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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-24

proposed to 90 and ask Mrs, Gates to
come over for the rest of the night; but
Amy protested against this, saying she
was not afraid If he would remain in
the house.
Minnie was quite beside herself when
she came home and found how affairs
had gone in her absence; crying one
minute over Amy's fright, laughing the
next over Toms graphic description of
the same, it was some time before they
settled down to anything like quiet
ness
AS the days and weeks went by, Min
ME could not determine whether Ger
tain plans of hers were to prosper or
not.
Tom spent all his evening with them,
but he and Amy were always on con-
trary sides of every question, and they
tantalizGd each other 80 numerically
that poor Minnie sometimes despaired
of their being friends, not to mention
a nearer relation.
She was, however, delighted one
evening before the mon tn was out at
having her attention called to diamond
ring sparkling on the finger OF her
blushing sister; and a marriage between
Tom and Amy three weeks afterwards
proved beyond doubt how successful
she had been in her little game Of
''Match-making.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-24
Outcome OF a spelling School.

A graduate from the High School in
this city had call from a country school
about 200 miles nOr.h OF Detroit, and he
went his way provided with several writ
ten recommends and whole cart-load of
enthusiasm. Uc found the school house
to be q one. story affair made OF logs and
large enough to hold thirty scholars III
case the teacher stood in the door. When
school commenced tho score OF scholars
could only muster geography printed IN
l84S, an arithmctic few days younger,
doZem leaves OF spcller ana the half of
broken slate. The teacher, however,
went to work to hammer kno Wedge into
their craniums, and he had convinced
most of them that tho world was round
and that the sun neither rose nor set In
that country when 1t came time to have
spelling school. For convenience sake 1t
was held IN big barn, and the turnout
included everybody from the boy who
spelled "cOrn' the same as "hOrse," for
convenience sake. TO the old man who al
ways put 'tn halst' on his letters to his
brother IN Vermont. 1t wasn't much Of a
contest until tho last half dozen lowered
aloft. "Catarrh" and photograph" laid
em out by the dozens. and when only the
champions were left, "Constantinople"
floored all but two like bolt OF lightning.
Then came the word ''parasite." One
rendered it "parysight," and the other
gavo 1t ''perrysyte, and When the teacher
Hhook his head ono cried out: "I've writ
that word over a hundred times. and
guess lknowl" "And I've seen 'cm every
day of my life for forty years, and don't
sit down for anybody" added tho other.
ut is parasite" replied the teacher. 81
dispute I'll" $50 do l." "That's the
way Webster gives it," "Who's Web.
ster9" ''Yes, trot HIM out" Then tho
friends Of either rose mp. In the shindy
the teacher canie In for two black eyes,
cracked rib, kicks in the chin and bites
on the cars, and the minute he could get
clear and over tho fence he headed for
Detroit, and reached home In want Of 10
many repairs that 1t took two months TO
mako him prescntable. He had few
dollars due him, and he loft change of
clothes up there, but he doesn't want 10
hear from the directors. They may con.
slider that he has resigned, and any para.
site desiring the situation can have the va
cancy without paying bonds.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-24
Tossing Ones Diamonds.

People who own diamonds are very
careful Of their property, though we
know Of one person who owned $4,-
900 diamond, lost it twice, and paid the
full value Of tho diamond, in rewards
for its recovery. But another dealer
wonders, considering peoples curoless-
ness, that he doesn't find diamonds on
the streets and sidewalks. It is sur
prising that the setting holds the stones.
1t is 30 far gone, sometimes, that tap it
on ths, counter gently, and u o stonsS'
will roll oft. One can put bis finger
nail to it and flip the diamond right out.
Very often people don't know how
many diamonds they have. It is very
common for q gentleman or lady to como
and ask "Why haven't you sent ths.
home?" meaning diamond ring or
earring. "It was seut," ID the answer,
and the reply will be. ooh, well, I
suppose my butler has it," A lady sent
q box Of jewelry to be looked over, and
1t was sent home. Presently her foot
man camo and asked, "Why aidn't you
send the diamond bracelet" The Jew
elor said, "There wasn't any diamond
bracelet in the box" Presently the
footman came again and said the dia
mond bracelet was in the box and wanted
it sent homo. The jewoler sent round
to tho lady's safe deposit company, and
found the bracelet there. She had
probably taken out the box and sent it
to the store without even looking into
it. After it was found tho servant said:
"I have lived with Mrs.-for sevcn-
teen years. bnt haven't the slightest
doubt that if that bracelet hadn't been
found she would have thought that l
took it," A lady was looking at some
diamond rings and ono fell. The sales
man saw it fall, but the ring could not
be found. Eight years aiterward her
dressmaker was ripping up the dress
and tho ring was found in one of the
pleats. The dress had been worn n
good deal during the time. A lady ono
evening pulled of her gloves in her par
lor, went up stairs, and found that tho
stone III her ring was missing. She
had the rooms she had been in after
taking of her gloves swopt thoroughly.
There was no diamond to bo found.
The next spring it was found under
very heavy wardrobe i'll a front hall
hoaroe,n. Dl1o was i,oslLive that she
did not go into that room that evening,
and the wardrobe was 80 heavy that it
was novor moved except IN house clean
ing
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-24
Life op the Mountain Frontier.

The picturesque features of life in q
Western Montana town like Missoula
are best seen as; evening approaches.
Crowds of roughly clad men gather
around the doors OF tho neutrality-suspicious..
A group of Indians, who have been
squatting on the sidewalk for two hours
playing some mysterious game of cards
of their own Invention, breaks up. One
of the squaws throws the cards into the
street, which is already decorated from
end to end with similar relics oa other
games. Another a.;ings baby upon
her back, ties shawl around it and
herself. secures the child with strap
buckled across her chest, and strides
of, her mocoasined feet toeing inward
in the traditional Indian fashion. She
wears gown made of scarlet calico
bed-qullt, with leggings of some blue
stuff but she has somehow managed to
get civilized dress for tue child.
They all go off to their camp on the
hill near by. Some blue coated soldiers
from the neighboring military post,
remembering the roll-call at sunset,
swing themselves upon their horses and
go galloping of, little the worst for
the bad whisky they haye been drinking
in the saloons. A miner in blue woolen
shirt and brown canvas trousers, with q
hat of astonishing dimensions and a
beard of years growth, trots up the
street on a mule, and, with droll oaths
and shuffiing talk. offers the animal for
sale to the crowd Of loungers Oh the
hotel piazza. No one wants to buy,
aud, after provoking deal of laughter,
the miner gives his ultimatum: "Ill
hitch the critter to one of them piazza
posts, and if he don't pull it down you
may have him." This generous offer
is declined by the landlord; and the
miner rides off, declaring that lie has
not a solitary four-bit piece to pay for
his supper, and is bound to sell the mule
to somebody.
Toward nightfall the whole male pop
ulatlon seems to be in the street, save
the busy Cinnamon in the laundries,
WHO keep on sprinkling clothes by
blowing water out of their mouths.
Early or late, you will find these indust-
rious little yellow mon at work. One
shutfles back and forth from the hydrant,
oorryins voter for the mnrnine waoll i'll
coal-ol cans hung to stick balanced
across his shoulders. More Indians
nova "buok" and two squaws, lead
ing ponies heavily laden with tent.
clothes, and buffalo robes. A rope tied
around pony's lower jaw is the ordi-
nary halter and bride of the Indians.
These people want to buy some article
at the saddler's shop, They do not go
in, but stare through the windows for
five minutes. The saddler, knowing
the Indian way of dealing, pays no
attention to them. After while they
all sit down on the ground in front of
the shop. Perhaps quarter of an hour
passes before the saddler asks what
they want. If he had noticed them at
first, they would have gone away with
out buying.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-24
Only with Gentlemen,

A few evenings ago, while half dozen
gentlemen were standing at the bar of one
OF the most fashion nable uptown saloons
In Washington, well-dressed good-looking
stranger entered the room and walked
strai ight up to the bar, and addressed the
oar.keeper In language like the following:
stranger, l am in very, very bad
condition. want drink; l must have
drink, but l am compelled to make the
humiilating statement that am unable at
present TO pay for 1t. If you will be kind
enough to favor me IN my extremity you
shall be paid, slr.''
"We don't keep whiskey to give away
here" was the blunt reply Of the bar
keeper. The stranger begged, but the
bar-keeper Was lnexorable and even rude.
The mlld-manhered stranger turned to the
gentlemen who had been witnesses to the
conversation and sand: ''Gentlemen, you
are all strangers to me, but would one of
you be kind enough to loan me the prico
of drinka will pay 1t back"
One Of the party addressed handed the
stranger l5 cents.
He stepped up to the bar and said,
"Now can have q drink"
eyes" said the bar-kceper, ssanybody
can get drink for the money here2"
~ thought 3d." said the stranger.
The bottle Of red llckor" was placed
on the bar; the stranger flied h,s glass
literally
"a little bitters IN there, II YOU
please said the stranger. Then, when
the bitters was furnished. he asked for q
large glass Of water, which was also set
up. The stranger drank his beverage and
then turned to the man who had loaned
HIM the money and said:
'Strangcr, l make 1t a point of honor to
pay borrowed money before pay whlskoy
bills; here Ia your 15 cents; / am greatly
obliged for the loan," and 80 saying no
walked out. The dszed barkeeper, seeing
that he was sold, and that the laugh was
on HIM, ran to the door and called to the
man to come back.
The stranger promptly returned and In
quired, "What do you WANT" The bar
keeper replied, "That was cute trick
you played, and own up that you caught
me. The drinks are on mo. What will
you take7' "Excuse me, SIR" replied
the stranger, 81 drink only with gentle
men; cannot drink with you,' and the
mysterious stranger walked away, leaving
the bartender to wonder whether 1t would
not have been better TO give stranger ono
drink than to be caught by trick and
have to ''sct 'em up" to whole or ovid.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-24
H.. TRI--W EEKLY, EDITION. ,u,,:.".
CH1LDnoODS vA1LEY..'

1t was a quiet valley,
Set far from human Ills,
A sunny, siopIng Valley, : !
Begirt wlth,green; ;gfeen hills. >
The white clouds softly knitted .. ..
Gray shadows In the grass;
The seaibirds poised and lifted ,.s..' :
AS they were loath to pass.
A clear stream third the bridges,
Blue, lazy smoke upcurled -
Beyond Its purple ridges
Lay the unqulet world. e.
Under the ivied rafters, d =
Low orooned the sun-drowsed dove |.
While youthful, breezy laughter
GMoved oift6e slopes above :" i
: where mid the t,dwer-p,ed spaces
We children made bright quest
Sure as we ran quick races -..> >..........,-
The far-seen flower was best.
Thus while the sun 1pliftad. -, Z
And flashed atlowIl the Htream,
The white clouds drlfted, drifted,
In, deep, uptroubled dream, D.
Fair shines that sunny valley,
Set far from human Ills F.. .-
Our childhood's simple valley
Begirt with green, green hills.
Nor all the worlds mad riot 80,
Which we have known since then
Hath touched this lsyalley's quiet ...t
Deep in our hearts, own ken.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-24
Tho Isuiared CITY.


The "isolated city of the great North
west" is up the Missouri river, 1900
miles beyond Bismarck, away from any
railroad. hemmed in by mountains,
and at this season shut out from all the
world. 1t bears the name of Benton,
IN honor Of "Old Bullion" and it is the
magazine of the Bristish Northwest. It
Is a substantial town, because lumber
is so costly there that it is economy to
build with brick. During navigation
twenty-five steamboats, carry freight to
this remote olty, and the volume Of
business there justiaes a Chamber of
Commerce and mammoth brick blocks.
The 5000 souls in this mountain fast
ness must enjoy peace that passeth
understanding in the busy life Of New
York.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-24

Home Is not name, nor form nor
routine. It is spirit, presence, o
principle. Material and method will
not and cannot make it. tt must get
its light and sweetness from those who
inhabit 1t, from flowers and sunsb inc.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-04-19
dews) involves a knowledge Of Natures
laws above that which the average
farmer possesses. Farmers, educate
yourselves ENGLAND Farmer.
Health Habits Of the Hog.

1t is now about time for the capering
hogs to GO and slosh themselves in the
nearest mud hole. when the pig wal
lows in mire," says DIR. Ballard, .'he
merely follows an instinct implanted in
pachydermatous cleansing. The mud
stands to him in the relation of soap to
human being, but instead of washing
it off with water he allows it to cake
and dry upon the skin and then rubs it
all off. mud and cutaneOus debris to-
gether, upon some sufficiently rough
surface. Loose hair and cutaneOus
scurf irritates him and he takes his own
way of cleansing his skin from them.
Cleanse his skin for him and he will
rest in cOntentment without offending
the eyes of his supercilious betters, often
less scrupulOus in this matter than he
is, by his wallowings, scratchings and
scrubbings. 1t has long been known
that a pig thus cleansed with soap and
water not only becomes less objection
able, but grows fat more speedily than
if left to cleanse himself In his own way.
Similarly as respects his food. Garbage
is not the food that the pig selects by
preference. In fact, a pig which has
been fed for any time upon sweet food
will turn away from sour food dis
gusted. If left to pick his own living
where he can find it, he will eat any
thing he finds eatable, but even then
will eat acorns, fallen fruit or roots in
preference to garbage; and human
beings.in similar straits will act pre-
cisely in the same way. 1t may be
economical, and perhaps even desirable,
to convert into pork matters which can
in no other way, or in no way more
convenient, be made subservient to the
subsistence of mankind, and the pig is
possibly properly utilized in this man
ner. Our only desire is to vindicate his
character as clearly feeder, if only he
has the chance Of clearly feeding vouch-
safed him.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-04-19
Hints for Any Season Of the Year.

Plow deep and cultivate often This
will give deep soil, and it will,insure
it against drought. Manure in the fall
and early winter. The earlier we ma
nure, after vegetation has entered its
winters repose, the better the crop.
Do not be afraid to spread manure,
even on twelve inches of snow. This
part of farm labor can be done with
less cost in the winter. Our time is
less valuable. teams can do it easier,
and the soil is less injured. Corn and
potato ground should be prepared for
the crop in the fall, then in the spring
harrow often, even daily, morning and
night, if possible, the oftener the surer
the crop. If but once day is practi-
cable, then let it be done at night. not
in the morning. and the later the better
the results. Cultivation saves manure.
Avoid the waste of fertility. Dew con-
tains the most powerful fertilizing
agents. and in the most available form,
so we should cultivate to receive the
most benefit. Never manure. very
heavy. but little and often. Feed as
the plant needs. Do not feed the soil
this year for next years crop. In this
respect, let us treat our land as we
treat our animals Every farmer
should understand something of agri-
cultural chemistry. botany and physi-
ology. Successful farming requires
that plants should be fed according. to
their necessity. Every species of plant
contains peculiar elements in its make
up, so we should supply the deficiencies
OF any to the soil. Quality of feed in
tiuences quality Of product. Fertility
removed in the crop should be returned
in the fertilizer. The fertility Of the
soil depends both upon manure and its
mechanical texture. There are three
sources of fertility-soil. air and water.
To know how to farm it SO as to derive
the greatest benefit from the atmosphere
and water (by the way of rains and
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-04-19
Encouraging a Young Man.

A young man, twenty-five years old,
a resident of Detroit, had, by strict
economy laid by couple of thousand
dollars. Feeling that he needed advice
as to how to invest it, be called at the
Office of capitalist and philanthropist,
and stated his case.
'You have done well-exceedinglv
well,'' replied the philanthropist, ''you
should invest that money in a suburban
lot, and profit by the rise.''
GIVE thought of that; but where can
1 find lot?''
''Oh! that's easy enough; in fact,
have several lots myself in market, and
l will give you a bargain.
The map was consulted, but when the
young man saw the location of the lots.
which had soap factory on one side
and tannery on the other, with a
ravine at the back of both, he thought
1900 too great a price.
but the title protested the philan
thropist-'' the title is without u flaw.
There is where you gain.
"How?'
''Why. when you come to me six
months from now to mortgage that lot
for 81. POO it wouldn' take us over half
an hour to complete the whole business.
AS philanthropist I'd advise you 20
invest in solid real estate. AS a capi-
talist I'm always willing to take mort
gage where the title is perfectly clear.
Detroit Free Press.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-04-19
Practical Points on Potato Planting.

The Western farmer who does not
plant his potatoes as early as he does
his oats, on well drained and well-en-
riched and deeply cultivated land, need
not look for paying results. The potato
thrives best on land Astounding in vege-
table mold sufficient to give the soil a
dark color. Such soil will become
warmed very early in the season, and
preserve the proper degree of moisture
and GOODNESS at the important period of
the enlargement of the tubers. In order
to produce the best results. experience
has shown that it is necessary that the
temperature of the earth should be
lower than that of the air.
The subdivision of the potato into
eyes is important. When quartered,
halved or planted whole, too feebly-de-
veloped shoots spring therefrom. A
single eye, or, at most, not more than
two eyes, cut down to an imaginary
line passing from the middle of each
end of the potato to the opposite end,
so as to secure as much flesh to each
eye. or both eyes, as possible, is an es-
sential condition of success. DR.. Stur-
tevant has shown by careful experiment
that if the eye of the potato is injured
so as just to avoid killing it, mass of
little tubers Fifteen to twentv-five) will
form instead of the shoot. illustrating
the fact that single eye has the capa-
city of originating all the potatoes that
a whole plant ought to be expected to
bear.
All new and valuable varieties should
be cut so that every eye will be saved.
To do this. take the potato in the left
hand, and hold it in an upright position,
with the stem end down. The eyes will
then appear in spiral form. like the
thread of cOrk-screw. Take sharp,
thin bladed knife and remove the lowest
eye by cutting midway between it and
the next above. BY the continued cut
ting from midway between the eyes to a
central line of the potato, forming
wedgeshaped pieces, the potato will
soon have the appearance of many
sided, inverted pyramid. The main
care required will be in the sub-dividing
of the closely clustered eyes at the seed
end. After they are cut. If not conve-
nient to plant at the time, they can. if
placed on a floor under shelter, after
being rolled in land plaster or air
Stacked lime. remain there from one to
three weeks without injury.-Farns and
Fireside.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-04-19

bagglng will quit railroading and run
for constable. Why, they wanted me to
stop train once and 90 with them to a
barn about mile away from the track
and hunt for some prisoners that es-
capped from the penitentiary. Did 90?
Well. [ haven't got my memorandum
with me, but if l recollect right, l didn
90. Take me for detective?''
"Then you rather incline to quiet
life, and had rather get along without
any FUSS said the newspaper man, as
he asked Rumsey for match to light
the cigar.
"Match! Well, Iguess / better light
it for you, and pay you for smoking it.
o, wait till l catch you on my train
without your pass, and l will make up
for cigars and matches, lifting you off the
platform with leather Yes, sir, l be-
ieve the ugliest man that ever got on a
train can be made peaceable by kinc-
ness. l had man on my train one
night going up, that always gets drunk
on purpose for row. He has cleaned
out lots of trains, and see he was in
for row. He looked as though he had
hot hox when he saw me come in the
door, and grated his teeth. He was
full, boiling over, and expected
to fight to the next station, where he
lived, and get off without paying. 1
went up to him, and sat down beside
him, and asked him if he had had a
good time to-day, and then l pulled
out some picture cards that 1 got
in a store here in Milwaukee, and said:
Here, Pat, take these pictures to your
little girl at home, and tell her, as she
meets you at the door and throws her
arms around your neck, and kisses you,
and says she is glad you come home
sober, and that she loves you, and that
you are the dearest papa in the world,
tell her that old Rumsey sent them to
her with kiss Well, you wouldn't
believe it, but before 1 got half through
talking about the little girl, the biz
tears came to his eyes, and rolled down
his red face, and he took them ami
thanked me in choking voice, anil
said, as he pulled out a five-dollar bill:
Take my fare out of this, Rumsey, AMI
God bless you I'll bet that rough fe,-
lows heart was touched, because when
he got off at the next station he was
sober, and was wiping his eyes on his
coat sleeve, and he pointed right straight
for home. o, man can get in his work
on a railroad train, and never kill a
man, if he wants to. ought to have
been sister of charity instead of con-
ductor, know that, but now am into
it am going to stick. '-PecE's San.