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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08
sloshed Around.

NO, sir" continued the early sett.
Ter. II CONE here fore the woods was
burned. I like the freedom Of the from.
tier, an I know T would not feel at home
IN the streets a a city. I was born
within sight Of Stone Mountain, In
Georgia, when the Indians were thar
same as they are on the frontier now.
See that SCARF"
The early settler took of his hat and
showed us heavy soar running from the
top OF his head almost to his left eye.
brow. "That thar is what / got from
an Indian tomahawk when I was bout
three years old. Ny oldest brother was
killed, and my father was runn1n' to hide
III corn-field, with me in his arms,
when got that. The old man had, an
axe i'll his hand and he split the red
skins head clear to the teeth. Not
much civilization bout them diggins;
no sir"
"Not much style about those early
GeorRian pioneers, I reckon ?" said the
reporter.
,'Style! Why, 1 was IL years old
when L got my first pair of boots. Don't
remember them yaller tops! Folks in
them parts mostly tanned their OWL
leather, but them was genuine store
boots. They got me into two fights. !
had to fit with two other boys the first
day L put 'em on. and 1 was the under
dog in beth fights. The boys didn't ap'
prove Of style IN those days. L WAS man
growed. fore ever I saw an earthenware
plato. Wehad nothln' but pewter plates
to eat off, and wooden noggiDB to drink
out OF; but, bless you, we never wanted
for somethin' to put in them. We had
lots OF bar meat and cords of all sorts OF
gamo. No, we didn't know nothin' OF
tour bread-corn brebl was the staple.
Whisky! should say sol Most every.
body made their own, but If you was mt
fixed to make it yourself, you had only
to carry bushel OF corn to neighbor
still and come back with dem,john, OF
pure juice. When we had corn-shuc-
kiu, log .rollin" house-rsisin', or any
such frolic, the whisky just sloshed
round like water. We only got coffee
Oh Sundays, but we had whisky all the
time, and it was whisky-nlt the adul-
ter"ted pizen they call by that name
now. You could have got fulIernagoose
on it, and it wouldn't hurt you."
AS the early settler said this he
sighed, wiped his mouth on his shirt.
sleeve, and shook his head in regret
ful sort Of way, indicating his belief that
these good old days when whisky
actually, 'sloshed around' were gone.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08
fsiG Noses.

Napoleon was not the first person 10
declare preference for mon with biz
noses. A century before his birth. an
old author, in response to his own dues
tlons pronounced 'the biggest nose tho
best nose," instancing the case of tho
Roman emperors. N"ma's nose was
half foot long, and earned for HIM the
honorable surname of Pompilius.
According to PIutarch, Lyourgus and
Solon xnn to the nose, and 70 did all
the Roman kings, excepting Tarquinus.
and no was dethroned Homer's noas
was seven inches long. A French wn.
ter says, "Large noses are held In honor
every where in the world, except among
tho Chinese and the Tartars."
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08
An Important Discovory.

At the point where the River Euph.
rates bursts through the Taurus range
an important archaeological discovery
has been recently made by g. Bavarian
gentleman. In wild. romantic dis
trict he f und q line of mcgalithlc mon-
uments averaging between 16 and 1a
NJ etres an height, bearing inscriptions.
sDd IN quite remarkaJle state of pre-
servation. Herr Lester, the discoverer'e
name, has no doubt that they formed
part of some greut national sanctuary,
dating back some 5000 years or more.
1t is known that there form rly existed
at this place n metropolis OF the old
Commagene Kings, 50 that, it is argued,
it seems reasonable to attribute these
colosals monuments to this ancient peo-
pie, tho hereditary foes Of tho Assyrians.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08
7 he Fal iner's NYife.

There ere several leading departments
which, by common consent, are rcle-
gated TO the sphere of tho wife. En-
braced IN her special department is the
management Of the household expenses,
and, unless dairying is made tho chief
business OF tho farm, she has usually
tho entire care OF tho dairy. a story is
told of one of tho early pioncers in n
new country who, with his wife, COM
menced farming Oh tract Of 100 acres of
wild land, only partially paid for. Year
after year they prospered, tho 100 acres
were paid for, i'll large part, by the
hard-carned money which tho wife had
secured through the sales of butter and
cheese. Again and again the question
was asked by the husband Shall I
buy another hundred acres ?" and the
answer by his good wife was always
rcady and always tho same cost mo
10 more COWS and you may safely buy
the land" When in their old age a
fine farm Of 500 acres was fully paid
Tor, the wife could rightfully boast that
it WAS her labor quito rs much rs that
of her huDband, which had paid for
their broad acres. The power which a
farmers wife may exercise in the farm
carries with it many responsibilities. 1t
is her duty in every way to fit herself
to become a judicious helpmeet and
Tho farmers club meeting
should be apon to the wife and the
daughter rs well as to the Turner and
son. Not infrequently the little i'm
provements made ut trifling expense,
through tho influence of the wifes tastse
and tact, add moro to tho value and
attractiveness Of tho home than many
times the money cost invested under
the husbands management. In nil the
suggestions as to making farm life at
traotive to young men there is mono
better than to enlist q hearty coopera-
t.on Of their mothers and sisters. They
will point out to the youth the idoal
and aesthetic side of the farmers work.
while If he learns farming wholly from
his father he is apt to learn 1t only AZ
life Of proBy and poorly paid toll
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08
Bill arp ana sweet Potatoes.

For some time past ! have been satlcl-
psting big frolio for me and the children,
tor my sweet potatoes were very ane, and
80 the other day we got an carly breakfast
and set In for the day. 1t took the piow
boy an hour or SO to clean of tho vines
for start, and helped him with four
prong hoe when the plow got too full to
carry. Then me and the three little boys
undertook to pick up as fast as the plow
turned 'em out. was to give quarter
to the chap who found the biggest potato.
which soon found vas bad policy for 1t
made 'em run over and skip good many
little ones and 1t kept me busy picking up
what they had left. The trolic was splep-
did Tor half day and enjoyed seeing the
big ones roll up TO the surface almost as
much as l did when boy, but after din.
ntr didn't feel much like going back,
but hail to CO. and went and stuck to
1t until night and we punched 'em IN little
piles and covered 'em up with the vines,
and the next day we went at 1t again, but
l didn't 90 with the same aiacrlty, and the
boys got tired OF hunting for the biggest
one and one of 'em took the headache and
laid down III the shade, and l thought he
might have overworked himself and sent
him TO the house to rest, and in fifteen
minutes he was setting the dog on cat up
a tree aud having bully me. We only
counted On day and halt to close ont
the Job, and we worked hard and faith
full, and 1t took us three whole days, and
1 never saw the like of potatoes on an acre
OF ground, and towards the heel OF the
last day. which was yesterday, l was 80
tired Of seeing 'em roll out and picking
EN- up wouldn't have dug another patch
If anybody had give it to me. Tho last
days digging was among the yarns, and
the milky glue That run out of 'em got so
thick on my hands l had to soak and
rub and scrape 'em for an hour to getiit
oil, and 1t amt all of yet, and my fingers
looked like they used to when I had been
hulling walnuts all day Saturday. But
believe in potatoes and take comfort in
having plenty of 'em during the winter,
and | have always felt a feeling of pride
and c-nudence in our sunny South, be-
cause we could raso to perfection four
things that the Yankees can't, and these
are cotton and cowpcas and bermuda grass
and potatoes. When our farmers learn
how 10 raise these things to perfection, we
can defy the world and the flesh, and
mighty nigh keep the old devil at res
pcatable distance.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08
TenCcs

Fences arc built, not for tho purpose
Of fencing m crops, but for fenoing out
other peoples cattle. For the lack OF
proper legislation, or tho lax admin
stration OF laws already provided, ten
mon must be subjected to henvy
expense to protect themselves from the
depredations OF Quo mans COW. In
o lio and some other. States the sensible
view is taken that field of corn is
not likely to stray over into neigh
boris promises and commit any ov ert
act Of violence; that it is not nccces
sary for the we'll being of society that
n man should place himself and family
in prison like enclosure or disGgure
the beauty of his grounds by high fen.
ces. 1t is the duty of every man own
ing cattle to take care of them. They
are not allowed t. run at large to be
fed and cared for at the public expense
Wherever these sensible laws exist and
arc strictly enforced the results are
highly satisfactory. Some of the most
beauti residence in Ohio are without
n fence OF any description, and the eff
fect is very pleas ng. Flowers aro cul-
tivated i'll the yards and statuary adorn
tho grounds, but they are as safe rs if
they wore behind high wails-proDably
moro so when we consider tho fact that
COWS have a street education. learn that
fences have their weak places and gates
are not imprognable. Fcnccs for pro-
teotion arc offended to good taste, and
q lax public sentiment which makes
them necessary is wrong. Moreover
it is gross injustice, for it loads far
mers down with expenses which is not
right they should bear. If q poor mau
buys farm, before ho can plant his
crops, he must use money which he
can lily spare to build fences which
perhaps cost more than the land. He
may have no cattle OF his own, but his
wol to-do neighbors have. and for the
prlvi lego of allowing them to live on
the pubic domain he must fenco in his
crops, II we adopt tho same
plnn i'll society, we would place all tho
lawabiling people i'll the penltentiary
as measure for proteotlon, and let
run ut large Who wants to
try his experiments.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08
e. dec Making ns u tiDe Art.

Coffee has no fellow, and to mix it
with anything else is to dsprave the
noble berry. The amateur, to be safe,
must buy his coffee whole, taking care
even then that ho has the true article
for tho ingenuity Of wicked men has
gono 30 far as to fabricate imitation cof.
fee berries. Those who affect to he
real connoisscurs buy their coffee soy eral
years before they use it ago being held
to mellow and ripcn tho berry. The
ne1tcare is the roasting which, OF course,
should be done at home. Dom Swift
always roasted h,; coH;o with lis owi
illustrlOus hands, Sin al engine for the
purpo e. SO ioipe told DR.. Arbathnot.
What that engine WINS VIC should like to
know, for, strange as it may seem, and
proof OF tho gross Ignorance which
surrounds this part Of tho subject, there
III not now cxtant any simple coffee
roasting apparatus such rs tho bachelor
OF moderate means md small appliances
can use with his own hands. There are
several patent machines of elaborate
construction, of which the best is a
cylinder which goes round by clook
work but their fault is that they roast
more than is necessary for ono mans
use, aid ctflte to be- good should be
fresh roasted the day it is made. The
volatile clements in which so much OF
the value rs well rs the flavor of coffee
resides speedily cvuporato after they
have once been developed by the action
OF fire. The next step il The grinding.
or rather pounding for coffee, for the
due evolution OF its ethereal essences,
should he Lru,sed into more or less
fine powdcr--not cut, rs it is in all the
grinding machines of commerce. The
Easterns, who are the best Of coffee
makers, lay g,eat st,ess on this point.
They bruise their coffee with a pestle
and mortar, so as to preserve the oily
particle in greatest perfection, and re-
duce tito a fine powder, which is cooked
in water like soup and wholly consumed.
This last, however, is n detail which
the amateur need not foliov unless his
taste has been 80 far Orientallzed as TO
prefer tho thick muddy decoction of the
east to the more artificial product of the
west. Tie coffee being ground, and no
more ground than is needed fu imme.
diate uke, now comes tho all important
process Of making. The simplest way
Of making coffee is the bent, always
bearing i'll mind that the object is to
secure the union OF the coffee with the
water at the exact point of boiling,
neither before nor after--a process
which is momentary and delicate some.
thing between infusion and deooetion.
There are two ways by which it can be
accomplished. The first is to pour the
water on the coffee, which is tho more
common practice the other is to throw
the coffee into the water, which is fal
better ard more simple. All that il
needed ID q saucepan moreover at til,
top than at the bottom, with loal
wooden handle. Luto this measure thu
exact quantity of water required. the
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08

The last invention tor the protection Of
theatre audienres IS u "penetrable safcty
wall, which has just been patented by an
engineer at Kottsbus, Germany. The
plan is 10 make the interior wall In ali
parts of the theatre Of paper macbe, made
alter certain method. such a wall will
have the appearance OF massive stone, but.
by pressure upon certain parts where the
words are to be painted IN luminous letters
ITO be broken open In case of fire, "acoess
to the exterior corridors ID 10 be obtained.
whence escape 70 the outer cir can be
paade.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08
Tho Months,

1t WIS belief a nong The Poles that
each month of the year was under tho
influence of precious stone. THUS:
January was represented by garnet I
emblem of constanoy and fidelity; Feb
ruary, the amtehyst, sincerity; March,
bloodstoare, courage, and presence OF
mind; April diamond, innocence; May,
emerald, success in love; June agate,
health, and long life: July, cornelian,
contented rnmd, August, sardonyx, con-
iugal felicity; S,ptember, ohrysolits,
antidote against madness; o ;tober, tho
opal, hope; November. topaz. fidelity;
aud December, turquoise. These sew
eral stones were sot in rings anil other
triokets, as presents.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08

WITH delicate means of measurement
Herr Krauss has recently proved the exls.
tencc OF phenomenon IN all plant organs
which is connected with their variable wa.
ter-contents and consists in q periodical
swelling and contraction IN The twenty-four
hours. Leaves, etc. ,decrease In thick nes 8
from the early morning iii the afternoon.
when they begin to swell again. altainlnp
greater size by night than by day. The
same is true with buds, flowers, green
cones, fruits, etc., and with stcms and
branches. Herr Kaiser had before proved
such period III trunks Of trees, anu Herr
krauss shows that both wood and bark
share IN it. independently or unitetily.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08

1t is estimated that tho Annual iron pro.
duc;ion Vf the world Is 19,487, 6l0 tons,
and Df this Great Britain, the United States
Germany aud France contribute 8S4 per
cent. tho fret two Ga. per cent.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08

IN Ireland the sod cnt on boggy ground
is piled up In heaps Vnill dry, then burned
into species OF charcoal. This Is then
pulver'zed and mixed with well.,ottcd
stable or hen-housc manure, or nlght.soiI
In equal proportions. Paced in drills.
where turnips or carrots arc 10 be planted,
1t is said to make them attain monstrous
size. The experiment is certainly worthy
of trial by farmers who can get the boz
mold without too much labor or expense,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08

IHE absorption OF specE in the eye
horse, Is resulting from inflammation,
may often be FASTENED by blowing some
burned alum through goose quill into the
eye: a good cool ng dressing Is tour
grains OF sugar of lead, dissolved In cno
ounce OF ralnwater; or sulphatc OF zinc
may be used instead of the lead. A rag
saturated with tho solution should be hung
over the eye and the animal kept in a
dark stable for some days.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08

IN contrast with The common practice OF
letting deny COWS go dry four months or
80 every year, recent writer says that he
has COW that has completed her fourth
farrow year and has averaged during The
past months traction over five pounds
of butter per week of drsl.rate quality.
He cites also tho case of cow IN III Berk-
shire, EngIand. which ten years ago drop.
ped wins, and has glvon a good mess or
milk daily over since.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08

PoTATo flour, or the dried pulp OF the
potato, is attaining great importance 10
The arts. 1t is SAID that IN Lancashire,
England, twenty thousand ions of # ere
sod annually, ard it brings al present in
Liverpool about double as much in the
market as wheat flour. 1t Is used for siz.
ing and other manufacturing purposes, and
when prccipitated with acid is TUNED INTO
starch. Wh'n calclned It ,s employed as
dressing for silk.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08

PoTAToEs, when dug IN an unripe state,
may DO ut tunes watery, and not 1t to cat,
but II spread as thinly as possible In a
dry, airy place they will in time become
as mealy as II left to ripen in the ground.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08
AGRICULTURE,

BkRRD UP.--If Common COW has the
marks Of good n1lker 1t Ia wisdo to
breed from her. Whether or not her calf
williphcrlt her good qualities tune alone
can tell. 1t Is right here that the value of
improved stock is greatest. Its character.
istics are fixed and will be reproduced. 1t
Is hero, too, where the value Of a register.
ed pedigree Is apparent. The fact that q
book contains brief statement of the an
cestols Of an animal Is nothing of iteelf.
But the fact that 1t tells that an animal has
certainly come from long line of ances.
tors which have regularly transmitted their
characteristics is everything, for it not only
shows that the animal itself possesses the
family characteristics 10 a greater or less
degree, but that 1t in turn will be able to
transmit them. The common cow may ro-
produce herself, and she may not. The
purely-bred cow will reproduce herself.
with possibly slight variation, under rrO.
per breeding. 1t is too often the case that
the owners OF common COWS yet an erro
ncous impression when their attention has
been called to the dcsirability of Improving
their herds. They arc convinced, perhaps,
that 1t would be to their interest to breed
up, or rather 10 improve tue character OF
their herds; but, thinking that the only
way to do this is to purchase outright, they
may not feel like going to the expense.
Some OF the best cows IN the country arc
crosses of our common stock with the i'm.
proved breeds, and If a man owns com.
mon COW that has proved herself u valuable
dairy animal he has excellent encourage.
mcnt 10 use her for crossing. 1t is every
mans duty to breed up. 1t Is throwing
away money TO keep an inferior animal
when we can just as well have better
one.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08

In relation to linseed meal for stock 1t
may be stated, in answer to an inquiry,
that the Quantity usually given for one
feeding depends on the quality of the hay
or other feed allowed, straw requiring
more hnsccd meal than clover hay. 1t is
fed sparingly at the beginning, gradually
increasing II allowance until sufilciepcy
IS given with the coarser material To keep
The cattle in good condition, as it can be
used too lavl>hly. The only difference
between the cake and meal is in the pl epa.
ration, as the oil Is generally extracted and
The residium solu as cake or ground TO O
tine condition.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08

III the cattle department of the Chicago
Union STOCK yards-tht beef factory, as II
Interpretations proceed with surprising
rapdty, considering the bulk of the ma.
lcrlal handled. The cattle are shot down
with Winchester rifles, the shooter stand
ing III gallery lust over the killing pen.
where he c"n bring the muzzlc OF his gun
within yard Of his victln,'s head. In.
slantly on falling the steer ,umbles into q
sort ot dresslng-loom, whore he is blad,
cleaned, tayea and halvcd with amazing
cclcrtty. Then The separated halves trav.
el OH 10 all Immense store room, whcro they
hang day or two before cuttiug up.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08

10 neglect Mt any ume preparation
for death, is to sleep OH our post at a
siege, but to omit it iu old age, is to
sleep at an attack.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08

Wn1TRwAsHlNa the bark OF fruit or shade
srses prevents proper respiration and re.
tarcs The growth OF the tree.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08

lF horse Is shy and hard TO catch, take
finely gra!ed castor, oils OF rhodium and
cummln. Keep them in separate botllee,
well corkcd. Put some Of the OIL OF cum.
min on your hand, and approach tho horse
Oil the windy Uue. lie will then move
toward you. AS soon as you can reach
hlm rub some Of the cummin on his nose,
give him little Of the castor ur anything
he likes, aud get few drops of the oil OF
rhodlum on his tongue. After this you can
make hun 20 nearly ev,rylhing you want.
Treat him kludly, ted well, handle gently
aud our victory Is certain.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08

SAND FOR PACKING FRUIT. Rural
Nt'V Yorker has The following: The Cit
rds men OF Los Angeles, CAL. have made
discovery OF great value to Florida. Dry
sand is the best packing for oranges and
lemons. 1t must be quito dry, and no pa.
per must be used. The fruit must touch
The sand. ExperlehCe watrants keeping
Tor hve months at least. The dry sand has
absorbing power that apparently takes up
all exudations subject 10 decomposition, the
rind beng very porous. Naturally the
thoughtful mind suggests that, On the same
principle, dry sand must have asimilvr pre-
servatiVe effect on other fruits, such as
pears, olun.s, nectarines, apple, and other
smc0lh-skinned varieties.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1883-02-28

FOR SALE.-2O ACRES FINE
pine land at Beresford. Five acres in
grove, budded, acres cleared. Only a.
$50. GEO. w. SAMUEL, Beresford, Fla.
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