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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-06-12
SOCIAL VAMPIRES.
Detective Agencies That are Nothing
More Than Black.mniJing Concerns.

Something ought to be done to con-
troll these private detective agencies,
said a police officer Of rank to repor-
ter. "They are nuisance, and work
moro harm than any one imagines. I
don't refer to the straight agencies, but
these concerns that do all the dirty
work are the ones refer to. Anybody
can start detective agency and some
Of the men who work for many Of these
In Chicago ought to be In the peniten-
tiary. Many private detectives make
their living by black-mail, and it is
easy to see that they have a fine field to
work In. Take. for instance, a case of
woman, or even man, who has some
standing. Some one--it may be hus-
band OF wife, or even an outsider-puts
detective on the track of tho one he
wants to find out about, and the victimv
IS followed everywhere. Supposed some-
thing Is found out--and there's nobody
but has little dark spot that shouldn't
be exposed - and here's where the
chance for blackmail comes in. The
detective makes his report and receives
pay, but doesn't let tho matter rest
there. He has hold on tho one he'd
been shadowing, and when the proper
time comes he works the racket for
what it's worth. lie wants q loan af.
ter letting the victim know. of course,
what knowledge he possesses, and nine
to one he gets it. The one affected
knows that he can't afford exposure and
he Is willing to pay for secrecy Mind
you, all private detectives don't work
this snap, but many Of them do.
81 know Of young man who robbed
his employer. Tie latter knew some
thing was wrong, 80 he hired shad-
over. Proof against the young man
was completed, and when he was con.
fronted with it he confessed everything.
He begged not to be exposed, ard the
employer consented to his remaining,
provided ne made up lhe shortage.
This he did and afterwards regained
his employers confidence. Then he
married fine girl and was happy. The
world smiled on him and he was get
ting along as nicely as any one could
wish when one day he was called on by
strange man, who soon let him know
that he was the detective who had done
the shadowing. He didn't say that he
would expose the young man, but the
latter knew what the matter was and
readily consented to make small loan.
Instead of telling his wife and employer
about it he struggled on, meeting de-
mands made on him, and finally took
to drinking. His employer discharged
him, he went lower and lower, and
when he got clear into the gutter his
wife left him because he couldn't sup
port her. The other day, I see'by the
papers, she sued for divorce, and
she'll get it.''
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-06-12
HOUSEKEEPING IN GERMANY.
No Bread Baked In tho House =.
The Kitchen tho Prettiest
Room, ~

In many respects 1t Is much easier to
''keep house'' in Germany than in
America. German servants are strong
and willing, and move along in the
same routine, never flying OF at a tan
gent, as the best Irish girl is prone to
do at the most inconvenient seasons.
The houses are almost all apartment
houses. with rooms all on one floor.
No washing Is done In the house, not
even the dlsh-towels. Well regulated
German families have the washing done
once In three months only, but the
American residents, not having such
supply Of linen, send out the washing
each week. The ''wasch frau" comes
In from the country with her small
cart, drawn by dog, and with huge
basket on her own back. The prices
are small, the family washing for our
family of eight costing but about two
dollars q week.
None OF the bread is made In the
house. There Is bakeshop on every
corner and the bread is brought to the
door every morning. The rolls are like
the French rolls and are delicious
The ''zwel-back" or twice-baked bread
Is small slice Drowned on each side in
the oven. which makes it very crisp.
The black bread comes In long loayes,
certainly half yard long. 1t Is very
nutritious. and my children are very
fond Of it. 1t is tho universal custom to
give each servant one pound Of coffee
and one pound Of sugar a month, and
half pound Of butter a week; also a
certain amount Of black bread daily.
This they use for their own consump-
tion. Tho cook does the marketing
and Is perfectly trustworthy. Every
thing is bought in small quantities and
there istalmost nothing left over from
one day to another. Nothing is vast
ed, and it is quite study to see the
various tempting ways in which REM
nants are "worked over"
Pieces Of chicken, ham and beef are
chopped together, and all sorts Of meat
cakes and croquettes are made, A
very nice pie is made by alternate lay
ers Of this chopped meat and sliced po-
tatoes. the top being covered with
bread crumbs and the whole baked for
half an hour. The kitchen Is the pret-
TEST room In tile house. The White
porcelain stove with It's bright sauce.
pans; the dishes ranged around the
room in dressers; the plants In the win
dows. and above all the cleanliness that
prevails, combine to make the room a
most pleasing picture. A servant never
objects to doing anything that Is asked.
Blacking the boots is a part Of the reg
ular work Of the second girl. T have
several times seen servant out on the
sidewalk helping to bring In the coal.
II an errand Is to be done the girl al
ways goes out bareheaded even going to
market, with nothing whatever for
headgear,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-06-12
"A What is IL.

An animal, different from any ever
before seen In that part Of the country,
has been destroying sheep, swine and
calves in Barlow county, Georgia. Its
victims wero found dead, with wound
IN the throat resembling the stab Of a
stiletto. A farmer who surprised the
beast in the act Of trying to kill a sleep.
ing calf, says the creature resembled a
coyote In its movements. It was of a
dark copper color, with 'possun- shaped
head and small bead-like eyes, the tall
bushy and erect, and the body long and
smooth. Men have banded together
and searched for 1t day and night, but
have been unable to capture it. On
one occasion pack Of hounds pursued
it. when suddenly the leading dog came
whining back with stream Of blood
oozing from the throat, and in half an
hour died.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-06-12
PLEASANT PEOPLE.
Though They may not be Lovablc
They are Always LikabIe.

What a boon to all his friends and
acquaintances a pleasant person Isl 1t
may be hard to define pleasantness, but
we find no difficulty in recognizing it
when we meet with it. Pleasant peo-
pie are not always by any means the
NEST admirable of mankind, nor the
most interesting; for it often happens
that the qualities in a man which are
worthlest Of esteem are, for lack Of
other modifying elements, the very
ones which make against his agreeable.
ness as companion; and person who
does not impress us as particularly plea
SAINT may nevertheless interest us very
much by the display Of unusual mental
or moral characteristics, or from COM
plexlty Of nature which seems to offer
itself as an enigma we are curious to
solve. Pleasant people may not even
he the most truly loyable, but they are
hkable; we perhaps have no desire to
make friends Of them, in the deeper
sense Of friendship, but we are glad
when We meet them, and enjoy our
selves while III their society. The tie
thus formed, though slight, is real
one, and I believe that we should all
do we'll to remember, in the interest Of
our closer friendships, the attractive and
cohesive force of mere pleasantness.
The highest virtues and offices Of friend.
ship we are not called on to exercise
every day, and in familiar intercourse
we have not less, but rather the more,
need Of making ourselves pleasant, be-
cause Of the times when our friends
will have to answer our drafts on their
patience and sympathy.
If we question what it is that goes to
constitute q man or woman pleasant, it
appears to be a result Of both tempera-
ment and character. 1t is hardly neces-
sary to say that these are not the same
thing, and yet they are not distinguish
ed in common thought and speech as
clearly as they might be. Without at
tempting any close analysis, we may
perhaps say that temperament is q cor
tain combination OF elements given us
ut birth, while character Is another set
Of powers and dispositions. slowly ac-
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-06-12
A WONDERFUL TRICK.
Tho Magician and tho New Ping
HAT.

Pro- ,rvink, who monkeys with
cards and tue other bric.a-brao that
goes tomal.e up the outfit Of the profes.
slonal sleight-of-hand performer, gave
an exhibition at hall in Frankfort the
other night. The professor is all there
with his tricks. but somewhat shy on
his oratory if he gets out Of the beaten
paths Of his hanky panky. This time
he accidentiy strayed and got badly
mixed UP in a byway.
Smiling like g crack in :. rocky noun
tain range the professor ambled down
from o fat man In the front row. It
was a brand new eight-dollar hat, and
the professor looked at 1t affectionately
as he made his WY back to the stage,
which was reached by short step-lad-
der placed there for the OCCASION. The
professor hadn't been drinking, but he
was nervous. Tho ladder slipped from
under him and he tobogganed on tho
hat several feet up the stage. AS he
picked himself up and looked at the
crushed stovepipe in blank despair the
audience roareu. No one laughed SO
heartily as the fat man who owned the
wreck. Irvinb looked at the hat, the
spectators and the wings.
"l-aaies and gentleman" he finally
stammered, "this was an accident. If
the. gentleman who owns the hat will
wait until tomorrow l will try to buy
him new one out of the box receipts.
I RI ~ r
--o
Ills voice was drowned in laughter
and applause.
Isn't he an excellent actorp" excIalm-
ed the fat man.. between commissions,
to his neighbor. "Never saw anything
to beat it, '%TI
The Professor turned his scared face
about the stage. Escape was impossi-
bic. The more he tried to tell his audi
tors that the crushed tile was not q
trick, but good, wide, and all-wool
reality, the more his auditors didn't be-
lieve him. He went down into tho or
chestra and whispered to the owner
that he did not mean to fall on the hat
and that he would make restitution as
soon as possible, but the owner wiped
the tears off the end Of his nose, and
found breath enough to remark that he
knew all about IL; this wasn't the first
time he had been to s.eight- hand
show.
at last Irvink carried the cause of
his misery back to the stage and ended
his act by flight. While a. young man
was singing something about girl
who didn't want him, the Professor
hunted,up a notary and came back be-
fore the curtain fell with an affidavit
that he did crush the hat aforesaid,
without malice aforethought and with
out afterthought Of making 1t as good
as new again. The audience. includ-
ing the fat man. believed him then.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-06-12
quired and grown IN us; for the first,
nature is responsible, our parents and
ourselves for tho second.

quired and grown IN us; for the first,
nature is responsible, our parents and
ourselves for the second.
1t seems easiest to describe pleasant
person by negatives. although assured.
ly his pleasantness affects us rs a most
positive quality. To begin with, such
a person must not he too much .tshnt up
in his owl, individuality, 9; to use the
phrase OF an English writer. That is,
he mustnct. be very reserved and CON
centrated iir hiselnotions aud affections,
but have certain responsiveness Of ma
tule and openness of manner. He must
not lie too fastidious, but able to lake
people for what they are, and what they
are worth to him for the passing mos
ment and the needs Of the social hDur.
He must not be of too intense g nature,
nor 80 pieoccupied with the serious as
poets and duties OF life that he is una
ble to put them aside temporarily, and
lend himself to5lighter thoughts and
lighter people. One of tho pleasantest
men 1 ever metswas one OF the most
hardworking, deyoted'to a dozen good
causes and public interests beside his
personal and professional ones. None
Of these were made bore to others,
and his equablo and kindly disposition,
his readiness to enter into other per-
sons ideas, his interest in literature
ana art as we'll rs weightier matters Of
pol tics and SCIENCE, made him able to
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-06-12
DESERVES A MEDAL
How an Irish Retriever Saved the
Lives OF Seven Fishermen.

a good dog story comes from Maine
to a Washington letter-writer. "A. Q.
Buell., former well known journalist
Of that city, usually goes hunting dur.
ing the sporting season on tho Penob-
scot Bay. When not hunting lie leaves
his dog "Pat." a very flne-bred Irish
retriever, in care of a fisherman on the
shores Of the buy. A few days ago
Mr.. Buell. received letter from the
fisherman telling Of a remarkable per-
formance Of Pat in resouing no less
than seven persons from 1, fishing smack
that had been thrown on q reef in q
heavy gale. The smack was lodged on
one Of the reefs Of Great Spoon Island,
about two hundred feet from the shore.
The men hoisted signals or distress,
and were III momentary danger Of being
swept away. tremendous waves were
running, and the crowd of excited fish
ermen on the shore knew that it would
be fatal for them to attempt rescue,
q, no boat in their possession could
live in that sea. Suddenly the one who
had In his care the dog Pat bethought
him that the dog had been taught to
not only retrieve, but to tow boats by q
rope from one point to another, and
often when a boat would get adrift lie
would be sent for it, and would lun his
nose under the painter till he would
come to the end Of 1t, when he would
take it In his teeth and fetch the boat
to shore.
"Pat" was at once called. A long
cod line was attached to piece Of lath
and flung as far as possible into the
water. ''Pat" promptly sprang in,
swan to it, and brought it to the shore.
Several times he repeated this perform
ance. The fishermen were in despair.
The waves were splashing so high they
could not direct the dogs attention to
the men on the reef. Finally "Pat''
seemed to comprehend that there was
something more serious on hand than
he had at first thought. He raised his
head and looked intently oyer the water.
His eye caught sight Of the boat with
its signals of distress, and the waves
dashing over it, When the lath with
the ood.line attached was again thrown
into the water ''Pat" at once sprang
after 1t, took the lath in his teeth, and.
-inataad of turning to tho shore. straols
out through the roaring surf to the
reef. Many times lie was buried under
the waves, but after few minutes Of
intense suspense he was seen from the
shore clambering up the side Of the
reef, and great shout went up as the
imperiled sailors took hold of him and
lifted him into the boat in an almost ex-
hausted condition. In brief time a
strong rope was attached to the cod
line. The men on shore were signalled
to haul away, the rope was made fast
to the reef and the shore, and one by
one the men passed hand over hand
from their place Of danger, the brave
dog following when he had got his sec.
ond wind.
N1r. Buell. thinks that Congress ought
to vote ''Pat" the most elegant silver
collar that can be made. PATTI Is
from the famous kennels Of Tullamore,
near Cork, and is dog Of remarkable
beauty and sagacity.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-06-12
Preparation for tho stage.

1t is related Of Lester Wallack that
lie always inquired Of every female ap-
plicant for entrance into tie profession
whether she had been married, buried
a child, quarreled with her husband,
and suffered poverty. IL not, he told
her these were requisites for the por.
trayal Of the cardinal emotions and for
stimulation of experience with the stern
realities Of life, Whether that is a
mere tradition Of the stage or not, it is
certainly true that nearly that stand
ard is set up by q manager who has
made his bow to the public as the busi-
ness man Of an English star whom we
all know. You must have been mar
ried." he always says to women who
apply TO him; sic ,unhappily married or
widowed all the better -
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-06-12
Popularity Of the Shop Window,

"4Ien as we'll as women" said the
brightly observant Miss Entres Nous
to me, ''cast sly glances In passing at
its hats and its tournures in the plate
glass shop windows. Granted that the
female heart is full OF deceit and given
to all manner Of wickedness granted,
even that the female brain has always
had fair show, but let no unbeliever
In the equality Of the sexes ever credit
woman with more personal vanity than
man. On this point there is, to say the
least, perfect equality. In fact, I know
1t. Happening to be obliged to wait
for the horse car, that, like the letter,
never came, suddenly became aware
that store window opposite was
source OF frequent observation. It was
a beautiful show, truly, aud the hues
Of artistically grouped flowers were q
Joy to behold, but presently, to my
great amaZement, the secret Of this pas.
sing interest was divulged. a. young
woman on the same side Of the way as
myself was faithfully reflected in the
glass. Until she gave that thoroughly
feminine shake to her draperies and
looked over her shoulder at the fit Of
her dress improver I had not thought
Of the window In Its capacity Of mirror
to the public. For FIVE minutes or
more or less she turned and twisted,
now waiting for cars and carriages to
get out Of her range Of vision, and then
slowly pacing back and forth, while I
watched her performance in the broad
window. Having satisfied herself, she
finally walked away, leaving me to re.
mark, "How like a woman Not D. bit
of It'll Presently o man we'll known to
fame came round the corner and turn
ed down the street. Suddenly he halt
cd, glanced over at the window, settled
his coat collar, pulled his coat down in
the back, shook his leg, that may have
been asleep, for aught any one could
tell, gave fresh tilt to his plug hat,
and then, having admired himself suf.
ficiently, he, too, went his way. Since
this experience I have noted that both
sexes, mind you, when they have good
opportunity to see themselves as others
see them In q shop window, improve 1t.
The window above mentioned is, I find,
exceedingly popular. I have looked in
1t myself"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-06-12
.saal&..

Many proverb in common use is
based on perversIon Of a truth, rather
than on the truthtitself. A proverb of
this sort says that fsTalk is cheap,''
with the obvious meaning that talk
costs little or nothing, and that any
body can profferit But "talking'' is,
In its primitive meaning, interpret
ing" explaining, ~ making clear.n In
that sense, talk isnot cheap; for it costs
elearness Of thought, precision of state
ment, and lersoBal sympathy with the
one TO whom the explanation is to be
made. If, indeGSMsSst were true, as it
has been naRdo fraoHs affirmed, that
speech is giYcre. u thsIler to the con
cealing Of ehoeix7& wefess hen effectiye
speech worssyin ithR Ranp, for it Re-
qpires aplllts conc D that is the re-
suit of thorghs,S cSSft--to use speecl,
craftlly, as it doeS Is use it wisely. But
in its higher and truer sense Of utter
preting truth, talk gives value to truth,
by being a means OF it's transmission
from All enlightened mind to q darkoned
one; and such value as that can never
besecured without cost. There IS a great
deal Of "speech" that IS not true stalk !"
The Apostle seems to have had this In
mind, when he urged the Corlnthian
Christians to transmute their cheap
speech into more costly talk. "Where.
FORE" he said, "let him that speaketh
in tongue pray that he may interpret
Tor talk.''] And this is good counsel
for to-day.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-06-12
HcrOlsnn.

1t was the herojsm Of the early mar
tyrs that conquered the Roman EN-.
plre; not the sermons or the eloquent
orators, nor the treatlses of able disput-
ants; it was the heroism that ninched
not from the dame, that found songs in
the dungeon and security in the lre
The Roman nina could not interpret
that except as something divine. The
Roman heart could not but feel the
imlnensity of the power which was in
chat living conservation,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-06-12
stamps in Spain.

Spain has issued stamps every year or
oftener for thirty years. On the ap-
pearance Of each new issue the one pre-
ceding is declared Of no value. The
excuse given for this Is that it is to
avoid counterfelting. But ie alwaya
happens that subjects Of the baby king
have left on their hands may thousands
OF dollars worth Of worthless stamps,
and the government reaps the benefit.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-06-12
A Spring shower.

Down tho drops come, tinkle. tinkle,
With a sudden dash and sprinkle,
Though as blue as perIwinkle
Was the sky.
Some mysterious hokus-pokua
Knocked above and awoke US,
Cries little yellow oroous,
With q Sigh.
There's roarinRl there's q clattels
There's n smoky dash and spatter
or the duet. as comes the patter
Nus t} OF the drops.
Suoh drencher, euch pelter,
Is It'll yet when, helter- skelter,
Everything has found o shelter.
Then--it stopsl
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-06-12

When potatoes are to 20 into stewa
or shoulders they should be flrst sliced,
soaked and scalded.
Butter. lard and dripping should be
stored In jars and kept In the coldest
and dryest place.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-06-12

Let 1t be borne In mind that the
cords of. love, which bind hearts so
closely Together that neither life nor
death nor time nor eteratty can sever
them, are woven OF threads no blgges
than 2 SPIDERS web.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-08-25
swamps vs.. Health.
out.

There are good many swamps and
marshes in and around olneyville. Many
maladies from which the people suffer
are undoubtedly directly attributable TO
the stagnant water and slime which
these morasses contain. During the
process Of evaporation produced by the
SUMS rays this poisonous matter rises
into the atmosphere and Is inhaled into
the system and all sorts Of infectious
diseases Ii the result, Not the least
important Of these is malaria, a disease
which, as Is well known, causes the blood
TO be saturated with poison. Though we
are at present unable 10 remove the
cause by purifying the atmosphere. at
least we can remove the disease and
prevent II. No remedy will do II so
quickly and permanently as Johnston's
East Indian Malaria Cure. IL In a very
mild medicine such as children can use
with safety, but IL cares malaria every
time in young and old. Price $l.25.
Sold everywhere.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-08-25

sea-sick soon after his arrival, and while
sshing for pcuts Thursday evening Mr..
Swiniell lost an oar. The fishermen are
loud in their praises Of the hospitable
manner in which they were treated by
the inhabitants Of the South County.
The fair for the benefit of ST. Thomas
church will begin September 18th and
continue two weeks. Indications are
that the fair will bs \ great success.
The ST. Thomas Temperance Society have
donated fine dinner set, Flint 4 Co, OF
Providence, have given an easy chair,
Patrick McCabe of Manton, a ton Of coal |;
Mrs. McAvay, n handsome rug; fine
crayon Of Rev. Father Carroll. will be
another article voted for. An elegant
silver pitcher that has been on exhibition
IN r. Richardson's window is still another
attraction. Alex. Paisley. boss dyer at
the Manton Mill. and Patrick Magner Of
the l., Evansville Mill, will be the con-
testanis for the pitcher. Miss Lizzie
Keegan Of Lymansville, and Miss Allie
McGraw Of Manton will be opposing
candidates for the ladies watch. Candi-
dates for the drum are John Mckenna Of
Lymansville. and Henry Kelly of Manton.
The other articles presented to the fair
are marble top table 10y Mary Grimley,
lamp. Daniel Morrissy; barrel Of -four.
Peter Grimley; pair Of shoes. Florence
Mccarthy; gents slippers. Mrs. James
woodlock chamber set, stephen Kelly;
oil painting. Children Of Mary Society |;
oil stove. II. Richardson; lemonade act,
Mrs. NJ. Cummings; tea se,. Mrs. Ma
roney; be, spread, Mrs. Craig; cut OF
cotton cloth. M. Kirby. etc, etc.