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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-19
A Trek That Did Not Win.

A curious law case has been heard
n Berlin. In the year 1891, in Rus
sian Poland, quantity Of placards
were placed on the walls inviting the
people to emigrate to Brazil, saying
that a Polish kingdom would be
founded, and that, If they went to
Bremen, they would be forwarded
acre SIS the ocean. An immense mum.
ber of emigranJs tnereupon Travelled
to Bremen, only to learn that thev
could have no free passage. Having
40 means Of returning to Poland they
Bremen inns. When the Poor Board
found that they were paupers and
likely to become burden on the
community a drastic measure was
taken. a railway train was prepared
and the Poles were told that it
would take them straight to Brazil.
About tn usind Of them entered it
and were speedily taken to Berlin. In
that city the wretched wanderers
naturally found their way to the pub
lie refugees and the Berlin Poor Board
was obliged to take care Of them and
feed them until they could be dis
ratched gradually to their several
homes. The Berlin Poor Board then
sued to recover expenses from the
Bremen Poor Board, and the courts
have just decided that the latter
must pay up The railway trick does
not seem quite so smart now as it did
little while ago.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-19
An Unlooked.for Customer.

Theophrastus Esculapius Stubbe,
proprietor OF the "UniVersal Life
Everlasting Golden Bltters," vas In
his Office and about him were gath
cred an eager group, listening to an
account of the wonderful cures he had
wrought with his medicine.
BY and by man In somber garb-
a thin, pale-faced man, sedate and
acknowledgements the Office and
inquired for the proprietor.
Il am the man," said Theophras.
tus Esculapius Stubhe, with dignity.
You are the proprietor Of the
"Cniyersal Lite Everlasting Golden
Bitters?:" said the pale visitor.
IL am. How can help you?"
Il have come 10 see if I couldn't
get you to establish an agency FOL
your bitters in our town l want
you to send a smart man-one who
can sell large quantity Of your medi
cine"
TheophraStus rubbed his hands and
smiled eyultingly.
"You see," pursued the sombel
visitor, "my business is getting dull,
and I thought with your help we
might revive It,"
s'Can't you take the agency your
self, my friend?" asked the. great
Stubbe.
NO, no." said the melancholy
man, with shake of the head. '11
wouldn't do for me. People might
think that I was interested"
".Ah: What is your business?"
il am an undertaken"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-19
A Eeresy Conference

The Inter OteaD says Of Young
Man-Afraid-of-H His Horses, who died
the other day: Only once at an early
day, was his authority questioned.
After his first trip to Washington be
narrated to his people who had never
been off the reservation, and who had
never seen anything but a one-story
house, the sights and incidents OF his
trip. He told them about the iron
horse that carried him away and
brought him back. They could un-
derstand all about that. 1t was
white mans medicine. II, told them
about talking wires Ctelegraph). They
understand that also, 1t was white
mans magic. He told them about
the high buildings at Washington,
five and six stories high. This was
too much. They could stand talking
wires and iron horses, but six teepees
built on top Of each other was too
foolish for belief. "Ioung- Man"
was a great liar and would have to
take it back. "Young-MaD:" how
ever, insisted on it, and they could
not doubt his sincerity. The heresy
conference which had tie matter in
hand agreed that the whites had
given "Young-Man" something to
drink which had bewitched him.
For a time .eere was much talk 81
getting a new chief.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-19
A Princess OF Method.

Although good listener, says az
English laper, the Princess May
never hesitates to ask questions II she
does not thoroughly understand the
line Of argument She seldom dis
cusses charity scheme without Sc
curing supporter. No matter
whether it be in a country house or
at home, II the opportunity offers, the
wants and wishes Of her proteges are
always put forward, and the result is
generally check or promise OF help.
But it must not be supposed that she
accepts other peoples facts and fig
ures. On the contrary she makes
her own inquiries and marshals them
in way that would Go credit to 2
fnancier or a suateman.
Order and regularity are with her
principles Of life-never Is anything
out Of place, never is an opportunity
missed. There is time for getting
up in the morning, and, when posi-
Bile, time for retiring to rest at
night Part Of the day is always Sc,
aside for reading and being read to.
No matter how disIasteful the task,
if it be necessary 10 do it, it is done,
and done, too, in time. and in proper
form and order In her boudoir you
will find the books properly classified.
Pens and pencils are neatly arranged
on the writing table. In short, there
is place Tor everything, and every
thing is In its place. These are Qua'-
tiles indispensable to people Of great
position, and it must be very gratify'
ite to the public to know that Pria
.css May possesses them.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-19
Why Flowers Sleep.

Why should flowers sleep? asks Sir
John Lubbock In 'The Beauties of
Nature and the Wonders Of the
World We Live in" Why should
some flowers do so and not others?
Moreover, different flowers keep diff.
ferent houra The daisy opens at
sunrise and closes at sunset, whence
its name days eye" The dande.
lion Neontodon) Is said to open about
7 and to close about S; Arenaria
rubra to be open from 8 to 3; the
white water lily (Nympheal from
about I to 4; the common mouse-ear
hawkweed (Hieracium) from to 3;
the scarlet pimrerned (Anagallis> to
waken at and close soon after 2;
5sgSB9HaR ths gBSSg gsdteafsas aRd SG ap6gt 81
whence its English name, "John 20
to bed at nool." Farmers boys in
some parts ara said to regulate their
dinner time by it. Other flowers, on
the contrary, open in the evening.
Now it Is obvious that flowers
which are fertilized by nightr6ying
insects would derive no advantage
from being open by day; and on the
uther hand, that those which are fer.
tilted by bees would gain nothing
by being open at night. Nay, 1T
would be a distinct disadvantage, be-
cause it would render them liable to
be robbed Of their honey and pollen
by insects which are not capable OF
tertilizing them. I have ventured
to suggest. then, that the closing OF
the flowers may have reference to the
habits Of the insects, and it may be
observed also in support Of this that
wind -rert;lized flowers do not sleep;
and that many OF those towers which
attract insists by smell open and
emit their scant at particular hours;
thus Hesperus matronalis and Ly.
chis vespertina smell in the evening
and Orchis bifclia is particularly sweet
It night.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-19
The Telephone in Turkey.

The influence Of the telepone ha.
generally been regarded as salutary,
but the Sultan OF Turkey evidently
takes a different view Of it. He de-
clined to have it in his dominions at
ary price. Not only has he forbidden
telephone lines to be laid down In
Constantinople, but he objects to
them even in the other large towns
such as SMYRNA and Salonica lie
says that his subjects are far toe
ready, as it is, to plot and conspire
and make his life a burden, ana he
does not propose to introduce a means
whereby they can do this twice as
easily as they could before. This
feeling Of the Sultan is so well known
that for considerable time those in
tereSted in telephone matters have
ceasld to apply for concessions in tAs
land Of the Turk
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-19
On the Vastly Deep.

I notice an item in the press stat;
ing that the Oity Of Peking, in her
recent trip, sailed l,24O miles with!
out meeting single sail, and this
fact Is cited as showing the loneliness
of the Pacific Ocean, says the Wash.
ington Star.
In the summer Of 1850 I left Sal
Francisco on sail vessel formerly
from Baltimore) for Panama, distant
1000 miles. and on the entire route,
which lasted forty-three days, VI
never saw a sail.
Loneliness is no word for it
especially when we lay becalmed IL
the tropic, with our vessel floating as
helplessly about as chip on mill
pond, the ground swells keeping up
the monotonous roll Of the vessel
from side to side all day and night
and day after day, each roll being
accompanied by flap of the sails and
a creaking OF the riggirQ that might
have passed for the flap Of the wings
and the wall Of lost spirits.
When we read about Noah and his
ark We are apt to think that he must
have had rather a lonely time, but
then he was out only forty days, and,
besides, with all the animals, ETC., on
board, he had plenty to occupy his
time and attention and If he wanted
amusement to while away the tine
he had only to start sparriug match
between his monkeys and parrots
True, there is no report Of any such
proceeding on his part but that il
doubtless because there was no mod
ern newspaper reporter on board.
I tell you, man cart realize what
loneliness or comfort Is until he has
made some such trip and II he wants
to complete his education In that
~line he should preface it with tramp
of 2, 900 miles over the mountains and
across the deserts amid wolves and
wild Indians, as thousands Of 'forty-
oinorc'i 6id
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-19
FREEDOM.

Ny work is done; the eventlde Is here
My wages now ask OF Thee.
Not gold ror jewels 90 crave, my Lore.
But Master, set my Spiri; free!
The shadows lenglhen on my glacier pain,
Heavier TIE chains that fret me here;
ask for freedom from their crushing weight.
Ills life, not death, I hold In fear:
DIV work is done; the hour Of rest draws near
The veSper.bells toll Gle ar and sweet.
Unto the aged should be spared, mS Loro,
The pans that torture tired feet.
According to my need, ask OF Ince
That Thou bestow the promised wage.
II faithful have been IN small ana great,
Wilt huu not now my pangS aSSuase'
My work ls done; take me within the gaze
Where enter Gnly those Thou Will;
A city lighted by Thy glory great.
The city nut by mortalS built.
Come quickly. beSeech. anG freely give
The guerdon in It's full degree,
Which Thou hast promised unto every man
According as his work shall be.
Yet. Master, not my Will, but Thine, be done.
On Thee / wait forgive my prayer!
Thou knowest best If here I'm needed stlil'
Thou kuowe>t If I'm needed there
The waves are not due till Work Is done:
Submissive to the end III be,
Knowing Thy precious promise never IlllS,
That MY reward still rests with Thee!
Cgaru JesS,p JEoore, in Au1 ats LlPPiScoTT g.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-19
Lcnr-Period Clocks.

Herr Noll, a mechanician ct Bcr.
Iangen, Germany, has constructed a
clock warranted to run for 8, 9,00Ayears
without winding Mr.. d. L. Con, in
this country, has in his hall an old
fashioned clock which. so long as the
house is occupied, never runs down.
Whenever the front door is opened or
closed the winding arrangements OF
the clock. which are connected with
the door by rod with gearing at
tachments, are given a turn, so that
persons entering or leaving the house
keep the clock constantly wound up.
Mr.. T. G. Farrer OF Fresno. CAL, in
vented clock, the only motive
power of which, he alleges is the
gravitation of the Garth. which keeps
the clock running forever without
winding. This clock consists of a
plate glass dial suspended from the
ceiling, and all the parts Of il that
are visible are the two hands, the
pivot on which they swing and the
dial. In 1910 Mr.. j. Smith, Leeds,
England, constructed a clock, the
sole motor Of which was electricity.
He lived 10 see this clock 20 for fifty
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-19
Love and Toothache.

AS all roads were said to lead t.
Rome, 80 all sorts Of paths seem Io
lead to love. Cupid uses the high
ways and by.ways, the shortcuts and
the cifcuitous routes, just as the
fancy seizes him. Toothache, one
would think, would not be likely to
prove an impulse to matrimoEN but
according to a dispatch from Nor
walk, Ct., that was what prompted
;he recent marriage Of a couple near
that city. They had both been stay
ng at farmhouse in the vicinity,
md the gentleman being attacked by
The. tGothache jumped into a carriage
20 drive to the nearest dentists. The
lady volunteered to accompany him,
probably to sooth his pain by her
presence, and her companion was so
much touched by her solicitude that
le proposed marriage on the way. AS
le was suffering so dreadfully from
the tooLhache. she thought she might
increase his pain by refusing and con-
sented promptly in order to make
him feel better AS he was about TO
lose a tooth he concluded that he
ought to have at once helpmate to
compensate him for his loss and so
stopped by at ministers and was
married before he faced the dent st.
As soon as the ceremony was per.
.ormed, the tooth stopped aching,
md he found to his Joy that he had
Yained a wife without losing a molar.
Matrinlony would thus seem to be a
cure for the sharpcst Of aches-possi-
oly the cynics may say by substi; ut
NJ a general and chronic pain for a
Particular and Temporary one.-lial'
;imCre Sun.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-19
surpfised 81 Mo1feys.

Two or three years ago an Austrian
civil engineer was travelling in Cey.
Ion. Near Pasadena, one OF the la1rs
cities, was a botanical garden, which
Is considered one Of the finest in the
world. One afternoon the engineer
strolled around the gardens admiring
the tropical plants and examining
the curious forms Of vegetable life
with which the garden abounded. AT
length he became very tired, and the
day being warm. even for Ceylon, be
lay down and was soon fast asleep.
What happened Is best tMd In biz
own words:
must have slept an hour when !
vas awakened suddenly by a queer,
uncanny feeling, and opened my eyes
Judge Of my surprise when I saw
perched upon my feet, body, and even
1pon my shoulders. a lot Of little
monkeys, while all about me, and
beaming down upon me from the
trees, were monkeys Of all sizes and
ages It seemed to ME there were
myriads Of them. I was frightened,
for I knew these monkeys were wild,
and, In their wild state, I did not
know what so many Of them might do.
l gave one leg twitch, then the
,ther, and bounded to my feet, throw
ng of all that were gamboling over
and about me. In second the mon
keys vanished, and only here and
there, reering down from the tops OF
The tall bamboo and rubber trees
,ould I see any OF them.
I was very much alarmed, for tn,
appearance of so many Of them wa,
entirely unexpected. It was a week
before got over my fright. 1t ap.
peared, however, that the monkeys
had meant no harm to me- The
congress had been called, and their
examination of me as l lay upon the
ground was merely out Of curiosity to
divine what kind of n object I was
Nevertheless, vowed never to go to
sleep again in wild tropical forest,
even II it were called botanical
TardcQ.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-19
AN ACT OF PROVIDENCE.
It Saved the Trains, but Not the Dis
patcher.


II didn't leave my job of my OWL
iocord," said the eX-train dispatcher
as he settled himself down to his
yarn, "and my being bounced was a
mean piece Of business. II PrOvi-
dence was ever on the side Of an over
worked an underpaid railroad en-
ploye it was with me that last night,
and the superintendent ought to have
realized the TACT 1t was on an Ohio
:ailroad. and the headquarters were
n Cincinnati We'd had a STRIKE
Two or three atSldents and a row at
headquarters, and I'd been doing two
mems work for ten nights past On
This last night I was clean played out
and asked for a reliet, but nobody
was to be had. When the line is
working all right and man Is feel
ing good, train dispatching is as easy
as rolling Off a log. You cin locate
every train on the rails within hun
1red rods. and unless some pig-headed
conductor refuses to obey instructions
here's no chance for an accident.
THAT night had four through
passenger trains, two locals, Blue
Line, and two O. three regular freights
to look after: Everything was all
right up to about midnight. At that
hour the western express would reach
Kingsville and sldetrack for the linn
tied going east and due at 1910. I
gave the customary order, as I
thought, and it was 1890 before it
suddenly flashed across me that I had
made mix Of it For thirty seconds
I was as cold as ice from head to heels,
ind then a hot wave seemed to strike
ne, and came near fainting away.
| had ordered the EXPIRE S to run to
D;amondale, where I meant it for
the Blue Line. She'd meet the linn
tied head-on about four miles west Of
Kingsyille, and both trains had full
complement Of passengers 1t was
too late for me to stop either one,
and ! was just about to order out
Wrecking train, telegraph the COM
pany doctors and rouse out the super
intendent, when I got a call from
Roberts Crossing This was a milk
station. but telegraph operator had
been put there only the day before.
He had been routed out Of bed at
farmhouse near by to communicate
With me.
"You may doubt my statement.
out you wouldn't If you had been on
either Of those trains. They were
lying for each other like cyclones,
when the engine on the limited COL
lapseG tlue and was brought to a
standstill within hundred feet Of
the station, with engineer and fire.
man badly scaIded, AT the~farne-
time the express struck cow stand
ing on the track, and though not de.
rallied, was brought to stop scarcely
8 hundred feet on the other side.
There they were, headed for each
other with only one chance in thou
sond of escaping an awful calamity,
and yet Providence gave me that
chance. The officials ought to have
given me another show, but I got the
tounce. and have staid bounced ever
since. I'm selling a patent washing
machine now, aud not taking any
chances"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-19
ToPNooDYS TYPEWRITER.
MIS- z. Was Inclined to RAise Row About
tho New Acquisition.

Mr.. Topnoody was eating his sup
per very peacefully, and was enjoying
it so much that be had not noticed
how omiuously quiet his wife was at
the other end Of the table.
TopnoodN" she said, with such
force, just as he bit piece out Of a
biscuit that he almost choked on t, III
understand You have got a new type
writer in your Office"
"Yes, my dear, I have" he re-
piled In innocent surprise.
well, now," she exclaimed. grow
ing red in the face, Il won't have It.
A man at your age Of life ought to
know better, even II he has no re.
gard for his wife and family. There
are men who might, with a certain
brazen efrontery, DO as you have
lone, but a man Of family. as you
are, and member Of the church,
am shocked beyond utterance."
Mr.. Topnoody looked as if he were
suffering from the same sort OF
shock, for he was absolutely speech.
less
Don't try to deny it or to ez
plaln," she went on angrily, "for yor
have not only admitted it, but you
have admitted it to me, and shall"
"But, my dear" began MI. T., re.
DVes!ng his utterance.
"Cont speak to me-" she said, "yol
have taken that thing into your Office
when you promised me faithfully you
never would have another, and,
worst OF all, this one Is only 20 years
old, and the other near 40 If she was
day." and she began sobbing.
Il don't know. my dear, how old
the other one was" said Mr. T. with
quiet smile, now that the light had
dawned on him, "but If the one I got
yesterday is twenty years old, I'm 90
ing to raise row with the agent who
sold it to me, for he assured me 1t
had just come from the factory"
'I'm an idiot" sobbed Mrs T.,
cooking up .oyiullY.
Yes dear" responded Mr.. T.,
taking another bite out of the bis
cuit.-F1ee Press
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-19

me, and I'll never do so again" he
| beat q basty retreat, while the tail,
gaunt figure rushed out after him, with
nocking laugh.
Hal tried to rid himself of his tightly
wound costume, but bscalne the worse
| entangled, and falling in his great
fright, never once ceased rolling until
he had reached the foot of the hlll
back Of the orchard.
For a few moments Hal lay there,
not daring to open his eyes for fear OF
seeing that tall, gaunt form, with its
skinny fingers clutching at him. Once
be was sure he heard laughter, and 1t
did not sound like ghost either. But
the question now was what should he
do?
It was nearly half mile to ihe near.
est neighbor's and Hal dared not go
near his own home, which was now
occupied by the Bodies in full force.
care you hurt, Hal, dear?" asked
Celaine's soft voice, and Hal was GER
tain it was never so sweet before.
"Not much, I guess. But help me,
Sis, Pm all tangled up"
"Why, how came you so, Hal?"
"Playlng the fool tc' frlghten you.
I'll be honest
"And three played at the same
game" said Phil, ltughing." And who
won?"
sIt was not T." said Hal, throwing
off the sheet Celaine had patiently un'
done.
Hal was the most obliging of boys
after this, his only request being:
"Don't tell father and mother any
thing about the Bools affair, please "
And Phil and Celaine promised they
certainly would not; while Celaine
gave Hal an extra dish Of peach pre-.
serve, as she said;
"What if you had broken your neck
going down that hill; only to think OF
it, what danger you were in."
81 was q fool" answered Hal ii dis.
gust.
S. RosAL1E SILL, in Boston Budget.
Miss Mary Upham, of Boston, re-
Gently contributed $500 to the College
Settlement Association, which sum
pays for the first fellowship. The as
sociation has for It's object the social
improvement of the masses, and ls
operating for good in the slums OF
New York, Boston and Chicago. The
fellow is expected to spend thirty-6ve
weeks of the year in residence at the
College Settlement. NJ IS Uphsmt
subscription will elect e Boston resi-
dent. A second fello wship, also pro
vided by Boston lady, will support
fellow at Hull House, in Chicago. The
expense of residence in the settlements
is about S. week, or Sl75 q year.
This includes board, lodgings aud
washing, and with the remaining Sl2o
the fellow is expected to pay for the
incidental expenses, such as books,
carfare, postage, flowers, amusements,
afternoon teas, coffee and waters, etc.,
contracted in the course Of fellowship
with the lowly and lonely classes. Once
or twice week the resident has two
dinner guests and the extra course, OF
the flower favors provided IN their
honor, must come out of the fellow
ship.
Faraday was the first to elicit the
electric spark from the magnet; ne
found that it is visible at the instant OF
breaking and of renewing the contact
Of the conducting wires, and only then.
In illustration of this, "BlackWood
had the folio wing clever lines:
"Around the maCnate Faraday
Is sure that VOlta's lightnings play:
But how to draw them from the "lreI
He took lesson from the heart;
IT'S when We meet, tits when we part,
RrQaks f,rth thp plpntrlp flrpp
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-19

years. Clocks are now made to run
f1e years with one winding up. In
1881 the Belgian Government placed
one of these In railway station and:
sealed it with the government seal
1t is said to have kept capital time,
having only been twice wound-in
1855 and 1891. There is a clock In
the church Of St. Quentin, Mayence,
which Is said to have stopped only
once during period Of 500 years.
BROOKLYN Eagle.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-19
Curious Currency.

Sheets of paper are used for money
in Corfu. one sheet purchasing quart
of rice, twenty sheets a piece Of hemE
cloth, etc. We, too, use sheets OF pa
per for money, but they are pretty
well covered by the Government with
original designs in green ink be ore
they acquire any purchasing value.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-19
THE USUAL SPEECH.

Gilkins-"So, after counting that girl
for ten years, you at last got up spuuk
enough to propose2" -.
Wilkins-"Yes, proposed last night.
guess it'll be all right"
Eli Didn't she accept2"
"Not exactly, but think she Will"
"What did she say2"
"It's so suddenG"-Nev York Weekly.