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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-06
INSTRUMENTATION OF Words,

Many mispronunciationS may be &C.
counted for on the ground of laziness
inherent in man. It is i great
deal easier to pronounce the
vowel sounds than the consoLant
sounds; and, by the way, it IL curl
Gus fact that man is co.lsonant--
sounding animal; animals use yowels;
it is the province of man to shape
these vowels into words with the use
Of consonants. Hence, Homer de-
fines man as sspeech-dividing." It
is great deal easier to say sab.
mistah, and w2h, than to say sir,
mister, and war. 1t is easier to say
mornin', evenin'. than morning,
evening. But on the other hand. there
are cases when the destroyerof English
seems to take considerable trouble to
accomplish his purpose. Is is easier
to say borrer than borrow, or garding
sass than garden sauce? 1t is cas- er
to say 'uss than horse; but why 60 10
the gratuitous labor of prefxing an h
in great many cases where it does
not belong? Almost anybody could
say asparagus, but it seems TO require
some little genealogical erudition to
say sparrow grass. A country friend
Of the writer invariably called succo- ,
taSh su 'cothash. being apparently
under the impression tnat it is an in
2enious compound Of the vegeta1le
and the animal, coming under {the
general name of hash. Anotherlac-
luaintancc. who speaks very de:iber-
atc!y, au':. with an xasperat!ng Fl
know-I-a"I eight" expression Of c6un.
tenance, laboriously adds a 'g" to all
w)rds ending with "n;'--as capting,
Bosting. and so on. His mispro
nunciation seems to proceed from de-
sire to be unusually exact and ftai,hc,l
in speech. and it would require some
courage to call him to account To-
his errors.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-06
A Cowboy District Attorney.

Everybody in the Panhandle knows
Lorenzo Dow Miller. Better than that,
everybody likes him and admires him.
Dow lives at Panhandle City, and is Dis
trict Attorney, and rules over tweoty-nin
counties. He is genius.
Born in Texas, he went to the Pan
handle years ago, when the Indians were
still in the country. His capital con-
sisted of an unusual amount Of common
sense and six-shooter. He went out
On the plains as cowboy and has
punched long horns all the way from
Lost valley to the neutral strip. Around
his camp fire at night he pored over an
old volume of Blackstone. Before very
long he bought some more books. Hon
est, sober and industrious, he made
friends as fast as the prairie grass grows
in the spring or a yearling runs IN a
stampede. He astonished the world one
day by announcing his candidacy for
District Attorney. He astonished the
world on the day after tie election by
having beaten W. Il. Woodmau, his op.
ponent.
From that time Dow has gone on ua'
til he is invincible in his district. Ole
OF his arguments, made before G;eer
County jury before the vernacular Of the
ranch had given way to the polish Of the
efete East, was as follows:
"Gentlenen of the jury, look at that
prisoner. His phiz is dead tough. He's
thief, and a sneak thief at that. Look
at those knots on the back of his head.
They are the bumps Of cussedaess. how
came to know is Travelled with
circus once and got on to the racket.
Now I want to give you a confidential
stiff and drop few points into your sys-
tenn. # you turn that fellow loose the
bars of every ranch in this couoty will
be down before Sunday night aad sons
ine steers will be lost"
He left the case go and the man got
:wo years.
You must know Miller to appreciate
aim. You must hear him tell how be
o!utfed a judge out Of fuiug him for
contempt By threatening to attach the
Aforesaid judge as witness in HaHstori
County, and thus compel him to 90 -
niles across the couatry IL the snoE. -
Galveston CTe1a) News.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-06
biahan on Battle Ships.

Capt. Mahan was asked some Ques.;
tlons the other day by an English
man about the battle ship of the fu-
t re, and this was his answer: Mil
itary superiority in warfare depends;
upon heavy blows struck at the
enemy's organized fighting force.
Such blows must be struck by maSsed'
forces, the units of which should be
individually powerful for offense and
defense, because so only can they be
brought under the unity Of command
essential to success. The same ag
gregate Of force in two or three diff
ferent vessels will rarely be equal to
that concentrated in one, becauSe Of
the difficulty o. insurinE mutual sup
port. This means heavy vessels or
battle ships OF course, like all
other statements. this means limita-;
tisn. The size of vessels is condi-
iioned not only by construction con-
slderatons but by the fact that you
need TO scatter at times as well as
concentrate. This involves the ne
ress.ty of diviuing your force into
several vessels, because ship once
built cannot be divided. Between
the two horns Of the dilemma you
must strike mean: but always a
battle ship.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-06
EDllraim'S Sin.

Uncle SjlaS WAS a very honest ana
pious old coIored man who Gg!:ached
on Sundays, and had a great influence
for good upon the others in the Set
tlement. During one Of his revival
seasons, among dozen or so at the
mourners' bench, was a Elack boy
called Eph, about 20 years Old, and
for long time unreganerate. Uncle
Silas was greatly reioiced to see him
come forward, and at once went to
him. Eph was crying.
''Hain't no use in my comm up
he sobhed. Use sinned away de day
Oh grace"
NO, you amt. brudder," "protestcG
Uncle SilaS "You am dc kin what
dc Lawd wants to save. All you got
t. do is to glib up sin"
Use dun done dat, Uncle Silas,
sobbcd Eph, but dey amt no saliva
tion fer mt"
Yes dey is, too. honey. Dey amt
no sin 50 b ack dat hit amt washed
white as snow"
Il done stole fo' chickens las
week" confessed the penitent.
"Dat's all fuggib Eph'm."
"An' two de week befo', Uncls
Silas."
"Dat's fuggib, too, Eph'm."
can two de week beIor' dat, Uncle
SilaS"
"Dat's all right, too, Eph'm."
"But dem two was you'n, Uncle
Slas. Dem fat pullets you low'd 81
much sto' 10y. Uncle SilaS."
"Wha' dat?" exclaimed Uncle Sllas,
suddenly.
Dem las two WIZ yo' pullets,
Uncle Silas," sobbed Eph.
Uncle SilaS became solemn an0
stern.
II recon, Eph'm," he said, slowly
"You' case needs advisement wid
pra'r., I ain sho dat we wanter be
clutterin' up de Kingdom of HebDen
wild chicken thieves, an you belter
stay right on de mo'ners' bench till
de meetin' am done, an we kin
dezamine yo' state ob sin for per-
ticklers. Free Press.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-06
StoaiInr Electricity.

The progress Of science has ca.'ei
q new crime into cXistsn nee. A ca e
recently came .efore certain laT-
rourt in which man, with sol,e
knowledge Of electricity, causel the
meter which registered the amount
which he used for Illuminating pur-
poses to record less thar nc had con-
tumad. The lawyer who defended
him ingcniousiy arg y that as cleo
tri:ity was an intan.iblc Somethin!
Of which nc one coui really state t..e
c<acenaturc. and TO-: at law it was
actually unknown, hS client could
not lie convicted o. stealing it. But
the lawyer met his match on the
other side in one who Jhowed thai g:i:
was also unkGown d. common law,
hut was recognized as a thing tn (
could be sto.cn. L. The sequel tie
Judge took advantage of certain
It ltutc which makes 'la. d committed
with view to thefa, felony, and
the man who stole th.> electricity is
therefore likely to meSk with the ra
ward of his misdeed .
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-06
Pueblo NiejO Into galvanic sem tl41ce

Pueblo NiejO Into galVanic tl3oct
If life.
Chepa Matthews sudden disappear
ince was associated with Pablo SIC.
Namara's equally sudden departure
from that section Of the country.
But Capt Matthews charged furi-
ou>ly upon all goSsips with another
theory. His 'littlc Chepy" had been
"inye;g gled away" from him b. priests
who wanted hi, land.
An Indian boy stOnin5 birds neal,
Mercedes house heard Il strange
sound in there.
The house had aiwavs been haunted
IL was long before men were led to
search it.
4 heap Of stones and tiles rudcly
iimulating 4 flight Of steps led from
the earthen floor up to the roof Of
Mercedes death chamber.
Looking through the ruinouS hatcf.
into the cell-like gloom below a sight
o Chill the blood was seen.
Rooted amid dust and cobwebS. hcl
Wild hair in a sunless mist, stood
what had been Chcpa Matthews.
Her arms hung rigldly down in front
Of her; the hands, locked together,
made one fist.
At odd moments, far apart, mOvco
0y some blind mechanism, her arms
lifted toward her breast, the fist
slnotc there, and a voice, not hers,
but hollow and vibrant. answered the
stroke as a bell its clapper. One
IamentabIe great tone, and 1T ominous
Intervals another and another:
"Oh-h! Oh-h. Oh-h!'
Then marble silence again. De
7out Catholics saw how this allliction
had come about.
Had not that robber Of a captain.
.ust ''floated a claim' over the land
IN which the chapel stood:
To punish this hereto. those blessed,
oells had ':gone to Chepa Matthews
BRAIN"
Solemn groups stand for hours at
safe distances from Mercedes house
to hear and shuddcr at those lament.
able great tones.
'Oh-h! Oh-h! Oh-h"'
Thus ringing her own knell dies
Chepa Matthews, aged l6.
No other knell is rung for her
The pl:estly guardian of the bells
will nco unite their austere sweet
tongues.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-06
Senator Bates HiStOrica:. Custom.

Senator Bate, of Tennessee, has u
custom that is both picturesque AMI
historical. He is never to be seen
without having what he calls his dry
smoke, that is ci gar sticking out Of one
corner of his mouth. No onesince he
has been in Congress has ever seen him
light one. In fact, he has not lighA' d
8 cigar since the year 1868. Up \
that time he was an inveterate smoker
and always had lighted cigar between
his teeth. He was in the Confederate
army during the war and in that wear
was serving in the campaign Of Nir-
ginia. In one of the battles of that
campaign he and his brother wer''
riding together. Bate took out Il
couple of cigars, handed one to his
brother. Then tried to light match
on his saddle. As he did so u cannon
ball whizzed by putting ont the match
that the future Senator Bate had lighted
and at the same time taking off the
head of his brother. Bate carried the
dead body from the field and after
some of the excitement had passed
away he found the unlighted cigar still
in his mouth. He did not light it. and
from that day to this he hes never
lighted cigar. The shock was SO
great that he never fully recovered
from it and the unlighted cigar is the
one sad reminder and yet only tobacco
solace has he indulged in since that
time. Atlanta Constitution.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-06
How Insects Make Music.

Everybody is familiar T'lth thc
music of the katvdid. Here again.
SAYS the Washington Star, it is the
male that has the voice. At the base
of Zach wing cover is thin mcnl-
branous plate. He elevateS the wing
covers and rlbs the two plates to-
pether. Ifyou could rub your shoulder
blades together you could initiate the
operation very nicely.
Certain grasshoppers make sound
when flying that is like watchm"n 5
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., very rapidly
repeated. There are also some moths
and butterflies which have voices. The
"death' 's-head" moth makes q noise
when frightened that strikingly re-
sembles the crying of q young baby.
How it is produced is not known,
though volumes have been written on
the subject. The mourning cloak
butterfy-a dark species with light
border in its wings--makes a cry of
alarm by rubbing its wings together.
The katydids, crickets, grasshoppers
and other musical insects are all ex-
sggerated in the tropics, accounting
GRANT forms. Thus their cries are
proportionately louder. There is all
East Indian cicada which make re-
markable loud noise. It is called by
the natives "dunnub," which means
drum. From this name comes that of
the genus, which is known as dun
dubia. This is one of the few scientific
terms derived from the Sanskirt.
The "deathwatch" is popular
name applied to certain beetles which
bore into the walls and floors OF old
houses. They make a ticking sound
by standing on their hind legs and
knocking their heads against the
wood quickly and forcibly. 1t is a
sexual call. Many superstitions have
been entertained respecting the noise
produced by these insects, which IS
sometimes imagined to be warming
of death.
EntomoIogists have succeeded in
recording the cries of many insects
by the ordinary system of musical
notation. But this method does not
show the actual pitch, which is usually
several octaves above the staff. 1t
merely serves to express the musical
intervals. It is known with reason
able certainty that many insects have
voices so highly pitched that they can
not be heard by the human ear. One
evidence of this fact is that some
people can distinguish cries of insects
which are not audible to others.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-06
Condiments.

To those who preach simplicity Of
diet, condiments seem not only un-
necessary but Injurious. Why, they
ask, should one take pie Of cheese
the "higher" the better, of course
after full mca or why is it that
we favor our yiands with sauce this
or sauce that? Science has an answer
ready: Because the condiments,
pickles and cheese are all so many
substances which tencs to flavor a
flow of the digestive secretions.
They stimulate digest on in other
words, because they cause an in-
creased cretion Of the saliva and of
gastric juice wherewith or foods are
part indigested Again, they are
agreeable to the palate, and the men
tai influence. which is thus shed on
tie assimilation Of food is Of n,
n.oun value in determining that 90 d
digestion should wait On appetite "
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-06
WITH His WHIP.
Ga slickcd the Revolver From the Stage
Robber's land.

Robber's land.
'erhere is quite a difference be-,
tween staging in the early Gays Of
the State and now," said William
Miller, the owner Of the stage line
running from Cazauero to Ukiah.
"Whcn J came here from Boston
In 1854, l drlfted about a bit and
finally went into the service Of
Charles Mclaughlin, the man who
was afterWard killed by Jerome
Cox. He was the owner Of the longest
stage line in California at that time.
1t ran with relays from San lose to
Los Angeles.
II remember once, in q lonely
coast range canyon, through which
the road wound, We had a little ex-
perience that was thrilling for the
moment, 1t was about 10 O'Clock and
a moonlight night. I was just put
ting the horses through. The stage
was full Of passengers, and t ere was
a heavy treasure box.
"Ju>t as 1 got around bend in
the roa saw figure OF a man on
horseback standing by the side Of the
road. He yelled to STOP and I saw a
gun barrel CLEAN in the moonlight.
The horses were going at a speed
that might be called breakneck, and
l just made up my mind to take the
ance OF getting through. l saw
the gun raised to the fellows shoul-
der as We approached. l had my
long whip in my hand, and with a
desperation born Of peril Of the mo-
ment made vicious sWipe al him.
Il don't know how it occurred, but
the lash wound itself around the
tAIn, and as we dashed by the whip
was drawn taut, and I knew it had
caught, so held fast l vas nearly
pulled out of my seat, but the gun
was dragged from the robbers hand
and fell to the ground, at the same
time it was discha. ged by the shock.
It ratified along the road for quite a
distance before the whiplash un-
wound itself. ! don't know what the
highwayman thought, but I'll bet he
was surprised. "-San Francisco Call.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-06
?. AN AVERAGE MAN.


L realistic story -
Without any sush or glory.
With 10 sentimental liInellGhs
and no irowork display.
Bout poor old icuoranlus
Who was never rich nor famous,
T. And Who couldn't igrite the riT,
And who worked out by the dG9.
a 7erv common teller
Was this Ebenezer Weller.
NTH tho usual share Of virtues
And with vices two or three
Fed no fatal gift Of beauty,
But au average sense OF duty,
Neither very good nor evil
just about like you and Inc.
Ard he wed an average woman,
Very nice and vry human.
Just about like EDenczer.
Neither very good nor bad;
OFT in harmony they'd warble.
Often they would scoid end sqUabble,
But they loved each other dearly,
And they couldn't continue mud.
Never had enough on Monday.
To supply the house till Sunday,
Never made enough il April
To support themselves in May;
II they worked hard in November.
They must work hard i'll December.
and the coarse bread of Tomorrow
Was the hard work Of to-day.
They worked on, grew gray and Srayer,
YET they never made him mayor.
And she plucked no social honors.
And his wages still were small;
Then the load Of years grew we!ghty
And thy died when they were eighty,
And tLev put lEeln in the graveyard.
AND they left them there. That's Ill.
4 realistic story.
Without any gush or glory.
Yet this fellow Ebcue2er
Represents the human clan;
His the average share OF pleasure,
His the average lack Of leisure.
His the average JOY and sorrow
OF the common average mail.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-06
CAPT. Cables Crew of Slaves.

The death Of Capt. George ".
Cable, one of the earliest Of Misstu turl
River steamboatmen, cuts the list Of
old-timers notably. He was 81 years
old when he died lie had been
master, mate, engineer. owner, and
pilot. He was % when he began his
career In five years he was
licensed engineer. Three years later
he was commissioned as pilot from
New Orleans to the Rocky Mountains
and on the Upper Mississippi to ST.
Paul. AS those were the days Of mag
niticcnt salaries in the sttamboating
busil es5, Capt. Cable made a great
deal of money By carefully invest
ing the liberal pay that he received.
1t was not long until he became a
steamboat owner in his own name.
OF the famous boats Of the fortieS
and tlfties that he owned the Edward
Walsh, George Collier, Mary Nc
Donald, and Luther kennctt were
the largest and fastest. Later he
WIS master and part owner Of the
John AuIl, probably the fastest boat
that ever cut the muddy waters Of
the Missouri River.
The crew of the Aull we're negro
slaves, the property Of the boat man
agement. When Capt. Cable was
most prosperous he used TO while
away the evenings on the hurricane
deck, throwing handfuls Of silver
half-dOllars into the air. letting them
ia fin the forecastle, where he could
watch the crew scramble for them.
Misfortune overlook him with the
comings of the railroads. His boats
and other property were swept away,
leaving him in his old age poor in
money and health, with only a
memory of the brighter days to cheer
hin,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-06

The sooner a man become convinced
of the things h9 can't do the quicker he
viii succeed in life.
Measured by our time standard
there are forty years of constant day
light. followed by forty years Of un.
broken night, around the poles OF
Uranus. And the sun rises in the wes
and sets in the east there.
If thou thy part do well, the prize If
sure; all shall inheret bliss who to the
end endure.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-06

To chose time is to safe timn. ard an
unreasonable motion is Int e,ti G the
air.
What is takea from the fortUnH also
nav happily he SO muril lifted from the
8 III.
Every man thinks he M cht become
famous if he had more time to write
poetry.
1t is hard COR anybody else to Please
the man who is we'll pleased with him.
self.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-06

The first known European lihrarv
ol lieinated in the present to the fam lv
Of R:gnlus by the Roman Senate of
all the books seized at the capture OF
Car; 1ant.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-06

ONLY two people attend real pic
nc.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-06

Nc WOMAN can lace herself 50 tight
as man can drink himself.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-06

There are 1900 varieties of postage
sGamps in the world
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-19
NEUTRALIZED.

ing one of the compartments in which the boa constrictors are confined. Two large boas occupied the chamber, one snake being nine feet and the other eight feet long. When the house was opened in the morning only one boa was found in the cage; the other had disappeared. Though the survivor was only a foot longer than the other snake, there was no reason to doubt that it had completely swallowed its compan- ion. It was so distended that the scales were almost separated, and it was unable to coil itself or move. There is every reason to believe that in accom- plishing this almost incredible feat the snake acted by mistake, and that 1t devoured its companion by what de- serves to be called an accident. The larger boa was fed with pigeon before the house was closed for the night. It swallowed the bird and the other boa was then given a pigeon, which it had begun to swallow when the snakes were
 
 the larger snake then caught hold of the pigeon which projected from the others mouth, and gradually enveloped, not only the bird, but the head of the other snake. Once begun the swallow ing process would go on almost mechan- ically. As the swallowed snake was on- ly one foot less than the swallower, and of nearly equal bulk, weighing about fifty pounds, the gastric juices must have dissolved the portion which first entered the snakes stomach before the remainder was drawn into the jaws. Though still rather lethargic, the sur vivihg boa is not injured by it's meal. it coils itself up with difficulty, and its scales havest the, beautiful. iridescent boom peculiar to the skin of snakes when in perfect health.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-19

higher ranks to enter upon a medical career. The supply of female students for the assistant-surgeon grade Is also below the demand. in spite of the iib- eral inducements held out. During the i've years the number of fund hospitals and dIspensaries has more than doub- led, and there are now 65 such institu- tIons. Ten of these were constructed and are entirely supported by princes or chiefs. The sum expended on build ing hospitals and dispensaries in the various provinces is computed at 1,7b0.- 900 rupees. At the end of 1888 there were five women doctors and six assist ant surgeons under the association, to- tai H. In 1893 there were l3 women doctors and 42 assistant surgeons, be- sides 45 trained hospital assistants to- tai 100. The total number of female patients and children has risen from 100000 in 1888 to 6O1,5H in 1893. Lady Lansdowne took. up the work at the point at which Lady Dufferin left 1t, and Lady Elgin In her turn, Is devoting earnest attention to 1t.