The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-11
News in Brief.

death warrant.
The tail ola COMETS far more trans
parent than the earth's atmosphere.
A lion in a Jungle will jump twen-
ty i've or thirty feet from a stand
point.
The average tourist "trip around the
world comprises about $4,000 miles OF
travel.
Organized charity was unknown
in the Roman Empire till after the
Christian era.
: A sturgeon weighing $40 pounds
has been caught in Narfagansett Bay,
! Massachusetts.
| The last map Of the moon shows the
existence of 1885 projections that
look like mountains.
| A humming bird is said to have
been stung to death by a bee. at Co.
lumbia, Wis, recently.
Another striding insect has been
discovered. This time it is an aquatic
bug Qigara minutissimal. :
! -Astronnmers search all over the
world for spider webs They are used
Tor cross lines for telescopes.
-The best straw in the world is
grown in China and japan, and IS
made into braid in England and Bcl-
GUM,
! The charitable hospitals of France
employ staff of 2,34S doctors, 1854
a1rses, and 9, SCI attendants and SER
wants.
1t is proposed by the Argentine
government to make an extended sur
Vev OF the mineral resources Of that
country.
C: eat Britain imposed taxes on the
windows in dwelling houses until as
ate as 1851. The tax is still in force IN
France.
At the end of each hair of a cat'a
whistler IS II bulb of nervous substance
which co3verts the hair into extremely
1elicate feelers.
An English capitalist has placed an
order with a we'll known American
horseman for 100000 worth of trot.
ting-bred horses.
- The African race in Africa is subject
to a disease which IS the reverse OF IN
somina. rs victims are in danger OF
sleeping to death.
The yew tree attains the extraor.
dinary age of 2S00 years, the oak lives
for 1902 years, the cedar 800 years and
the elm 335 years.
An old boiler, which the owner
claims belongs to the first boat pro.
PEELED by steam in the world, Is q relic
at Frederick, Nd.
St Louis, Mo-, has twenty-five
railways and is one of the foremost
cotton centres, the receipts exceeding
$40, 900 bales year.
A London bicyclist completed, the
last of May. bicycle ride from
London to Constantiuople, which he be-
gan early last March.
| A new washing machine is run over
! the floor like lawn mower, and does
/ the soaping, scrubbing and drying IN
enc or two operations.
"A rats teeth have a very hard an.
terror edge, while the hinder part il
much softer, and wearing away more
rapidly, leave sharp cutting edge. al;
ways or use.
"A single plant of wheat will Otter
produce 1000 seeds in one season;
sun-fower will yield 1000 poppy
$4,000 d tobacco plant 100000,
spleen wort 100000.
The export from Sweden to the
United States in 1898 is calculated tc
have had value of S3,l00,0G0. The
principal part of this export; or more
than S2.20J,0O0, consisted of iror
go, DIS.
"A crow with white wings and white
ewes was captured in Pleasantdale, n.
T., ii is very intelligent bird anc
has stolen four silver spoons, thim'
bic aud paper OF sewing machine
needles.
"A keeper on the Woodhurst ParA
estate, Kent, recently shot fine f
male specimen Of the white-tailec
eagle. the first of the kind ever known
to have been captured IN the south oi
England.
-Dr. ". S. Lumpkin ofAtlanta, Ga..
sucd that city for $4,000 damages,
alleging that the injurious fumes from
MI open sewer had ruined his health.
Tie Jury found in his favor to the
amount Of 500.
Professor Dewar has demonstrated
tina metals augment their magnetic
uu,. lies and increase in strength by
dimlnution of temperature. Iron a
lSO degrees can endure double its nor.
nal t, nsiIe strain.
The British Museum has a book
published by an anonymous author IN
i7G0. 1t h IS the cdd title: ''Did You
Ever See Such Stuff; or, So Much the
Better, Being Story Without Head o,
Tail, Wit or Humor."
The most formidable check to the
Increase il tropical regions of serpeats
and renomous insects is the abundance
Of the ants, which, attacking IN thou
sands, viii Kill and devour animals Of
ten OF considerable size.
Gagged lions and tigers. pumas AMI
ipeuars take 10 notice Of the meo ant
women passing in front OF them, bu
!e: do! lie brought anywhere near
;he cage and they sho~ their savage
il.,ture at once, AID spring up, gIarin2
ut savagciy.
- The running antelope is the
name of q Brazilian flower which has
or its petals number of dark lines and
,,ots when resemble the form of az
antelope. with limbs outstretched and
head thrown back, as It fleeing fol
life.
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