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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21

By the signing Of the contract fol
the building Of submarine torpedo
boat the Government is at last commit
ted to the development Of this arm Of
naval warfare. Several years ago an
appropriation was made for such YES
Sci, but the plans submitted and the ex-
periments undertaken were not Of
nature to justify the Navy Department
in having a boat built. Several Of the
foreign governments have made ex-
periments in this line, and few years
ago it was rumored that both Spain
aud France had been successful In get
ting vessel that would travel at good
speed for long distances Under the
water and remain under full con-
troll Of the crew. The announcement
seems to have been premature, how
ever, as little has been heard Of them
since. It is evident that the Navy De-
partment is convinced that 1t has q
successful boat in the plans submitted
by the Holland Company If the vessel
1ustifes the announcement Of It's de-
signers it will add most formidable
engine Of war to our feet. Submarine
navigation has been most fascinating
field for inventors, but Jules Eerne's
Captain Memo is the only one who has
been able to surmount all the Difficult.
ties. The author Of that delightful
move, neglected to explain certain i'm
Dortant points about the invention, and
the Nautilus has unfortunately remain
ed the only vessel Of her kind-even OF
paper. Possibly a new era Is at hand
a. least for ships Of war.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21

T T was just after Mrs. Denver had
given her niece Josie to under.
Il stand that she must give up Frank
Ellington that the lodger arrived. He
was old and grumpy, this Mr.. Wlggle-
ton, but as he always paid in advance
Mrs. Denver was perfectly content
"There's lodger for you!" she said,
exultingly. 81 just wish he'd keep the
rooms foreverr'
It was bright October evening when
Mr.. Wiggleton sent for Mrs. Denver
to come up to his room.
Dear mew thought the futtered
housekeeper; whatever can the mat
ter be? It's too bad. believe he's
going to find fault with your guitar
practice, JOSIE"
II can't help it," said Josie, piteous-
iy; 81 must get on with my guitar les
sons"
Mrs. Denver obeyed the uuwonted
summons. Mr.. Wiggleton, who was
sitting in a big chair, cleaning his
meerschaum with bit Of chamois,
laid down his work and solemnly ad-
tusted his blue spectacles.
"Mrs. Denver" he said, "I'm think
ing of being married"
:'And leaving me, sir?" calculated
the housekeeper, with failing heart
at won't be necessary, ma'am, to
leave you"
"Oh, indeed. sirl Then you will
brig your wife here"
'.'ly bride will be here already,
ma'am. It's Miss JOSIE"
MY Jcsie!"
@Yes, ma'am, your JOSIE"
Mrs. Denver's heart thrilled with
Pride and qualification.
I'm sure, sir, Josie will be very
nuch fattered."
Would you kindly speak to her.
ma'am, and, as it were, break the Ice
for me? You see I'm rather advanced
in years, and I'm not used to this sort
Of thing"
Certainly, sir. Oh, certainly" cried
Mrs. Denver, smoothing her apron. y
shall be honored."
She went downstairs as fast as If
there were no such things as neural
gic pains or stiff old bones in all the
world, to where Josie sat reading In
the little parlor.
What do you think, JosleT she
.rled, exultingly. Here is good luck
for us! Mr.. Wiggleton has fallen in
love with you"
with me, aunty?"
Eyes, and he's willing to marry you,
II you will be a good girl. Now, isn't
that good news, JosieT'
But to Mrs. Denver's amaZament she
ourst into a passion Of tears and funY
her book upon the floor.
81 won't marry him. An old bundle
of rheumatism. No, I won't
"Josie!'
'I wonder you dare ask me such a
thing, aunty, and poor Frank, tool
Neverl I'll 90 out to service first"
"Childw cried the dismayed aunt
you are raving. There-wipe your
eyes, quick, and smooth your hair
hes coming downstairs"
Apparently, in Mr.. Wiggleston's idea
Of things, the process OF breaking the
Ice" was not a protracted one, for his
step was now heard deliberately
stamping DOWN the stairs,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
Misery to Follow.

"Maw, what Is horrible examplcT
asked the youngest boy, looking up
from his newspaper.
The eldest boy stopped his fgurlnA
ong enough to say: "Wait till you get
Into algebra and you'll find any amount
sf 'em."-Indianapolis Journal.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
Bread and Butter Both.

A tree which has been found In the
French settlements on the Gaboon river
In Africa, almost realizes Lowelrs
whim of a tree bearing buttered muf-
fins. It Is called the bread-and-b butter
tree and it yields both thick and fatty
substance called coy y-cay, which Is an
excellent substitute for butter, and a
grain from which very nutrition
bread Is made.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21

ton quickly clambered out Of the pool,
nyer the rocks and loose boards near
the sluice- way, and did not stop till
he was some thirty feet I'D the slope
where the cows had made q muddy
hoof- -grooved path. There the eager
boy lay down upon the trout, and hel9
hard and fast. ..,..,,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21

England is engaged in a war in ths
remote ranges Of the Hindoo Koosh
Mountains. India, potentate there
having refused to give up his ancient
possessions at the august demand Of
the British empire. A British army Of
$4,000, of which only 500 are English.
men, is marching upon the obstinate
barbarian. The number of Englishmen
looks small, but they can put up bluf
>vertowering the HimalayaS
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
If $3.50.

The war between Japan and Chins
has resulted in such marked increase
in the -four trade Of the Pacific coast
with these countries, that some Of the
milling companies have sent represen.
tatives there in hope Of further increas.
ing the trade If the millions Of Japan
and China could be educated into eat.
Ing wheat -four, the Pacific coast millers
would have a ready market for mor
<han they can produce.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
Bread That Returned.

A student who recently dropped a
piece Of paper, on which the word
Monkey" was written IN large letters,
In the cap Of a professor against whom
he had q spite, told the joke to all his
classmates. The NEXT day the pro-
fessor said to the class, in bland and
polite tones, "Gentlemen, have to
thank one Of your number for the
courtesy of dropping his card in my
cap yesterday" That student wa
called Monkey ever after.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21

A popularity Of all good machines II
that they cannot be managed by drunk
en- men. By a process Of artificial selec'
ton, all the good places in the woTlc
are naturally passing into the hands O
the sober men.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21

A man sued the New York horse
dealing concern known as Tattarsall's
because hunter sent to it by him to
be sold by electric light had been mad
vertently put up at auction in broad
daylight, with the result that certain
defec-e or superhuities in or upon his
legs ..came easily apparent to pur-
chasers. and he brought only very
small price The plaintiff got verdic'
nP S.1o0
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21

The assessed valuation Of the prop
erty in Boston, with one-third the popu
lation, is nearly four times greater thar
that of Chicago. In 1893, when Bos
tons population was placed at 500,0oG
the assessed valuation Of real and per.
sonal property was $924.1a4, 2nA,-aad
the same year, when Chicago's popula'
ton was 1900, 900, her assessors placed
the value of real and personal propert!
at S245, 100, $50.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
Setting Himself Right.

"Your editorial" said the Colonel,
Hdoes me a grave injustice, sir!:
"In what way, Colonel?"
"In this way, sir. You call me 'meh
eiless,' when, as q matter Of fact !
never yet killed q man without frst
yivinghi time to pray!'-Atlanta Con
stitutton.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21

The Minneapolis Times rises to re-
mark very grarely that ''three-fourtht
Of the civilized senSuality is rooted in
an untutored imagination" Well,
what 10 you advise? What shall We
jC next?
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21

Some men never know good tnlnA
when they see it. Thomas Punshon OF
St Joseph, Mo-, recently received a
twenty one year sentence for numbering
his wife. He applied for new trial
and has just been found guilty Of mur.
der in the first degree and sentenced t.
hang
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
Certainty.

care you sure that Florabel Is en-.
sagedf"
Perfectly. Why, he has stopped
Jpending money on flowers for herV-
New York World.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21

A St Louis woman has applied for di
vorce on the ground that her husband
is addicted to the suicide habit. Why
not simply encourage the habit? A
funeral would be much cheaper than
7ivorca trial
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
AlWaya Active.

Business has been pretty SLOW
said one business man.
"Dreadfully so," replied the otheA
Is he laid down his newspaper. "There
doesn't seem to be a steady market for
anything nowadays except green
Goods Star.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
OyAr1Oyod.

Nodd--I never was 50 happy in my
life. Ny wife just got home from 9
'ong visit to her relatives.
Tcdd-Glad to see her, eh7
Nodd-Not that, but she didn't brinh
lny Of them back with her.-Brooklyn
life.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
One Sensible Thing.

One Sensible Thing.
Second Husband-Did you put
monument over your first husbands
grave"
Wife-Yes, poor dear! I erected J.
marble shaft twenty feet high above
his sacred dust"
Second Husband-What did you In
scribe on It?
WHEAT rest.
Second Husband-We1l, I'm glad b.
hear Of one sensible thing ycu have
done.-Atlanta Journal.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
Saving Cp.

The waiter had their orders.
dearest" he whispered, "do you
really mean it when you say you will
be miner
She was bit impatient
"FiN Maurice" she replied, 'dld /
not just this moment say plain stew
when might have said terrnpin?
That was certainly conclustYe.-De
troit Tribune.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21

Oscar Wilde resembles Emerson =
always having pencil and paper handy
to jot down his best thoughts. But the
resemblance goes all to smash when he
begins to write.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
Expected Too Much

First Tramp-When are you go!ns
on the road?
Second Tramp-Not for a week or 81
yet. I started out once before In
March and folks expected me to chop
three cords Of wood and sift ton Of
ashes for 8 sandWich.-Texas SiftngA
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21

The japanese authorities keep secrets
we'll. Where in the history Of the world
has greater mystery yelled the move
ments Of armies or peace negotiations
han in this same Island Empire?
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21

If the late Gen. Badeau had been |
Boswell he might have written bet
ter book than Grants. As the matter
stands, Grant was by far the clearer
impler and stronger writer.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
Heavy Proof

Blntha,r-Did you believe your wife
when she told you she could cook?
Nuwed-Oh, yes. She made some
biscuits which gave great weight to her
tatements.-Exchang
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
He Made On Effort.

Miss Charmante-Do you believe in
hypnotism. Mr.. De Softie?
Mr.. De Softie-Whenever you look a,
ne do.-SomeryL::e Journal
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
ga Drop in the Bucket"
Probabh.
Texas Siftings

Teacher-Who was the person who
burned everything he touched gold.
Scholar-I guess it was the man that
makes cheap jewelry. Detroit Free
Press
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21

Enough wine has been spilled at Ni(
aragua Canal banquets to float g man.
of-war across the isthmus. But still
where's your old canal?
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
Very Hlph.

High-Mamie and I have made a
wager on the age Of the prima donna
we saw last week." said the young
woman.
"Are the stakes high"
Eyes, indeed. We bet brard-nep
theater hat"-Washingto1 Star.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
,IN WORLDS NOT REALIZED."
(By a prejudiced but puzzled victim O
tea caddies and ginger jars)

(By a prejudiced but puzzled victim o!
tea caddies and ginger jars.)
I suppose there's a war in the East,
Q am deluged with pictures about it),
But can't realize it-no, not in the least
And, in spite of the papers, doubt it.
A Chinaman seems such q nebulous chap
And I can't fancy shedding the gore of 8
Jap.
Those parchmenty fellows have fleets?
Bir ironclads, each worth million7
cannot conceive it, my reason it beats.
The lord of the pencil vermilion
Fits in with tea caddy, not torpedo.
Just picture man in that queer bay OF
Yedol
It seems the right place for junk,
with a fine fight of storks in tho
ofhng),
But think of a battle ship there being
sunk
By a Krupp! IT'S suggestive of scofing.
! try to believe, but It's merely bravado.
1t all seems as funny as Gilbert's Mikado.
And then those preposterous names,
Like a lot of cracked bells all a-tinkling'
try to imagine their militant games,
But at present can't get an inkling
Of what it can mean when fellow name3
Hong
And one Ting Iord High Admirably 60 il
ding dong!
A Nelson whose nomen is Whang
To me I admits inconceivable.
And war between Wo-Hung and Ching-a'
Ring Chang,
Sounds funny, but quite unbelievable.
And can you conceive Maxim bullets a.
sing
Round saffron-hued hero caiiie33-P Pong,
or Ping-Wing?
A ship called Kow-Shing, ] am sure,
Can but be a warship pour rire.
And Count Yamagata-hemust be cure)
No, no, friends very much fear
That In spite Of the pictures, and por'
traits, and maps,
I can't make live heroes of Johnnies and
Japs!
Punch.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
LET Is ALL LAUGH
JOKES FROM 1Hs-PENs~. or
VARIOUS HUMORISTSs

Pleasant Incidents Occurring the Woz7a
Oyer-Sayings that Are Cheerful to thS
Old or Young-Funny Selections thaa
Everybody VIII Enjoy Readine
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
DO trusts pay? Never; they make
outsiders pay.
One sometimes fndsit necessary to se
q good example for his neighbor's chill
dren as q matter of self-defense.

II that bill to tax bachelors ever be.
comes law good many Of the girls
probably will consider tax-dodging
dutY.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
Miatake ga to Color;

Sizely-I'Ye a notion to punch Lpset
h the jaw. He said was red-nosed
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
A Criminal Accident

"Any news In town, John"
"Yes; the hangin's postponed"
"What fer2"
"Well. the man froze an while they
wuz a-tyin' to thaw him out he got
burnt up!'-Atlanta Constitution.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21

Bizley-Ok, wouldn't mind that. HN
old a fib. Your nose is purple.-Phila.
1elpbia Inquirer.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21

True Conditions of Christian Life.
Delight enthusiasm, hope. content
these are the true conditions Of q
Christian life, just as song IS the true
condition Of the bird, or color Of the
rose. But, just as the bird is still a
bird, although 1t cannot sing, and the
rose Is still a rose, although its red
grows dull and faded in some dark,
close room where it is compelled to
prow-so the Christian is a Christian
still, even although his soul is dark
with doubt and he goes staggering on,
feeling every moment that he will fall,
never daring to look up and hope
Phillips Brooks.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
A Natural Inference.

Malindy-Here's man,stole SIC, 900.
Uncle Reuben-What banR->W he
with?
Malindy-I didn't say anything bout
oanks.-NeW York World.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21

It is easier to break silence than to
mend it,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21

To morrow's advertising may be
lay too late.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-21
THE LOCOMOTIVE.

Looked Upon by the Engineer as o
Thing to Be Admired.
II think we all love the locomotive"
said a traveller. Coming into New
York on a through train on one of the
days Of the big cold spell, at the last
place we stopped at to change engines
I got off and stretched my legs on the
platform a little, and walked forward
and looked at 'em couple on the fresh
engine. 1t had big drivers, a tremend.
GUS boiler, OFFENDERS as big as barrels,
steam chests as big as trunks, and g
stumpy little chimney; no gingerbread
work about her anywhere, and no light
it was after dark-except the head
light and the little lamp in the cab
shining on the face Of the steam guag-
es. Everything else about her black;
when the engineer leaned out of the
cab window you could scarcely see
him against the general blackness; but
he backed the engine down as gently
and as smoothly and with as perfect
accuracy as though 1t had high nooy
Cor light
"He was evidently in great form, the
engineer; and the big engine looked as
though 1t could 80 through any bliz-
card that ever blew; and as matter
Of fact it about made time into New
York. But it was hard pull for her;
you could hear her breathing as you
stepped out of the car In the Grand
Central station and started to walk
along the platform. You look at her
again here In the light as you pass,
admiringly; and you have very
friendly feeling for the man whom you
bring into view an instant later as
you move ahead, and who'is stand.
Ing on the track square ahead Of the
big engine and looking up at her witt
q smile on his faco."-New York Sun.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-10-12
a Dog Mimic.
From the Chicago Times, Herald.


Rev Frank VI. Downing Of Moore cOun-
ty, Tenn. is the owner Of most remark
able dog called Bench In appearance the
animal is not prepossessing, his color being
a dirty yellow, his hair coarse and wiry.
his legs short and his body rather unwieldy.
In bis eyes, however, there CLEANS an
intelligence almost human At the word
of command Bench will crow like Shang
hal rooster, neigh like horse, low like a
COW, grunt and squeal in imitation of pigs,
NEW like Il cat and repeat the various
voices incident to farm life. He could
give all the yelps of pack of hounds in
pursuit of fox and III so realistic man
ner that you could scarcely help believing
that "A hunt was in progress.
This dog was never trained to do this,
but as a puppy picked up the cries of the
farmyard and has added to them the creak-
ing of wagons and the whirring of machin-
cry as made bya thrasher. Mr. Downing
has been offered fabulous sums for the
wonderful dog, but refuses to part with
him. Trained animal keepers who have
examined Bench and become familiar with
his powers of mimicry say that it would be
an easy matter to teach the dog to articu
late words, perhaps even to talk con
nectedly.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-10-12
A Spread Eagle Blow

If the following by Harold Bridges
don fire up the patriotism and make every
American swell with pride of his country
we don't know what will
The biggest waterfall and the greatest
Snowman on earth are his, and great is
delight therein He is proud to have had
the greatest fires and the biggest swindleS.
The greatest war, the longest railroad. the
highest statue, the largest rivers. the
highest tariff and the biggest piles Of
grain-all are classified under one head.
Bulk is the measure Of superiority, and as
Uncle Sam has the biggest things in crea
ton he has no superior. OF course, he
has the biggest continent. Hear, ye peo-
pies Of the diminutive States Of Europe,
hear native orator descant on its Won
drous size and beauty The grandest
empires Of the world sink to petty provinces
beside its vast dimensions. The whole
possessions of Rome. when her golden
eagles spread their wings victorious from the
burning sands of Africa TO the mist clad
hills Of Caledonia. fell short Of the I'M
mensity of our new world domain Russia
could be lost in our half hemisphere, be
yond the power of all the detectives in
ChristendOm to find her. France. land OF
Napoleon. at the tread of whose legionS
but little more than half Il century ago all
Europe trembled as if taken with Il Wabash
valley ague, would scarcely overlap the
the single Territory of Dakota; while Great
Britain. whose morning drum beat sounds
around the globe, would hardly make a
Hy-specll on the face Of Texas or Cali
fornia. Do other lands boast Of their great
rivers? We could take up all their Niles
and Thameses, their yellow Tibers, castled
Rhines and beautiful Danubes by their
little ends and empty them into our maies-
tic Mississippis and Missouris, Amazons
and De la Platas without making rise
enough to lift an Indian fatboat off a
sandbar Do they Drag of their seas and
lakes? We could spill all their puny
Caspians and Asovs, their Dead Seas and
Nyansas into our mighty Supporters, Mich
igans, Fries and Ontarios and scarce pro
duce a ripple. DO they prate OF their
romantic scenery? We have thousand
iewel-like lakes that would make all their
yaunted Comus. Genevas and Killarneys
hide their faces in veil Of friendly foe.
The thunder of our Niagara browns out
the feeble murmur of all their cataracts,
while the awful crags and canyons of our
Yosemite and Yellowstone. the prismatic
glitter and dash of our ST. Anthonys and
Minnehahas, and the lonely grandeur Of
our horizonfenced prairies, boundless oceans
of billowy verdure, dwarf to insipidity the
most famous scenes of Switzerland and
Italy and eclipse the wonders and glories
of the Arabian Nights. Do they prattle
about their 4Etnas and Vesuvius ? With
our noses turning somersaults of inefable
contempt clear over our heads, we thunder
forth our Cotopaxis, Popocatapetls and
Chimborazos.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-10-12
4 SSIGNEE OF MORTGAGES
n SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE.

BY virtue of the power of sale contained in
a mortgage from William Roberts to Lewis
A. j. Lamotte dated November 9TH. 1889.
and recorded among the Real Estate Mort
gage Records of Carroll county, Md, in
Liber W. \. NJ. No. %, folio 4S7, etc.
which sand mortgage has been duly assigned
to l.. Howell Lamotte. the undersigned will
offer at public sale on the premises, on
TUESDAY, Doth day of OCTOBER, 1895.
at clock, p. M, all that real estate des-
cribed in said mortgage and situate in Free
dom district, Carroll county, Maryland. about
two miles from Eldersburg, containing
So! ACRES OF LAND.
more or less, and adjoining the lands of d. l..
Farrar and others. 1t is improved by small
weatherboarded dwelling and out buildings
A fair proportion of timber on the property
Terms of Sale. = One-half of purchase
money cash on the day of sale, or upon the
ratification thereof by the Court; the other
half in twelve months from the day of sale,
credit payment to be secured by the note of
the purchaser, with approved security, bearing
interest from the day of sale.
l.. HOWELL LAMOTTE,
oct5 Is Assignee of Mortgage