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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-08
Royal Divorces OF tho Past.

The case of the unfortunate Queen
Natalie does not stand alone In the
history of royal ladies'. In our own
century there have been three royal
divorces, but perhaps the lot of none
Of them was 80 painful as that of the
young Queen Of Servia. The first
sovereign who was divorced from his
wife was Napoleon 7. He abandoned
Josephine Beauharnais in order to
marry the Archduchess Maria Louisa,
Of Austria. AS there was no real
cause for the divorce, 1t was put for
ward on behalf Of the Emperor that
the marriage was celebrated by re-
publican priest only, and therefore, 1t
was not valid according to the laws OF
the Church Of Rome. The excuse was
a very weak one. and, indeed, quite
absurd, as the Pope. on the conclusion
of the Concordat, had given q dispen-
satio a radice to all marriages celebra.
ted since 1880; but the Emperor's wish
was at the time the supreme law for
the episcopal cOnsistory In Paris, and
the divorce was granted on payment of
a certain fine, according to the .means''
Of the parties. The most notorious
royal divorce case In recent English
history is, Of course. that Of George
Nv Of England, who wanted to get
rid of his wife, the poor Princess Caro-
line, from whom he had lived separated
Tor many years. A bill was introduced
In Parliament for the purpose, and was
strenuously opposed on behalf of the
Queen by Henry Brougbam, after
ward Lord Brougham and Vaux. Lord
Chancellor Of Great Britain, and
Thomas Denham. afterward Lord
Denham, Lord Chief Justice OF Eng
land. What these two counsel said
against the King would be enough to
get 800 counsel into prison on the
Continent or make Judges faint. Tho
bill was allowed, by a small majority,
to be read second time, but public
opinion YVES so much against 1t that
the Govel nment thought 1t better to
withdraw 1t after the third reading.
So the Kings wish was not carried out,
and the whole scandal was In vain.
The poor Queen died a few weeks after
her accession, but the King never
married again. Grown Prince William
of Wurtemberg, the father Of the
present King Charles OF Wurtemberg,
was compelled In 1903 by Napoleon /
to marry the Princess Caroline Augusta
Of Bavaria. The marriage was cole.
brated on June y, but the young cou-
ple separated the very Same day, and
have never again seen each other. In
1914 they were divorced, and the PrIn.
cess two years. afterward married
Francis /, Emperor OF Austria, and in
1926 was crowned Queen of Hungary.
He who rules must humor full as
much as he commands.
Most people neglect the eyes, but
very few neglect the 1.
Labor is the law, he who rejects It
will find ef,atli his torment.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-08
Pastel Painting In Eng land.

Pastel painting is once moro finding
patrons in England. The splendid por.
traits which Alfred Stevens lately ex-
hibtted In Brussels were enough to make
fashionable people eager to revive the
art. In Paris there 10 u society OF pas.
tel painters. One Of the members, M.
Lacaze, has discovered q process by
which permanency ts insured to The
colors, and it has received the official
approval of the society. Hitherto a
fixing process has always diminished the
beauty Of the colors, and hence pastel
painting. having to depend on the cray
ons alone, was restricted to countries
where there are fewer atmospheric
changes than In En- land.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-08
.-.Triboulet dled ~ Monmonth part

Trlboulet died at Monmouth Park
on Monday, July 23. from the effects Of
lockj8w brought about from a cut he
received In o race last week. He was
o bay, bred in 184t. by King Ban, FROM
Herzegovina. by Waverly. He raced
as Safe Bon until the Brooklyn autumn
meeting Of last season.
silk and cotton grow moro and
more mixed---not In fabric, but iii COS.
tunes silk bl0uses are seen with cot
ton skirts. and, beside velvet collars
and cuffs, a wide velvet sash ia much
liked for woar with cotton gowns. 1t
must bt black or Of some dark rich
color.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-08
FASHION NOTES.

There is great scope for choice oi
materials In the pretty light. and thin
w00lBns that are supplied at all good
serViceable; also in the multitude s0t
zephyrs and cambrlcs, plain and ern.
broldered. & ## & s.5 ST.
The lingeris IS delicate, being ess
pecIally remarkable for its simplicity
and good taste. "A matinee OF deep
terra Gotta plush, opening over y full
vest OF flesh colored silk, held In place
by bands OF gold embroidery, was very
effective.
Upon straw hats there are perfect
masses OF flowers, principally young
Ivy leaves and opening rossbuds. Tha
ilextble stems, fresh foliage and
scarcely formed buds are, so perfectly
initiated as to look quite natural; one
would think they he'd just been
plucked by an unwary hand. Upon
our bonnets they are most gracefully
effective, coming out of folds OF black
tulle or loops Of ribbon finely striped !.
over a light ground.
--Belted waists are a novelty on long
coats and cloaks of Suede colored or
copper colored woven woods In wide di.
agonals. The belt Is Of embroidered
gallooon and the same gall0on edges
the Tapped fronts OF the waist, also the
collar and cuffs. On tightly fitted long
coats the embroidery extends half WRa
up the waist III inverted V-shape, '(sRa
the collar .o6iss, nhroidery extep
most 1 t9 9 ,IVVNSr,pag ing sils a O."
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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-08

He who rules must humor full aa
much as he commands.
Most people neglect the eyes, but
very few neglect the /.
Labor is the law, he who rejects It
will find es,'ui his torment.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-08
Firearms in African Warfare.

Professor Drummond, the African traveller
says he has often wished he could get inside
On African for an afternoon and just see how
he looks at things. 1t is certain his views OF
the world are very different from ours. The
General-n-chief of the king OF Uganda's
army recently expressed some novel ideas on
the introduction of firearms in native war
fare. He told the king he was sorry gun.
powder had ever reached the great lakes. Ip
the good old times the Waganda warriors
were Invincible. Those were the days Of hand
to hand combats, when victory rewarded
the bravest and strongest, and skill in hand
ling the lance and shield decided the fortunes
of war. But now, a clumsey coward safely
hid in the grass can kill the bravest soldiers
There is no longer a chance for glorious fea.
of arms, and ''since guns are the fashion we
must fight with guns" This stickler for war
clubs and assegais was doubtless all the more
impressed with the degeneracy Of the times
from the fact that he was suffering from
two bullets wounds inflicted by the Wayoro,
whom for the first time in his life he had
failed to whip. 1t seems pity that all saw
ages do not harbor old fashioned prejudices
against firearms'-New York Sun
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-08
The Loud Voice in Public.

The ill breeding that manifests itself In
loud talking in public is entirely too preva-
lent hereabouts among women whose attire
and general conduct stamps them as other
wise we'll bred That womanly trait, a low
voice, which Shakespeare found 50 excellent
q thing in women, Is noticeable by its rarity
in most American communities. The im-
preston conveyed by bearing such voice
in public places and conveyances is that the
forte speakers usual surroundings are the
factory or the rattle Of the kitchen dishes,
each resulting in enforced elevation Of speech
to key high enough to drown other noises.
The factory girl or the dishwashsr has
every excuse for loud talking, for with her
it Is the force Of habit Other women have
no such excuse and their vociferousness may
be set down to innate vulgarity. Such women
focus the eyes and arouse the attention Of
every occupant Of q street car. There it il
simply amusing and perhaps annoying. In
the place Of amusement the loud talker, man
or woman, is simply pestilence, reminder
that the Nineteenth century Is prolific Of
borbarians and that rudensss is the rule and
refinement the exception. Pttts6urg Bull
letin.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-08

usually looked upon more as the aIlies'raan
the servants of the car They form iv-
ing rampant from five to six thousand miles
in length, over the entire Asiatic frontier of
Russia, from the Sea of Okhotsk to the Don
and the Caucasus. In former centuries they
were of vast service to Russia in protecting
the Russian borders from the Asiatic hordes.
The Cossacks of the Caucasus were them
selves up to the year 1858 Russia's greatest
opponents in the south. Shamyl gave the
Russians twenty-five years of hard fighting
in the mountains of the Caucasus before he
was finally captured with his family in one
Of the hill passes.
From Shamyl's former adherents Russia
has won a magnificent CoSsack army. One
of Shamyls sons is an officer in the Russian
garde; a second son was also an officer in the
Russian service, but went over to the service
IF the sultan during the last war, where he
commanded for a time regiment of his own
people who acknowledged the sovereignty Of
the Porte. After the Cossack revolt on
the River Yak UraD, in lG55, many emf
grated to Turkey. The Cossacks Of the Ural,
like those of the Caucasus, fought long for
their independence. Their final struggle
took place in the year of the declaration Of
American independence But the Russians
were victorious, the Cossack leader, Pugat-
chef, was captured and executed, the mamie
of the river and province of Yak was
changed to Ural, and since then the Cossacks
have been peaceful subjects of the car, who
is in his own person a CosSack hetman and
in whom is now vested the right Of appoint,
ing mmanders.-Philadelph Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-08
A very Remarkable Difsrenss.

When doctors disagree who shall decides
A bit Of enterprise on the part Of The Boston
Globe disclosed @ remarkable difference Of
opinion among the physicians Of that city.
A reporter, In perfect health, visited ten
prominent Boston doctors and stated nom
existent symptoms and requested. diagnosis
The mans appearance physically was perfect
But Notwithstanding this, each doctor dag
nosed the case in . di6erens way. and each
doctor gave the imaginary invalid different
prescription The diagnoses and prescrip-
tions, together with tho interview With each
doctor and . statement Is to the rsportsr's
elegant health, were published In Tbs Gioba
Detroit Free Press.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-08
The Belle as q Wife,

II young lawyer should be disbarred, .
young clergyman degraded from the minis
try, should merchant fail or an engineer
lose his position, he would scarcely suffer q
greater sense of change than does the young
belle when she finds herself ineligible to the
post which has been hers by the consent of
her parents and by the appreciation of the
world She misses the bouquets, the muir
murs Of applause, the atmosphere of adula-
ton. Why should she noti The lover, q
creature all smiles, who came bringing gifts,
has become stern taskmaster, scolding over
bills. The belle has become a slave to the
cook, of whom she is afraid, and to the
grocer, the baker, the candlestick maker.
However, if "Love goes like light in the
pathway" all this becomes right in time,
and the young wife will accommodate her.
self to circumstances, and when she emerges,
after year or two Of seclusion, still beauti-
full, still young, still pleasure loving, there
is no doubt an added appetite Cor admiration
from the long fast The husband is absorbed
in money making He cares little how his
wife spends her time, and so grows the mar
ried firt, innocently at first Innocent at
first; but alas! dangerous game, fraught
with possible misery to herself for even the
most innocent Irritation is a troublesome
affair. Its essence is secrecy, and that is q
bore and a nuisance to an honest heart
Mrs. John Sherwood in Once a Week.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-08
Tho Writer As He Writes.

When you Just begin TO be an author the
sight Of the blank sheet Of paper gives you
an appetite instead of depriving you CT IL.
You long to be at work and cover It with ink
marks. A new writer not only enjoys writ
ing, but rewriting also; have known authors
who will copy out piece, over and over
again, until the page appears without an
erasu-e. That Is not bad thing by way Of
practice, and would no doubt be advocated
by the printers But it Is not likely to be
kept up more than two or three years. After
that the writer knows what he is going to
write before he writes it; he has learned the
art OF putting the contents of his mind di-
rectly on the paper; besides, he has not the
time to make copper plate reproductions of
his work He is more apt to put it of to the
last practicable moment, and then to do 1t as
rapidly as he can. And by and by 1t will be
irksome to him to do it at all and he will
wish that fortune would present him with q
years vacation, during which he could lie on
his back and do nothing.
There is a period in the writing Of every
book when it seems impossible it should ever
be finished. What has gone before seems bad,
and what Is to come Is either blank, or 1t
promises to be worse than the beginning. An
apathy, a paralysis, settles upon the worker;
he wishes he had taken up butchering or
liquor selling for a living Every day that
he postpones the completion of his task it APP
pears more hopeless; his mind is gloomy, his
conscience oppressed: he haunts his study,
but effects no more than a ghost might; he
draws pictures on scraps Of paper, reads
books that do not interest him. or even plans
out work that can only be executed at some
indefinite future opportunity; at last his
final moment Of grace expires, and he sits
down in desperation and plunges his pen into
the inkstand. The work goes on, and then
he wonders how he could have imagined any
difficulty. The word "Fenisn is written, and
he experiences an uplifting of the spirit.
Thackeray, according to all accounts, was
subject to distressful periods of this kind
but he declares, in one of his essays, that
after finishing given book it was his custom
always to begin another before going to bed
in the mood Of reactionary ightheartedness
following upon his depression. Julian Haw-
thorne in America.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-08
Driving Out the Cattlemen.

immigration Is coming with a resistless
tide. Ex-Governor Routt, one of the great
cattle owners of the west, when speaking of
how the ranges were being so rapidly SET
tied. recently said: "The COW mus. give way
to Nancy and the baby" The first indica-
ton of the coming of this great tide of i'm
migration was manifested by cattlemen put
ting up wire fences and inclosing vast areas
of land This sufficed for a time, but immi-
grafton still continued, and then after much
litigation the courts said: "Take down your
wire fences" As the cattlemen occupied
these great ranges for a quarter of a century
before it was ever thought possible for them
to have any value for agricultural purposes,
it Is not strange that they should have made
the determined fight they have. The plow-
share now glistsns in the old American
Desert" and the old cattle trails are being
turned into farms The east can hardly
realize the wonderful changes that are TAX
ing placs. Within twenty 1--we years the
buffalo, which used to roam these plains by
the tens Of thousands, are almost extinct.
The great herds Of the cattle kings took the
place of the bison, but now the cattle ranges
are being turned into farms.
What will be the RESULT The general i'm
preston Is that there will b more cattle, but
with more owners. The public domain will
soon all be taken, which will necessitate the
dividing and subdividing Of the great herds
The result will come about In q natural way
and without loss, but rather with profit. As
the grazing area becomes more circnmscribed
the greater the necessity for winter feeding
and the production Of some kind of feed that
will more readily prepare stock for the
market Such feed consists of alfalfa,
sorghum hay, johnson and other varieties Of
farm grasses, oil cake, roots, etc., while in
parts Of western and southern Texas prickly
pear "a species Of cactD is being largely used
with cotton seed meal or oil cake, with
which it is claimed cattle may be easily fat
tened. The beef from animals thus fed is
said to be Of q most excellent quality and
davor. Cor. Globe Democrat
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-08

are carefully attended, bathed daily, and only
the best kind of shoes and the finest Of stock
ings put on it
THE difficulty with many parents Is in
selecting shoes that are just the length Of
their childrens feet" continued the learned
shoe dealer. snow, there is nothing more
injurious to the shape Of the foot than short
shoe. People Of wealth soon learn this, and,
while the narrowest possible width is chosen,
the shoe is always an inch longer than the
foot
Children who are permitted to walk or
run about much need not have large feet
The secret is to battle the feet each night In
warm water and each morning in cold water
and little salt, rubbing vigorously. Then,
If fine, harmless stockings are worn, and
shoes that fit suugly without being tight, a
beautiful foot Is sure to be the result
"Old shoes, shoes Of different makers, and
shoes of various sizes are more trying to the
beauty Of feet than either tight or narrow
nes"-Baltimore News
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-08
A Case Of Self Abnecation.

Charles Lambs devotion to his insane SIS
ter was one Of those instances OF self abnegs
ton which are as a silver lining to the darke |
and more sinister traits If human nature,
but it is, perhaps, more than equaled in some
respects by an instance Of unselfish devotion
on the part of man in one Of the institu-
tions near New York such as Is rare outside
Of the pages o. fiction. 1t is the case Of q
man and wife. They lived happily together,
but by one Of those strange visitations OF
fate the happy wife became insane. Cases
are not rare where a husband has shown de-
votion to an insane wife. There are others
in which the husband has sought TO play the
role of Mr.. Rochester in "Jane Eyre" and
ignore tie which he speciously argued had
been sundered by stroke of fate, though in
most, il not ALL of our states, at least, insan-
ity subsequent to marriage is regarded as
disease, and no more a ground for divorce
than consumption or any other alment
But in this case the husband forsook his
home in New York, where he had lived on
small income received from wealthy parents
in Europe, and sought and secured a position
as bookkeeper in the workhouse close by the
insane asylum where. his wife was confined,
receiving no salary for his services, and re-
tueTo uOW, diiiu
ings, simply that he may be near his stricken
wife, who smiles vacantly at him or talks
with pathetic volubility and earnestness Of
her fixed decisions across that dark mental
gulf which separates the Gehenna Of mad
ness from the relative paradise Of sanity.
His only thought is to soften the blow to his
wife as much as possible, to ameliorate as far
as may be her sufferings, a pathetic attempt
to make the hand Of fate seem like velvet
instead Of iron. For seven years he has 10
manned faithful in his devotion to his men,
tally dead wife, sepulchYd, 50 to speak, as
a hopeless lunatic in the cemetery Of the
mind, an insane asylum, man not, perhaps,
endowed with the Intellectual qualities which
command the admiration Of men, but illum-
ined by unselfish devotion as with sacred
nimbus Oscar Willoughby Riggs.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-08
Lack Of Arm and Shoulder E2erciss-In
cessant Noise-ShOck.

LACK OF arm ana SnOulUer E1efCfS0-tn-
cessant Noise-shock.
An English physician Of distinction, Dr.
Walter B. Plat, contributes to The Popular
Science Monthly suggestive paper on GER
tain Injurious Influences Of City Life" He
confines his observations to these points: ~
The disuse Of the arms for any considerable
muscular exertion by the great majority OF
men and women e, The incessant noise Of
a large city. 81 Earring Of the BRAIN and
spinal cord by continual trsading upon pave
ments
The effect Of these influences, according to
DR.. Plat, is to undermine the stability Of
the nervous system and to impair the circu-
latiOn and general nutrition. These effects
accumulate with each successive generation
of city dwellers, and it is asserted that there
are very few families now living in London
who, with their predecessors, have resided
there continuously for three generations
In regard 30 the lack Of arm and shoulder
exercise, the doctor points ous that it has an
important bearing on the general health Of
both men and women, since il increases the
capacity Of the chest and thereby the surface
Of the lung tissue, 80 essential to the proper
publication Of the blood In the city the
mass of people can only get this benefit
through gymnasium work, or some form Of
home exercise, like pulling-weights, dumb
bells or Indian clubs. The writer insists
upon arm exercise as necessary to perfect
physical condition and to the prevention Of
nervous irritability and consequent mental
disorder.
The injurious effect Of incassant noise as
an irritant to the nerve centers has been
demonstrated by experiment, as well as con-
frmed by observation. A large share of this
noise in the residential portions of cities Is
unnecessary, and should be stopped '"The
loud ringing OF church bells at all hours of
the day and night, in this age, when every
enc knows the hour Of service, hardly recon-
mends the religion Of good will to men" says
the doctor Streets Of residences should be
paved with asphalt; underground roads
should surplant elevated structures, and all
unnecessary noises OF street. traffic and vend-
ing should be forbidden.
To prevent the shock TO the brain and
spinal cord caused by the jar of walking on
brick or stone the doctor suggests an elastic
rubber boot heel Ia this country very little
heed IS paid to the nerves of the people; they
are hacky TO escape with their lives from tho
many perih Bat anything that tends to
make city life more agreeable and beautiful
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-08
A Widespread bat Mistake. Beuef-Rss.
for the Brain

A Widespread but Mistake. Belief-Res.
for the Brain
There is . Widespread superstition, cher
tshed by the great majority Of tho people,
that to sleep Immediately after they have
taken food Is to endanger health, to favor
the onset Of spoplexy, etc.-s superstition
the brain is normally congested- There is,
no doubt, such . thing a. congestive sleep,
but during normal sleep the brain Is anemic.
When q person has taken q fairly sbundanS
lunch or dinner the stomach demands q
special influx Of blood wherewith to accom-
piish it's work Of digestion; no organ can
more easily comply with that demand than
the brain, which, when in full activity, is
suffused with q maximum amount OF the
vital fluid
But derivation Of blood from the brain
to the stomach can only take place, except in
exceptionally full blooded snd vigorous per
sons, On the condition that the cerebral func
6ons be meanwhile partially or wholly sus-
pended. Hence many people after taking
dinner feel indisposed for mental action, and
not few long for sleep. The already par
TALLY anemic brain would fain yield up
TO the stomach a still further supply
Of blood and yield itself up to re-
fresbing sleep. Doing 50 it gains new
strength meanwhile digestion proceeds en-
ergettcally, and soon body and mind are
again equipped TO continue in full force the
battle Of life. But superstition, the child Of
ignorance, intervenes, declares that sleep
during digestion is dangerous, admonishes
the would be sleepers to struggle against
their psriious inclination and. though telling
them that after dinner they may sit awhile,
assures them Of the adage "aftsr supper
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