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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Tho loss In transporting cattle
across the ocean was in 1887, 81 per
cent. 1t has been reduced to II per
cent.
-.-One Of the richest men Of st.
Paul, who owns block after block Of
real estate, lives on less than $500 q
year.
Gold plate to the value Of $12, ,OOO,-
is stored away in the gold room OF
Windsor Castle. One piece, u salver,
is worth $4,000.
--'HIoOdlum" comes from the Ger
man hudler, meaning loafer, or idler;
SO "bummer,' from the German
bummler, u word Of similar import.
THE great furniture manufacturing
centre or the United States Is at Grand
Rapids, Mich, where there arc forty
two factories, employing $4,000 men.
-Sunday-schools are increasing rap
idly in this country. Last year the
American Sunday y-school Union organ
ized 1862, with G,326 teachers anu Sd,
129 scholars.
Excavations made in TZintzunt-
zan, in Yacatas, Mexico, in search Of
treasure, are SAID to have revealed
magnificent palace, which is IN archae-
illogical wonder.
Davis Strait takes its name from
It's discoverer, John Davis. who Au-
gust II, 1885, reached that Northern
latitude on his voyage in search OF a
northwest passage.
Glass was in use among the Ro-
mans at the time of Tiberius, and the
runs Of Pompeii show that 1T was In
use FOR windows during the first GEN.
tury Of the Christian era.
The knights OF Columbus. in
Bridgeport, Conn, have voted TO take
part in q movement Of their order for
celebrating the four hundredth ami.
versary Of the discovery Of America.
Jesse D. Carr, the "ich ranchman
Of Fresno county, CAL, has been Or
dered by u Government agent to re.
move stone fence which he has built
around 10000 acres OF Government
land.
1T is estimated at the Treasury
Department that there has been de.
crease Of $3, 10000 in the public debt
during tho month Of July. Over $l4,-
OO0,000 were paid out during the
month for pensions.
"A tombstone weighing sixteen
tons, and cut in the form Of u tree,
with birds ana squirrels lodged Ill its
branches, and ferns, flowers, an open
book and scroll Of music at the base,
Is a curiosity at Menosha, Ohio.
Lincoln used to say that it al
ways did him good to look at the God
dess Of Liberty on the dome Of the
capitol at Washington, for 1t satisfied
him that there was one woman in
| Washington who was not approachable.
The average yearly income Of tho
working woman Of Boston is $2G0.O7,
sAeE average FIN anad
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-15

holiday-maker is good Sd and plenty
of 1t. Too many perstlg are victims Of
the delusion that IS titleS SaIir ia pure and
exhilarating 1t doesn'S make much DIFF.
ference what they eat Eff they were to
ask q competent phsslcian, he would
tell them that thousaid Ids of the citizens
Of New York come back from their
summer wandering dlstlnctly deterior-
ated in body solely on account OF the
unwholesoms food which good appe-
tites have enabled chem hen TO dispose Of.
Rich food they dh not want, but OF
healthful food thef efsstood In absolute
need. and they dtdo't get 1t. A tlush.
ing sunset, q cloiitgapped mountain, q
storm-tossed seaSsld a'ttmpled lake
are delightful ad]uIcts, but they are
less important t0Teary men ond wo-
men who hope t0pplonish their stock
of vital energyAhap q good dinner.
They might, possibly have made DR..
Johnson's i'll fed slEkllled, i'll dressed
and i'll cooked le& mutton more pal
atable, but they cbk!ya't have made It
more digestible. ) Hhs rapturous but
untutored maldenRiiS exclaimed: "Oh,
just adore sSehely; 1t adds sol"
stated great trR9 without meaning
TO. The beautiesI nature. regarded
from the point ofHew which we occu.
py for the momeHt}dd immensely but
they can't sup&kt. Fortunately,
there ls not the IasA necessity for get
ting along withojt ITEM. They are to
be found on oyeR n4d In close prox.
unity to tablesEabunantly supplied (not
''groaning''-Htav9 forbid that a
table should eyerlgroan) with good
food skillfully phmfed to tempt and
satisfy the innf mn.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-15

saying he was under the necessity OF
going to Hollandl and would be absent
about a month. He remained away
seventeen years, and in that time she
neither heard from nor of him. The
evening before his return, while she
was supplng with some friends, a note
was handed to her, without any sigma
ture. asking her to meet the writer
next evening In the Birdcage walk, in
st. james, Park. She tossed the note
to her brother-in.law, DR.. Rose, laugh
ing: You see, brother, as old as am,
l have a gallant Rose declared 1t was
Howe's writing, which amazed the
company, and Mrs. Howe tainted.
However, next evening. the whole
company repaired to the appointed
spot, and in few moments Howe APP
feared, grcetal his friends, embraced
his wife, and went home with them.
They lived happily together until the
end Of their union. Ween Howe left
his wife they were living in Jermyn
street, and he took lodgings not far off, :,
in small street near Westminster.
Disgusting himself in black wig.
When his wife removed, he made the
acquaintance Of one Salt, corn hand
Ter, whose house was very near hers.
and usually dined with him once or
twice week, when he could look into
tho dining room and SEQ where she sat
and received her friends. lie had
also the singular satisfaction OF having
his own wife recommended to him as a
suitable person, Salt thinking him q
bachelor. Tho last seven years he at
tended st. james, Church, when from
Salts pew he could watch his wife.
He never would confess why he left
his home, and was probably ashamed Of
the act. His two children died during
his absence" DR.. Rose said that he
did not believe that he would ever have
returned, had not his money. $1,000 or
$4,000. been exhausted, but King de-
clared that he frequently saw him, and
always heard him utter the most lover
like sentiments, and behave In the
most devoted manner to his wife.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-15
a5,EgsRlaIIIgsSs8 J

oOuuoOut vI1GO 1OI
aulay, 100000 for the "Hlstory Uf
England;" Boswell. e1 900 FOR the
"Life Of Johnson;" Dryden, e1 200 for
his translation Of Virgil; George Eliot,
1900 for ''Romola," and never less
than Gl.600 for any novel, it is said;
Walter Scott, e700 for the first Waiver
leys and large sums for later ones, with
e8,C00 for Woodstock" and $4,000
for the Life of Napoleon;" Zola, $50
for his first story and $50 900 for
"L'Assammoir;" Willkie Collins. g5,-
600 for ''Armadale;" Milton, els for
Paradise Lost;' Byron. $4,000 for
''Don Juan'' and $4,000 for "Childe
Harold;" Moore, 5000 guineas for
"Lalla Rookh" and GIG. 900 for 'Irish
Melodies;" Campbell, e2O for "Pleas.
ures of Hore;" Burns. .e20 for the
first edition of his works and se700 for
the last; Poe, $40 for "The Raven;"
Longfellow, $4,000 (S20 a lme) for the
Hanging Of the Crane," tile highest
price ever paid for poem; Whittier,
$500 for the copyright Of his works,
which he afterward bought back for
$1,000, Tennyson, $40 q line for : Re.
venge.''
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-15

Items, sh5T sas. b n 4ft
ments and books. 10, ,,ur,,
There are twenty-five crematories
IN Europe. of which ten have been
bulls within the past year. There have
been 600 incineratlons in Germany and
SO0 in Italy. There arc seven crema-
tories In the United States, and six IN
process Of construction.
The origin OF the roso Jars now so
fashionable is quite romantic. They
started In Turkey centuries ago, and
no harem Is complete without them.
They are also much used in India. Tho
rose jars OF to day are in hundreds Of
styles and cost from so cents to Sl0O
apiece.
The finest theatre in the world is
the La Scala at. Milan. The stage is
l5O feet deep. and there are six tiers Of
b,xes. The largest ediGce in the
world is the Colosseum at Rome. It
took $4,000 Jews ten years to build 1t,
in honor Of Titus. Its seating capacity
was 81, 900.
"A Georgia girl aroused the whole
household, screaming and declaring
that some one had kissed her while she
was asleep. Her father rushed in, with
pistol in one hand and a candle In tho
other, when the intruder WAS discov.
cred in the shape Of the damsel's pet
kitten, nesting behind her pillow.
When Phil Armour, the great
Chicago pork packer,goes on a journey
he greases his way as no other million
aire In the country does. He goes to
New York by the Vanderbilt roads on
one Of the vestibule trains, and gives
the engineer, conductor and Wagner
conductor each SIS note. Then he
gives the brakemen, walters and bar-
Der each So. And yet he does not
travel o whit moro comfortable than
any one else.
The output OF the Birmingham
(England) pin mills is 10000, 900 q day.
Other factories in that country have u
capacity OF 17,O00.00O pins per day.
France turns out about 81, 900 600 q
day anG Holland aud Germany &c, OOO,-
QUO each. The pin machines cut the
wire to pin size, head, point, polish,
sort and stick them in the papers.
The origin of "God Save tho
Queen" ia very much disputed mat
ter. 1t would seem, however, that
both the air and words were composed
with very little aluration as they now
now stand, for che marriage OF King
Henry VII. will, Eliza"eCh OF York.
The composer was singer OF st.
Paul's Cathedral. The ture Is very
similar to that Of tic English national
tune there.
Professor Rudolph Virchow, upon
whom Emperor Frederick recently
conferred the Order Of tho Red Eagle.
Is the possessor Of eleven decorations.
including the Iron Cross and two NON.
Orial crosses of the war Of 1901.
His learned colleague, Professor Tho.
OdOr MOmmsen, wears seven Gccura.
tions, among them the Order of tie
Grown.
"A country girl has devised new
means OF gaining money. She gives
her time for twenty-five cents an hour
to mothers of families and house.
keepers who need extra hclp. Se
does rot hire herself out as q washer.
woman or seamstress, but take, up
bitsof work for All hour or two, acco,nc
panles children for walks, sces to tic
serving up OF dinner or oversees
house cleaning. rler time Is rs fully
occupied as her strength vii, permit.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-15
a STRANGE LOVE STORY.
How u White Girl Died for Youna
and Handsome Savage.

In Australia several attempts have
been made to educate the blacks out OF
their nomadic habits and into a civil
life, but in almost every case the phil.
anthropio effort has failed to eradicate
the instincts Of barbarlsm. Mr.. Ballou,
In "Under the Southern Cross" tells
the romantic story Of ono Of these fall.
ures. a young native. q lad OF 1C
years, was taken from his wild life and
brought to Brisbane to be educated and
to grow up in the home Of q white
family. Those engaged in the expert.
pertinent secured the consent Of the
boy, of his parents and Of the tribe.
They did their best to make him COM
Portable and happy. During nine years
everything promised success.
at school he proved 10 be an APT
scholar and became a favoIite with the
pupils and teachers. He was dressed
like his associates ana seemed so salts
(led with civilized life that many good
men and women looked forward to the
day when he would exert q strong and
beneficial influence upon his own people.
Ono day, shortly after he had passed
his nineteenth birthday, he was missing
from brisbane. No one knew what
had become Of him save one young lady,
and she kept her knowledge TO herself.
After months Of search he was found
at his former home living the nomadic
life Of a native savage. No lnducement
could prevail upon him to return and
live among his friends. at last there
came out tho romance which revealed
the secret Of the young Blacks nine
years. sojourn among the whites OF
Brisbane. He had fallen in love with
the lovely daughter Of tho white family
with which he made his home. Shs
reciprocated his attachment, for he was
a fine specimen of his race, and her in.
1uence made him studious and q so.
journer at her tather's house. When
his hereditary feelings begat a longing
for the bush and nomadlc life she re.
strained him from returning to his
tribe.
AT last he frankly told her that he
Eloved her too sincerely to suggest that
she should go with him to his savage
home, but that he was unhappy and
RESTLESS and must seek his native wflds.
7 hsd good sense not to protest
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-15
n Lesson From tho Wasps.

An English gentleman lately took a
small wasp's nest, about the size of an
apple, and, after stupefying It's inmates,
placed 1t in large case inside Of his
house, leaving an opening for egress
through the wall. Here the nest was
enlarged TO a foot In diameter, holding
thousands of wasps. and he was able to
watch their movements, and noted one
new fact--namely, their systematic
attention to ventilation. In hot
weather, from four to six wasps
were continually stationed at the hole
Of egress, and, while leaving space for
entrance or exit, created steady cur
rent Of fresh air by the exceedingly
rapid motion OF their wings. After a
long course Of this vigorous exercise,
the ventilators were relieved by other
wasps. During cool weather only two
wasps at 9 time weSe usually thus en-
gagged.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-15
11rivinG q IIcrd OF Seals.

The driving Of the fur seal inland is
not uninterestlng, says Frederick
Schwatka. A number Of Aleuts having
got between the animals on the shore
most Of them probably asleep--and tho
water's edge, the latter, awakening
and finding their retreat to the surf cut
OFF, scramble further up on the land.
The Aleuts, probably a dozen in num-
Der, from asort of ffunnel-shaped skirm.
ish line and approach the animals, that
keep retiring before them. To prevent
their being overheated by exertion,
which might affect the skin If not i'm
mediately stripped from the slain
animal, they are seldom driven much
faster than half mile an hour, and
often allowed to rest. AS far as possi-
BILE the selection is made from male
animals about three or four years old,
when the fur IS in the prime; but as tho
maximum Of strength and belligerency
is not reached for few years after this,
it is easy to see why the best animals
for fur have not the best places on tie
rockerics, but are found skulking Of
by themselves. So numerous are they.
and so easy to drive to the killing
grounds, that the Aleuts have no
trouble In securing the whole one
hundred thousand in week or ten days
over months time, There Is an OBJ
ject in hurrylng the work, as the skins
are better earlier in tho season, but IL
there be too much warm weather during
this time the driving is slower and all
other work is correspondingly retarded.
The seals having cooled off for two
or three hours. they are killed in herds
of about one hundred ana fifty strong,
by striking them on the heads with
peculiarly shaped clubs made particu-
larly for the purpose. If the day is
warm they skin the animals rapidly.
killing but a few at time. but If cold
they can kill even one thousand or SO
before beginning work in taking the
skins. 1t takes about i've minutes to
skin seal, work that is very severe.
although in some cases it has been done
by very active mon in a minute and q
half.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-15
A slbgalr story.

American yobs and Queries'
gives the followbgeurlous story as the
probable found$i4 for Hawthorne's
tale "VakeGel.' It was originally
told in DR.. KIM anecdotes Personal
and Political.
"About the Jeaa l7O6 1 knew ore
Mr.. Howe, q ssrible, we'll natured
man, possessed of 4 estate of e70O or
$500 q year, marrE % MISS Mallet,
agreeable In her lgson and manners,
who proved to bes good wife. After
seven or eight yes Of married life, he
one morning rosessry early and told
his his wife that l ss sys.sl gsa g 80 to. 9
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-15

The contractors who undertook tc
bore q series Of artesian wells to suppl,
the Galveston Water Works. fol
which he IS to receive $4,000 If sue.
cessful recently struck his first we'll at
q depth OF TAT feet. Boring was at
once suspended. and preparations arr
now in progress to sink ten-inch
strainer the entire depth of the water.
bearing strata of sand. 1t is given ou,
that when this is done, and the well
thoroughly developed. 1t will probably
yield from 100000 to 500, 900 gallons
daily,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-15

JONES Miss Arabella, do you like
cabbageP
ArabellaWhat a strange question,
Mr.. Jones.
II know it is strange question. but
please answer it.''
"Yes. Mr.. Jones, / am very fond OF
cabbage"
"Ah, I am glad to hear that,
"Whyp'
your liking cabbage goes to SHOW
that we were born for each Other. I
dote on corn beef. Why should wo not
unite our fortunes2n
30, Mr.. JoneaIn
They will be married next week.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-15
a Thought.

What matters If thou doth forgive
Iftllou doth not forget,
Tho evil thou condoned will live
And be an evil yeti
Better to check the rising thought.
The fault may magnify;
And what was trivial in the past,
Be grievous in thine eyel
The past is but IN empty partl
The present wo should live;
And each insorlbe upon our heart.
Tho ample word Jorgivei
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-15
Prices Received by Authors.

These are some Of tho prices that
authors have received for works now
famous: Goldsmith, e2O for '.rhe
Traveller ego for "Hhe Vicar Of
saaa el 90 for "The Deserted
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-15

There are flfteenf female prisoners
In New York iails for Plife.
National Republican., 1888-06-06
FOUR TIMES ARRESTED.
Hardly Out of the Marshal's Hand
Before Taken Again,

In the habeas corpus case of Robert NJ.
Thompson, who was committed to Jail by
Commissioner Bundy as a fugitive from jus.
tlce In Tennessee on May 4, Justice Mont.
gomery INF the criminal cour, yesterday Or
dered the discharge of the prisoner. Thomp.
son was indicted In May, 1885, In Tennessee,
for violating the pension laws by Withholding
$1,000 pension money belonging to his ward
lie was arrested the same day, tried, and CON
victed, but sentence was never pronounced
and he was released on $1,000 bail. The case
slumbered until about 1st of May last when
Thompson was arrested as a fugitive from
Justice and taken before Commissioner Bundy,
who committed him TO jail. Mr.. JEFF Chan.
dler was at once retained as his counsel and
the decision of Justice Montgomery was the
result of his efforts.
Hardly had Mr.. Thompson been discharged
and left the court house before he was re-.
arrested. This time his surety Gen. W. j.
smith. caused the arrest through a friend.
Mr. Chandler was summoned again, and after
n consultation with his client, had him swear
out q petition for a writ Of habeaS corpus,
setting forth that he was Illegally restrained
uf his liberty, sc 1rhe petition was taken be-
fore Chief Justice Bingham, who granted the
writ and made It returnable on Saturday
morning next mt 10 O'Clock Mr.. Thompson
says that this Is the fourth arrest that he has
submitted to in this case, and claims that II
Is In violation of the constitution and of his
rights, and II Is for the purpose Of carrying
linn to Tennessee
National Republican., 1888-06-06
MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES.
Contracts That Have Been Awarded
to washington Firms.

Contracts have been awarded by the In.
terror Department to the following business
firms of this city to furnish supplies as fol-
lows Vim, Ballantyne & Son, hektograph No.
., cap size, $685. each; do. letter size, s?.35;
do. refllng cap size, s!.0j; do. refilling letter
size, Si.55. NJ. W. Beveridge, willow baskets,
50 cents and Si.l0 each; soap cups, S5 cents
per dozen; dust pans, Sl.2j por dozen; 2.quart
silycrplated ice.pltchers, Ss.25 each; stone
china and granite ware slOp lars, W cents
each; wax tapers, 81 cents per dozen; tum.
bleTs, ~ cents per dozen; water cooler, 4
gallon, wooden case, 81 each. Robert Boyd
galvanized iron ice bucket, o. cents each; ash
top ladders, 81 cents per foot; II. q. Edmon'
ston, wooden bucket, 81 60 each corn brooms,
s2.i5 per dozen; toilet brushes, 81 per dozen;
matches, SLIGO per gross Oat meal soap, 81
per dozen; CASTLE soap, IL cents per pound;
brown soap, 3.gi cents per pound washing
soda, iii cents per pound. Charles Fischer
magniiying glasses. different sizes; Walter, r..
Hewitt, bean, al cents per loo pounds
corn, shellcd and cleaned, Gic cents per bushel:
long timothy hay, Sil cents per 100 pounds;
corn meal, Sl.95 per 100 pounds; tlaxseed meal
4! cents per pound; prime white oats, W cents
per bushel; long rye straw, 30 cents per 100
pounds; G. X. judson, portfolio druwers, si.m
cach shoe drawers, 60 cents each file holders;
si0iI per yard; ". i. Lntz, metal back rubber
dies, cents each; wooden back rubber dies,
Scents each. Il. +. Mas, 4 Go. willow baskets,
S115 each; scrub brushes, Sill! per dozen;
and copying press stands, galvanizc iron coal
hods, 80 cents each: counter busters Si.2j per
dozen; mop sticks, $3.50 pei, 100; mops, l2i
cents per pound. mop handles, cents. per
dozen; spittoons, 81 per dozen; Thermometers,
IA cents each; brass.wheel casters, No. ., 20
cents per set; bronzed iron casters, No. o. 8
cents per set; hatchets, 80 cents each; screws,
screw.drivers, black hair cloth, GO cents per
yard; W. u, Moses, water cooler stands, si.75
each; body brussels carpet, p5 cents per
yard; carpet lining, q cents per yard;
desk screens, Nj cents each; black
walnut desks, No. /, si195 each; roll
curtain desks, 81 each; woodseat stools, 20
cents each; lmoleum, ~ cents per square yard;
straw mating, "a cents per yard; napier mat.
ting 3S cents per yard; Brentwood chairs, Si.6i
each. Lorenzo Rice, carpet cleaning, u cents
per yard. Rider & Addison, map roller, $3.50
per 100; eocoanut oil soap, 3s cents per dozen.
l.. II. Schneider's Sons, nails, to 10 penny;
tacks, assorted. S. f. Ware, camphor, 90 cents
per pound; honey soap, 20 cents per dozen;
glycerine soap, ~ cents per dozen. Willett &
Iibbey, white pine elects $40 per 1000 feet;
$40 and $685. Georgia flooring s2o walnut,
$50, sl0S and SSs. W. $; Whimore paste, 10
cents per gallon. Il. q. Wheeler, axes, cents
each: sand-paper l6 cents per Quire.
National Republican., 1888-06-06
Nelson Division No. 9, Knights OF
Pythias, to Cincinnati, Ohio.

In order TO accord members of the order
and their friends an opportunity to visit Gin
Cinnati. Ohio, on the occasion of the meeting
of the supreme Lodge In that city on the i2th
Rank, Knights of Pythias, has perfected ar.
rangements with the Pennsylvania railroad
whereby the trip can be made at nominal
station on Saturday next, the 9th instant, at
1890 n, M, for which round trip tickets will
be sold at rate Of S12, including sleeping car
directions The schedule of the special train
Is arranged so as to cross the Alleghenies IN
the morning, that eXcursionists may be af-
forded an opportunity to see the most attrac-
tive scenic portion of the Pennsylvania route
crossing the mountains, rounding the Horse
shoe Curve, and the ascent of the Allegrippus
Those desiring to avail themselves. of this ex.
traordnary trip should secure tickets early,
which are now in the hands of the committee
for sale. Each ticket entities holder to the
privileges mentioned above.