeat its lend
ing objects-slill the general rules of
the society do not Indicate tha. It al.
prehends any financial trouble from
TINS. The only restriction which il
imposes relates to engaged people,
VINO may attempt to enter il ui'drr
raise pi etcMscs. TO head these off h ,rc
lsa bylaw 10y when amy member vino
mnrrics within ycar from the d,c
OF their certificate forfcits all c)nin,s
on the association. In all other cn>rs
members who pay their dues regular.
~ receive the full amount of their
J remlnnS upon marriage. The .Suu
adds that II this association prosnrrs
there viii he no more dowerless brides
ana every minister who celebrates -
marriage may reasonably expect to