The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-16
NEWS IN BRIEF.


Great Britain are women,
June is The favorite month for sui
:ides.
The Salvation Army has invaded
tlirty-fve countries. +;
The arst American ship was laun-
ched at New Y ork in 1916. :,
Lions, bears, goats and other AMI
mails take to the tobacco habit.
The shrinksge in trust values dur
ing the year is estimated at Slt5, So. 600.
-Behring sea and Cooks inlet are
considered to be the future field for the
salmon industry.
Twelve years ago one sailor In eve
~ log who went to sea lost his LIE; no"
only one in 256 is lost.
-ID 1920 the first large copper coins
we're minte in England, putting an end
To private leaden tokens.
in Norway persons who have not
been 7accInated are not allowed to
! vote at any election.
1t is an article Of faith among the
Mohammedans that q grave shall never
be opened on any pretext.
Twelve d 'fferent kinds Of theology
are preached in four lsnguagesi1 the
eight churches at Wahoo, Neb.
The new postmaster at Dundee,
Mich, among his other qualifications
has a mustache 324 inches from tip to
tip.
Among the wedding presents re-
,eived by a Green County, Ark, bride
we're four chickens, two geese and q
pig.
The English language Is spoken and
written and read by l00, ,000, ,0J0. It is
Ineligible to at least 50,o00,ooo
more.
Massachusetts has $40 ConRrega-
!ional churches and 1o5, ,943 members.
eajing all her sister States In this re-
- ct.
The first magazine gun was made
Dy John Cuckson, London, 1886. a spe-
,imen is in the Hartford Museum OF A.
E. Brooks.
I'm the twenty yesrs that veelap-
sed since the close of the Frauco-Prus-
san war Europe has double her mill
!ary strength. -.
In Middle Snithfeld, Penn, there
s chestnut tree the trunk Of which
n asures nineteen feet In circun.
terence, breast high.
In some parts Of France where the
oil is poor, many acres are given up
10 lilac bushes and their blossoms are
:ent to Paris by the cartload.
Whaling in the Antarctic seas this
.eason is reported to be q failure;A
carmpuses, seals and sea lions are nu
ue1ous, il Is further stated.
The largest stationary engine M
the world is used to pump out the "a
uines at Friedenville, Penn. Its dri
ing wheels are thicty-aYe feet in dias
tier.
The electric railway hsspeLetra
sven the fastuess OF the Tryolese Mo-
;ains, read twenty seven miles i
being projected between R.vA
Pipz>lo i
"A radish, about a footin Length
With complete knot tied in the
re, is a vegetable monstrosity
claimed, grown on the farm Of 81
Williams, near Pawn4e, Kan.
"A psrfecs face should be d
nto three equal parts-from th
# the hair to the root Of tbs ID
hence to the tip and from tbs tip o.
The nose, to the tip Of the chin. y
1t IS sail that April. May and even
lJure and July are remarkable for the
,revaIeuce of wnite flowers; July, and
specially August, Of yellow, and Sep
ember and October Of purple and blue.
The authorities OF ran&f,rt-on-ths-
Main, Germany, have yieHed to num-
rous petitions signed by property hol-
ers, AMI have omitts, the n mber
.nirteen in renumbl fling several
treets.
The day Of the diamond is always,
,ut the opal is evlden3ly about to have
little run OF its own. The stoce once
hought unlueky is now very fashion.
bic, and perfect specimens are adTan-
Ing in price.
The highest waves ever met with
the ocsan are said to be those off the
Jape o: Good Hope. Under the In
luence Of a northwesterly gale they
iave been known to exceed forty feet
n height
The officers Of the German army
re to have a new cloak, the novelty OF
which lies in the fact that by an ngen-
Gus device the cloack may be made
i.ick or thin. It is adopted for winter
or summer use.
Livery Eastern potentate OF ancient
lines was 80 accustomed to the idea OF
| :eing poisoned that the most impor-
| ant functionary about the court was
aster, who tAsted every dish before 1t
sas set before the King.
ii~-During a large part Of tie Seven
Years. 2. .srFrederick the Great car
lied an ounce OF cUsss.siYa su2limate IN
lis pocket to use in case Of hopeless
lisaster. One or two occasions he CANE
lear swallowing it.
"a. ". Glover, OF Windsor Locks,
Wis, claims to have discovered in the
oundations Of an old foundry stone
covered with hieroglyphics, supposed
to be Of Indian origin, though no one
,ersei in Indian lore can decrlpher
hem.
Swans keep wafer free from weeds.
lake In Burghley, England, which
ave constant occupation to three men,
[ TX months in each year. to keep i. CON-
oarartively clean, Is now kept compile
ely clean by two pairs Of swans.
-Long-legzed birds have short tails.
\ birds tail acts as y rudder duliog the
| CT of fight. When biz is are provided
nth long legs, these are stretched di-
sclly hehiod when the bird Is flying,