The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29


Of 600 varieties Of plant.
The wiil-o'-the-wisp is caused by
the decay OF vegetable matter.
Yegetarians say j. ls poT u!ar fal-
lacy that neat is needed for strength.
Rivers hold in suspension over cne-
hundredth OF their volume ocsolid mat
ter.
-Aa oak tree nearly five centuries
old was recently fel:ed near Castlstl u /,
Inc.
DE La Reyniere's "Almans3h des
Gourmands'' Is the most famous COOK
book.
France has three dynanlt te factor
es which produce over $500, 20 dJna-
olte cartridges year.
Berlin, Germany, has the widest
rain roof on the coptinent-that at
Anhalt station. which Is 1913 feet i've
inches.
The Fij!an=ssbelieve that the souls
If all people Of marriageabls .tgs "no
lie unmarried can never ent-S Into
heaven.
so dense is the water in the deep 3.
;art OF the ocean that an ironriad, II
it were to sink, would nsVer rsa:a lh5
,ottom.
"A writer calculates that it Ia es
light times the strength to so upstairs
hat Is required for the same distance
sn the level
Doctor Eussne L. CrutchSa!d, OF
Baltimore, MG Las catvei Tie gold
metals of The Sociely uf S:ienc", L-t-
er and Art Of Aouao4.
-Peach-stnnss are used az fuel in
California. rney are snpp:isd by
:aunlug factories, and bring SIS !er ton.
"A ave- quarter OF mjls in
breadth and fry feet high i; not
ieIs:b!y felt u depth of ed fasAo.us.
1hs remains Of rIce Of l:!liputlLns,
,slieVeG 10 lie tie anccstl o! the
Mexican Aces, have tse4 unearshsc
nEt Tennessee.
An agency for tbs !a!a Of exclusive
e jp:s for soups, sauces and ei'raes
aas been opened In PAriS by 'reti.ed
,Ie'."
Hash must ha7e been an invention
,s the oj1 Romaus, for 1t is lelated
ha. trey mixed ali soros OF meats and
'puuac d lh-"' int
"a iposa (CAl.)B.g Tree grove
has 427 big trees. The largest is "a
feet in diameter. Through tunnel
0, hole cut III one lOur-horse stage Is
d.iven daily.
Luminous earth worms have re-
ssEtiy beel seen near Richmond and
osl.ec parts OF tia Thames Valley in
England. Hnt It is pointed oat that
these pho >phoi, scent annelids are not
UNCOMMON, having been described by
Grimm as eir!y as the year 1910.
The bumyn body contains $50 bones
aud 500 muscles; the heart beais
syeuly times minute, dlsplacing ach
time ftrty-:our er mines cf Ilocd. Al
he blood passes lnrought the heart In
:Aree minutes.
Tho ancient Romans made the
kitchen one cf tbs CHIEF rooms OF che
5ou:e. 1t was paved with ti'es, whiis
si:e walls were hung with pictures and
%herWi e decorated.
1t ls calcrl:te1 that on q bright
summer day there are ra:znd trfo the
air Ey evaprdtl IN from the surface OF
the Mediterranean $3.50 900 tens Of
Takr.
Gable DISPATCHES are generally re-
Is tr
ave words ~ mute. An expert teieg-
eapher of q land line seLds about forsy
words in that time.
-It has been estimated that bell
Of common SIZE. whose sound would
penetrate a distance OF three to five
mlles on shore, could II submerged in
tie sea, be head over six;y miles.
The phenomenon Of ,hosphorrsc> nee
S not universally understood. Objects
possessing this property absorb light
gur.Eg the day and emit it at night.
Doctor Sie7ers, Of Giesssn, has re-
aived grant OF $1,000 from The Ham
burg Geographical Society for e: plora-
ions in the Llanos Of the Orinoco.
-Fulguritas, or lightning tubes,
.aused by the lightning striking Ia
sandy soil, have ben found In New
Mexico thirty feet long.
The 61st Sunday school In New
York City Wa started about 1916 by
Mrs. David Bethune anG Mrs. Mary
Nascr.
The largest Gothic church n the
world Is Cologne Cathedral. It's foun-
lat:on stoues we're laij in l24S, AID
The ediHce was com pleted IN 1881.
Black patches shaped like stars,
crescents, hoIsesaoes, and even lie
.oAcaes and horses, were woIn by the
ladies' OF the couru of Qieen Aune.
"A kite sting II 000 ieet long blew
mi LODGED against the rigging Of the
Baltimore scho0aer Souther wien 1t
vas III the Atlantic thirty-fvo miles
rom land.
Error Of opinion NAV l.e Tolerated
wHere reason is left free to 'm"Att.
The strongest man in the woli' is tire
one who can best control hims*!r,
We sometimes think ". uee,l more
grace, when all we need is mcIe res.
Opsrlnacy IS good fer nothing; it is
the caricature of GrmnesS.
Fight the habit OF taking mean, small
views OF your neishbor's actions or
opinions.
The man who does the est con-
Liairing generally has the least time to
WG7E.
4 mistake IS QUE Of the rhi1ss th
should only BE- made once.