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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1890-08-05

The dynamical law by which the gla-
ciers abutting on the sea generate their
bergs is still somewhat vague. In ear
lier days it was held that the glacial
tongue broke off by its own weight. To
this has succeeded the following expla-
nation, perhaps more populariy than
scientifically accepted. Moving down
the fiords to the ocean the glaciers front
enters the waves, at first plowing up
the sea-bottom into a deep furrow But
as the ice Prov pushes over the sloping
ocean floor, the weight resting upon the
bottom steadily diminishes. The float
ing power of the water tends constantly
to lift the ice. which is held down by
the rlgidity of the glacial sheet below
its normal sea line. Moving on still,
the glaciers front reaches the point in
deeper waters where it is lifted from
the bottom altogether. Still it remains
unbroken, the strength OF the sheet,
hundreds of feet IN thickness. holding
it. But as it proceeds, the awful lever
age on the unsupported tongue wakes.
It 1s like the van of an army drawn
farther and farther away from it's man
body, and encountering increasing at
tacks of the foe. Each surge of the
tide, every onset Of storm, racks its
structure. At last comes the point
where the hardly sustained equilibrium
of fore 8 ends, and the glacial tip breaks
away into the floating berg. Finally
we have third and more recent hy-
pothesis based on the differential move
ment Of the upper and lower parts OF
the glacier. This latest theory asserts,
that the glacial front is thrust ever
from above by the swifter descegS Of its
upper portions movement which
may be roughly Ikened TO- the break
ing comb of sea wave sTeeping to the
shore.
But whatever the specific direction
of.ths force
the glacier, the grandeur of the phe-
nomena which often attend 1t is without
question Constantly the brow or the
glacier over the sea is shaking of with
sharp explosions smaller masses of ice,
which drop to the water in cloudlets OF
spray. Suddenly there comes set OF
louder and deeper blasts that bend into
sutterranean roar. A great section
of the fissured front of the glacier bends,
with waterfalls pouring from its sides,
and obscured in clouds Of vapor from
the cold surfaces newly exposed to the
air. AS these clear away the broken-of
glacial tongue surges down, forcing upa
wave of water dangerous to near vessels,
to boats or men at the waters edge.
Up and down the new. born berg
swsys, moving, meanwhile, slowly away
from the glacier and out to sea- It has
been born amid the travail Of the icy
elements to begin its life journey, that
is to be 'ong or short, according to It's
own size and the places to which the
currents Of air and water are to bear
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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1890-08-05
A Woman's Clever Capture Of q
Thief.

Mrs. Kate Jennings, o.. Freeport. s.
L, was robbed Of her poeketbcek Sat
sards aight but oseseE
detective work not only recovered her
money but also captured the thief. She
was riding home from New York on
the train when she felt the hand OF a
man sitting next to her steal gently IN
to her pocket. and she soon realized
that her pocketbook was gone. She
wisely made no outcry, fearing the ras.
cal would either pass the pocketbooS
over to companion or throw 1t out OF
the window. but engaged him In con-
versatio1, intending to hand him over
to policeman on reaching Long Island
City. But when thoy reached there the
policeman on duty had gone for the
night. Mrs. Jennings, on the pretext
OF wanting to find a friend, persuaded
the pickpocket to assist her, and the
pair took walk through the streets OF
Long Island City. The man refused to
walk on the well-lighted avenues, and
Mrs. Jennings, after they had walked
for perhaps an hour, almost despaired
of finding a policeman in the side
streets. at last she requested the man
to 90 to hotel and get her q glass OF
soda water. While he ws.s inside Mrs.
Jennings espied pollcerasn standing
across the street under gaslamp, and
when the pickpocket came out OF the
hotel with the soda water she took hold
of him and held on until the officer ran
across the street and placed the fellow
under arrest. On the way to the po-
lice station the man tried to throw the
pocketbook away, but his action was
detected by the watchful Mrs. Jen-
nines. He then declared that he only
took the pocketbook for fun.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1890-08-05
CALIFORNIA CORK TREES.
The Fores SITS There Are Already
Showing Good Results.

The available forests Of cork trees are
already relatively extensive, although
hardly sufficient to supply The demands
now made on them, or which, as the
world grows in prosperity, must be
made on them, for there is hardly any
end to the uses for cork, and none of
the substitutes FOR it which have yet
been tried are very satisfactory or prom
iSe to take its place to any great extent.
The latest estimates of existing areas
of available cork oak forests make their
extent from 81 0,00Q to $500, 0O acres,
of which about one-half, including those
on its African possessions. belongs to
France. The wood Of the cork oak is
heavy. coarse-grained and Of a yellow
brown color; it shrinks and warps badly
in seasoning, and decays rapidly when
exposed to the action of the atmosphere.
1t has little value in the arts. but fur
nishes useful fuel and makes good
charcoal. The inner bark Is rich in
tannin, and the trees too old OF unit to
produce cork are cut for the sake of the
inner bark
The cork oak is an interesting tree to
a mericans, as its cultivation now seems
destined to become an Important indus
try in California where the climate and
the soil ia many parts Of the State are
admirably suited to produce 1t. This
is not a NEE theory as the trees have
bee growing now for several years IN
California and have already produced
crops Of cork of excellent quality. 1t
is probable that the tree will grow rath-
er more rapidly in California than it
does in its native country, although the
quality of the soil, the exposure IN
which the trees are placed, local cli-
mate, and the treatment which the trees
receive will influence, of course, the
rapldity with which the bark is devel-
oped. In Africa it is found that the
trees which grow the most rapidly pro-
duce bark of the poorest quality, aud
that within certain limits the slower the
tree grows the more valuable the prod
uct, provided the growth Is not too
slow, in which case the bark loses some
Of the elasticity which makes it valua-
BILE. The conditions which influence
the development OF the cork are so
numerous and compile sred that the
product of al! the trees in a grove or
forest can never attain the same uni
formity of thickness or quality IN any
given4tlme. This is so well understood
II fhe counties where cork is J grown
that the best mtbasSa1 II harvesting ha
been found to be to so over the forest
every two CT three years and remove
the bark from such trees as are covered
with merchantable cork, and not to stril
all the trees at the same time. al
these matters must, OF course. be con
sidered in connection with planting for
ests Of cork oak in California. TIE
planting and care Of such forests in Por
tugal and Spain has long been an lm-
; portant industry, ,and there is no reason
! why they may not be made so in Cali
fornia, where the local consumption OF
cork is already enormous, although the
! wine industry is hardly more than il
: it's infancy. y.-GdrGen and Forest.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1890-08-05
Her Jim.
By MARGARET cARpEs1sR SMITH.

Mary Heth looked wistfulIy lIyseaward:
Her ewes were dimmed witiitears,
For her lover was going from her,
Perhaps for many years.
He looked at her long and dfindly,
With his hand on her goldel hair,
care you sure 1t is best for Is d2rlngf'
Ee asked in tones Of despair
She turned her blue eJes ito lts brown ones
And answered, You know ghat think"
And igsg not ire from NJ tbs Isl bTrdentssSrinE.
You know she is blind and dterepit,
With no one to aid her butare,
Ny duty is plain, to help granny,
While you sail over the sae} -
Sand what II come to You Mary,
In the day that some time must como,
When the Angel OF Death has released you
And called the weary one honef
VIII you still be my own sgy MARY,
With heart so tender and tue.
May I live in the hope of sonse day
Beng happy, my darling. EsSa your
She turned her face once more toward him
AS she said, awhile your SKY Is blue
There's heart in this old Village
That will beat only and always for you. 49,
So they parted out there IN. lhe starllsht
And years rolled on as astheyWiu, s5;
And Tor two, old granny han oesn 1leeping
In that city so silent and stu
Mary worked on With hes nsedle
And watched, as eacT Tsha9 rasne in, -
But no tidingS came otherd0yer.
Her prayer at days ,scIoseWaS for Jim
One night came a crySo, 6billoWs
A ship! Oh, Godi ives 9 ne sss
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1890-08-05

CENSUS returns, as far as received,
show that in general the cities, espec-
tally in the West, are growing at the
expense of country districts. The
growth of population in the United
States shows an, increase Of about 80
per ce' $50, but there are only a
few o., cities on the Atlantic
seaboar> o not show larger
growth. eupatlons of the coun.
try do not many inducements
to a progreA jople as do the occu-
pations Of th> .-lties. nor is there as great
a demand for agricultural labor as for.
merly. Machinery has entered the
fields and enables the capitalist to pro-
duce given quantity of food products
with less manual labor. Many Of the
newcomers enter agricultural life, from
which progressive Americans retire to
engage III business Of some kind car
ried on in cities. It will probably be a
long while before this movement be-
gins to have appreciable effect, but
ultimately the farms even Of this great
country will be unable to furnish even
our own people with the means Of lite,
and the United States will follow the
course of Great Britain. A few years
ago that time seemed to be a long way
off. but now it is seen approaching
rapidly, and it is not unlikely that the
child is born who will see even this
country partly dependent on Central
Africa for supplies Of wheat and
corn.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1890-08-05
Not HomesIck.

There are some feelings, innocent
enough in themselves, which neverthe-
less a man does not like to express in 90
many words. If he must acknowledge
them, he prefers to do IL indirectly, not
taking a straight course, but, as the old
saying is, going round Robin Hoods
barn.
The captain Of Company g, Twelfth
Vermont regiment, was strolling in the
woods just out Of camp. says writer
in the Salem Wstch, when he came
upon member Of his company sitting
on the stump of tree. and looking as
though he had fought his last fight.
What's the matter, Bill?' said the
captain.
'Oh, nothing was the reply. 4 am
all right
you look as though you had 3 flt OF
homesickness.'
NO, SIR said Bill, with some resent
ment, nothing of the sort.
Wen, what are you thinking a5out?'
asked the qnestIoner.
sI was thinking said the Yer
monter. that l wished I was In my
fathers barn.
In your fathers ba:nl What on
earth would you do If you were in your
barnl'
The poor fellow uttered long
drawn sigh and said, SID go into the
house mighty quick!'
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1890-08-05

Who seeks those that are greater
than himself, their greatness enjoys,
and torgets his greatest DUAL tie7 in
their grsatss ones, is already truly
great
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1890-08-05

to come at once to the point, want 20
board with you for a while
sWhy, my dear SIR the old gentle.
man exclaimed, 4 never took boarder
in my life.'
But, papa, the girl quickly spoke up,
do let us take him just for Is while,
ANYWAY, It can do US no harm, aud
viii he so much of benefit to him.
sAll right, have 1t your way
What glorious time it was for Grlg-
ole! He would sit on a rustic tench in
the ward watching the girl in herI oy-
Gus play, and occasionally she would
come up mischievously and throw a
.andful of flowers at him.
Don't you wish that you could romp
with meP' she asked one day.
Griggle sobDed and leaned his head
on the back of the bench.
.ohs, please don't cry the girl inn
pIored, 4 didn't mean to hurt your
feelings. Come, look up now. See
what a pretty flower this is
1T is a lovely dower,' he answered,
looking mp, but I have seen lovelier
ones-in fact, I see lovelier ons now.
I wouldn't allow any one else to say
that she answered, smiling.
Then indeed enjoy a glorious priVl-
lege'
IF it is glorious to you it Is surely
pleasant to me-
wont you sit beside me2' he asked.
She sat down. He stroked her hair.
THE angels must have spun this silk,
he said.
well. wish the angels would take
care OF it. for it is very troublesome.
.Zaldie is pretty name
DO you think 80? I always thought
It was horrid, but if you thirk it is
pretty will try to think so.'
DO you know what I wish [ were
little girl? I wish I were great strong
man. with a face so handsome that yor
could not help loving me; but alas!
am only a cripple
He leaned his head on the back o.
the bench again. 'Oh! please don't d.
| that she implored. III you only knew
how I pity you. cannot tell how mucl
| I have enjoyed your society-you cam
to me as something to care for and'-
And what?'
He looked up and. gazed into he
eyes.
And it would grieve me to give yo'
up she timidly re]oined.
Then why give me up?' he passion
ately cried. Let me live here; be m
wife,
Both Of them put their heads on th
back Of the bench.
That night as Griggle straightene
out his leg and got into bed he unused
She is mine. Glorious being, Grlggl
M. Robinson has Won you
The Cd man, whose heart was hel
!! by the girl, gave his consent. The wee
ding day was fixed 1t was evening an
Gr,eele and Zaldle stood near the gal
4 den gate. Loved one,' he said, 20
j shall never be sorry.'
y know that, dear
And when YOU gee other men 10 q
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1890-08-05
BIRTH OF AN ICEBERG.

Origin Of the Great Floating Glaciers
--HoW They are Formed.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1890-08-05

neE aS Iuo udys PoSSs e.uN AAJ
words and her own pity shall hndle her
soul into q fame OF love. Then, when
she is mine, I will stand out before her
a sound and strong man, and what was
pity shall turn to pride. Grriggle NJ.
Robinson you were born to be great
The afternoon was beautiful. ZaldIe,
t1red of play and tired Of singing. sat
with her father on the porch, and the
dog. With garland Of larkspurs about
his neck, snapped at the horse nles that
came buzzing through the warm ar.
who is that at the gate?' the colonel
asked.
oh, it is a poor, crippled man. the
girl answered.
Come right on IMP the old man
shouted. 'Zaldie, help him up the
steps,
sOh. no. the cripple pleasantly an
swered, coming forward; 4 can help
myself.
He came up on the porch not ur-
gracefully, and after bowing with a
grateful air sat down on chair which
the girl ran and brought for hSm.
you look so tired said the girl.
HsLd me get pillow for you to rest
your head on
IS ooh, no. Griggle responded, looking
up and smiling. You have already
made me SC comfortable that-that'-
Here he broke down.
Tut, tut said the colonel, wheeling
about in his chair. we have only done
Efor you what should dc for any one
|lndistress. Where do you live, hah?'
EI live many miles from here,' Grig-
ERle replied; that is, the brown hills
among which I once happily dwelled
sSFamany weary days journey from
hia Romantic place
why my dear sir, you do not talk
kan ignorant excuse me-a Grip
pied man.
Gh papa,' the girl interposed, Grip
pieamen, I should think, can talk as
ven as any one else.'
M sWen, said the old man, scratching
Ehls head, mot as a general thing. There
sis famp Smith. for instance he is
crippled, and I don't know that I ever
EsaR3aHorse talker. However, that is
neiShsrhere nor there. What can we
do foryou2
3olcan, il you will, do a great deal
for ne M explain my situation. Ii
was absolutely necessary for me to
have achange Of scene, and ] started
out WITH that. end in view. have
Travelled many miles, have crossed
mo M rfvnra .Eha orly place
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-25
A Little Accident at Baimoral,

The queen has been present at very
few concerts for many years past.
She occasionally has a noted artist to
sing or play before her; but this al
ways takes place in private, and when
! sing at Balmoral there is nobody in
the room but the queen and perhaps
one or two Of the royal family who
may be staying at the castle. With
regard to these little concerts, ] recall
a funny incident. / sat down at the
piano to accompany myself. and was
just beginning TO sing when the legs
of the stool gave way, and | rolled on
the floor at the queens feet. Her maj
esty was rather concerned at first,
thinking | must have hurt myself;
but when she saw | was all right, she
burst out laughing. We all had been
rather solemn before, but after my
tumble everybody was so amused that
it was a long while before | could pro.
eed with my song.-Mme. Albaui.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-25
The Destruction of Forests.

"We are daily wasting n OF ma.
lures richest gifts 10 us in our whole
sale destruction Of the forests" said
Theodore b. Baselin of the forestry
commission to a New York reporter.
And it is destroying what nature was
hundreds of years in building up and
which cannot be replaced for many
years TO come. Year after year has
seen u people cutting down the
woods for almost the sole purpose of
getting them out of the way and with
no thought of the future, until today,
with the exception of the A~dirondacks,
New York is almost deplete of its
timber growth. This is an evil in
many ways. The clearing away Of
wood growths gives a sweep TO high
waters and heavy rains, which washes
away much of the rich surface soil
and depletes in a marked degree the
fertility of the land. And this waste
of fertility increases each year and
must i'm time render the land almost
sterile. Then. again, the destroying Of
the forests has a marked influence
upon the rainfall, and one Of the
greatest arguments for the preserva.
ton of the Adirondacks is its protec-
ton 10 the great watershed of eastern
New York. Scientific men claim that
the forests exercise a great influence
also upon the public health by the
proper distribution Of carbonic and
other gases and regulating the equi.
librium of the atmosphere. So far no
state i'm the Union has done much in
the way of protecting existing forests
and but little tending TO the creation
Of new one IL is a subject that must
receive attention some of these days
and upon which the Legislative bodies
must act"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-25
SOME pAy-NOr NOW.

Bometime I'll perform such q wonderful deed
That men viii grow brcathless and pale whea
they read;
Some day I'll triumphantly spring with a bound
From the midst Of all creatures that walk ON the
ground,
And, suddenly s~prouting my wings. ! viii rise
To the heavens Of fame. tbeo observed Of all eyes.
Oh, IL makes my pulse throb. aud IL makes my
blood warm,
When | think of this wonderful deed I'll perform
Some day-not now.
Sometime Ia the beautiful future I'll sing
A song tli~t more clear than a trumpet shall
ring.
some day when l feel my heart thrill through
and through
With a love Of the lovely, the good and the true.
When my brain Is lluuined with heavenly Gre.
And the wrongs Of humanity III me with ire.
Oh. then ! will sing such a magical song.
Such a cry for the right, such a blow at the
wrong
Some day-no, now.
Sometime I viii lay all my cowardice by.
And will dauntlessly look the bold world In the
eye:
Some day I viii dare the false creeds u the hour,
And viii bid high defiance TO custom and power,
Vain, vain 10 attack me with sneer or with taunt
When my black tlag you see me courageously
fiaunt
oh, ] take OF my cap and I drop on my knee.
And l worship the man | am going TO lie
Some day-not aow.
Sometime | win suddenly, quietly prove
That a man eau jolt out Of his natural groove;
Some day III leave all my folIies behind,
AL my faults ! Wilt corlfully east 10 the wind.
ging at once from the man ! have been,
Like a serpent Is said to crawl out OF his skin
Oh. il gives me such comfort 10 know I shall
stand
With those who'll be valiant and noble and grand
Some day-not now.
George Horton
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-25
he HELPED THE TRAMP.
A Case VI Double Gratitude Observed IN
Western New York.

A Case Of Double Gratitude Observed In
Western New York.
As we stood in a group in The depot
waiting room at Elmira, there was a
scuflle and loud words, and we turned
to see lie depot policeman showing a
trampish looking man out of the place.
II was Il scene to make most Of the
crowd smile, as the officer was a big
man and his victim a small one, but
before he had him outdoors a well
dressed, fine looking man stepped for
ward and demanded:
Officer, has this man been guiltyof
any offensei"
Hes no business in here, sir" was
the reply.
why hasn't hes"
Because he's a tramp. Ny orders
are TO put 'em out"
Just wait"
He brought out his wallet. handed
the forlorn looking stranger two crisp,
ten dollar bills. and then turned TO the
officer with:
Nov, let him alone. \ man with
$50 in his pocket is no tramp"
God bless you, sir" whispered the
recipient of this bounty ms he looked
at the money in the greatest astonish-
ment. I'm no vagabond; I'm simply
down on my luck. | was wanting
to get 10 Buffalo. where | hope TO lit
a job, and I'm willing to work at any
thing and for any price"
Some one ventured to ask the rem
tleman for an explanation of his liber-
atty, and he replied:
Just a year ago tonight, in n Of
the towns on the Erie road, a tramp
struck me fora quarter and gotit. He
must have gone off on a freight train
right away, and he got a lift of TWEEN
ty odd miles before he was bounced.
Four hours later | took a train, and
while passing from one coach TO an
other lost my footing and was thrown
Oft. l struck OH NV head and shout
ders and was rendered unconscious,
though moi very badly hurt. WhenI
came To there was II quarrel over my
body. Two men wanted To rob me.
while q third was holding them off,
and when they attacked him he gave
them such a drubbing that they haul.
ed off. Then he ran to a farmhouse a
quarter of a mile away, routed out the
people, and helped carry me there.
While / could not speak, | heard all
that was said. ] heard him say that
he recognized me as the one who had
befriended him that evening; and be-
fore he went away he insisted on TAX
ing an inventory of my personal prop
erty. / had "A watch, a diamond pin.
and over thousand dollars in money;
and everything was kept safe for me
during the two weeks | was in the
house"
But what became of the trampi"
II have never seen him since. After
seeing me safe at the house he started
off, saying he would send a doctor
from the nearest town, and l never
even had the chance to thank him.
New York Sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-25

Another scheme was to drop suddenly on
the knees and butt Jung in the stomach.
Here the ability Of the acrobat was brought
into play. Jung jumped over the kneelins
form with one bound, Mt the same time Civ.
ing Giang a terrific kick in the ribs. This
made Giang mad. He kicked, cuifed, punched
and butted the unfortunate Jung unmerci.
fully. Frequently Jung would be obliged to
jump over Giang in order to escape punish.
nent, but the wiry athlete was on the look
Jut, and he would no sooner gain the floor
than a kick back OF the knee joint would send
him rolling over and over. Although il may
seem ridiculous TO call such style Of fighting
scientific, nevertheless it is so considered by
all Chinese, who in return stigmatize Ameri.
can boxing as brutal, inhuman and utterly
devoid Of science or merit. The cuts with
which this ssetch is illustrated are taken
from The New York Evening Sun. They
give one a good idea OF Chinese agility.