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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
ANTIQUE GLASS;
Priceless Bits That Have Survived AL
Other Art Forms.

Priceless Bits That Have Survived AL
Other Art Forms.
In The Century, Russell Sturgts
describes the famous 'Eoleman Col
lection of Antique Glass" collec-
tion made by an American artist 10
Rome, and one Of the richest OF its
kind in the world. Mr.. $turgis says
The wo.li of the Mediterranean
Sea, eighteen centuries ago, was rich
in works OF art and decoration teyond
our flights Of imagination 1t is an
effort which few Of us can make with
su, cess to picture the wealth in
beautiful art Of q great city OF the
empire The marbles have been
burned to lime, the bronTeS have been
melted into groS sous or their e :ulva-
lent, the suuccoes nave crumbleS from
the walls the paintings have gone
down with their walls to ruin. the
shattered pottery has been used in
tilling the grading and building, and
its remaining fragments are Of no
value except for an inscription or az
Impressed name-mere potsherdS,
with now and then a scrap Of anti
Quarian interest. The shattered
glass alone contains in its very sub
stance such beauty, and such COM
pleteneSS even in ruin. that It's frag-
ments are treasured up and studied.
These broken bits point to a general
use Of vessels Of decorative glass,
used as we use porcelain for the timer
vessels Of table and toilet, and also a
great abundance of ob ects Of pure
ornament, Of wall-liningS and 1Oor-
coverings made of the same splendid
material. No other substance is like
that-beautifu in itself, in its every
essence Fragments Of glass have
often the value that fragments Of
pottery sometimes haye-the partial
figure, the incomplete patte on
the surface; and they have also what
DO pottery and no other artificial
substance has-the beauty we gen
ally think or as peculiar to natural
stones. to agateS. aud TO jaSpers. AS
collector ILLS his abinet with pieces
OF precious and Semi-preciOuS stones,
with here and there piece which
has, as it happens, a head or a piece
of a head carved upon it. so the en-
thusiastic vitreoIogist collects glass
as glass, loving its substance and its
surface, its color, and its texture, its
translucency and its opa 'ity, its set
patterns anG its vague cl udlugS;
here and there stamped or wheel
ground pattern adds its own attract
iveuess but the glass itself is the
thing. Precious and beautiful is
glass, even in fragments
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
Cast.IrOn Pillars.

"Have YOU ever noticed" said St.
Louisan, those massive iron pillars
now standing erect in the basement OF
the new Planters House? Well, did
you ever stop to think of the immense
weight they will be compelled to sup.
port steadily for many, many years.
Oh, you have? But / suppose you
have thought the manufacturers just
made those pillars and sold them with
out knowing anything about how much
weight they would bear or how long
they would bear it. Let me tell yor
about that.
"Those pillars are cast in the same
manner as cast-iron svoves--bv running
the liquid metal into sand molds; but
alongside of each pillar is cast an iron
bar from the same metal. The bar /;
precisely an inch square and five
and one-half feet in length. When
cold it is subjected to very simple
test. Each end of the bar is placed
upon table and weights are suspended
from the centre by rope. 1t must
bear a tensile weight of 500 pounds to
the square inch. The test may begin
with 400 pounds and be gradually in
creased until the bar is found to be
perfectly supporting the required
weight. If it breaks, for instance, at
$50 or 49O pounds, then the pillar cast
from the pot of metal which cast the
bar is discarded, broken up and put
into the pot again, with more pig iron
added. The pillars, you know, are
largely made from scrap iron, and the
manufacturers cannot know the
strength of the cast until it is tested.
The addition of pig iron, in the event
of failure, brings the cast up to the
standard.
"Six or Ell: t of the pillars designed
for the new Planters House had to be
recast in this way. st. Louis Repub
1ic
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13

eral" from the Confcderates at Big
Shanty. Ga, in April, 1862. 1t was
their intention to seize a locomotive
and train of cars and then dash back
in the direction Of Chattanooga, cut
ting the telegraph wires and burning
the bridges behind them as they ad-
vanced until chey reached their own
lines. The twenty-five men were
captured and placed in Jail at Chat
tanooga. Their leader, James J.
Andrews, was tried and executed as
a SOY. Twelve Of the number were
transferred to the prison at Knox
vile, and seven Of them were ar
raigned before court martial,
charged with being spies. All the
prisoners were rtmJved to Atlanta,
Ga. On June IS, 1862. their prison
door was opened and the death SEN
tence Of the seven who were tried at
Knoxville was read to them. They
were at once tied and carried out 80
execution. The remaining fourteen
male their escape from prison in Oc-
tober, 1862. Six reached the Union
lii c., six were recapluTed, and Of the
remaining two nothing is known.
Many of the visitors to the Worlds
Fair will remember seeing the old lo-
comotivs ~Gensral' in the Trans
nortation Building.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
ASDarap GUS.

Asparagus, deserved!y a favorite
vegetable, was extensively cultivated
ty the ancient Romans, but was not
introduced into England before 1860.
In some parts Of Europe the seed:
are used as substitute for coffee.
and a spiritUous liquor is made from
the ripe berries. Asparagus is both
li:hE and diueretic. and its roots
%ere once extensively used in mcdi.
cine. The young tender sprouts OF
stems, from six to ten inches long,
are the edible parts, and those that
are entirely green are the most ten
der and delicate. The white aspara.
gus is. as rule, very tough, the tips
alone being eatable. In some old
recipe books directions are given fol
boiling asparagus one hour, but thi:
is great mistake. Twenty or thirty
minutes is !oug enough to cook il
sufficiently.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
Rarest Stamps for Collectors.

At the philate:ic section in the
1otunda in Vienna, Swedish COL
lector exhibited very rare stamp-a
"the" Gnstead Of trey skillsngs, yel'
low, of lS53-which misprint Has at
once purchased by the Field Inter.
national Postage Stamp Museum TO,
the sum of 2.400 forms, Isl, lCo Uni
ted States currency - the highest
price ever paid thus far for an OBJ
liberated European stamp. The rarest
and most costly postage stamp any
where is, up to the present day,
the British Guiana one-cent of 1886,
which is valued at 10000 marks, and
of which only a single specimen is
known to exist in the unique collec'
tion Of NJ. Philip Ferrari, Paris.
Next in value $4,000 maris) is the
two.cent Sandwich Islands stamp,
first emission-and a British Guiana
two-cent stamp. Of 1850, estimated
at 5000 marks; while Mauril>Is Post
Ohce Id. and I'd. (non-obliGerated)
recently sold in London for 1000
marks-a price which might be OBJ
taineI even for obliterated specimens.
American Register, Paris.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
Growth of q Snakes Rattle.

The growth of the rattle of the rat'
tlesnake has been studied by Doctor
Feokistow, who finds that the rattle is
frequently shed; and, after being
shed This snakes were kept in q very
warm room), in three or four months
two rattles were present, their appear
ance having nothing to do with the
casting of tbs skin. The snakes were
made to register the vibrations of the
rattle on smoked paper and it was
found that the vibration was COM
pound one, consisting of the vibration
Of the tail as a whole, and of the rattle
Independently Of the tail vibrations.
The approximate figures of vibrations
we're for the tail seventyfve, Of the
rattle 10 minute. New York l1G2-
pendent.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
SINGING OF YOU.

Blossoms and blossoms and blossons AND
birds singing OF EN- so sweet!
Pressing the down OF their Dosoms 'gainst the
flowers that fall at YOUR feet
Clnging and swinging and finginS theu
souls to the heavens so blue
D, sweet to my soul is their singing.
because they are singing Of you!
Singing OF you
In the dawn and the dew
SINGING OF heaven and singing oi you
blossoms and blossoms and blossoms! ane
Just sparkling with beautiful pearls,
Tvinins themselves for your tresses, and fall
Ing and kissing your curls!
And oil the birds swinging and f1insing then
souls to Gods heavens of blue,
And nv soul dreaming soft in their singing
because they are singing Of you!
Singing Of you
In the dawn and the dew
Singing OF heaven and singing OF you
Frank L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
An Official PurSatory.

Two young students, MeSsrs. Allen
and Sachtlebeu, who made a bicycle
tour around the world, describes
their journey from Samarkand to
kuIdja in The Century. OF one city
on their route they SLY:
Tashkend has long been known as
a refuge for damaged re. utatlons and
shattered fortunes, or the o!tclal
pu gatory following upon the En-
peror's displeasure One Of the
finest houses of the city is occupied
by the Grand Duke Nicholai Constan-
tiuovich Romauoif, son Of the late
General Admiral Of the Russian
navy, and first cousin to the Car,
who seems to be cheerfully resigned
to his life in exile. Most Of his time
is occupied with the business CT his
satisfactory on the outskirts OF Tash-
kend, and at his fam near fiodjent,
which a certain firm in Chicago at
the time Of our sojourn, was stocking
with irrisating machinery. All Of
his bills are pad with checks drawn
on his St Petersburg trustees. His
private life is rather unconventio' al
and even mocratic. Visitors to
his household are parti ularly i'm
pressed with the beauty Of his wife
and the size Of the liquor glasses.
The example Of the Grand Duke IL
illustrates the sentiment in favor Of
industrial DurSuitS VIII .ch is growing
among the military classes, and even
among the nobility OF Russia. The
Government itsnlf, thanks to the Sc
we're lesson of the Grim an war, his
learned that a great nation must
stand upon foundation Of some
thing more than ariStoCracy and no.
bility, To this influence is largely
due the present growing proSpa ity
OF Tashkend, which, in militia y i'm
portance, is rapidly giving away to
Askabad, 1.-THE key TO Herat."
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
COWS AND HIRED MEN
Point5 Well Worth the Attention u e
nnlr

Point5 Well Worth the Attention % ES>
cry Dairy Man.
Every discerning farmer, who has
kept COWS. knows in a general way
that there is great difference in the
amount Of milk they will get from
the same cow. As between two hlTeo
men in milking ten or twelve COWS
Of equal flow, one man will be worth
double what the other is in his in
tluence over his COWS. Until Dr.
Raocock made a special experiment
on this matter but little was really
accurately known as to the extent OF
this personal influence In affecting
the profits Of COWS. How much We
have learned on old, old questions
the past ten years! The Doctor made
a careful test, which was published
in the Dairyman some years ago, but
which should be mentioned frequent
ly, on account Of its importance to
the dairy farmer. It is important
that the size and scope Of the mat
ter become a living, vital principle
with him. guiding him in his own
treatment Of his COWS and in the ed
ucation of the men he employs. A
hired man who is we'll educated in
the handling of COWS, who has quick
brain, kind heart, patient man.
ner, and skillful hand is worth
double the amount that man Of
opposite character will cost.
DR.. b.bcock found that one milkel
obtained from four COWS 26.2 pounds
Of LITTER fat in seven days. From
the same COWS the week following,
another mixer obtained 2l.8 pounds
Here was difference Of nearly four
pounds and one hall Of butter fat
depending for its value, Of course, on
the price Of butter. Neither OF
these mixers was abusive, and both
MIXED the COWS equally dry. BY this
convincing experiment any dairyman
can see how important 1t IS to tlke
especial pains to educate the hired
man, as we'll as himself, to an under
standing Of what he has at risk.
The usual number Of cows mixed by
one person in large dairy is from
eight to fifteen. In DR.. Babcocks
experiment if butter was twenty-five
cents pound one man was worth at
least twenty-eight cents cow week
more than the other. When a man
is milking, say ten COWS, this would
amount to So. so a week, or nearly
sl2 month. This is but one Of the
hundreds of fine points that throng
the pathway of dairy farming. 1t
shows so clearly that this unthink.
ing, unreadng, unskilltul way OF
handling COWS that so many farmers
practice can not pay in the nature OF
things. -Hoard's Dairyman.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13

on each side Of the trolley wheel, to
catch the wire as the wheel tends to
slip off, has been tried at Chicago
with fairly good results, but, after
all, this expedient represents only a
partial solution Of the problem. On
one German road. built at the city Of
Barmen, the conventional trolley
wheel has been entirely abandoned,
Its place being taken by an oblong
metal frame, the upper side Of which
bears against the under portion Of
the conducting wire. The frame is
supported by something analogous to
a trolley pole, and the theory OF
action apparently is that the width
of the frame will permit considerable
lateral movement without breaking
contact
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
He EXDIaincd.

In Washington County: Mss,
which is liable to annual inundation
from the father OF waters, dwells old
Jesse D.. On one OCCASION he wa:
witness in a case, and prefaced his
answer to every question with the
irrelevant remark: "Wa'al, war
desperately overhowec that year.
Annoyed by the constant petition OF
this remark, the examining counsel
finally said, ~ a rather sneerlns
tone: Mr.. D, vii! you please
state to the court and jury what yor
mean hv being 'desp'rateiy over
flowcd?'" Strengthening himself up
to his full hci.ht-s;x feet three
AMI with a drawl Of correspond ing
length, he leilied: "Na'al, sir. l
mean thar war too much water 1Or
Wa :onin and not enough for bOatin,"
Tie counsel gave it up
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13

serious. In edditioo, he had been
almost frozen. Had he not prov
identiallv lodged against Il tree, h'
would have been dashed to pieces or
the rocks in the gully, or. escaping
taese, would surely have perished II
the awful cold of the night. The mar
rowness Of the escape sent shnddel
through all the community, and rs the
facts of the case were freel V and closely
discussed, opinion rs to Browns gnllt
became fixed, and Indignation increased
RS the horrors of lonely death III
Blackman's Gully were graphically de
tailed.
Meanwhile, with remorseful sollcl'
iude, Mary Graham watched ovcl
James through the long hours of un'
consciousness He WAS near death !:
but at last one day, when she and he1
father sat by the hearth, talking II
alternate hope and despair, the doctor
came down from the sickroom and tolc
them that the young man would live:
that he had just come ont Of quiet
sleep; and that, in view OF the serious
ness of the charge against Brown, 6
question as to his guilt would not harm
the sufferer.
Mary and her father assembled to the
sickroom, and James feebly welcomed
them.
"James, 4 said the farmer, edo not
excite yourself at the ques,lon l am
going to ask. You know, / suppose,
that you were found down in Black
mans Gully. \ man is in jail accused
if pushing you down, and word from
YOU will decide his guilt. Did Resi
maid Brown push YOU into the gully:'
"Brown push me into the gully?'
Blake repeated, weakly, but Ill great
surprise. "Whv, whr5 made you
think that? OF course ne did not. ]
was careless, and I slipped on the ic'
and fell down myself.
Farmer Graham hastened away, and
James, reaching out his trembling
hand. asked:
"Mary, 1 know mustn't talk, but
how about my answer? Areyou ready
yet?"
"Oh, james, how cruel I was tc
you," was uH she could say; but he
knew from it what the joyful answer
was-an answer which he was only too
glad to meet by relinquishing his re-
solution not to come and live on the
farm. Yankee Blade.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
Rather a Knowing Cat.

J. W. Moses Of MegquIer Hill, has
an unusually intelligent cat, called
Isaac, who is very fond Of fresh fish.
Recently while the cat was lying on
the floor a member Of the family said
to it: Isaac. do you want US to &c
a-tishing?" and then added, IF we
had frog for bait we would CO." On
this old Isaac got up with a knowing
look and trotted out. only to return
in few moments with go0d-sized
frog, which he had caught in a swale
near bY.-Portland Press
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
Girls in q Cage.

Girls are said to be treated in a
curious way in the Pacific island OF
New Britain. From two or three
years old unit, they become Of age
they are kept in cages. made Of palm
leaves. They are taken out once er-
cry day to be washed, but in all 9TH
er respects this kind Of Imprisonment
is very strict. In spite OF this sem
ingly harsh usage, however, they grow
up hardy and healthy. But Is may
be doubted il this custom IL really
generally observed by the Islanders.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
Etching.

When etching is done by the aid Of
electricity a wire is Soldered to the
plate to be etched, by means Of which
an electric current is passed through
the etching solution, which is made
much more dilute than in the casI Of
ordinary etching. Tbs action is
much increased in intensity, and, in
many cases, acids, which under ordi-
nary circumstances are insert. can be
used, as. for instance, copper and
weak sulphuric acid.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
NEW TROLiEF TRAVELLER
EeTic9 Which Avoids Much idconvena
ience and DELAY.

EeTicG Which Avoids Much idconvena
iencc and Delay.
1t Is 4 half-hourly occurrence with
.very electric trolley car that the
trolley wheel leaves the wire. usually
1t a curve or crossing, stalling the
car and not intrc4ucntly causing
pretty close approach TO profanity on
Inc Part Of the conductor, whose
duty it is to bring everything back 10
ship shape. 1t is somewhat to be
wondered at. therefore, that iuvcn-
tive progress has not yet given birth
to any thoroughly satisfactory device
for maintaining uninterrupted COM
between trolley Wre
and Il car Putting projecting prongs
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13

IIicks-D:d you hear about tho
row a Howbig's house: Airs II. dis
covered a letter in his nocket in a
lady's handwriting. WickS--The
deuce she did! DO you know, l al.
ways suspected Howbig. Hicks -
IL was a letter that Mrs. Howbig
wrote ten days before and gave him
70 mail, --Boston Transcript
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
Eminently Fitted.

Mr.. Peighweakly-1 should think,
Mrs. Slimdie:. that you would be
more successful if you turned your
board nghouse into a hotel for in
valids. Mrs Slimdieu-Nrat kind
Of invalids ought l to take in? Mr..
Peighweakly-Well, you might run
al arti-tat sanitarium, for instance.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
No Money There.

First Burglar-Hark. 1 hear some
man talking. Second Burglar
What's he saying? That he will
never bet on another horse race as
long as he lives" ''. cts get out OF
this. No money here: he's lost every
>ent. "-EXc5ange.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13

Father who is on the point of fail
Ing But young man. Wlll-You be
able to take care of my daughter in
the way she has been living. Young
Man.-l'lI guarantee il, sir, or return.
the girl. Observation-Disclosures.
mind the guarantee, you can have the
2rl, anyWay.-EXchange.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13

Mrs. Hcarlyloved-Bo0 hoo,hoo: ]
an 50 miserable! | shall get a di.
vnrre Mrs. Bynthayer-Why, E.y
dear. what's the matter: Mrs.
Dearlyloved with a fresh outburSt)
i 90: hold Of Charles expense
book last night and since Easter he
has spent $lGO on some "kittic" he's
been spending his evenings with
1u6ra
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
Would Not DO So Again.

Mrs. Goode-Aren't you the tramp
who was here this morning? GLORIOUS
Cliver-Yessum. "Well, ImisScd a
Jake I had left in the window" Il
took it, num-" "Di1n't you know
letter than tbat?" 40, mum, not
then. l hadn't cat it then, num-
New York World.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
Lost His fast FrIchi

That's 9 weil-deycl0Ded industry, Z"
suddenly remarked the man who tries
TO lie smart. .'Tc what do you re-
ter" Inquired t he un"arr acnuant-
ance. TO the tra:ltr IN pets9i"rro. ,
And that is how he came 10 lose bis
last fiiend. w ashingtou S:ar.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
He Was Mistaken.

"Will you kindly pass me the BIT
ter" said a guest at the hotel to
pompous looking man on the other
side. lin a gentleman" he rctortcd,
a, ne beckoned 10 the walter.
That's what thought when l asked
you" said tie FIRST man, quietly
kYrhanUe
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
Elevated.

Papa" prattled the Rolden-harea
boy. lis it true that l was born in d
seventh-story fat::" Yes. my child
answered the father and then after
moments thought he added: You
came high but We had to have you
Truth.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
Overheard in the Henhouse.

Speckled Dominicker-1 learned
something awful about Miss Plymouth
lock to-day. Mrs. Leghorn Whyte
For gracious sake. what was it:
"She prides herself On her family
connections YOU know, and she hasn't
any. She was hat he'd in an incu.
t,alOr"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13

Returned Traveler-What yon
might call the Societygirl among the
native savages wear rings in their
noses as well as in their ears. Wag-
leigh-That's nothing. Some of the
society girls here have rings around
>heir ewes.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
Jniuuc Record.

Rev. DR.. Scarrow. Of Russell, Kan,
within one week recently had Ser
vices for a man whose hcjT WAS to-
til consumed by fire for Il nan who
died in the pcnitcntiarr, for mnr-
dered man. and finally over 1he boi-
les o; three murdercrs l!nc1ed ty a
~, ~
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
A LEADING QUESTION.

Tsacher-"For what is Switzerland
noted2"
Pupil (after a pause--''s"etzer-
kase."
"Yes, but for something much mor|
grand, awe inspiring and majestic. Try
a5ain."
(Making another eforD-"Llnburg'
Chicago Tribuae,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
unu fla Su,tlI of TurkeT Dln2s.

The Sultan of Turkey dimes in sole m
state in a room overlooking the bos-
rhorus. lie sits on a divan and uses
pe.tl.er table. plates. knife or fork, bas
only q spoon ami his fingers, with "h'ca
implements ne tsAcs out ms ioo' from
a series of little saucepans. He generally
has large resirne IN attendance, but be
always eats and drinks alone, not even a
few OF his lavorlte wives breaking bread
With him.-New York Advertiser.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
An Awful Crime.

A Kentucky paper which stated
that the courts had deciGcu the Ques.
ton in regard TO separate coaches for
colored people ION purely coonst!tul
tlonal grounds" tries to lay the
blame on the compOsitOr. Indiana
oOlis Journal.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
OF INTEREST OLD SOLDIERS.

Monument to tho Andrews Raiders at
Chattanooga.
This monument is Ohio's tribute to
the Andrews raiders, and is placed
in the national cemetery at Chatta-
noOga, Tenn, to commemorate the
bravery of twenty-five Union SOL
diers. who stole the locomotive Gen
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
Better.

First politican-I can say this
that our party conducted the cam.
paign in an honest, fair, and straight
forward way. What more can yor
say of your party? Second PollticiaI
We wun.-BoSton Transcript.