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The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-05-10
ANNIVERSARY.

April 4th, 1851.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-23
SonSOHADIo AuyIoo.

With the advent Of Autumn the
world III general makes change. Sum
mer amongst business men, has become
When possible, a sort ofgeneral holiday
Not all business, of course, is stopped,
but what is done is done almost from
necessity. The wheels of trade which
move to satisfy the actual demand Of
living can never Of course he really
| stopped. Yet III tho Summer season
they run as slowly as possible. "Drum-
mers" are con the road" to accommodate
the actual necessities of customers; it,
tie or no new trade is sought, for it is
pretty well understood that mono is to
be found. But with the eatlvent of cool
er weather new activity is impaired to
trade. Business men look forward for
an Increase Of business and make their
claims for fare share Of what is being
done by availing themselves of the
various opportunities presented. The
pages OF the newspapers are filled with
advertisements of those whose exper-
ience and wisdom have taught them how
valuable are such means of attracting
public attention. There is something
Ill the very cool air of Autumn which
compels labor. Men who during the
dog days were half inclined to acknowl-
edge to themselves, down deep in their
hearts, that they were getting lazy,
suddenly s'!ly @ tiRJ that lit it was al Mistaak
and it's just rewards as they ever were
Or could be. They apologize to them
selves for having dared to suppose that
they could be lazy, and feel Il dread
lest anyone may have detected their
thoughts. There is little to be said OF
the season excepting that men should
not overwork themselves, because they
feel refreshed and strengthened by the
rest which summer necessitates, and
thus he likely to undo all the good
which had been accomplished. Such a
course il little wiser than to build in
the morning and tear down in the af-
ternoon. Most assuredly, though, let
our merchants take advantage of ad-
vertising, which il one of the greatest
labor saving principles ever originated.
There is nothing eneryatlng or debili-
tating i'll 1t. The ancedote which has
been going the rounds Of the press re-
garding the merchant who said that
when he wanted u rest he didn't 20
away, all he did was to stop advertis-
ing, is not at all an improbable tale; it
has more truth in it than people who
hate the small expense Of advertising
are willing to admit. Briefly therefore,
we would advise thai being back in the
harness and full Of ambition to toll
and accomplish much, work not above
your strength and advertise freely, and
tile benefits Of the Summers rest will
hnger till the Summers return.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-23
Rip Van yyinkle's Grave.

Joseph Jefferson recently visited, for
the first time in his life, the gorge in
which Irving located the tale of "Rip
Van Winkle." 1t reaches up from the
plain very picturesquely between two
OF the Catskill mountains. a creek
creeps and trickles down between boul-
ders and over pebbles; the slopes are
wooded and the precipces mOssed; the
meagre description which Irving made
OF the scene of his legend strikes the
visitoras wretchedly inadequate. There
Is an inn here in S 'eepY Hollow. and
tho owner was foolish enough not to
build it in All old-fashioiled style. or
stick moss Oh 1t, or even hang a wea-
ther-beaten sign from it. .Mhat he did
was to erect a stiff, white shouse, and
let it look brand new. I8cWasn't his
conscience that prevented him from
counterfeiting coloniat tavern and
swearing that it was an antique. lie
has got the idea that people generally
believe the story of Rip Van Winklo,
and he points out the spots where the
loyable sot encountered the keg-laden
dwarf, where he saw the old fellows
play tenpinS and where he lay during
his long sleep. lie has seen Jefferson
act Rip, but he did not reeognizo the
ACTOR III the ClOSe-SllaVen, venerable old
man who came with others to look at
the place. lie mistoOk him for Il min
lister, as anybody might easily do, and
was agreeably surprised to SEQ hin,
drink glass Of beer. The gorge did
not seem to greatly interest the man
who has made fame and fortune out of
its legend. lie has grown tired of the
RIP Van Wrinkle" play and rather re-
Sentful toward it, because he thinks
that his success in it has obscured his
versatility. ha-
new theatre with the I'D DRAMA" he
said, land heartily wish that L may
never atterward have to appear in it.
l shall undertake to play the rost of The
season altogether in other pieces.n
L asked him if playing one character
almost exclusively and continuously
for many years did not blunt his con-
ceptlons concerning it, so tlat he found
it somewhat difficult to know whether
he was acting properly or not.
"Ihat's hardly true,'' he replied,
land yet the performance of the part
long ago ceased to be anything but the
most perfllnctOry task-aImOst me-
clanical. Still, L am told that there is
no perccptible difference between the
character as present it now and as |
did twenty yeals ago."
Very wealthy, indeed, is Jefferson.
lie has Il fine rural home over at IIoho-
kus, N. j.. One of'his sons, Tom, is an
actor i'll his company, anu another is
his business manager. Neither lle nor
9tls 1aa1llY lM,N l@i1nHsA tQ Do sQeially with
Paul, all actress. lie ls u believer in
Spiritualism, and it is said that he sees
Or thinks he does--the spirits of Hen
drlck lludsDn's men prominently pre-
sent during his scene with The ancients
i'll the mountains. lie will not talk on
the subject for publication, lest he
should be accused Of using his religious
views for advertising purposes.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-23
High Food.

1t may be laid down AZ II great prin-
ciple That meat, fish, or poultry in
state Of decay cannot be eaten with
safety, since symptoms of irritant
poisoning have 80 frequently arisen
from this cause. But Il little consider
alton will show us tho imposSibility of
drawing a hard and fast line upon this
point. We relish Vemison which has
partially undergone decay, while We ut
once reject beet or mutton III IL similar
condition. Again, poultry TO be pala-
table must DO fresh, yet we do not
scruple To eat game which is far ad-
vanced in decomposition. There is no
doubt in many cases we arc guided by
our pillatcs in determining what food
is wholesome for us: for while many of
us eat mOuldy cheese, Il Chinaman will
swallow bad eggs, and some races en-
JOY fish which we would consider pll-
trid. Even lis regards oysters, which
are generally relisiled in proportion Lo
their freshness. it is sometimes IL mat
ter Of taste. For example, it is rccor-
dcd of the first monarch of the house
Of Hanover that he objected to the
English native oysters rs being deficient
III flavor. 1t was privately suggested
by shrewd cOurtier that the native
oyster should be allowed to become
somewhat stale before being brought
to the royal table. The king aL once
recognized the flavor which had always
pleased him 50 much Ut IIerrenhausen,
and gave orders that in future he should
always be supplied from that particular
bed. The absence of evil consequent
ccs after eating food which has under
gone Il certain amount OF decay is
doubtless due i'll many cases to The
completeness OF the cooking process;
but this does not initiate against the
general rule that food in any stage of
decay is ulwholesome and should be
avoided. OF late years there have been
cases Of poisonous symptoms arising
from the use Of canned meats. The
cause appears mainly to have been i'm
proper methods Of canning or Of the
use Of meat that was tainted before
being canned. An examination Of the
outside of the can Is. our only available
guide as regards this class Of article.
The head of the can should be slightly
concave, whereas If it bo convex it
shows that decomposition has common
ced within the can. Sometimes through
careless soldering the preserved article
becomes contaminated with lead, and
poisoning by this substance is tile re-
suit.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-23
For the Last Iinno.

a somewhat remarkable reunion Oc-
CURED at the residence Of VIM. 3.
Payne, in Nelson township, Portage
county, OHIO. VIM. b., aged rs; Il. f.,
aged 73; and X. B. Payne, aged u,
and Mrs. Abigail Conant, il sister, of
Lawrence, Kansas, comprised the re-
unionists. They had not all been together
for fifteen years and it was Il sort OF fare
well gathering of Il family that hewe,t
out home in the early Wilderness of
Ohio and made the first foot prints of
civilization. How remarkable and yet
sad must have appeared the ravagcS of
time. veStige remains of the log cab
Ill where the father, mother and six little
ones were wont to gather about the fire
side Ill the long winter evenings, crack
ing their hickory nuts and listening to
the howling OF the wolves. The snow that
used TO sifL between the cracks in the
logs and cover the beds of tho little ones
so hnugly tucked in together now falls
Oh the graves of father, mother, brother,
sister and the ashes Of the old home
stead. The little spring whose cooling
waters were shared by the deer, bear,
wolf and the family has been dried up
by time and over It's grave ilutCcr the
leaves Of the corn. The little clearing,
the only spot in which the sunshine
could touch the earth for miles around
with fields OF waving grain, Il few de-
caylng Stumps the only monument of
the grandeur OF the forests that stretch
Ell farther than the eye could reach.
Sadder Than all appears the havoc time
has made in the families that in those
early days were bound together in ono
great family by hardshipS and suffering,
who watched by each other during sick
I:ess, who helped lower each others dead
into their last long houses, and who
shared their fresh meat and other lux
urieS with each other. Whero are the
old masters and schUOlmates? Dead.
The old playfellows? Dead. Where
are all the friends who clung together
through those early years Of hards!lips
and toll? a hundred little weather.
| worn headStOncs in the little cemetery
nesting 'mongst the chestullts on The
hill give answer. IIcrel Seventy years
ago! Impossiblel 1t all looks like a
dream and yet perhaps that old life,
with all its suffering, was more full of
love, peace and genuine enjoyment than
anything that the progress Of time and
civilization has brought. But the Pitynes
httN' Ci'Oih gnu OIlC ttS lltjS
reune the dust is bound to fly. There
was that staple article OF country jolliIi.
| cations, stewed chicken, and Bill and
kiCcl tackled it, as il their teeth had
never before been introduced to chick.
ell. Then there was good, old-fashion-
ed pumpkin pie, and Bob ute it till his
very feet swelled. And Ab, she trottcd
about and waited on and scolded the
boys as il they were little fellows Of 7
instead OF ", and big and gray-haired
The struggles Of over half a century
ago were all recOunted and when time
for separation came and each must gC
back to the world again, there was
sadness i'll every heart, 1t was theil
Last meeting on earth.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-23
GLOW can it depend upon me2"

GLOW can it depend upon me2'
asked Sirene, i'll wonder.
''BecnuSe you must give me your
self, when take your hair, Sirene,"
Sirene turned white and red.
"Handsome rs all this silky gold Is, +"
he continued, putting his hand gently
upon her head, cit is not half 80 beau
tiful to me as is the sweet spirit of the
one who wears 1t. Long ago your sor-
rows touched my heart. To-day l love
the tender heart l have learned to
know: the lovely face that-thank
Godl--is growing rosy and cheerful;
this little hand that has toiled 50 faith
fully to support you and yours honor
ably. Dear Sirene, have l frightened
your Are you glad or sorry that l want
you tot my Own-my wife?''
She was not all unprew.red, perhaps
few women are-but she was start
led by Mr. IIaylesbury's directness,
thrilled by his ardor, surprised by his
tenderness. lie read something Of this
in her face.
'Did you think I was made of dol
lars and cents? No, mol Glad or sorry,
Sirene?'
He drew closer to him the pretty
delicate form. She lifted her arms to
his neck, with low laugh.
'Gladl" she said.
And IN the comfort of his embrace
was no thought that she had to marry
The richest inan i'll town.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-23
Rambling Notes.

10 .'s' .''ouslC CnaC sCrlRes one
co!hHls from London and Paris Is that
only twenty-eght miles Of water sepa.
rate two nations so ent,rolv diosm,L
in manner l,nou,uo .nL o,.,,.,,,, a.,
tho,r,, 49, t,'a ". ou'0o''''' al.
n,,'I 'v n% v'o To"'o,i, "l'S ~ crowoe0
t'il't gay. LILO Republic seem, to have
had a Dad elect on all classes. The
soldiers swagger around with very little
regard to military exactnass .,v;nn;rr
thai, .,n,o o,,a ,.,,,;.,e. .,', '"e
ILL., ,,,,.. ,'.':.. 'lne @ '''o'. 'lAouloeis
1'No raw lecrults. Clange Ill govern
Melt, ike any other change, ALWAYS
orlngs with 1t some Immediate abuses,
Whlcli time VIII efface. At the Grand
Opela mouse MeyerDeer's'L'Africaine'
=: 40 wy a1GIAcIlOn; InlSs opera reIuir-
ing chorus or 30O and Il bullet Of still
aW, nUie, incluulllg scene or ship under
Iull sail, completely manned and
oH"ippeo, VIII draw crowd III Paris
a;.;t,ny, ~; tt,,y % .ii,io. . An institution worth
,vn n,Vig T.. "a, .ai1 IT d ilICIe ouC OF the usual
& ""S 10 Iiio iIoToi DroloC: an establish
n1 mloi| u,luer olhciitl supervision whore
aUai'o SUI VI I,lo 1li'nasohleSC Drollzes, china
tha n,,'' ,';' WoINs oL itrC, arc knocked down to
~ G,o ,s;io'C onuor. Ilere IL il house
All hheAico oil'to"ed Dy private gentle
n't'i "liere i'hpoEerlSheu Families can
w " ioe! Oh i'lycnlng Illey are obliged
W palI "iCtl' IL Is larger than tho lIO-
.ol hloiioI, covering aS much ground
do 'iio NI'tya"oilaer Louvre. These two
alo Iilo ollly olleS OIL Chelr Kind known
Ill tIre "otiu.
lrn nf th,t e. 10 %otr; ",V, i;io M pl1'iitIcy ana
tn>yn ~ T.,,iov ovipoai'; =. Iho SieePy Oh
Civ;i;ynt;n" ,,,;t, :, o., 4"tco loEtH'Cloh.
In,v,, at ',in ~ ara ',. .'' oiiooI' ol Colllhg
trntnd iHtH nrot,'.,, o' i'',' noI pehe-
s;hln in .oo ~. tS, anu hoie ~ Is pos
hi. t,]o,., r',t u, ~, ui ,, po"S'ho III ail
tn-n7nuth pori"io,a" V'io ,.'''Mo'Nou, nS'1 liilu
tEo ,,,rJar,, ,tn >i.i tho GaLllcural,
hnr ara thn ,;;,, cu H,.' '|,;,o ,''iu clie mar
IN Nnntn. p't ir,,o n..t,'I i'o'.i'' VI i,iloreSC
ton,i, ~ iS,,rn.', '''o.:". ~ ..:,, ColG"illS ~
bos-reliefs amrirc,;n.r' - ".vr, n,., 'o! r. cu'
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is = Grand nji Str'Ini,,,.' I. ..oi'. no c"S!ie
thici wallis and ,in"" swat ",n', Miili i.s
or Ivonhoe ,nI %nhnnno ,rI'' .,'.' '','', oiio
of RrntnTnn !. .,,,,,,nSoI -, 0 ~ Io"'!!y
lirst u,rt nf ToI' T,,unp " ~ W 1ic M
NV = vinw frnn, =, 1.,,. ,,,;,i, U.i" c''ti J"uso
f1cn In. tln ,,,,,',.,'., ~, m'n'toM, W. ''io Sul-
frhe S.yn,,s .,rI f.,mi, y, V, DoiS ,,tS ii''';
thr va, IN Ina u,,on ,',.,,, ,I',, n"o C.,hN VI
Tho NnrIish hn m.>t ''' ""y '."'o "o "o.
shootinG how and IL tho in i,nI," ,I "",, .a ,ywA
ara mnra +, th,;'. t.,,, ''>'N'' ,S; 2o.''oh
frnuurnr the no'ih nf T,,,on TO- f .ioia
A Arcnehon in tho an,,th tn D"I -, - tn ui
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-23
The Brush Harrow Rightly M

For covering grass seed and for rrnd-
ing down and p,llverizing the manure
spread on pastures, meadows and ON
powed or stubble ground, there is moth
Ing superior TO Il Wcll-made brush har-
row. 1T is II cheap implement, but it's
success depends wholly on being con
strllctod right. Badly made, il is worse
than none 1T all. Tho farmer often
cults down II thick brush, and with little
or no preparation, or perhaps with lop
ping back few Of the projecting limbs,
hltches his team to it and goes to work.
1t scratches the ground unovcnly, pro-
Jectlng limbs plow burrows in the soil,
part OF the surface is scarcely touched
and another part dug into cutters.
Much depends on selecting the right
Kind Of brush. There should be many
small branches, and projecting twigs
help the narrowing process. The best
material we ever used consisted of the
trimmings of some old pear trees. Large,
fcW and heavy branches should bc
avoided. ~ cr0Ssbar is thrust through
near the large ends of the branches, or
Ihey are evenly strung along on it.
Special care must be taken to have
plenty OF small side-sloots under the
croSS-bar, SO III to keep the main stems
well up out OF the soil. One OF the
worst things for Il bruSI,-harrow is to
have the large ends of the limbs, where
they have been cut, roofing into tho
soil Us it is drawn forward. After the
main portion is constructed, additional
small brush may be placed on il to give
IL uniform thickness. and another
lighter cross-bar may be thrust through
the forks to secure the brush in their
places.
This is a very cheap kind of harrow
and il wcll-made and properly used it lH
one of the most valuable for certain pllr-
poses which tho farmer can employ. 1t
Is one of the best, often tie very best.
implement to pulveriZed and spread the
top-dressing applied to wheat ground in
autumn after the plowing is completed, ,
and before or after sowing, and by re.
ducing the manure to lmeness and
grinding it into tho top.soiI, greatly in
creases it's value. 1t il tho best spread
or Of manure on pastures. 1t is better
than anything else (perllaps tho roller
excepted) for covering and insuring the
growth Of grass seed. The ground be-
ing previously narrowed even, the brush
goes over it reducing tho Surface TO fine
poWd der, making it ss smooth as a floor,
and while covering all tho seed, bury
ing little Or none 50 deep that IT will
not come up. We have never been able
| to secure 80 smooth IL surface with any
other implement. The two great re-.
! quisites are to have it well made and to
use it when soil or manure il dry
enough to work well.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-23
with n Club.

Recently q way-w0rn looking man
having shirt or two tied up in a rag
Eed handkerchief, made his wav ~,
Fort street, east-Detroit. Some folks
could have seen from his general nj,
THAT, while he knew exactly where Inc
was going, he couldn't tell within forty
rods OF what his reception would be-.
lie walked like u man who doubled
anu he looked around him like ono who
felt anxious. lie finally turned in and
| mounted the steps of Il modest house.
and his knock at the door was finally
answered. The door was pulled open
ABOUT an inch, and u shrill voice OK
claimed: va
.Go away from herel"
man. '''>'o>' '''s
Inc door was closed with bang.
put he stood right there and kept his
eyes on the knob. After three or four
minutes 1t was opened again and voice
cried out: g. "'o'
20 away or I'll call the policoln
lingl" ~ ny ''''
'"Who's your darling2"
You arel,'
The door banged again. The man
was prepared for 1t, and he maintained
MS place for full five minutes without
becoming discouraged. At last il
opened and voice pipcd ont:
on have been gone two m0nthsl,
"EXactly, my darling.'
And you didn't send me a single
centp' e'' W
'llow could when never struck a
joor Darling, I've returned to thcc.n
"Go away-I'vo got diyorcep'
"Oh, but L know better! DARLING.
Dld your long-abscnt husband welcome
home"
HNeverl" and bang won't the door.
This time he coolly sat down and
began TO whistle. She wont to an up-
per window and looked down upon
MN, and finally returned to the door
anu carefully opened it and said:
1ou deserted me for two whole
months, and had to take in boarders!
Go awayl I've no further use lor you!n
,AaCle, 40 you mean it?"
"Y-ycs.n
NIIlen it only remains for nc TO die.
LII hang myself with that piece of rome
bycr' 7' e'''
She banged the door and he proceeded
TO atliX 4 pieco Of clothes line to Il limb
anu make ready the fatal moose. lie
had everything nicely arranged when
she suddenly rushed out with.
And it's more trouble you'd make
1or your poor, weak wife, is itPn and
she fell upon him and flung him over
a bush and jammetl him into Il flower
PED and showed him into the house with
- '"A i4lo o1ifUulgal Has ruLllrneu. Dlu All
the fatted calf he gets will be laid on
with Il clubl'
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-23

Wood P,cserUati0n.-.An now process
for impregnattng wood for It's preserva-
ton has been patented in Germany.
This conolsts in first treating the woJd
with solution of emo vitriol, aud then
with solution OF cul sum so that tho
persorvatlve coating is formed upon tho
wood by the chemical action OF both
substances on ono another.
In the last report of the Scottish Hor-
tic. .lturnl Association is a paper on the
anal ysis OF soils taken from tho vine-
yards IN which the crops have failed.
Comparing the conhtituents with those
of soil, upon whioh grapes have been
successfully grown, 1t appears that
there IL II deficiency OF lime and potash
in the unproduotive vineyards.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-23
TRI-WEEKLY EDITION,
WHY?
Sometimes how near you are,
Sometimes how dear you are;
Then, then, 80 far, 30 far,
Like some far star you are.

Sometimes how near you are,
Sometimes how dear you are;
Then, then, 80 far, 30 far,
Like sone far star you are.
Sometimes, through yeu, through you
L see the gray sky blue,
And feel the warmth Of May
In the December day.
Sometimes, sometimes, let
All burdens fall, forget
All cares, and every fear,
In your sweet atmosphere.
Then, then alas, alasI
Why does 1t come to pass,
Before The hour goes by,
Before my dream doth die,
I drift and drift away
Out Of your light of day,
Out of your warmth and cheer,
Your blessed atmosphere?
Why does it come to pass?
Alas, and still alasi
Why doth the world prevail,
Why doth the spirit fail,
And hide itself away
Behind It's wall Of clay,
Since time began-alaSi
why does 1t come to pass!
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-23
An Electric Stroke.

Old General Sablelnope was very
much annoyed by young man who
persisted in visiting his daughter. 81
want to tell you now," said lhe Gener-
III one evening, "that you shall not
marry my daughter. and that if you
ever come here again I'll maui you un.
mercifully."
General, you could not be so cruel
as to blight my life and destroy the
happiness of your daughter, could
your"
"Rather than have you for a son-in-
law, l would willing nail my daughter
i'll u box and send her TO IL crcmatory.
| give you fair warning. 1 don't wait
you to come around here again. Light
out or III dust your cOat-tail with birtl
shot"
"Who's that IN the parlor with
Janer" the General asked Of lis wife
several nights later.
"Young Jagle."
"Whatl is that scoundrcl here again
Hand me that cane; l'll go in and maui
him out of shape"
DO not modest HIM, General. lie is
so devoted to Jane that do not think
he can keep away. Better lot him mar
ry, for it seems that nothing but death
can break his admiration"
| The General sat and mused. It was
a.struggle for him to refrain from strilx.
ing the persistent fellow, but he waver-
ed. A rain storm came and beat against
the house, and twisted the limbs of the
trees in the yard, but still the old Gen.
eral unused. a binding flash, and then
report that shook the house brought
the old man to his feet. Rushing into
the parl0r he found the young man ly.
ing OH the floor. The General raised
him up. He opened his eyes, and said:
eff you won't hit me again I'll leave
here and never come back. / can trav.
el now. Gimme my hat, " and tearing
himself loose, he ran away, and came
no more. Another evidence of "savcd
by electricity"
The grave Is very small hillock,
but we can see farther from it than
from the highest mountain in all the
world.
Love, like charity, covers a multi
| tude Of faults.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-23

Tits IL to certify that have been using u Davis
Ferl!cil Feed Sewing Machine for over tw, W ara,
purchased OF Mr. J q. BoLg. | haven't f0unl IL
possessed 0 any falllt--a the attachments urc 30
siihplc IL nevrrrefuseS " work, and IL certliu
inc llRlltcSl running In the mirket. consider IL
IL nrsi class mnchne.
Very respect fully,
,, MINNIE NJ. WIIILHGuAM.
Oakland, Fairfield county. $. G.