The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-17
no IMs I,hcd UpOIL nn PrIXilegns.


| The other day lank young man fro,
the country, accompanied by cookbook
ing young woman, arrived in the city an
stopped at Our largest hotel. 81 want yo
to 90 the best you ken for u.s." said TIN
young man TO the clerk. "Wc've ius
got married, and want to splurge little
Down in my country I'm the boss. llrr
MT agln any man in the community, ant
Ken spit more rails in day than any
body scpcntcr knock-kced Bill, the ole
Guinru niggcr what works on the Liz,
Sanders place. Tell lis where our room
ls, please. But reckon wc'lI take tn,
range OF the big room whar all them big
lookln' glasses 10 II shlnin'."
DO you mean the parIor2" asked til,
clerk, twisting one Of his diamond shir
studs.
eyes, tho perlur."
"Ccrtainly, ST."
Tie youhg man and his wife followed ,
grlnning negro and asccnded to the parlor
Shortly aftcrward the clerk, while passing
the parlor door, saw Rubc throw his arms
around his BRIDE and kiss her.
"llcrc," said the official, "nonc of that.
ii you stay IN this room you've got to be-
have yourselves.
j., AAh SoI iiSit1 " KISS jlcr = ASKED
The young man.
"Ycs, but not here"
"Ivc got right to kiss her here or any
"har else. She's mine, amt you julie ?"
"Yes, Rubc."
"Didn't the Justice of the Peace saw
that you must cling to mc?"
"Ies, Rubc."
And you arc goin' to cling, amt
your"
"You know | ain Rlbc"
"l hat settles it, Put her thar" md
puckcring up his mouth he received q loud
resoundlng s'nnck. ''Tho law Of Arkan
saw says you can put her thar, and put
her thar agn, julie. Now mister man"
but the clerk had vanished, and Rubr.
turning to his wife, snlj: carter a while
you'll find out that IN hero and boss.
Tut her thar ogin, Jule."
How Apples AFRO SoId IN England.
There are five auctionccrs in the busi.
ness III Livcrpool, and all the apples re-.
celved are sold by them. The sale is
held Ill large amphithcatre, in the
centre OF which is largo table, on
which barrel of each mark is poured
out as Il sample. Each auctionecr sells
1or three. quarters of M hour Mt time,
ana tho sales continue, ii necessary, till
~ O'Clock at night. Apples are sold in
lots OF twenty barrels each. Tho un-
dcrstanding is TINT tho app!cs shall be
perfectly tight III the barrel, when such
bring 40 sblllings per barrel :"shakers. "
or those not tightly packed, will bring
4 shillings less. Tho next Grade is wet
and wasted" which brings only half
the price OF the best. The Baldwin is
tho only variety sold to any amount :
1T IL the only one which can be obtained
Ill sufficient quanty to sell by tho
thousand barrels. Retail lots and odds
and ends nro not wanted. Sales arc
held three days in week. Tho trade
dates from about ten years ngo When
1t becamc apparent that Now Englund
could raise apples enough for it's own
consumption, the New York growers
began to ship. In packing, basket OF
high colorcd and medium-siZed sueci.
mems arc placed in the bottom of tho
barre us close ns possible, with tho
stems all down, nnd tho barrel is shaken
us c!s2n :.s baslctf;;l is put in. It is
hllcd half an inch above the chimes.
the hcnd is pressed in by means Of n
screw, and tho barrel is then turned
over and marked on the fnce head, so
thut when opened 1T shows an even ana
uniform surface. Apples thus faced
Will bring from twenty-five to fifty cents
more than those not faced. Thcrc is
very little demand for sweet apples,
Apples are sometimes shipped success
fully In warm weather, when later ship
mcnts, III cooler weather, will decay.