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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04
THE HOOSlER POET.

James Whitcomb Riley Was Once .
Farmer Boy-His Poetic Genius.
The tone Of James Whitcomb Riley's
poetry tells for itself that he was once
a farmer boy. His fathers home was
IN the old farming town Of Greenfield,
Ind, and there the lad grew up in the
midst Of sweet, healthy country life,
although the poet is apt to confess
with merry twinkle In his eye that he
was of little use in farming, yet, as he
adds, MY father used to press US boys
into the service in corn-plantin' time
and we went very .loathfully, at least, !
did" He tells frankly, too, that he was
no scholar, for, as he confesses, "At IL
I could not repeat the simplest school
boy speech without breaking down
md rather than undertake it deliber.
ately chose to take a whipping"
After leaving school, says Farm and
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04
Slack in His Geography,

A curious incident regarding a STRAIT,
occurred during the Russian war. II
would have been ludicrous, if anything
can be ludicrous connected with war.
Commodore Elliott was blockading a
Russian squadron in the Gulf ofSagha-
lin, on the east coast Of Siberia. Think.
ing he had the Russians in a cul de sac.
he complacently waited for them tc
come out, as the water was too shallow
for him to attack them. AS the enemy
did not come out, he sent in 70 investi-
gate, and found, to his astonishnent,
that Russians and ships had vanished.
While he had been waiting for them in
the south they had quietly slipped cut
by the north. teaching both him and
the British Government a rather Sc
we're lesson in geography. rs 1t had
been thought that Saghalin was an
lsthmus; and they were totally una
ware of narrow channel leading from
The gulf to the Sea Of Okhotsk.-EeW
York Advertiser.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04
Production and Cost of Aluminium

Production and Cost of Aluminium
Concerning the amount produced and
the cost Of producing aluminium, the
london Grocers' Review says:
1.-THE production Of aluminium In
creased from so tons in 1890 to 2,00d
tons in 1892, and the price has dirnin.
ished in proportion. 1t was Cos per
pound in 1856, 2Os in 1889. and now II
is about Is I'd. When it is considered
that a pound Of aluminium is so much
bigger than a pound Of other metals
bulk for bulk, it weighs about one-third
Of ordinary metals-this price cannot
be called high. No aluminium is pro
dUced in England now. Two compan;
les were started in 1SSG-S7, but the
chemical process they employed is now
obsolete. All aluminium sold in the
market is now made by the aid Of
electricity. The largest factory is at
Neuhausen, in Switzerland. 1t is capa;
BILE Of turning out 1,000 tons year
The second largest is in the south o.?
France. 1t turns out about 600 tons
But a company has now been formed in
England, and as the soldering Difficult.
ty seems TO be overcome, the metal VIII
sell"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04

the mint The building stands at No.
90 North 7th street, between Market
and Arch streets, Philadelphia. ant
was completed on Friday. Sept. I, 1892.
On the following Tuesday, Sept IL.
the first purchase Of metal was made,
consisting Of six pounds of old copper al
Is Sd per pound.
In October, 1892. three presses were
put in and President Washington. IL
his annual message to Congress of Nov.
9, 1892, says There has also been a
small beginning in the coinage Of half
dimes: the want of small coins in cir
culation calling the first attention 10
them" This piece has on the diverse
Il female bust. emblematic Of liberty,
and it is stated that Martha Washing
ton sat to the artist while be was de-
signing it. The silver from which It
was struck was furnished by Washing.
ton from his private plate. Only a
small number were coined, and it has
now become one OF the rare coins Of
America, but being unauthorized can
not be classed in the national series
There appears to have been noth!ns
more done at the mint in 1892, and the
year 1893 was devoted to experiment.
ing on the copper coinage. The ceat
and half cent made their first appear.
ance this year, the former in a number
Of designs, but the issue Of all was very
small and all are rare. The year 179l
saw a very much larger issue Of copper
coins, and as the dies became worn out
or broken, new ones were engraved 10
take the place Of the same general de.
sign, but differing in details. Fifty-siN
varieties Of 1874 cents have been dis
covered, showing gradual transition
from the type Of 1893 to that found on
the cent Of 1895. The year 1874 wit
nessed the beginning Of our regular IA
tional silver coinage, which was con-
tinued without intermission for 100
years, some one or more denominations
having been issued every year. On
July 1S, the Bank Of Maryland depos-
tied in the mint a lot Of French silver
coins, valued at $S,715.731a, and the
urst silver dollars were delivered ut
the treasury on Oct: Is, 1874, over 100
years ago. The number coined was
l,75S, and they are now exceedingly
valuable. They were designed by Rob
ert Scot, first engraver Of the treasury,
and weighed 412b grains, nine-tentbs
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04

The pretty, stubborn girl had almos'
given her life for her waywardness,
Her roses and curls were gone, and 10
their stead were a white face and close
c;ropped dark head.
But that "gawk" faithful Sam Good
sell, whispered to her that she was as
sswhite and pretty as the snowdrops in
mothers flower bed," and-this time
was not snubbed for his pains.
That winter the Coan and GoodseL
boys cut down the trees each side the
trail, ard made broad road down
which they hauled the g.:eat pine logs
to the river. And this road, in men,
mory of her adventure, they named
"Pamela's Walk" And thus it wss
called until the pines were all laid low.
and the forest gave place to grain heldi
and orchards. ~-Det oit Free Press.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04

The first step toward the cross is re.
oentance.
Love never finds a burden that it does
not try to lift
There is no risk so great as to delay
IN seeking Christ
Happiness is never found by those
Vho seek it on the run.
When the devil Is most like lion he
looks most like lamb.
st. Paul never backslid when he came
% poor boarding house.
Gods plans are made for eternity, not
Tor the present moment
The devil smiles when he meets q
Christian with long face.
The man who looks through cobwebs
will see spiders everywhere.
Sin tries to commit suicide when 1t
has to look itself in the face.
Gratitude can sing songs Of praise
with an empty pocket
The saloon-keeper ruins other men,
out damns himself.
Whoever takes his first drink, does it
standing on the edge Of the pit.
Heaven would have a black look II
zen through the devils telescope.
Many people delude themselves Int
thinking that laziness is poor health.
The best equipment for the work OF
Christ Is a constant enjoyment Of his
eeSt
1t Is a sure sign that Christ is in the
house, when the devil makes a fuss in
church.
No higher salvation can be declared
with the tongue than the heart can say
men to.
There is hypocrisy in thanking God
for the bread and finding fault With
the cook.
Men know that God can make worldA.
but they are slow to believe that He
san love.
Wanting to do right will amount to
little, unless We decide to do 1t WITH
Gods help.
God has declared that no man shall,
do the devils work without reaping the
devils fruit.
There is something wrong with the
religion Of the home where the children
sate the Sabbath.
The right kind of a Christian life is
sure to make more than one sinner feel
ashamed Of himself.
An angel would be unfit for heaven i
be had to think the thoughts Of a wick
I'D man for an hour.
When you want to say a few wordi
for God and have them count don't do
It with long face.
The man who does not love his neigh
Dor as himself still throws banana
skins on the sidewalk.
A happy Christian In cold church
has fine chance to give the devil the
biggest kind Of a backset.
There are too many people who are
willing to do all the shouting and let
somebody else do all the work.
The man who claims that there Is &c
such thing as an honest man, tells
others what he thinks of himself.
who will have the highest place II
neaven-the man who did the biggest
preaching OK the one who suffered most
eor Christi?
Many man who feels good under
Gtar preaching, goes right out Of the
church to take somebody by the throat
and say: "Pay me what thou owest"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04
TRUE AMERICAN IDEALS.
rhe Words and Deeds of Good Men In
hueuce National Character.

fueuce National Character.
We have examples enough and tA
spare that tend to evil; nevertheless,
for our good fortune, the men who have
most impressed themselves upon the
thought Of the nation have left behind
them careers the influence Of which
must tell for good. The unscrupulous
speculator who rises to enormous
wealth by swindling his neighbor; the
capitalist who oppresses the working
man; the agitator who wrongs the
workingman yet more deeply by trying
to teach him to rely not upon himself
but partly upon the charity Of inaiVid.
uals or Of the State and partly upon
mob violence; the man In public Hfe
who Is demagogue or corrupt and the
newspaper writer who fails to attack
him because OF his corruption, or who
slanderously assails him when he is
honest; the political leader who, cursed
by some obliquity Of moral or Of men.
tai vision, seeks to produce sectional
or social strife-all these, though i'm
portant in their day, have hitherto
failed to leave any lasting impress up
Oh the life Of the nation. The men who
have profoundly Influenced the growth
Of our national character have been in
most cases precisely those men whose
influence was for the best and was
strongly felt as antagonistic to the
worst tendency Of the age. The great
writer's, who have written in prose or
verse, have done much for US. The
great orators whose burning words on
behalf Of liberty, Of union, Of honest
government, have rung through our
legislative halls, have done even more.
Most Of all has been done by the men
who have spoken to Us through deeds
and not words, or whose words have
gathered their especial charm and sig
rifcance because they came from men
who did speak in deeds. a nations
greatness lies in its possibility Of
achievement in the present, and nothing
helps 1t more than the consciousness Of
achievement In the past.-Theodor'
Roosevelt In the Forum.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04
No Sign Of Regret.

A drill sergeant Of volunteer req,
nent, in drilling squad whom he was
;nstructing in the funeral exercise. said
Now. lads, I want to see how we'll yo'l
can do it. I'm going to walk through
the ranks, and I wish you to .upposf
IN the corpse"
He ordered the squad to rest OH their
arms reversed and stand at ease Then
be walked through the ranks and nd
dressed them as follows: "Your arms
are all right and your feet are all right,
but there is one thing wanting. my
lads-you hadn't that look Of regret "n
your face that you ought to have whc'
q ezcDse walks past."-Tit-Bits.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04

raced each other thus. Then she
turned anc RAN away into the deepest
woods. The iow-hanging branches
brushed her head her feet slipped on
the smooth pine needles. On, on, on!
among tht, column-like trunks-over
the bodies of fallen forest giants, armed
clumps of bushes. Orce she fell down
own-down-would she never stop
falling? But the depth OF her fall was
more in her imagination than reality,
for 1t was only deep hollow filled with
dead leaves and slippery pine needles
and she was not hurt.
Pamela was not running bllndlg.
She intended to strike the trail half
mile above the spring. And soon she
came through q thicket of blackberry
bushes, out on the familiar track.
And there sat the bear, with his black,
hideous face, and red rolling tongue!
Her pink bonnet, to which she hac
clung through all, slipped from her
fingers, and again she sought safety in
the darkening woods. One she looked
| over shoulder to see if the bear was
following her, and saw him smelling OF
her bonnet. Even in her mortal ter
| ror, pang pierced her heart at the
thought of its probable destruction.
Exhausted, she sat down under lin
| den tree.
A "screech OWLS" startling cry sent
her aoain on her wild fight. A pro-
| truding root threw her to the ground,
and she rose with a purple bruiso
growing dark on her forehead. At
last, with a sinking heart and pre-
monitlon of the horror to come, she
again came out on the trail, hall
mile IRON her home.
And there, still barring her path.
sat the grim monster!
Until now fear had kept her mute
but this time her desperation founo
vent in shrek of anguish that echoed
through those leafy soIitudes with ar
appalling intensity. The bear, with
| a snort of fear, plunged from the trail,
| into the bushes, and was seen no more.
But Pamela did not know her way
| was clear. The sound of her own voice
had started her as much as it did her
enemy, and again she fed-this time
| from herself. Too exhausted to run
long, she staggered on, and with bateo
! skirted a dark and suilen
| pool, to whose surface one ray Of the
setting sun had penetrated, and shone
| redly, like malignant eye, and guided
more by the wild wood instinct than
by any sense of her own, she came to
the ence that bounded her fathers
clearing. The little house lay dark in
the shodoRs, but light shone through
| the oper door, and familiar voices
came like sweetest music to her ears.
1t was only minute after this till
she reached the opening that served
for gate, and came through the doc,
lust as her father and brothers, with
guns ard lanterns were starting IN
search of her,, A pallid specter of. the
Pamela they had last seen, with
bruised, fear-distorted face, her dress
torn with briers, and stained with
swamp mud, her hands scratched and
| bleeding, she sank into chair anc
gasped sSthe bear! on the trallH'
The NAPLES and lindens stood bar.
and brown, and the pines wore snowy
wreaths on their heads before Pamela
again walked the trail that led to the
Oswego.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04
Reasonable Request.

Mrs. Williams always asserted tha
whenever her husband proffered a rea'
scnable request, she complied with II
as promptly as possible. When asked,
on one occasion, what she meant by this
reservation, she said with laugh:
"Well, once In while Mr.. Williams
makes what call an unreasonable re-
quest. For instance, he came home
few days ago and said he had cen q
woman on the street whose dress he ad'
mired, and he wished would have one
made just like it.
: Tell me how it was made, and !
certainly will,' I answered.
"'Oh, 1t was very simple he began
The color was-well-it was one OF
those mixed goods, you know; brown,
should say, or sort Of yellowish-gray,
with a figure Of some sort, spot, or
perhaps small stripe, or it might have
been check. 1t was made with skirt
just one skirt, I think-and 1t had
rufding, or q band, or a-a-some-
thing to brighten 1t, little here and
there, more toward the bottom, I should
say, than the top-though I think there
was little ornamentation Of some sort
round the top, too.
"'And the waist or jacket or what
.ver you choose to call it-that wal
perfectly plain, I think, except that
there were a few frills about it, and a
ccntrivance Of some sort about the neck
nothing elaborate at all, but just
what would look neat and appropriate.
I wonder if you catch my idea? he in
uuired, as he finished this lucid descrip
@ion.
"Now that was-one Of Mr.. Williams
requests which I found it really impos
sible to grant,"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04
7hark Took the Ships Log as Bai,,

The log and part Of the line Of the
bark John J. Marsh, now discharging
q cargo Of salt at this port from Ragged
island, Is believed to be in course of
digestion IN a sharks stomach The
Marsh was beating her way north
through the Bahamas. the home Of the
man-eaters, when a pull almost strong
enough to bring the vessel to 4 halt was
felt by all on deck. In looking aft the
line was seen disappearing down the
throat Of a big shark. AS the log is
made of copper and weighs several
pounds 1t is probably by this time max
Ing the sea monster feel somewhat I'D.
Observation-Disclosures Record.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04
TruSt in Cod

1t is a wise providence that we can
not see the future. We can see through
one pane Of glass easily, but through
ten placed together We cannot see, yet
each is transparent. BY living :: day
at time we get along we'll and ri !:
clear. although we cannot see through
ali the purposes Of God concerning Us
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04
Wonders of the Desert.

The great Yuma Desert Of Arizona
ras formerly a salt sea. Sea shells
and oysters II inches in diameter have
frequently been found at from ten
inches to two feet in the sand in vari
ors parts Of that desert
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04
SINCE IT MUST BE-

Esnce II must be tins: fairest flowers will wtther
prtght springtime days depart, We know not
whittier;
Since it must be-
Look we'll upon the blossoms while ye may,
Clean all the gladness from each golden day,
70 gain sweet memories for your weary way;
Since it must be.
Since it must be thst hearts are daily breaking,
That sorrow comes 20 some with each days
waking;
Since Il must be-
Why bear thy sorrow with smiling face,
Nor grant it in thy thought the chiefest place
Pass ever onward, taking heart OF grace;
Since 1t must be.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04

celebrat tedhiS 9Oth
birthday. He was
born in .Vincennes,
Ind, April -,
1904. ,Ris father.
John" Rice Jones.
was born in A1eri-
onethshire, Wales,
IN 1865. took three
diplomas from Ok
ford University,
a II d graduated
IL. 4
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04
All Depends.

Miss Blithely interested in science,
Can one get a shock from tele.
phone?
Top Spiffkins Cntent on ethics)-
That depends, my dear young lady, on
who is talking at the other end.-Han
per's Bazaar.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04
FIRST UNITED STATES COINS.
A. Brief Illustrated Sketch of the ORR
yin of Our National Specie.

gin of Our National Specie.
The United States mint was estab'
Eshed and the money Of account and
national coinage authorized by act OF
Congress of April 2. 1892. On July 81,
1892, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, The
Foundation stone was laid for the
first United States mint building By
David Ritterhouse, the first director OF
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04
FIGS AND TRlSTLES

EFCRE a man
can pluck fruit
from the tree Of
life he has to be
more than a
brother-in-law to
the church.
Put a smile on
your face when
you 60 out for a
walk, and some
BODY Will De
helped.
No man seekS
his best who does
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04
GEORGE WALLACE JONES.

Resides at Dubuque and Is the Oldest
Living Ex-Un;ted States Senator.
= Gen. George Wallace Jones, Of Du-
:buque, Iowa, is the oldest living eX.
United States Senator Recently ne
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04
Wanfha Ear

Weather or Coffee?
Landlady--Is it cold enough for you?
Boarder (vindictively)-Do you meap
the coffee?
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04

Every sweet thing finally makes you
sicS .-,...
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04

pure silver. Half dollars and half
dimes were also coined this year. The
quarter dollar and the dime did not
appear till 1906. "
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-04
CEAIN CENT.

the mint The building stands at No.
90 North 7th street, between Market
and Arch streets, Philadelphia, aud
was completed on Friday, Sept. I, 1892.
On the following Tuesday, Sept IL.
the first purchase Of metal was made,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-06-21
RIGHT UP TO DATE.
What May BE Expected as a Result of
the Trance Fad.

What May BE Expected as a Result of
the Trance Fad.
Now that hypnotism is in the air,
Punch says, our conversation books will
have to be remodeled, as thus:
Good morning. Have you hibernated
we'll?
Yes, I have had most successful
trance this winter. Have you laid up
at all?
Only few days at Christmas, just
to escape the bills.
Well, you take my advice, old man,
and rent a private catacomb on the
three years system. 1t comes much
cheaper in the end, and you save all
your coal and gas, to say nothing Of
clothes.
We've started Nirvana club in our
neighborhood on the tontine principle.
The last person who wakes gets the
prize, unless the first who comes to
makes off with it.
1t is capital anyway when you are
making tour. Saves all the trouble
of sightseeing. You are just packed
up and forwarded from place to place
with an automatic kodak, which re-
cords everything you visited. Try it!
Will, some day. BY Jove, 1 must be
off! I've got to attend an anesthetic
concert, absolutely painless.
And I've got mesmeric dinner party
on tonight. All the bores will be put
In glass cases and fed mechanically.
Good bye, then. Sleep WE'LL
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-06-21

Let all EPwoRTH LEAGUERs
remember that the EPwoRTH
LEAGUE TTAINING ASSEMBLY
RESORT, located at LUDINeToN
ON LAKE MICHIGAN, will soon
be opened for the season of
1895. 1t is to be one of the
great features in the outings of
the League for this summer.
This ideal SUMMER RESORT
is far enough north to escape
the trying heat of summer but
not so far north as to be sub.
ject to the chilly winds of more
nothern points. The situation
and conformation of the
grounds are indescribably
beautiful. Take the FLINT q
PERE MARQUETTE RAILROAD
from its various junction
points with other Roads in the
State of Michigan, or it's
STEAMERS FROM MILWAUKEE
OR MANITowoo. Through
trains, parlor cars and the fin.
est train service.
A steam tram road will take
passengers from the Railroad
Station and Docks direct to
the grounds.
For further information,
apply to
A. PATIARCHE,
Traffic Manager.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-06-21
A Slight Onense.

An English tourist arrived in an
Irish town, where man was about to
be hanged for shooting his landlord.
Ignorant of the cause of the gathering
he questioned one of the peasants.
Englishman-What is going on to-
day, my man?
Peasant-They're goin' t. hang a
man, sor.
Englishman-What is he to be
hanged for?
Peasant-Just for a bit NV joke,
sor.
Englishman-Hang a man for a
Joke? Absurd. What did he do?
Peasant-He just made game NV his
landlord, sor.--Life.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-06-21
THE DOCKED-TAIL FAD.
It's Day Is Said to BE Passing Away
Nothing to Commend 1t.

It's Day Is Said to Be Passing Away
Nothing to Commend 1t.
Chopping off horses tails still seems
to be a fad among some ultra-fash'
ionable people. Among the horsemen
men-and even women for that matter
who admire the noblest Of brutes, II
Is believed that the sun Of the dock.
tailed horse is setting, never to rise
again. The practice Is cruel and ex.
tremely barbarous, and serves no USE
full purpose. 1t not only deprives the
horse OF It's beauty, but also of its means
Of defense against its persistent ene'
mics, the flies. The general public has q
vague idea that the law prohibits the
practice of docking horses tails-oi
rather that the law seeks to prohibit
the practice The fact that the law hai
not done altogether what 1t was hoped
1t would do is plainly shown by the
number of horses with locked tail.
which are seen daily on the streets
Shorn of their beauty, with their stump'
of tails elevated in the air, the pool
creatures jog along with general ap
pearance Of depression, as IL utterly
ashamed of themselves. There are few
cases on record of dock-tailed horses
running away. Docking horses tai
will take all the proud spirit out OF the
animal in almost every instance. A
dock-tailed horse makes probably saft
animal for timid young girl, or
young man whose nerves have beer
weakened by cigarette smoking, te
drive. There are few full-grown mel
who would risk making themselves lool
ridiculous by holding the lines over
dock-tailed horse.-Ex.