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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-05-19
Cattlo Raising In Texas.

The typical cowboy Is with us almost
thing of the past, not simply because
the number of cattle has so decreased
Of late, but because the manner of hand.
ling them has undergone radical
change. Time was when an owner of
1900 or 2, 900 head of cattle would find
employment for fifteen or twenty
vaqueros; under the present system
three men can now perform the functions
for which five times that number were
requisite few years ago. It was for
merly the custom upon our ranches to
'loose-herdn the cattle during the day
and to round them up OH the "bed
ground, or pen them in cOrrals for the
! night. Now we have immense past
ures, inclosed by many miles of barbed
wire fencing, in which cattle roam at
will by day or night. The pasture fen
ces are examined and kept in repair by
men detailed upon the ranches for that
purpose. Ten years ago the cattle were
driven North from Texas without re-
gard to sex, age or condition. The re-
suit was that Texas was almost drained
Of breeding as well as of beef cattle.
Now there is some discretion exercised,
and it is the exception not the rule for
COWS and calves to be driven cup the
trail' or the shipping centres. Many
OF our stockmen have introduced fine
cattle of Durham and other breeds on
their ranches with view to improving
their stock. Full-blooded cattle how
ever, are not easily acclimated, nor do
they do we'll unless fed. The half-bred
cattle seem to thrive, and in time the
long-horned native cattle will be SUP
planted by mixed breed Of finer oua,-
ity. Two species Of the anusca, known
here as the ''hecl fly" and "screw fly"
are the bane OF tho cattle men. The
former look very like the ordinary honey
bee, and deposit nit upon the leg of
the animal below the knee. The nit in
time devolps into q worm, and eats It's
way into the flesh. The "screw fly" is
much like the blue bottle fly, and at
tacks the animal wherever the flesh is
laid bare, by branding or making the
ears; it leaves a nit from which the
worm is hatched by animal heat Some
time since q valuable calf got screw
worms in ono of it's ears. 1t was doc
tored, and it was thought cured. 1t
died recently, and upon opening the
skull it was found that tho screw worms
had eaten their way to the brain. The
present system of branding and making
the ears not only disfigures the cattle
and destroys the hide, but as may be
seen from the above statement is dan
gerous.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-05-19
How Canada Got it's Name.

The origin of the word Canada is GU
rious enough. The Spaniards visited
that country previous to the French,
and made partial searches for gold and
silver, and finding none, they often
said among themselves "a can nada''
(There is nothing here). The Indians,
whc watched closely, learned the sen.
tence and it's meaning. After the de.
parture Of the Spaniards the French ar.
rived, and the Indians, who wanted
none Of their company, and supposed
they also were Spaniards come on the
same errand, were anxious to inform
them that their labor was lost by tar
rying in that country, and frequently
repeated to them the Spanish sentence
"a can nada." The French, who knew
as little of Spanish as the Indians, sup
posed this notwithstanding sound
was the name Of Canada, which 1t has
borne ever since, 81.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-05-19
A Story OF "JOhn PhDnIx."

The invitations sent of late to naval
officers requesting them to furnish sug-
gestions for a change of uniform Gre
mind me"-as Mr.. Lincoln would have
said-of a similar invitation issued by
jeff Davis when he was Secretary of
War under General Frank Pierce.
One Of these invitations was sent to
Lieutenant Derby, good draughtsman
and Il merry wag, who sent in response
a proposition for having Il twO-inch iron
ring appended by piece of strong
leather to the seat of each enlisted
mans trousers. Long and formal
specifications demonstrated the utility
of this ring. Each officer was to carry,
instead Of sword, a long ash pole, with
a hook on one end. BY hooking into
the ring of private he could be kept
in line Of battle if he were disposed to
hang back, or caught if he attempted
to run away. The ring would also be
useful in the artillery service for draft
purposes, and in the cavalry men could
be locked to other rings in their saddles
and so kept from falling off. The
illustrations which accompanied the
specifications represented officers catch
ing infantry stragglers and forcing
them into the ranks, dragons pad
locked to their saddles, and artillery
men with cannon-prolongs hitched to
their rings, hauling huge pieces of az
tillery up steep heights. 1t was very
funny, and the clerks in tho War De-
partment enjoyed some hearty laughs
| over it; but when it reached the Secre-
tary he became indignant and regarded
it as an insult. lie ordered charges and
specifications to be drawn up, and a
court-martial was actually ordered,
when it came to the ears of Governor
Marcy, then Secretary of theState, who
was level-headed, and who advised
Davis to let the matter drop. He
might convict Derby and dismiss him
from the service, but lie would be
laughed at from one end of the country
to the other. Davis took the advice,
and Derby's "suggestions' are still to
be found on the files Of the War De-
partment.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-05-19
Colossal Nj sxlcAn Farms.

Much has been said and written of
the great extent and large possibilities
of Mexican haciendas. But probably
few people in the United States even
yet realize the extent Of some Of these
tracts of land, where million or a mil
lion and Il half Of acres often constitute
a single estate in the hands Of the own
CT. There are many such estates III
Mexico large enough to hide away
many European principality, large
enough to awaken tho envy of many
land proprietor in the Pacific Coast
States Of the American Union. They
are to be found in many Of the Central
and Northern States of Mexico. The fa-
nous Salado ranch, for example, con-
tains over 900 square miles Of land. 1t
lies partly in the States of Nuevo Leon,
Coahuila, Zacatecas and San Luis Po-
tosi, on the highway to Mexico, and on
the line Of the new railroad. 1t occupies
the central table lands Of Mexico at an
average elevation of 1000 feet. Chains
of mountains traverse the estate, rich
in mineral wealth. The boundaries OF
the estate extend more than 100 miles
from north to south, and flourshing
farms and large mining towns are met
at frequent intervals.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-05-19
The Sheep of,Thibct.

Tho sheep of Thibet which arc yerv
NUMEROUS, are chiefly small Variety Of
tho lat .runpcd Persian and Ahyssin;an.
Win black heads and necks. Some are
hairy, with short wool underneath, while
others bear long soft aud tine wool. It.
Is from the latter that mauy of the costly
Indian shawls are made Not a little or
this peculiar wool 6uds 1t way to British
India. and is there manufactured. Thia
breed Is found III It's purest state in the
uesers OF u cat Tartary no other varie v
belng near to contamlla Q Its blood. t.
reacnes Tar into the interior cad northern
parts W Russia and Is much disseminate d
III China, Persia, HIndostan, Ala M,no9
and eastern Africa as we as Tuibpt. In
falestlne IL is more numerous than auy
other breed; indeed the largest propul-
t'nn OF the sheep Uf iiOrtiern Asia being
of this description. Professor PalIas con
lectures that this ch lracter arises III the
fat rumped sheep from their feeding upop
the bitter and lin, plants found upon the
borders OF the Caspian and Black seae.
And he asserts that when the are removed
from the places where these plants grow
the fatty excresCence bec mes less. But
Banfield says, as the fat rumped and fat
tailed sheep are varieties which ure widely
Il :pcrsed, 1t seems more probable that Oh, Y
may have been produced by accident a, d
may also have been perpetuated by acc,-
dent, design or fancy. lne fat tailed
sheep is very extensively diff lsed It ia
found throughout Asia and great part OF
Africa. as we'll as through the northern
parts of Europe. They differ, like other
sheep in the nature of their covering. In
Madagascar, and In some other hot c.i .
mates, they are hairy; at the Cape OF cool
Hope they are covered with coarse VOL ;
In the Levant their wool is extremely fine.
The proportion which the weight of the
tail IN some Of these sheep bears to the
W lole carcase Is quite remarkable.
The usna drrssed weight of, the sheep
Ia from fifty TO sixty pounds, Of which the
tail is sail to make .n,re than one fourth
part. Russell describes two breeds or fat.
tailed sheep abo 1t Aleppo; In one Il . le.
post Of caudal fat ls moderate IN the other
sort the tail Ia much larger. The unctuous
fat Of the tails OF these sheep is accounted
a great dellcacy alike by tho Beers ami the
Holtentots Of southern Africa. The Hot
.entots, In their primitive condition DOS.
sessed immense q ,cks aud pursued the
pastoral arts with great success
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-05-19
TRI-WEEKLY EDITION
a SONG OF LONG AGO.

~ .1ssy song of long ago,
Smklp.!ghtly--singi it low
Sing It 81 tSSNas-,like the lsping of the lips VIC
used tUtc!low
When our baby-lanigiI5ser spilled ~.
From tho hearts forever filled
With II music sweet as robin ever trilled.
Let tho fragrant summer. breeze,
a mi the leaves of locust trees, ...
And the apple-buds and blossoms, and the
wings of honoy-bces,
All palpitato with glec,
Till tho happy harmony
Brings back each childish JOY to You and
mo.
Let the eyes of fancy turn
Where the tnmblcd pippins burn
Like embers IN the orchards lap of tousled
grass and fern;
And let the wayward wind,
Still singing, pod behind
The cider-press-the good old-fashioned
.... kind!
Blend in the song the moan
OF the dove that grieves alone,
And the wild whirr of the locust, and the
BUNDLES drowsy drone;
And the lo&v of COWS that call
Through the pasture-bars when all
The landscape taints away at even fall
Then far away and clear,
Through the dusky atmosphere,
Let the wailiug of the Iiildee be the only
sound You hear;
o sweet and sad and low
AS the memory may know
Is the glad-pathetic song of Long Ago!
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-05-19
Mediaeval Customs.

The Hofburg,, the!ehief palace OF tue
Austrian sovereigns, has been the scene OF
an ecct siastical ceretpNny or act of deyo
tion which ls a, ourlOus reIlc OF medlae val
customs In accordance with q usage OBJ
served from time i,nmemorial on Maun-
day Thursday the cerem my Of washing
the feet Of the poor" was this morning o
performed as usual by their Maiesties at
the Imperial residence. In the Middle
Ages the custom prevailed at many other
Ctthollc Courts, but IN the present day
to find a parallel would be impossible ex-
cepL at tho Vatican and the palace of the
KING of Spain. The proceedings opened
at o'cloc1, when TIVE We old mon. OF
VIII I'M the Oldest Is in his nine - hird
year and the youngest eichty-seven, and
twelve old women, the Oldest nlnety.six
and the younest ninety, dressed, 40 usual.
in the OLD German costume presented to
them by the Emperor and Empress. en-.
tered the court chapel, In order to receive
the sacrament, aui were then brought
in:c the Hall Of Ceremonies at the Hof-
burg. On each side OF the hall was a
table with twelve c)vers, the one table for
the old men and the uther for the old
women. They are all cit z:ns OF Vienna,
aud many among them showed by their
behavior that they hat taken part in the
ceremony more than once. With the ap
pearance Of the clergyman at IL A VI. the
ceremony began. The Emperor, who was
followed by all the Archdukes present in
Vienna, served the old men. aud the EN-
press, followed by all the Archduchesses
aud court ladies, served the old women a,
their respective tables. The Corps Diplo-
matique was. as usual, in attendance, but
this year. for reasons generally known, the
Is ltlsh, Freuch aud Turkish amba asadors
did not appear. ALI the ministers were
present, as we'll as court dignltarles and
prlVy councillors, the chamberlains, the
granumasters and the highest representa-
tives of the army. The tables being re-
moved, the Emperor and Empress knelt
down In from Of each of the Old people.
took OF shoc and stocking fro:n each.
washed the foot with towels moistened
from golden ever, held by chamber
lain. After the feet of tue old people had
been wiped the Arthdukss and Arohduch-
esses replaced The shoe amt stocking. and
their majcstles concluded the cetemony by
hanging round the neck of each of tho old
people purse with thirty silver q ,rins.
The old folks were then sent home III cabs,
each with we'll filled box of provisions
and VINE.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-05-19
Various Kinds of Drunkards.

| Some men seem to become drunk
suddenly, giving no previous indication
by thickness Of articulation or unsteadi
ness Of gait; this being commonly the
case whore mental excitement from
other causes-as heated discussion
prevails at the time. The MOST dread.
full and astounding cases are afforded
by those unfortunate people who are
never sober. How they manage to
survive so long as they do is u mystery.
There are men who have been perpet,l-
ally under the influence of liquor for
twenty or thirty years. OF course, the
Drain must have become permanently
injured, SO that we may infer that the
drink these persons now take has little
OF no real effect OH them, and that their
state would just be the same without
IL. Others, again, are systematic and
punctual drmkards of regular habits,
men who take their quantum and are
put TO bed unconscious every night, yet
are capable of attending to their daily
business III the most extraordinary
manner. These, as rule, never ex-
ceed given amount by 30 much as q
glass, and do not suffer 50 much as
intermittent drunkards-at any rate
not SO soon, for the inevitable c0nse-
quence is only little longer deferred.
The writer knew an old doctor in ia
maica who used to aver that the
climate was the finest in the world. .
"Y elbow fever, sir2" he would cxclaim
-" not bit Of it! a vulgar chimcra!
n malicious libel Oh us! The fact is.
its the vicious irregular drinking
habits of the people here that kills 'em.
drink bottle Of brandy every night,
and have done so for thirty years. l
get tipsy seven times Il week, in an
orderly and decent manner; and I've
never had yellow fever nor days illS
ness!' And to all appearance he was a
fine, healthy man of siXty-live or seventy
years, with beard as white as snow.
Yet he waa carried Off suddenly by a
trlfilng indisposition incidental to the
climate; and it was found on examna-
tion Of his papers after death that his
age was only lifty-two.
1t does not by any means follow
either, that because IL man is never in-
toXlcated he may not be drinking too
much. Men employed in the great
breweries in London, especially the
draymen, consume All enormous guam
tity Of beer. The daily allowance
Which their employers give them is IL
very large one, but they rarely confine
themselves to that; and the draymen,
in addition, get much gr.tuitously from
the customers to whom they are always
delivering the casks; so that ten or
fourteen quarts is no exceptional con-
sumption for one man; yet they are not
drunkards, in the ordinary sense of the
term. The very nature of their work
necessitates the employment of none
but steady men, strength being also a
sine Q'm non. But if one of these men
should break limb, or get confined to
bed from any other accident, he is
almost sure to get delirium tremens;
and scalpwound frequently kills him.
brewers men are notorious in hospitals
as being the worst cases for operation,
being prone to exhibit all the most dan
gerous complications which fetter the
success of surgical treatment.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-05-19
A Heroine of TeI-el-lkebir.

The old retriver Juno, who earned
such undying fame by leading the gal
liant Gordon Iighlanders at Tel-cl-Ke-
bir, waathe admired Of all observers the
other day at Cairo when the regiment
paraded to receive the medals won by
its members during the campaign Col
onel Hammill, G. b., pointed out the
distinguished dog to General Sir Arch
ibald and Lady Alison, and we doubt
not that among the spectators there was
a very general feeling of regret when
Juno had to content herself with COM
pliments and caresses instead Of re-
ceiving the honorable decoration she 80
thoroughly deserved. Owing, too, to
unavoidable circumstances she could
not be included in either of the photo
graphic groups Of the regiment which
were taken by command of the Queen.
One Of these gave the portraits of all
who distinguished themselves at Tel
el-Kebir, and the other was representa-
tive Of each rank in the gallant CORPS.
There was room for Juno on both, in
the former by reason of her being the
first member of the British force to
rush" Arabi's entertainments. and in the
second on account of her being "the
regimental dog" par excellence, 1t
will be national shame and scandal if
Juno's likeness is handed down to pos
terity without something in it to show
that the English people recognized
their debt of gratitude to the noble
dog. When we first described her gall
lantry at Tel-el-Kebir we suggested
that a silver collar, bearing suitable
inscription, would form an appropriate
decoration, and we now venture to re-
peat the proposal. The sentimentality
which went to such excuses in the case
of Jumbo might find q much more
deserving object in Juno.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-05-19
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A Now Method for tho Analysis of Oils.

The author treats a measured quantity
of oil with measured quantity OF stand
ard caustic slkaIi. Ten c. of oil mea-
sured with plpette we're heated In a
boiling water bith for an hour with 20 O.
Q OF a soiution OF potassa which would
neutrallze l28 G, Q OF sulphuric acid az
% grms ---lO0) @. G. At the end Of this
heating the ,nseed oils mentioned IN tho
previous memoir all yielded q cake OF
soap solid or very firm when hot, always
solid when cold, and easily separated by
mere draining. The alkaline solution Is
very differently acted upon by different
san pes. 1t sill nu ralizes smaller
quantities Of acid, differing In case Of
every sample. Il 81 &
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-05-19

brought it all to pass, that neither she
herself nor grandfather and grandmother
Crowninshield would consent to any
more rallroading or signaling. 1t was
much better, indeed, they declared, nor
did he himself pretend to deny it, that
Katie's husband should farm broad
acrss of the fertil valley than that he
should be at the mercy of train wreck
ers and wayside lanterns. And when
the question was decided to her liking,
such q hug and kiss was that which
Kate Crowninshield gave,
"To whom 7"
Why, to her lantern, Of course"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-05-19
Strong Mucllago.

A very strong niuclIage, having suffi.
oient tenacity to fas.cn sheets of paste
board together, and having the additional
advantage OF being water proof. can be
made by melting together "a ial parts OF
pitch TN gutta p ;rcha. To nine rarts OF
thus add three parts OF boiled oil and one
Nth part OF lltharge. Continue the heea
with stirring until thorough union of the
ingredients is effected. Apply the mixture
hot Or somewhat cooled, and thinncd with
small quantity Of benzolo or turpentine
oil.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-05-19

A GENTLEMAN, whose nose and cheek
had become distinctly colored with the
red wine he was wont to imbibe, said
one day to his little son at the table:
You must eat bread, my boy; bread
makes your cheeks red," The little
boy replied; "E'ather, what lots Of bread
You must have swallowed."
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-22
TmoROUGmNRss.

Ayoung New Englander, whose knowi-
edge was more SNOWY than deep, went
many years ago TO teach district school
in Virginia.
Among his pupils was a small, rather
dull and insignificant looking boy, who
annoyed him with his questions. No
matter what the subject under discus
sion, this lad apparently never could
get near enough To the bottom OF 1t to
be content.
One warm August morning the teacher,
with no little vanity in knowledge uni
versal in those days, began to lecture 70
the boys on the habits and characters
tics OF fish which one Of them caught
during recess. He finished, and was
about TO dismiss the school when his III
Quisitive pupil asked about their gills
and their use.
The question answered, others followed
concerning the scales. skin, flesh. The
poor teacher struggled TO reply with al
the information at his command; but
that was small, and the day grew warm
or, and the Saturday afternoons holi.
day was rapidly slipping away.
"The school will now be dismissed,
he said at last.
but the bones! You have told us
nothing about the bonese' said the anx
ions boy.
Mr.. Dash smothered his annoyance
and gave all the information he couit
command on the shape, structure ane
use Of the bones.
"Aud now the schoor'-he began.
"What IL inside of tho bonesf" stol
idly came from the corner where the
quiet boy was sitting.
Mr.. Dash never remembered what an
swer no gave, but the question and his
despair fixed themselves in his memory
Thirty-6ve years afterward he visited
Washington and entered the room wher,
the Justices of the Supreme Court were
sitting.
The Chief Justice, the most learned
and venerated man Of his day, was mar
like st. Paul, whose bodily presence wa
contemplate.
The teacher regarded him at first Will
awe, then with amaZement.
1t Ii the boy who went inside Of tht
fab bOnes!n he exclaimed.
II he had not tried to go inside OF every
fish's bones," he would never have at
tanned the lofty position which he ther
held.
Il Ia the boy who penetrates TO thu
heart Of the matter who il the successful
scholar and afterward lawyer, physician
philosopher or statesman.
IL Ii the man whose axe is laid to the
root, not the odter branches, whose reli
gion Ia q solid foundation for his life
here and beyond.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-22
WHY CUPID WEARS GRAPE,
" You art too tart. !"

Avu ass oo tAtt.
a Rnastly piecrust paiior, IN strange
contrast 10 the ruddy hush OF his new
neckue, passes swiftly over George ".
nimpson's face az Beryi McCiosky speaks
these words; and as they stand there to-
Rether IN the dim hnif-iiRht OF the con-
sorvatory, the soft perfume OF the June
roses, coming through the open window
ON the sighting breeze that Ii kissing the
sawouck whose haegard form Is sharply
outlined against the woodshed, he feels
instinctively that this woman--the only
woman he has ever loved, and to win a
smile from whom he would brave the
horrors OF Inferno or 90 TO 80. Louis in
July-hAs been making a toy Of his af-
fectiona. The thought Is a maddening
ono. and AZ II surges through his brain
and starts on the return trip almost
without pause, the agony Is 80 over
powerinR that the strong man reeled and
would have fallen had not hispants been
too tight.
DO you know what you have said,
Berylf" no asks, bending his face close
70 hers and looking with a pitiful. plead
ing expression into the beautiful brown
eyes that are turned mp to his. But there
no warm, responsive CLEAN. Around the
dropping mouth there are hard, tense
lines, and on the white brow, that is fair
- the cyolamsn leaves scattered over
the lawn Of Brierton Villa, there comes
no rosy flush. (swset messenger of love
and tsustfulness) nothing but the faint
psrfumy odor Of homemade bandoline.
And m she does not answer him. but
stands there defiantly, he turns away.
steps through the open window upon
the veranda, and an instant later is lost
10 view.
NY God.' exclaims the girl. sobbing
- II she had nislaid her shoe buttoner
on matinee day. 81 have driven him
away and hastily pushing aside che