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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14
Saved by 4 BI0tter.

4 commercial traveller writes to the
st. Louis Globe-Democrat: The
blotter in hotel writing room once
saved me from very considerable loss.
As a general rule the blotter in writ
ing room is so dirty anl covered up
with ink marks that the whole presents
the appearance Of an Egyptian
hicroglyphics. But on this occasion,
as luck would have it, the blo+ter was
absolutely new and clean and could be
examined very closely. The last man
who had been using it was also the
first, and as he used rather liberal
supply of ink and wrote rapidly he re-
produced almost the entire letter upon
the blottor before folding it up. I
knew him to be the representative OF q
large Eastern housein asimilar though
not rival capacity to our own, nnI
without intending TO DO so, l found
myself claaciAg ct the reproduction
of his letter on the blotter. | was
struck ct once with the name OF the
house from which I had the previous
day taken an exceptionally large
order, AMI reading on found that he
had notified his firm that, acting under
advice from a very reliable source, he
had decided not to carry cut h.s in
structions and sell this firm hill Of
goods. wen: out at once and mada
Il few inquiries which convinced nc
that not only was the house in qucs-
ton in difficulties, but that ii was also
contemplating fraudulent transfer
to defeat its creditors. I promptly
w;red the house represented toiguorc
lny letter by mail containing tits
or,7cr, giving the reasons briefly. anil
following up the Telegram: by al OK
p!anator= letter. Some -"',ner 'n>ii5'
naat correspondence follo='cd, but
this was abruptly ternineted BY the
suspension Of the latter aad the ab'
scond;no OF one os the partners.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14
Medicine in the Middle Ages.

In an entertaining article in the
Nineteenth Century on medieval med
cine, some curious prescriptions ere
given. A person whose right eye was
nhamed or bleared was recommended
% take the right eye of Frogg, lap
t in q piece Of russet cloth, and hang
t about the nec11--." The skin OF
:aren's heel was prescribed for gout.
Oiffident young men will be interested
n this: "If you would have man be-
come bold or impudent, let him carry
about him the skin or eyes Of lion or
cock, and he vill be fearless of his
enemies; nay, he will be very terrible
lnto them" The tendency to reti-
,ence, which is so common fault Of
0arliaments, municipal councils, etc,
might be cured by this treatment: IF
5ou WoGid IaYe 1Im \ Iutiye, give
him tongues, and seek out those Of
water frogs and ducks, and such crea-
lures notorious for their continual
noise making"
If man had ''sounding OF a pip
ing in his ears, he was recommended
20 put oil Of hempseed, warm, into
.hem, "and after that let him leape
upon his one legge upon that side
where the disease is; then let him
5owe doune hys care Of that syde, if
naply any moysture would issue out. "
The remedy for nose bleeding was to
"beat egge shales to pouder, and sift
Them through q linnen cloth, and blow
them into hys nose; if the shales were
If egges whereout young chickens are
matched, it were SO much the better. "
Powdered earth worms mixed with
vine were recommended for jaundice.
Toothache might be relieved by an ap-
olication of the fat of "little greene
;rogges," or OF the "graye worms
breathing under wood or stones, hay
ing many fete." Frogs and toads were
faTorite remedies, especially when
treated in some grotesquely barbarous
manner. Popular prejudice against
medical science to-day is declining,
md will probably disappear alto
3cther; but in the Middle Ages 1t
seems to have had a very rational basis.
Toronto Globe.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14
HANGED HIS OWN FATHER.
4 Peculiar and Touching Scene on Gal
lows,

4 Peculiar and Touching Scene on Gal
lows.
1t was a strange meeting Of father
and son on the occasion Of the hang
ing of old Bill Stebbens for the muir
der Of his second wife at Spokane
The murder was attrecious, the peo-
pie said, and there were few glances
OF sympathy for the doomed man
among the morbidly curious stares OF
the little crowd that filed the jail
yard.
The Sherif's deputies had attended
to the details. The trap was set,
ready to be sprung and in an instant
send man into the great beyond.
The moose had been made carefully
Of the best hemp rope, creased with
tallow for that occasion, The pro-
ccssion had moved up the steps to
the platform.
With business-like dignity the
Sheriff, who h;d been notified, stepped
from his Office, crossed the courtyard,
and mounted the scaffold with the
death warrant in his hand. He read
the document in a calm voice, as one
would a notice Of a sheriI's sale.
Throughout his trial, in the dark
hours after his sentence, through the
last night Of life, and while viewing
curiously from his cell the rays Of the
last sunrise he would ever see on
earth, the victim Of the law had been
stoically sullen. Emotion had never
shown itself in his face. He had
taken his fate philosophically from.
the first, making no defense,
saying nothing wher the stern Judge
had given him an opportunity to be-
fore passing sentence. Few noticed
il, but it seemed as If tear glistened
in his eye then. Addressing himself
to the Sheriff, he said in suppressed
tone:
Wont you shake hands, my boy,
before gc:"
The Sheriff did not hear him, or ii
he did no orc could have told it. He
was still the business.like executive
Officer Of the county in which he
lived: nothing more. ~
Il know didn't treat you, right"
the condemned man continued. show
ing trace OF excitement, nor youc
mother either. but a word Of COM
fort to man that's going to die isn't
much. Won't you say something's"
Twenty years of battling with: the
world on his own hook had hardened
the Sheritf;s heart. Silently he mo-
toned the assistants to buckle the
straps, I'd, ,ust the cap and tx the
NOSE.
Then with steady and unwavering
couDtenarce he pressed the button
and sent his father into eternity
Spokane Review.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14
4 CAT AND A RATHER.
Tho Former Completely Vanquishes anS
Stays Her Vicious Foe.

LlS EOrEleE SOnpfeCelS tduQUleuob aG1sS
Stays Her Vicious Foe.
4 curious fight between cat ana
a rattlesnake was witnessed by some
school children lately" said Penn
Sylyanian. THE reptile was lying
curled up in field. The cat stole
slowly upon him, and before long it
was plain that the rattler had dis
covered the approach Of his foe, for
he raised his head slowly out Of his
folds and began to shake his rattles
warningly. But this Maltese was no
ordinary cat. She had evidently been
taking quiet notes Of the methods OF
rattlesnakes. She crept on, and when
within a yard Of the snake, she
stopped. raised one paw and held it
out toward the rattler. That was
challenge enough for him, and he
threw his vicious head and foot and
a half Of his body forward to strike
the daring cats foot. But the cat
was as quick as the snake, and her
foot was not in the path Of his fangs
when they got there, and he missed. :
Then, quick as a fash of lightning
the cat brought her other paw into
play. and with it she struck the
snake a blow that knocked 1t a
foot CT mere to one side. She didn't
keep the velvet over her claws
when she struck, either, but had
them at full length, and laid the
snakes neck open in two long gashes,
from which the blood spurted. The
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14

When come to speak Of Tonanly infu-
snce, my mind always wanders Off to one
model-the aged one who, p years ago, We
put away for the resurrection. About 81
years ago. and just before their marriage
day my father and mother stood up In the
old meeting house at Somerville. n. j., and
:ook upon them the VOWS Of the Christian.
Through a long life OF vicissitude she lived
aarlnlessly and usefuily and came to her end
IN peace. No child Of want ever came to her
1oor and was turned empty away. No one
n sorrow came to her but was comforted.
No one asked her the way to be saved but she
pointed him to the cross. When the angel
If life came to neiShbor's dwelling, she
vas there to ejoice at the starting OF an
other immortal spirit. When the angel Of
teath came to q neighbor's dwelling, she
was there to robe the departed for the burial.
We had often heard her, when leading
iamily prayers in the absence Of my father,
Say. 80 Lord, I ask not for my children
wealth or honor, but do ask that they all
nay be the subjects Of Thy comforting grace"
Her II children brought into the kingdom OF
iod. she had but one more wish, and that
.as that she might see her long absent mis-
I!onary son, and when the ship from China
lncnored in New York harbor and the long
lJsant one passed over the threshold Of his
)aternal home she said, Now, Lord, lettest
Thou Thy servant depart in peace, for mine
:yas nave seen the salvation" The prayer
vas soon answered.
1t was an autumnal day when We gathered
rom afar and found only the house from
Which the soul had fed forever. She looked
'ery natural, the hands very much as when
hey were employed in kindness for her
children. Whatever else We forget, We never
orSet the look OF mothers hands. AS we
TODD there by the casket we could not help
IL. say, Don't she LOOK beautifully 1t was
cicudlesS day when, with heavy hearts,
sc carried her out to the last resting
>ace. The withered leaves crumbled under
loof ana wheel IS we passed, and the sun
hone On the Raritan River until 1t looked
ike fire, but more calm ard beautiful. and
adiant was the setting sui Of that aged pill
rims life. No more toll, no more tears, 10
more sickness, no more death. Dear nothcr!
Beautiful mother
Sweet Is the slunber beneath the sol,
While TIE pure spirit rests with Cod.
need not go back and show you Zenobia
n Semiram;s or Isabella or even the woman
u the text as wonders Of wornanly excellence
" greatness when I In this moment point to
our own picture gallery Of memory: and
how you the one face that YOU remember so
yell, and arouse all your molly "reminiscences,
md start you in new consecraton TO God by
he pronunciation of that tender. beautiful,
glorious word, Mother, mother"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14
SOME time during his life e,

SOME time during his life every
man is compelled to stand punish
ment," as the prize fighters say. How
do you stand yours? DO you 90 ctf
and sulk, or do you make the best OF
it? Every man who sulks is com.
PEELED to stand double punishment;
II such a thing is possible, quit sulk-
ing. 1t is d horribly foolish thing to
DO. The greatest satisfaction IN life
is found in doing your duty. 1t may
be hard at times, but it is easier than
ncglecting it. TIE more you slllk,
The more apt you are to think Of sui
.iSa
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14
GERMANY produces about nine hui

GERMANY produces about nine hun,
dre6 million bushels Of potatoes an
nually; Russia about ore-half that
quantity; and France nearly as
many as Russia, The United
States raGks Lelow the United King
dom as producer Of potatoes, and
our crop seldom reaches over It's,
OoO,O bushels.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14

No woNDNR the young German en-
peror wanteN more soldiers. Late
dispatches say he is going to tra:D
his army to ride bicycles, and, Of
course, he had to make some arrange.
ments to compensate for loss by
breakage,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14
THE remarkable knowledge of ma

TIE remarkable knowledge Of nav.
igation shown by the men court
martialed in connection with the
Victoria disaster would lead the or
dinary reader 90 believe that the COL
lision of Triroli was the result OK
a nicely executed plan rather than
the logical outcome Of a foolish or
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14

LITTLE keigium is continual SUI
prise to the world. She supports
moro people to the square mile than
any other country, her hens lay more
eggs than those of any other country
Of anywhere near its size, and the
amount Of food supplies sect to other
and lazier peoples is astonishing. She
is right at the front in many forms
Of modern progress a 81, and has
lately extended the right OF su:Iraee
to women on the same terms as to
men.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14

FRUIT land has appreciated in value
enormously in Western Maryland
during recent years. The Delaware
Farm and Home" cites cases Of q
rise In raw land from SIS to 500 pei
s;re during the past ten years.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14

TEE efforts to make soldiers out oi
In plans have proved unsuccessful.
The braves find the discipline Of army
life irksome, and the fact that the
Government will not permit sQuaws
to carry the bucks carbines hca
caused 20 to throw up his job.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14

THERE never was a man who wouh
not get the big head on twent,
thousand dollars. A man with /
million is moro apt to be sensible ant
modest than man with tWent,
thousand.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14

YOUNG people are always wishi nj
something would happen, and oit
leople are thankful when nothing
does. They have learned that whel
things happen it usually means NOR
<ro,h1a
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14

ONE of the largest hides evel
tanned has come from a San Fran
cisco tannery. 1t is eight feet wide
and fourteen feet long, and weight
100 pounds. 1t is one Of a dozen o.
more walruS hides.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14

a CORRESPONDENT, who has stnc
been killed, reports that when En-
gland asked France if she was goinl
to fight she replied, Yes, l am"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14

IF your children are babies, don''
wish they were grown. It is not the
height OF felicity to get up with
baby that has the collie, but it is
peasanter than to lie in bel know
Ing your girls are on the front porch
Hirt inr
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14
TIE King Of Siam wears a golden
bat which weighs twenty-seven
pounds, but never talks through it.

THERE is one good thing to be SAID
In favor of the iccmeu. They havi
rs yet refraired from selling the pub
Tic glass limitations.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14

FRANCE IS in no uncertainty about
her northern boundary line. Ger
many fixed that.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14

TIE honest houSe-fy has nothing
tut feelings Of respect for the bald
saded baby.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14

1T requires a right smart nation tc
maintain 5000 rostmistress and the
postal card, but we do it.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14
ALL roads will lead to Washington
!or some time.

VERAaUA might have come out all
right if it had net been a bad year
for bulls
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14

IN due time We suppose that some
sunt Of the Duke of Eeragua will be
sprung upon American sympathy.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14

There IS 10 buil;lng connecte with
the Columbian Exposition in Jackson
Park that will bear closer inspection
either for a certain symmetry in its
exterior or for a grand exhibit inside,
than the Palace of Mechanic Art, gen
orally call 4
All this long list OF machines doubt
less seems wearisome to the nniuter-
ested reader, bat seen in this largo
building, and variedoy tre pers9nalpres.
ence Of an increased nnlahcr OF male
and female operatives, eni!veneG also
by water wheels, fopDtniJs OF wafer in
constant motion, anu the ce"-eltss
click, clank and rear of machinery,
large, medium sized and dilnlDu:lve,
the untiring and assilnous Yankee aa>t
the undaunted il lqnirer tro1 every
other cline cannot fail to be impressed
With 4 seuse OF the constant working uf
mems minds and an outward visible
demonstration OF It such rs lie will not
experience in any other building Of tue
CVlnc.b;an Expedition.
GEoI iE HEEeY CURTIS.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14
Family Groceries
AND Confectioner1es,
J. @. E0AG.

Always on Hand Single,
Open and Top Buggies and
Doub.e-Seated Vehicles. One
Horse Wagons. Singe and
double harness.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-24

oryxria, May e3.-tspecial. The fol.
lowing decisions we're handed down by
the supreme court today:
City Of Spokane. respondent, va Frank VIII
ia,n- appellant: Alarmed
The appellant Was onyfcsea Of violating sn
ordinance OF iac eliv onesruinr TBgfaacy- aaa
urged taa; the city ordnance 10 gnaushoTizs3
because the c4;y was only authorized 10 punish
vaxrAats and nc. 10 dezao the crime o.
vaSrsucy-
r. T. Tingiey. appellant. vs. Besiineham
Broom Company. respondent. on = motion 10
retax costs the bill was setsxea and A. issm oi
ssss q, vas reda 20 10 -
Andrew ". Calder. fsspon lent ~ the City nf
waiia wsiis, aap@sisGt. teorge X. Grove de-
.euesns; Judgment reversed
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r.irh.ven re.cher,. Election.

FAlRHavKN. May '2a-fSpecial. AT a
meeting Of the school board last evening
teachers for the ensuing year were elected
as follows:
superin,encent-C. Z. Keyes. OF Portland.
Principal of the Fourteenth s,,cet school
Mas Ahhie Mcclure. of Des Moines, Ia.
TescEers--Miss Harriet VI. Sweet. Miss Nina
Woodin. Miss Dickinson, Miss Goodrich. Miss
Alive Charrain, Miss bruner, Miss Prentice ana
Miss uf.itit1.
Prof. W. J. Hughes is TO be reelected as
principal Of the Larrabee avenue school If
he so desires. Miss Sweet, Miss Woooin
and Miss Charrain are the only ones of
the old teachers reelected. Miss Prentice
taught here two years ago. but has been
East for the past year. Ii is said tha; all
OF the old teachers, except one. who were
recommended by the former superntend-
ent. Prof. FELTON,. now Of Seattle. were re-
elected, and that one did not wish to re-
main. and was no. an applicant The
salaries remain unchanged.
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KxPREss OF INDIA ARRrvxa.
Sns Bstnge . Strange Assortment o!
Passengers for Wosid's Fair.

she Bstngs . Strange Assortment Of
Passengers for Worid's Fair.
VANCOUVER, May a3-iSpecialI - The
steamer Empress of India arrived this af.
ternoon and reported having passed .
large steamer on May % on its roa:e. max
ing no headway, which refused 10 ex-
change signals.
A japanese passenger died suddenly on
May ID and was buried 3. sea. the other
japanese raised $los TO send back 10 MS
widow IN Japan. On the night Of May ~
the passengers had a bail. preceding wnich
a troupe OF japanese geisha girls, bound
Tor the Worlds fair, gave dance and
were three times encored.
The Empress brought lsS saloon. 8, in
termediate, Az Chinese and I3a Japanese
passengers. Among the passengers were:
The Earl OF Jersey. the late governor OF New
south Wales. who Is Soins home 70 hep oppose
ho'ns rule: Justice Tofteuhsm. the late eaiei
dispenser o; British justice in Calcutta. Port
Cap. Moore. OF Hongkoag naval station. the
famous sport. Lord 6reyse Wilton. ani ahon.
nify missionaries. all on sick leave and goang 10
the Worlds fair 20 rscu uperass
No scare on account of the Geary law
had reached Shanghai UP to the time the
Empress left.
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INCENDIARIsM AT CoUPEvILLE.


Destroyed by Fire-Loss -, 500.
CourEvGLLE. May - Special. This
morning at / O'Clock an alarm of fire
awakened the slni.bering inhabitants of
this town and soon every body was running
to the scene of the fire. barn lust back
Of the VI. f. church was biazins. The fire
had made too great progress TO allow tho
barn 10 be skved. but the men set TO work
in an endea r TO save the other buildings
The strong west wind made 1t evident that
i, would be impossible 10 save the church
and n vacant residence next ,oi,. The
efforts of the volunteer lire fighters vera
then directed 10 the saving OF the large
tso-story residence in which Mrs. High
warden lived. A cellar fail OF water under
the house and four dozen bucket. with
men 10 use them, we're the means at hand
10 extinguish the flames. All the iurni
tQfe of the church was saved. also Mrs
Highwarden and Mr.. Jenne got all their
furniture out of their houses.
The church Was not insured. the notirv
having expired eleven days ago and had
not been renewed. The other building.
were said 10 he insured. The loss il s. sso
10 the church. residence and barn 81 1so
and about $50 damage to the other huils-
inEs. Tie cause Of the ire is sunposei 70
be The work Of inceadiarles.
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CHEHALrs. May aS Especial - The
county teachers institute is in session and
will not close until Saturday. Over 100
teachers are already enrolled. and although
the session will be short. il promises to be
unusually interesting. Last night the
first entertainment was given. \. b. Cofr-
man made an address Of welcome, which
wcs responded to by Prof. Borst. Of Gen.
tralia. Ex-County Superintendent Har-
mon read an interesting paper. and the re-
mainder of the evening was devoted to a
pleasant social meeting. Tonight Rev. T.
+. McMuiien, of Centraiia. lectures on
Three Years Of Boys Life in Camp,
Battle aud Prison." Tomorrow night
Rev. J. Wesley Maxwell will deliver lee
ture entitled, Heroes aud Heroism."
The instructors are as follows:
Arithmetic aud grammar. Prot Borst: history.
Prot. Forrcst: reading aud. spclling, Prot.
Thompson: literature. Prof. Rullasd: physiol-
ogy. Prot. 1uns'esi; primary work, Miss Her.
rick: geography. Mr.. Bingham; music. Miss
Ida Baker; natural philosophy. Prof. AcCutch-
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o,ympia's Corps OF Teachers.

OLYMPIA. May Especial The fol-
loving corps OF principals and teachers of
the public schools Of this city have been
selected for the ensuing year:
PrincIrals-w. II. Beelcr. high school: Miss
NJ :. MeC.inken. Lincoln school. Miss Mary
wescott, Wes: side.
Tcachers-Mrs. NJ. II. Keyes. Miss Clara s,fn-
son, Miss Carrie L. koysi. Miss Mary H. -ains,
Miss NJ c. Robertson. Miss Minnie Mccnilsgh.
Miss Luiu Dunn. Miss T. l. Boyer, Mss II.
Villa Card, Miss n. T. Tyler. Miss A. q. Robert
son. Mas Janet : Moore, MIS-. J. NJ Eeaoe. Miss
Mary foisett, Miss I4nnis Gsi.ias. Aiss Mary
shields Miss Eit;a Heiatyre.
Teacher of raasie-Mrs. U. IS. Austin.
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ELLEs<sUgG. May 23-tsreciaI. The
heaviest real estate sale made in this city
since the fire was made today. The David
son block, one of the bes, buildings in the
business portion Of the city, VAS sold for
81. sa
The state normal school board. COM
posed os ". T. Abrams. +, ". aga;z and
nr. Sealagd. viii leawe for Olympia to-
morrow ~ lay the plans and specifications
for the Elieasparg normal school s'efoTe
GOV. Messraw fo- rs aprrosa. OF rel eleeiloii.
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An Astoyta Fisherman Drouned.

AsToais. May =. - Special AT S
o'c!oscs this evening Alex oals ana George
ha2sr. iso Enen eraployea fishing for Ta.-
izals cannsrv. xeTs csGs.t In the break
ers Just oss Ehe hreaksa,er There we're
aesai thirty boats within hail of them on
the other SIDE of the SGsreus- The men
struggled hard TO set snto smooth water,