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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-05-08
Peculiar Eye OF q MarISSman.

This man Swinney who wants to be
a train robber, and isn't, has most re-
markable eyes. lie is a dead shot, if
such a thing exists, and you would
think 50 when you first look at him.
His eyes. which are very dark and
piercing, affect one unpleasantly, MAIN
ly because he has in the iris, and i'm
mediately around the pupil light gray
ring that you will not find in the or
dinary human eye. In fact L never
saw but three men with that ring and
they were all dead shots with the rifle
or revolver. L have heard and believe
that this kind ofa eye is always found
in good marksmen; but it does not fol-
low by any means that man without
it isn't a good shot. You hear great
deal about men being ambidexterous in
the use Of the revolver. Il have met
men who could shoot we'll with either
hand, but these stories you hear about
such menas Rands and others being
able to fire successfully at two marks =
one to the extreme right and the other
to the extreme left-are in my opinion
fairy tales.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-05-08
Tho Two Mysteries.

We know not what it is, dear, this sleep SO
deep and still,
The folded hands, tho awful calm, the
cheek so pale and chill,
The lids that will not lift again, though we
. :. may call and call, >
Tho strange white solitude of peace that
settles over all. tAa
We know not what it means, dear, this de-
II solate heart-pain,
The dread to take our daily way and walk
in 1t again. %
Weknow not to what sphere the loved who
leave US go,
Nor why we're left to wonder still, nor
why we DO not know.
But this we know; our loved and lost if
they should come this day,
Should come and ask us, What Is Life?
not one of us could say.
Life Is mystery as deep as death can ever
al' = be; 81. NJ
Yet, oh, how sweet it is to us, this life we
livesand seel SIT s'r
Then might they say, those vanished ones,
and blessed is the thought,
SO death IS sweet to us, beloved, though we
may tell you ,naught; ,s..,, ,.. H.
We may not tell It to the quick, this mys-
glls tsfy Of death; $s
Femay notten ftifye would |, tho mystery
,&as5 S otts ptss pteasn. sss ss 4.4 S a
The child who enters life comes not with
knowledge or intent,
So those who enter death must go as little
children sent;
Nothing is known, but 1 believe that God
is overhead;
And as life is to tho living so death is tc
the dead.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-05-08
Fablcd History OF tho Riddle.

The ancients believed that the mon.
ster Sphynx was the inventor Of rid
dies. The one she proposed for solu-
tion is this: ''What animal IS that
which goes upon four legs IN the morn
ing, upon two at noon and upon three
at night2" Many persons strove to ex-
plain 1t, but failed and we're torn to
pieces by her. at length Ndipus
solved 1t by saying that the animal was
man, who, in infancy, or in the morn
ing OF his life, creeps upon his hands
and feet and so goes upon all fours; in
the noonfof his life walks on two feet,
and in the night Of old age requires a
stick and so totters upon three legs.
The Sphynx, enraged at the discov-
cry of her riddle, threw herself upon a
rock and died.
Such is the tabled history Of the first
riddle; the true is not known, as riddles
are Of remote antiquity. But we find
from Plutarch that in his days the
Greek girls often amused themselves
with proposing them for their con.-
pan:Ons to unravel.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-05-08
The Romance of wodded Life.

S "James dear, will you bring me up
z hod of Coal from the cellarP, said a
busy Wife,
Is That's just the way with you,''
said James, with a black frown, as he
put down his book and rose up, from
the lounge.
just the way with mep'' :.
"Ycs,2 he snapped. SssAs soon as
you see me- enjoying myself, you have
some5 chore or another for me to do.
Didn't you see was absorbed in my
readingp"
swell, dear, will do it myself"
"Yes, and tell everybody, your
mother especially, that you have to
carry your own coal up from the cellar.
No, 1'll do it. Let me mark my
place"
SO he marked the place IN the book
at which he had ceased reading and
when he went down to the cellar,
grumbllng all the way, she picked up
the volume and found it was q love
story and that the passage he had
been absorbed In was as follows: "AIy
darling. when you are my wife I will
shield and protect you from every care,
the winds Of heaven shall'tnot visit
your face too roughly, those pretty
hands shall never be soiled by manial
tasks, your wish shall be my law, your
happiness"
Just then he reappeared, and dump
ing the nod on the floor, said: "There's
your darned coal. Give me my book. -
Is life worth living?
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-05-08

When hoarse, speak as little as possi-
bic until the hoarseness is recovered
from, else the voice may bepermanent-
ly lost. Or difficulties or the throat be
produced.
EDWARD, what do hear, that you
disobeyed your grandmother, who told
you just now not to jump down these
stepsl"
"Grandma didn't tell me not to, papa;
she only came to, the door aud said, Il
wouldn't jump down these steps, boys, ,
and l shouldn't think she would-an
old lady Ike her."
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-05-08
a Sensible Custom.

One OF the sensible customs that the
AngloDaniac is to be credited with in
Producing is that Of turning up the
bottoms of the trousers in stormy and
muddy weather., which isnow becoming
copspicuously general, whereas for
merly only few independent pedes-
TRANS slightly rolled up the rear side,
and thereby spoiled the set Of the
spring. The English style of rolling up
the trousers all round, above the Dor.
der seam does not In the least affect the
spring set and keeps the edges clean.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-05-08

If you live according to what nature
requires, you will never be poor; if ac-
cording to the. notions of men, you
never will be rich.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-05-08

Napoleon at twenty-five com.
manded the Army of Italy. AT
thirty he was not only one of the most
illustrious generals Of all time, but one
Of the great law-givers of the world.
AT forty.six he saw Waterloo.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-08-02
Fodder Crops for Small Pisoe Of
Ground.

Quite large quantity Of feed can b.
grown on small lot. Cat oats when just
ripe, bind in small sheaves, allow to stand
in small shocks until the straw ia cured,
then stow away in the NOV to be fed out
in the bundle during the winter months.
They form an agreeable variety, and q
horse will eat them, straw and all, with 3
relish. After the oats, early potatoes and
other vegetables are harvested. the ground
may be sown TO millet, which in fair
season will make large quantity OF green
feed. II should oil be cut and fed or con-
verified into hay before seed forms. After
tho milIet is harvested the ground may be
plowed and sown to rye, which will be
ready to Gu: for green feed in the spring
long before anything else. 1.-THE land IL
not needed for other crops. follow the rye
with oats and the oals with millet. II il
il kept moderately rich. good crop ol
each is almost u certainty. With this rota
ZION all immense quantity OF green aud dry
horse feed eau be cheupiy grown on asmai
patch of laDd aud there will he no chance
for weeds. However small the lot somt
carrots should be 9fown.to be stored 10 The
cellar for feeding Ia winter and early
spring. For this purpose tue haii-ione
stump rooted il best, as IT grows to gooo
size, yields heavily aud is not dificnlt t.
harvest. 1t rarely pays to grow corn 'ol
horse feed on small lot. lmmsture corr
either green or cured is not good fed fti
horses
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-08-02
Burton&Co.,

rosnecfnl invite the public the fact that NJ
m now offering large and varied
|Dy Goods and Clothing Hats Caps and Gents Furnishing
Goods the mostc complete stock Of
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-08-02
How Cows Should b. Fed,

Most people fodder three times day.
aud some have even given five fodderIngs
during tie twenty four hours But 1t 10
beginning to be found out that the bovine
stomach, as well as others, demands time
10 which to properly digest food, and that
feeding twice dsy produces as good. u
not better. results. than feeding ofiener
II is the nature OF the COW TO I'LL her
pau1cb. lie down aud then throw up her
food aud mssticste il IN little burcbes call
ed 'cud The food then Is prepared 10
enter the other three riomechs and 30
throu, b the process Of digestion. All
this takes time, aud suy interruption oil
the proc. IN II an injury. Twice day
N rniog and evening-sili he fond often
enough TO feed cows that are confined.
When in pasture they will spend he early
part OF the forenoon iu filling ihemseiyer'
The middle OF the day will be spent 10 sb'
shade. If they can get one.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-08-02

The beet time for killings weed IL when
the seed has jus, germinated. II Is com
para,iyeiy innocent then. Il has done no
harm as yel, aud II destroyed IL is help
lees infancy. all the good Il is capable Of
doing by fertilizing the col will be n'iiiz
I'd. There ID no more dangerous herfsy 10
i.rnips than the idea that !, is better 70
let the weeds grow large. No as 10 have
more green msnure 10 plox nader The
EXTRA growth Of annual weeds takes from
the surface soil where il IL mosi needed
and il less available IN the weed than u
vas in the soil before The weed took IT.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-08-02
Builders Hardware

themselves to closest purchasers Bronze
Porcelain Door Knobs Locks Latcbe Butte Oa'chr
Flush barrel and window spring Bolts Sash weights locks
lifts ~ and braided springs and spring hinges dooI
window coat and hat book
&c Mill and Taper Files Dsstons Maydoe hammers Chie
Auoor hits braces rules pumb levels steel
and tool and squares strap and hinges kdder and
V Hangers Shpards gravity blind hinges
nails H. T. naf
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28
Gigantic Growing Vines.

The largest specimen of growing
vine in Great Britain is the Black
Hamburg vine of Kinnel. in Perth
shire, Scotland. This vine, planted
some fifty-six years ago. has main
stem twenty-five inches in circumfer-
ence. completely fills glass house
270 feet long. and is still growing as
rapidly as ever. Its yield last year
was 2.54S punches. of which only 500.
averaging about two pounds each,
were allowed to mature. A substan-
tial subsoil of leaf mold was used
when the vine was planted. but the
only material the soil now receives IA
broken bones in half-inch pieces. This
kinnel vine exceeds in size the famous
Black Hamburg at Hampton Court,
the principal branches of which are
about one hundred and ten feet long.
though its trunk is thirty-eight inches
in circumference. Boston Budget.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28
NORTH CAROLINA GEMS.
Searching for Platinum and Discovering
the Coveted Hiddenites.

| Searching for Platinum and Discovering
the Coveted Hiddenites.
Some years ago E lison. the electric
wizard, was convince that platinum
existed in North Carolina. He sent
William Earl Hidden, an accomplished
mineralogisr, m search of it. Prof
Hidden little knew at the time how
full of results to him that pursuit of
platinum would be. He could not find
the desired mineral, but he found some
thing far better. Being in Alexandria
County, a quiet part of the State,
many miles from railway. he
was conducted by j. A. d.
Stephenson to GEM be airing ground,
and looking little more narrowly,
found some of the gems. He pur-
chased some land, returned to
Edison, and reported his vain
quest of platinum; then came back
to North Carolina. He went to work
to develop his mine. Sinking shaft
in a simple way, he gradually made
the opening larger and larger, until
specifically the mine presented the
aspect of a stone quarry. Out of this
rude pit in the earth were taken un.
numbered gems-onc hitherto I'M
known. To this Mr. j. Lawrence
Smith. of St. Louis, an eminent
scientist, gave Hiddcn's name, and
"Hidlenite, the equivalent of the
diamond in value, became instantly
the fashion. Its tender tinted green
crystals, its intense hardness and its
new beauties when cut were only
some of its charms. From the day of
its discovery TO the present it has been
hopeless task to supply the demand
for it. Every hiddenite found is al
ready purchased long in advance.
But strange as is this flashing green
miracle of the earth. the place of it's
birth is yet stranger. The laborers
who are working i'll the mine handle
their picks with the greatest care.
They are on the watch for pockets
Possibly for an hour the digging goes
on and no ''pocket'' is struck. Pres
emily the pick goes into an opening.
With tender fingers the earth is par
TALLY removed, and finally the miner
feels with his hands every portion of
the opening. 1t may happen that his
search is in vain, but it is often the
case that his fingers touch little crys-
tails that are so imbeddcd in the sides
of the pocket that their points project
outward. They are carefully picked
out. Perhaps all are beryls, perhaps
there are q dozen kinds of gems, or
yet again it may be that they are only
hiddenites. Sometimes gems worth
hundreds Of dollars are thus taken
from one pocket. -Raleagh On c.
Letter:
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28
Removing a Tight Ring.

An Old Jeweler: 'sThe other day an
old lady came to me with n request to
saw Il ring from one of her fingers II
was her wedding ring, which she had
never had off since she was married,
forty-five years before, and she was de-
lighted to hear that could remove it
without cutting it. ! wound the finger
round from the top downward with
fiat rubber braid. which seemed to push
the flesh down almost to the bone. Her
hand was then held above her head
for few moments. Then the band
age was quickly taken off and re-
wound on the finger. After repeatin g
this operation three times / was able
TO remove the ring with ease
Jeavelers' Weekly.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28
HE THOUGHT HARD.
a Mathematical Problem Solved After
Considerable Thinking.

| A Mathematical Problem Solved After
Considerable Thinking.
The old-time colored man, whose
recollection of the days of bondage is
still reasonably clear and whose
dreams are often tinctured with sights
of the "big house. and the wide plan
tation with its snowy cotton-fields, is
not a rapid thinker. This is due to
the fact that his educational advan-
tages were extremely limited Hitter
ate people generally think slowly, or
leave the task to others. As natural
consequence when the colored man
does get on train of thought he be-
comes oblivious to his surroundings
and may sing, shout hallelujahs or
talk politics at the most unexpected
time and places
One of these old-timors was accosted
yesterday by younger man of the
same color as follows:
Hello. niggah; whut yer thinkin'
'bout?"
who, me?'
Yes. sah."
''Whut dyer say9"
"Whut yer thinkin' bout?'
':Me thinkin'9''
Yes, sab. p"
How yer know l WIZ thinkin'?''
Il seed yer"
seed me thinkin'?''
Yes, sah.''
What wuz thinkin' 'bout?''
Oats what axed yer"
LESS see-what was I thinkin'
bout? Oh. yes. A gemman axed me
ter work for him fur fou' bits Ell day,
an said he'd only charge me fifty
cents er day fur boa'd. When you
spoke ter ME wuz tryin' ter fgger
up how much could save outen dat
What you make hit?'
wy, don't yer see dat yer'd come
out in de bit fifty cents cherry week?'
cam dat fac?"
Hit air, pintedly."
Den de gemman will hab ter raise
de Enumeration er come down wild de
boa d. M r. White, in GoodalEs
Sun.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28
TWILL MATTER LITTLE.

Twill matter little by and by,
My friend, to you and me,
when sleeping meath the sod we lie
So cold and peacefully,
what was our earthly state while hero
In this poor world of strife;
we shall not sigh or shed a tear
Or sorrow DER our life.
Twill be as though we ne'er had been.
Forgotten and unknown,
Each burning thought and word and scene
Away forever flown;
Not one Of all the race will heed
Our monument or name:
Not one will stop to mark the deed
That brought us wealth or fame
Vi dust to husband this is all;
There is no room for pride,
AS drops into the ocean fall
And there forever hide,
so perish men and pass away
With all their pomp and power,
Like fieeting moments Of day
Or petals of a flower
Seek not the riches then of earth,
But such as shall endure.
The things of true and solid worth,
The Heavenly and pure.
Not those we leave behind US here
70 crumble meath the sod.
But those we carry with us where
The soul lives ON with God.
6. " crafts, In Inter- Ocean.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28

Tobacco is another excellent in-
secticide and ought to be more used.
In many places the stems can be OBJ
tanned free at the cigar manufactures,
and they make an excellent insect-re-
peling mulch for various plants, as
well as being of value as fertilizer.
A strong detection of tobacco made
by soaking the stems in water, or boil
ing them. is effective in killing plant
lice. red spiders and many other
similar pests Prairie FarH.sr.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28

Two independent little maid en-
ladies who live on farm down in
Georgia determined to build Il fence
about their grounds and secured a lot
of rails for that purpose. Unknown
parties came at night. gathered up the
rails which lay near at hand. built the
tence by the light of the moon, and
left the occupants of the farm in bliss
full ignorance as to who had performed
the kind act.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28
MONEY IN GEESE.
Why They Can BE Called the Most Prof
liable Kind of Poultry.

| Why They Can BE Called the Most Prof
liable Kind of Poultry.
The question is often asked us what
kind of poultry is the most profitable
for the farmer TO raise. We unhesi.
tatingly answer, geese. A great many
will think otherwise, no doubt, but we
will try and give our reasons and will
hold ourselves in readiness to answer
any questions that we can, in the fut-
ure. In the first place geese do not
have any expensive building erected
for their sole use, and this alone is
quite recommend alton to the farmer.
Any old building will answer, OF if the
flock have the run of the barnyard
and manure heap they will fare well.
When the weather is extremely bad
they can be housed in the barn
and will do no damage.
Another point is in the
feed. Chicken -raisers are constantly
being told how to prepare dainty
meals for their flock in order that the
eggs may she'll out profitably, Hlt the
busy farmers wife needs none of this
The only feed that breeding geese
nee is :Fimited amount of corn and
pIeehy Of clovery hay, and that only
whenahe groszd il ceS.ered with snow.
Our gene are in4esod condition, and
they haHe 10 a9Rt f- sa1gs hay. They, how
ever. har--taieicoN OF the stables when
the horses anY cows are out. Geese
need very LITTLE care. If they are
given nesting place where there is
security for their eggs there is no
danger of them not depositing the
same at the right time and in the
right place. Another recommendation
to the farmer is the ease with which
the surplus can be marketed. The
demand for fresh feathers has not vet
been over supplied, and they can be
hauled to market at any time or sold
at the door to the peddler. There is
growing demand for dressed geese,
and they can be much more protit ablv
grown for market than chickens or
turkeys. and with far less trouble.
Farmers Reuiew.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28

VA young woman in New York
finds engagements with women, just
lamenting their first gray hairs. to
weed out, SO to speak, those obnoxious
reminders of advancing years. The
gray-hair puller is gentle in her me TIL
DDS OF treatment. and makes periodic
visits at intervals of a few weeks
spending from half an hour 10 two or
three hours. letting down the hair,
combing it out. and spying for tell
tale silver threads.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28

A New York woman. who lost her
scalp by being struck by a railroad
train, sued the company for damages.
The case was tried four times. In the
first trial the case was dismissed. in
the second trial she was awarded
S13. 500 damages, in the third trial he
jury gave her $4,000 and finally q
verdict for Sc, 600 was reached.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28

"A Louisiana lady who was once
famous for her wealth and the number
OF her slaves now earns few cents a
day By picking cotton on the planta,
ton that was her own before the war
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28

Why is your hat like an advance
agent? Because it goes on head, OF
course.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-30
The Circuit Court.

The following is statement Of the
proceedings of the March. 1888, term
of the circuit court for Iowa county
from the commencement of the term
up to Wednesday noon, March IS.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Eugene
Dougherty: to be tried.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Frederick
Murphy: information filed.
Charles Braconier VS.. B. Frank Van
Blaricoin; action to foreclose mort
gage; referred.
Philip johnson VS.. Samuel Mills:
on motion of c. Lanyon, plaintiff
attorney, case made number ten on
calendar.
Joseph Novak, W. R. Cox, George
Henstock and karimus Knudtson
admitted to citizenship.
Nicholas Shepard & Co. VS.. Thomas
Collins; action to recover on promis-
sorry note judgment for plaintiff for
1892
Thomas Hambley VS.. Cornelius
James ct al; action for ejectment:
verdict for defendants.
Catherine Mulcahy VS.. Timothy
Healy; action TO foreclose mortgage
referred
Elizabeth Treganzo VS.. Gabriel
Mills; Judgment for plaintiff.
William J. Hoskins admitted to
citizenship.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-30
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l suffered excruciating pain. Your won
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Mrs. Amanda Ing!e, of Gsstonia, n c.,
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for our family physician, who pronounced
it scrofula, and prescribed s. s. s. for it.
gave the baby S. S. S, and it son got
the disease under control. The sores are
healed, and the baby is well and healthy
l know S. S S. saved it's life, and l told
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