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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-09

knOWIedge improved, We "iI hAoh eaSn
other at fash. We will have to talk over
all that has happened since we have oeen
separated, the one that has been ten yearsin
heaven telling US all that has happened in
the ten years Of his heavenly residence, and
we telling him in return all that has hap
pened during the ten years OF his absence
from earth. Ye shall laugh. think George
Whiteneld and John Wesley will have
laugh OF contempt for their earthly colli-
sions, and Toplady and Charles Wesley will
have laugh OF contempt for their eHrthly
misunderstanding, AMI the two farmers
who vere in lawsuit all their days will
have laugh OF contempt over their eartnly
disturbance about line fence. exemption
from all annoyance. Immersion IN AL glao-
ness. Ye shall laugh. Christ says So. Ie
shall laugh Yes, 1t will be laugh OF TIL
unpa. On, what pleasant thing it will be
Ia stani on the wall Of heaven and look
down at satan and hurl at him defiance and
sse him ca yed and chained and We forever
frae from his clutches. Aha. Ges, 1t WILL
be a laugh OF royal greeting.
You know how the Frenchmen cheered
when Napoleon came back from Eloa you
know how the English cheare1 when Wei
linrton came back from Waterloo you know
how Americans cheered when Kossuth ar
rived from Hungary. you remember how
Rome cheered when Pompey came back VIC
tor;ous over 900 cities. Every cheer was
lnucb. But, oh, the mieatier greeting. the
rlaider greeting. when the snow white cav
airy troop of heaven shall go through the
streets. and. according to the Book OF Rave
ln;joa, Christ in the red coat, the crimson
coat on a white horse. and all the armies OF
heaven following Hin on white horses On,
vaen Ye see and hear that cayalcade We
shall cheer. we shall laugh! Does not yo1r,
heart beat quickly at the thought OF the
preat Jubilee upon which we are soon to en-
ter? pray God that when we get through
with this worll AMI arc going out OF it We
may have some such vision as the
diving Christian had when he saw
written all over the clouds in the sky the
letter "W." An they asSei him. standing BY
his side, what he thought that letter wv
meant. "OA," he sail. THAT stands for VOL
come" And so may it be wien We quit this
world. "W" on the gate. "W' on tue door
nf the mansion, "W'' on the throne. We'll
conel Welcome! Welcome. l have
nreachei this sermon with five prayerful
tslshes-that you might s"e what mean
Thing is the laugh OF sleptici5m, what 4
bright this is the laugh OF spiritual eXulta-
lion, what hollow thing is the lauSn OF SIN
iul merriment, what an awful thing IS the
laugh f condemnation, what a ra liant, ruol-
cund thing is the laugh o! eternal triumph.
Avoid the Ill /; choose the right. Ee GO T.
fortei. Blessed are ye that weep now-ye
shall laugh .ya shall laugh.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-09
THE PRICE OF WIVES.
savages Can Buy Them for Almost Moth
Ing.

In the earliest times Of purchase,
woman was bartered for useful
goods or for services rendered to her
father In this latter way Jacob
purchased Rachael and her sister
Leah. This was Beena marriage,
where man, as in Genesis. leaves
his father and his mother and cleaves
unto his wife, and they become one
flesh or kin-the Woman's The
price of b.ide in British Columbia
and Vancouver Island varies from
s20 to s40 worth Of articles In
Oregon an Indian gives for her
horses, blankets, or buffalo robes: in
California shell money CT horses; in
Africa cattle.
A poor Damara will sell daughter
for a cow; a richer Kafr expects from
3 to 80. With the Banyai, il MOTH
ing can ts~given, her family claim
tncr-cSildren. In Uganda, where no
marriage recently existed, she may
5e obtained for half dozen needles,
or a coat, or pair Of shoes. An Or
dlnary price IS Do4 ol percussion
caps. In other parts, a goat OF a
couple Of buckskins will buy girl.
Passing to Asia, we find her price Is
sometimes 5 to so rubles, or at 9TH
ers a cart load Of wood or hay A
princess may be purchased for 5000
rubles
In Tartary a woman can be OBJ
tained for a few pounds OF butter,
or where a rich man gives 20 small
oxen, a poor man may succeed with
a pig. IN il her equivalent is
whales tooth or a musket These.
and similar prices elsewhere, are elo-
uuent testimony to the little value a
savage sets on his wife. Her charms
vanish with her girlhood. She is
usually married while child, and
through her cruel slavery and bitter
life she often becomes old and re-
pulsiye at 25.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-09
BARREL CLOTHES HAMPER.

A very satisfactory receptacle 1on
soiled clothes can be made, says the
Country Gentleman, by covering bar
rel with what used to be called furnl:
ture calico, but is now sold under tha
name of comfortable print. The BAR
rxls that pulverized sugar comes In are
of good size for this purpose. Care
fully break off all nails that project,
both on the inside and outside. Line
the inside of the barre: with smooth
brown paper, or remnants OF wall paper
can be used, using -four paste to fasten
the paper in. Measure four pieces OF
print the depth of the barrel, allowing
four inches extra for the frill at the top.
Join the pieces and run strong thread
around the lower edge to draw = OF !:
fold over two inches at the top, and
Gather ct the bottom. Draw this cover
over the barrel. even the fullness and
secure it in place with small tacNs:
Place two-inch band Of silesla around
the top and bottom to hide the tacks
Cover the lid Of the barrel. inside and
ont. with the print. Make knob IN
the centre of this lid by putting screw
through the hole in mcdlum-slzed
spool and screwing it firmly in place.
Cover the spool with silesia like the
bands on the hamper. This makes a
neat and handy place to keep solled
articles, and each week when they ara
removed the hamper should be given
few hours exposure to the sun and air.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-09
EOw TO COOK MEAT.

Meat to be in perfection should be
kept several days, if the weather WILL
admit, advises the Detroit Free Press.
Beef and mutton should be kept at
least week in cold weather, and poul-
try three or four days. 1t should be
kept in a cool, airy place, and If there
is any danger of spelling, a little salt
should be rubbed over it.
Boiling The best way to boil meat
is to put it into warm water, bon
gently, as it hardens by furious boil
ing, and add one tablespoonful OF
vinegar to make it tender. Take off ali
the scum as it rises. Salt when half
done. DO not let it remain long IN the
water after it is done.
Roasting-Have a large fire, so 1t
will extend six inches beyond the
roaster. When your meat is thin and
tender have small brisk fire, but
when you have large roast, strong
fire, equally good in all parts. Allow
about fifteen minutes to every pound
OF meat IN warm weather, but Ill VIII
ter twenty minutes. When the meat
is nearly done stir up the fire amt
brown it. The meat should be tasted
g good deal, especially the fist part OF
the time. When the meat is nearly
done the steam from it will be drawn
towards the fire.
Baking-Baking is cheap and con
venient mode Of cooking. The meat
should be rather fat-a poor piece viii
never give satisfaction. The length o.
time fol baking depends much on th::
state Of the oven, OF which you should
be the Judge.
Broiliog-Kecp the cridiron ci~a.'
between the bars and bright on 'oT-
Oil it with sweet oil and have it v~:':::-
hot before putting on the meat. Chalk
rubbed on will sometimes prevent
sticking. Watch diligently and &c
move the meat rs soon as done. Acv>E
hasten the b-oiling lest you spoil 1t.
Serve very hot.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-09
WASHING CRETOSSE.

Those who have Inherited hand-woven
linen sheets utilize them as bed-spreads.
They are embroidered with fax threads
in some conventional all-over design,
or worked with natural-looking flowers.
The edges are finished with heavy
lace or fringe for brass bedsteads, and
in ether eases have no extra finish and
are tucked in at the sides. When a
fancy spread of this kind is used, d
bolster-case to match it is liked. The
bolster itself is filled with either hair
or excelsior. and removed at night.
French sateen makes handsome spreads
that look much like silk. Both sateen
and chintz are likely to be laundrled
with better effect than cretonne, though
the latter is often used for them. When
the cretonne is rot sent to the profes-
sional cleaner, sample OF it should be
washed, first setting the colors with
salt and water or ox-gall and water.
Dry as quickly ss possible in a dark
room, as the fading often takes place
in the drying. Onlya pure white soap
should be used in the washing. New
York Post.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-09
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
FURNISHING A ROOM.

The best way to decorate an interior
is 10 have everything that is put into
the apartment either manufactured or
selected by real artist There are SO
many second and third rate artists in
existence who are unable to do any
thing beyond copying the eccentrici-
ties Of the real artists that they quite
miss the delicacy Of decoration, the
imagination and sentiment that form
the basis Of all true art. Their work,
however costly, is simply an. abomina-
ton, although the ignorant mind may
pronounce it quite too lovely for
anything. The Decorator and Fur.
nisner.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-09
IMMENSE DOCKS.
THE LARGEST HOME FOR YES.
Sells IN THE WORLD.
Description of the Famous Structure.
ut LiverpoOl-F'aciliti for
Shipping That Cover all
Area of 1911 Acres.

Il LMOST the first sight that
"A gTeets the voyager entering
~ the Port of Liverpool is the
marvellous and extensive
docks that line the Mersey, and the
most apsthetic individual must at onc4
be impressed with these wonderful and
gigantic harbors Of stone which throw
open their gates for the reception Of
The commerce of the world, and afford
accommodation for the mercantile
marine o. every country on the globe.
From north to south, for nearly seven
miles, the river is faced with a wall o.
granite laid in massive blocks, ep-
parently capable O; resisting the action
Of both sea and atmosphere for eees.
The entire dock estate comprises q
total area Of 1911 acres-1l05 on tnu
Liverpool side and sos on the Birken-
head side. The quay line at the former
place, including basins, measures %:
miles, and at the latter place nearly ten
miles.
For many years the control of the
docks remained in the hands of the
corporation, according to the origiHa.
act OF Parliament, and were managed
by & committee of the Town Council.
In the year 1857 an act was passed by
which a board of control, now known
asthe Mersey Docks and Harbo- Board,
was constituted. This Board iiE-
corporated in 1859 consists Of tweutE-
eight members, four of whom are Gov
eminent members, the others being
elected by the dock ratepayers,
The number OF vessels which raii
dock tonnage rates to the Board, with
their tonnage, for the year endiuy
July l, 1892, was as follows:
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-09

BY the end Of the present year we
shall probably know, much more ex-
actly than at present, the area Of
Uncle Sans territory, and be able to
Indicate upon our maps the true
boundary line between it and the
domain of Queen Victoria. The
Coast and Geodetic Survey has started
lpon its third summers work on the
Alaskan frontier, in co operation
with the Canadian Land Survey, and
it is con fldently expected that the
work will be completed this year.
We speak of A aska as our Arctic
province, and not altogether 1nap-
proprately, since a large part Of 1t
lies within the Arctic Zone. Yet
almost tropical conditions prevail in
the southern part Of it. Mosquitoes
and other insect pests are incoDcelv'
ably numerous, and vegetation Is
iungle-like in its rank profuSlon.
The surveyors have to struggle witt
obstacles more like those Mr.. Stanley
found in the lturi wilderness than
those which confront Arctic adren
tuTerS
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-09

whereas he is a good safe two and
half hours distance from it.
The Tonto Apache Indians declare
that somewhere in their country the
exact locality is kept secret) there Is
huge mountain, from the summit OF
which can be seen cities and towns
never known to the white people.
These towns, they declare, are walled,
and the buildings are three and four
stories in height The people work IN
great fields and manage reservoirs and
canals and possess quantities OF golo
and silver and precious stones. The
Indians themselves have never visited
this country, because OF tradition that
it means certain death. They go up
on the mountain, however. IN the fall
of the year, where at sunrise they can
look down upon the pleasant fields be-
low, once the heritage OF their own
people. Some people set the whole
story down as legend without founda-
ton. Others believe that the Indians
see one of the territory's mirages. The
Moquin villages, which are 'walled
towns" sre less than fifty miles away
in an air line, and the Laguns towns
of New Mexico not much over 100. In
stances are on record of the reflection
of objects at much greater distances
than 100 miles, so that it would not be
improbable for the pueblos northeast
OF the Tonto country to be seen under
right conditions. Regarding the gold
and silver portion of the story, that
may have been fabrication to testthe
cupidity of the white men. Indians dc
these things sometimes.
Castle Dome rock, on the Colorado
River, is plainly discernible on calm,
clear morning just before sunrise a,
San Bernardino, CAL, $50 miles dis,
tant. This mirage is SO common that
it has grown to be looked upon as one
Of the fixed features of the landscape.
New York Recorder.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-09
Whom Time Gullops WithaL

Teacher-James what is the short
est day in the year. James from eX-
ue-iencej-The Gay your father PROM
iScs tn give you lickiu' atore you 20
to bed.-PucK.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-09
Better than Propose ssfnc.

First Cluhman-1 see MOneylove
has Just ma ried fortune: IS his
wife prepossessing? Second Clu0man
NO, not prepo ,sessing; just koSsess-
ing New \ ork Tribune.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-09
4 Moist Name.
tuTerS.

Mrs. Fa mer-I wish you would do
a little hoeing to lay for that meal.
Silyery Tung-I would, mum, but
Pun no use On d fair day. You see
pm a Macintosh, mum. Judge.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-09

she-ssrti%v 7 ask what 1t vas?
Win YOU premise 10 keep II
secrst:''
Shc-:Yts"
He-..Well. they failed to send mo
ali invitation. "-Nocua.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-09
A Natural Question.

II hear Ha1kins was struck by
lightning down Oh the Jersey coast
last week" YES" Il wonder what
they charged b 10 for it:"-Harker
Balar.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-09
"PAINTED DESERT. +
{ REMARKABLE REGION OF
ARIZONA.
N 1t Play the Most Wonderful Mi.
RACES Known to Man-Objects
Many Miles Away Dis
tincGy Reflected

r r ORTIZ of the confluence OF th.
y Little and Great Colorado
Y Rivers, in Arizona Territory,
lies one Of the most remark
rble regions in this country of remark
I.ble things. The painted desert is a
tract on which "no flower blooms OF
rerdure grows" Its surface is covered
with lofty columns shaped from sand
stone by the wind and rain storms OF
centuries. There is little variety in
these spectral buttes, and all show the
workmanship of the same persistent
hand
The phenomena, however, which
make this district unique, and which
have given it the somewhat fanciful
but appropriate name it bears, is the
mirage which appears with punctilioua
regularity. There is no monotony in
this sameness, however. The scenes
presented to the wondering beholder' g
gaze, depicted as by the hand of ne
cromancer on the viewless canvas of the
air, have as much variety as Saey have
distinctness of detail, shading and per-
spective. No speculative scientist OK
imaginative theorist has so far been
able to give even a plausible explains
tion of the visions of palaces, hanging
gardens, colonnades, temples, fountains,
lakes, fortresses, groves, armies, herds
OF deer, bands of people, none Of which
exist near the place, but all OF which
are shown with as much accuracy as il
q master painter had been at work
night and day with his brushes. To
the minds Of the untutored Indiana
this region is spirit land, and good
place to keep away from.
While the painted desert presents
most wonderful optical delusions. there
are numberless other places through
out the territory which make oocal
sional mirage pictures that delight the
beholder. One of the more common
and a really remarkable phenomenon
of this character, can be seen by Den
yer people en- route to Los Angeles,
via the Atlantic and Pacific, near the
Colorado River. Sixty miles this side
Of the great cantilever bridge, as the
train winds around the canyon ap-
preaching the river, train Will be
noticed leaving the eastern approach
of the bridge and steadily winding in
and out of the tortuous twists of the
adjoining baranca. This, naturally,
n = 80, aEiEye re he is with
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-09

sf2ESe the stories II II. IsC US keep II tor
curiosity anyhow. II the -:;hle is to ha
thrown out OF the school and out OF tho
courtroom, so that men no more swear by it,
and It IS to be put in dark corridor OF th9
city library, the Koran on one side and the
writings Of ConIucius on tho other, then let
US each one keep copy for himself, for we
might have trouble, and We would want to
be under the deluslons of It's consultations,
and ne might die, and We would want tha
delusion OF the exalted residence OF Coils
right hand, which it mentions. Oh, what an
awful thing it is to laugh In Gods face aud,
hurl His Revelation back at Him After
awhile the day will come when they will say
they did not laugh. Then all tho hyper
criticisms, all the caricatures and all the
learned sneers in the quarterly reviews will
be brought to judgment, and amid the rock
ing OF everything beneath and amid the
flaming &C everything above God will thun-
dor, But thou didst laugh" I think thn
most fascinating laughter ut Christianity I
ever reucnb4r was man in New England.
He made the wori Of Col seem ridiculous.
md he lauchcl on ut our holy religion until
be came to die. and then he said: My life
hns been faiiUrc-a failure GOcncsticAllv.
I hsye no cnildrcn- 4 failure socially. for
am treated in the streets like pirate. A
failure professionally because know but one
rriuister that has adopted my sentiments. "
For a quarter OF 4 century he laughed at
Christianity, and ever since Christianity has
been laughing at him. Now. it IS mean
thing to 90 into mans house aud steal his
goods. but tell you the most gigantic our
Slary ever invented is the proposition to
steal these treasurers Of our holy religion.
The neanest laughter ever uttered Is the
laugh ofthe ske2tlc.
The next laughter mentioned in the Bible
"a Dayid's laughter. Or the expression O
spiritual exultation. "Then was our tcoutt
G}Ied witn laushee1. ac goe very mUcs
down sometimes, but there are other chap
te-s where for four or tive times De calls upor
the people to praise and eSuls. It was not
mere witch OF the lips-!e vas denons'ra
tion that took hold OF his whole physical na
lure. Then was our mouth fIlad with
laughter" My friends, this world will nere
be converted TO God until Christians cry les
sadlsugl a2d s;aS @o.s.- .-LTss horrors sr'
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-08
Rank Of Confederate Generals.

The men who enjoyed prominence IN
the military and civil service OF the
Confederacy are rapidly passing from the
arena OF national politics.
Hon. Joseph Who Ter who attained the
rank of lieutenant general ~ the tohIe"f-
rate service. las for twelve years . N
the representative ia Congress from the
Eighth (Ala1amD d.suic'.
The senior senator from Georgia, John
Il. Gordon. vas nkewls" lieutenant
general OF the amy ~ me Confederacy-
Augusta Uia) Chronicle.
We do not unc-rs ana that General
Gordon was q lieutenant general That
he commando an army corps is certain;
that IN due .ims ne would have received
the promotion hat he had richly won we
cllno: I.ub,. but all that did not make him
"a Acknowledgement Major-General Dab
ncy II. Maury long commanded an
army CORDS. but that did not make him
a lieutenant-general.
In the Congressional Dictionary, for
which the members themselves usually
furnish the material, II IS stated That
General Gordon occupied the positions OF
major. lieutenant colonel. colonel, briga-
0ieT-EcItINl, anu 90 'N"t~~
lively" I'm the Confederate army.
We may receive this as General Cor
dons own statement. 1t is also correctly
stated in the directory that he com
manded the Second Army Corps" and
that he commanded one wing Of Lees
army at Appomattox Courthouse
We were under the impression that
General Wheeler case was Identical with
General Gordon's, but in the Congressional
Directory Il is stated that be was sue
cessively promoted to the command OF a
regiment, brigade division. and army
corps. and in 1852 was assigned to the
command Of the army corps of cavalry
OF the western army. continuing in mat
position till the war closed and
became the senior cavalry general OF the
Confederate armies" This Is not per-
fectly explicit. but we read 1t TO mean
that Wheeler was commissioned a lieu
tenant-general.