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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-14
A Penal Settlement.

To visitor, the life Of the convicts of
Fernando de Noronha, an island that
serves as place Of banishment from
Brazil, does not seem a very hard one.
Two-thirds Of their number are divided
into ten companies Of one hundred
each, under the command Of a sergeant,
himself a convict. They live in outly
ing villages, and are employed at work
in the fields and plantations and tend
the sheep and cattle. The rest live in
the town, and are engaged at different
handicrafts In the workshop, or fish
In catamarans. the native Brazilian
canoe. All have to work for their food
and clothing, which they obtain from
the government stores In proportion to
the work they performed. Some Of the
convicts themselves arc allowed to keep
private stores. where their fellows are
permitted to purchase any little extras
they require beyond the bare neces-
saries Of life. Convicts Of good behavior
are allowed to have their own wives
on the island, should they be willing to
come. Little difficulty is experienced
in the management Of the men. Pun
ishment for Ill behavior is detention in
the penitentiary, hogging, or, in ex-
treme cases, enlistment to small, un-
inhabited island, where its occupant
would have to keep himself alive by
fishing. There are two schools, one for
the children of the officers and SOL
diers and one for the children Of con-
victs. The masters in both cases are
convicts. At the age Of - the sons Of
the convicts are sent to a military
school at Pernambuco. The girls are
allowed to stay on the island with theiJ
parents If they wish to do So
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-14
Critics and Weber.

Now, we understand that critic .s 4
person capable Of judging, so, there
fore, by the power Of reasoning, every
one who is capable Of Judging Is a
critic; but it nevertheless seems strange
that we are satisfied to rest our faith
upon those who not only are unknown
$50 long as they preserve their 1ncog!
nite), but without first giving any evl-.
dence that they are fit and capable
persons to deal with the various sub?
jects undertaken by them. TO criticise
is to pass judgment, and, while in mat
ters of law we all know who the partic7
ular Judge is who gives his decisions,
in other matters San unknown" has the
same duty to perform, not so much con-
cerning life and property certainly,
though it does very often affect indi-
TidualS.
Again, In Jaw an adverse decision
can be appealed against, but we have;
In art, no higher authority than the un7
known individual, unless it be "Time,"
the great ruler of ali things; so, until
this comes about, conflicting opinions,
frequently as far apart as the anti
podes, reign supreme. it's we'll known
that great musicians, in the true sense
of the word, have been in times past
spoken disparaginly against, and their
works have been condemned, though
such works have lived only to show
the shallowness Of the criticism at the
time of their production.
70 refer to few Of these: On the
first appearance of Wcber's opera, DER
Freischutz," the judges Of the press
then declared that this music could
be compared to noise prooSced by
whistling in the barrel Of key" and
that the opera was only saved by the
sIuntsmen's Chorus" This Is what
we Of the present day have to reflect
upon as being the opinion OF our ancss-
tors Of the operate masterpiece OF
Wabcr.-The Westminster Review.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-14
Spite.

Aninosities which do not rise 20 the
dignity Of passions evince themselves
in spite. In Quilp Dickens gave the
world type Of spite in its worst form
"a mean anger which finds vent III the
inhiction Of small injuries on its pas
sive recipient The most evil thing III
spite is that it never even claims 10 be
founded on a sort Of wild justice. 1t
glories in it's own wilfulness, and lux
uriates In venting spleen for which
no lust cause exists. There 10 lways
hope for day Of high passioA Even
evil passions, If they are on 4 great
scale, are generally closely ref ted to
noble passions, and often groF in the
same soil. But spite is the pEs TACT Of
empty lives and mean vexatia s, Of q
Door soil, a poor scale Of living. and be-
token q dwindling power both Of love
and hate. What Is wanted TO lweep +:
away is any int est involving full en-
ployment for the higher energ. S. There
has usually been more show Of spite
among women Of the leisW, classes
than amongst men, simply because
there has been less occupag on and a
pettier scale Of life. Among It the mod
ern women who go into business or
professions, whatever may be their de-
fects, there IS at least great emanci-
patton from social spites. They COM
pete eagerly with each other, but they
do not stick pins into each other, as they
used to 90 when they had nothing bet
tar 70 anuse them. 4 multitude ct
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-14
Why Teeth Are Expensive.

"Hhe price of false teeth has In.
creased greatly since electricity care
into use and the perfection Of electrical
inventions and their general use Will
further enhance the value Of artificial
grinders"
The dentist was trying TO explain
why he charged what appeared to be
an exorbitant price for a set of crock
cry teeth. The patient looked incred-
llous and remarked in sarcastic tone:
q telephone jars on the teeth. 1 sup.
pose it eventually shakes them loose
and thus increases the demand"
No; 1t isn't that"
"Oh. 1t must be the phonograph which
yells: They are busy. We will call
you That always did set my teeth
Oh edge"
''Oh. no; that isn't it at all. Yot
don't understand It," protested the den
tist.
1T must be the jar Of the electric cars
that is so tough on false teeth. Oh,
yes; friend Of mine had all Of his front
teeth knocked out in a collision last
January. That's what increases the
demand and raises prices, is it?'
NO, no, no; you see"
"You perhaps. want me to believe tina,
the linemen bite the wire off with their
false teeth to save the trouble of carry
Ing nipperS."
Hold on minute; III eXplain-'
20, yes; I've read about the TELEGRAPH
operator who finds his battery is so
weak it will not work the sounder, aud
he takes the wire between his teeth.
Then there is the stock operator who
stands before the ticker and wears his
teeth out grinding them together when
the quotations don't come right. And
then there is the dentist who yanks out
q big three-pronged jaw-tooth with a
little bit Of forked lightning and you
never feel it. Electricity is tough or
the teeth
You're crazy" declared the DENTS,
1.-THE increased cost is due to the high
prices and scarcity Of platinum which
is used so much in all electrical inven-
tons. Platinum is the only metal
which can be used for fastening tho
teeth to the plate. Other metals will
not stand the heat Of the vulcanizer"
lob. that's it. is it! guess III gu:p
1t while longer"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-14
ROMANCE AND TRAGEDY.
Rejected Lovers Revenge Recalled
by Recent Virginia Wedding.

Rejected Lovers Revenge Recalled
by Recent Virginia Wedding.
Romance Is not dead, and ira gedy IL
sometimes as real to-day in life as in
story books. A story comes from Eoa-
rcke, Va, Of q marriage which was re-
Gently performed there that recalled
one Of the most distressing tragedies
In the history Of Botetourt County.
The parties to this marriage We're John
W. Trout and Mrs. Lavinia *. Walton,
nee Obenshain, both natives Of Trout.
lille, village seventeen miles cast.
In the summer Of 1891 Houston Oben
shain, a brother Of the bride, and Hor.
ace n. Trout, a brother Of the groom,
weree each paying attention to Miss
Alice Richardson, u pretty young lady
pf Troutville. Obenshain resided In
this city, and at times was a little
wild. Learning Of several scrapcs into
which he had gotten himself, tue youns
woman's father objected to continu-
ance Of his attentions, which had be-
come so marked that 1t was reported
the young couple were engaged. Miss
Richardson wrote Obensha;n the drcis-
ion Of her father, and charged that It
was due to tales told Of him by Trout.
Obenshain, on receiving the letter, im-
mediately began preparations for
wreaking a terrible vengeance on Hor-
ace N. Trout. He speedily arranged his
worldly affairs, hired horse and bug
gy, and informed several friends that
lie was going to Troutville to Kill Trout,
Miss Richardson and himself, but no
one paid any attention to these threats.
Arriving at Troutville, he ascertain
ed that Trout and the young lady were
at the house Of a Mr. Boyer. Thither he
went, spoke pleasantly to everyone, and
asked Trout to walk with him to a
church close by. Trout consented, and
when they had nearly reached the
church Obenshain drew a revolver and
fired O bullet into Trout's head. His
victim fell to the ground, to receive
two more bullets in his oody. Oben-
shain stood over his victim q few min.
utes and calmly surveyed his wolE.
He started to the house where Miss
Richardson was, but turned, Went to
the church, where few people had as
sembled, told them what he had done
and then went to the house Of Ben.
iamin Murray.
Just as he entered the doorway he
placed the muzzle Of the revolver TO his
temple, pulled the trigger, and fell to
the floor dead. Trout fingered for sew
eral days and died. His body was bur-
led in the same cemetery with Ober
slain's and close by it.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-14
A BAYOU TRAGEDY.
Tho "Skeetcrs Carried OF His Ole
Womann-He Still Mourns.

Tho "skeetcra Carried OF His olt
Womau"-He Still Mourns.
AS we sat on the depot platform IL
the evening, smoking and talking and
slapping at the mosquitoes which came
cut Of the swamp opposite in perfect
cloud, says the Detroit Free Press, the
old man with the clay pipe and rabbit,
skin cap took advantage Of q pause IN
he conversation to say:
"Talkin' bout 'skeeters, but you or
ter live down on a Mississippi river
bayou to know what 'skeeters IS"
you've lived there?" Queried one OF
he crowd.
1--WE lived thar, an it was down thar
that my humble home was broke up,
and I was left desolate by the 'skeet'
ers. It's a matter I don't often talk
about, fur it makes me powerful lone
some and downhearted."
What did the mosquitoes doT
Carried of my ole woman"
"You doI't say?"
That's what they did, gentlemen,
and I don't never expect to be happy
agin. That was in the summer Of 1879,
when we had a big overflow, and
'skeeters was powerful bad. We just
had to stay right in the cabin and fight
fur our lives. We finally got out o
whisky and cornmeal, and l was
obleeged to go over to Pendersville to
git some. left the ole woman feelin'
all right and cheerful, but when !
cum back she was-she was
wasn't she there" was asked, as he
did not finish.
"No; she had disappeared! Them
skeeters had busted the door open and
carried her off, and from that day to
this hev never sot eyes on her!"
"Sure 1t was the mosquitoes"
"Of course. What else could it be-"
"Why, she might have gone out ant
got lost in the woods or fallen into the
bayou and been drowned, or been bit
ten by snake and died in the swamp.
Or again she might have concluded
that she had had enough Of that coun-
Try and skipped out"
"Do you think so, stranger? anxious
ly queried the old man.
"Why, certainly. Didn't you look
around any?"
"Not bit. I jest found her gone
and thought the 'skeeters had took her
and then I cum away a brokenhearted
man. Mebbe was mistaken about it.
1t was fifteen years ago, and do you
think it would be any use to go down
md look around for her now?"
"Not bit"
81 thought not. 7 thought the lest
way was to keep right on mournin' and
grievin' fur her and feelin' that thar
was no more happiness fur me in this
woeful world. Pore old Julia How
you must hey ft and suffered. Does
any Of you folks happen to have a
match in your pockets? .Smokin' Seems
to sorter ease my breakin' heart!"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-14

had paid the morgidge and was better
off, to replace it with real stun. And
when she died it was buried with her,
'cordin' to her wish-Well, p'rars il
was just as we'll. Eh? What do yor
think about it, Carline"'
'I think Car'line answered, "that
you did just right, Arphaxed." "
"You don't want diamond ring,
Car'line, do you? he asked wistfully.
.:sNo, Arphaxad, don't. I'm happy
enough without it."
And the second Mrs. Johnson never
told her husband of that one aberra-
ton from the plumb-line of duty. There
are some things which are better un'
confessed.
'And if the Lord hadn't a forgive
me-" said Car'line to herself. she
never would ha' sent me this great
happiness.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-14
IN PRAISE OF HOT WATER. I
4 Few Of the Uses Of That Coumous
place Article Mentioned.

4 Few Of the Uses Of That Counmous
place Article Mentioned.
"If were asked what woman's best
friend Is" said the doctor thoughtfully
to the New York World man, II should
say hot water. II she drinks hot water
an hour before her breakfast she will
be able to ward off dyspepsia. If she
drinks hot water favored with lemon
and sweetened with sugar when she
has been out in the cold she will ward
off chills. The same agreeable medi.
cine taken early enough in the progress
of cold will stop it. When a nervous
headache makes the forehead thron
and the back Of the neck ache, hot water
will relieve the pain.
For tired eyes, inhamed eyelids and
styes," continued the doctor, nothing
Is so good as hot water. The eyes
should be sopped with cloth dipped IN
boiling water Sprains may be relieved
greatly by soaking the afflicted member
In hot water for half an hour at a time
and then binding it with flannel bard
age. Bruises yield to much the same
treatment, although such long soaking
Is unnecessary. Wounds and sores
may be treated by pouring hot water
on them for few minutes at a time.
Very hot water applied to a bleeding
cut will stop the flow of blood frequent
Is.
"Then for mere comfort" he went
on, "few things equal hot water. a
rubber bag full Of it makes one indif-
ferent to cold. Wrapped in flannel and
put on the floor Of a carriage it is ini
valuable. She who suffers from cold
feet at night has but to fill hot water
bag to know what comfort is. Suf!
ferers from sleeplessness find them
selves deliciously drowsy after hot
bath. Wrinkles flee before 1t and black
heads vanish before its constant use
Great Is lot water"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-14

away from the polls the QeFu Foles.
The man who grumbles much prays
little.
When we hinder Gods work we rob
he world,
The Joy that isn't shared with another
lies young
Gods supply trains are never behind
dime minute.
Some people appear to think thM
shining is religion.
The devil gets a good deal Of help
rom the stingy man.
There are church members az whom
The devil never aims dart.
When good seed is sown, the better
;he ground the better the crop.
If some men mad a bull dogs teeth
hey would bite when he wouldn't.
It generally takes a blockhead
good while to find out what ails him.
A selfish man is about the ugliest
hing upon which angels have to look.
Confidence in God will always give
Hope rock upon which to rest her
Get.
Remember that while Gods eye Is
Oh the sparrow he will not forget bis
child.
No matter what appearances may be,
The road God points out is always the
best.
We lcsS nothing by going into the
fiery furnace, when we go there for
Christ.
If our faults were written on our
faces, how quick we would oil hang our
teads.
The first drink cannot be taken with
,ut giving the devil mortgage on
the soul.
The man who lives only for himself
will not have many mourners at his
funeral
Has any one ever starved because he
got a stone from God when he asked
for bread7'
Every sinful pleasure kills a real
blessing that God wants to have dwell
In the heart
There Is no bigger fool than the mai
Eho thinks he can get rich by -obbiug
some ono else.
Nothing can make hard things easy
Until we reach the point where We 90
them for Christ
The Holy Ghost puts something Il
music that the devil has never been
able to counterfeit
Checks thnt are not signed 50 into
The waste basket and prayers that
mean nothing never reach heaven.
reter was made Usher Ct men quite
.s much because he had good horse
sense as because he had big hecrt.
1t is easier to make steam without
ire than it is to keep from oacksiiding
without going to prayer meeting.
Don't spend any time under the 5uni-
per tree praying -eor death, but get
whsre the Lord can talk to you about
his business.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-14

Just year from that time, Arphaxad
Johnson and Car'Iine Cooper were sit
ting together in the old kitchen, with
the red April sunset shining i'll through
the west windows.
Supper had just been cleared away,
and tae clock pointed to the hour Of
six.
Arphaxad was staring TRANQUILITY at
| the f.e-he was quiet man, not much
given to conversation-aud Car line
was knitting.
"Well, Arphaxad, said she, sud-
denly, "why don't you up and tell me,
like a man?'
TELL you what?' slowly uttered Ar
phaXad.
That you're goin' to get married
agin. and want me to clear out.
81 don't want you to clear out,"
said he.
"Pve heerd it all in the village"
said she, "and you mays well make a
clean breast of it."
"Well, then, I will, - said Arphaxad,
shutting up his jack-knife with click.
s'I'm tired of living lonely life, an
Pm goin' to get married, if the gal 1
notion to will hev me; an that gal,
Car'line Cooper, is you.
Car'line started from her chair.
"Me"
eyes, you'
Arphaxal folded his arms and
stared steadfastly at her.
"Hut I'm as humbly as a hedge
fence"
"You suit me, Car'line."
"And I'm forty"
81 amt the very Youngest inhabi-
tant myself, And look here, Car'lire
you was always very good and patient
with poor Joanna, and there was times
when she was tryin'. Say, Car'line,
will you be my wife?"
Not until after the details were set
tied did honest Arphaxad become con-
fdential as regardes some Of the affairs
of his past life.
"say, Car'line," said he, ssyou know
that diamond ring that Joanna was
buried in?'
Eyes, said Car'llue, with a little
shudder.
"Wall, 1t warn't nc diamond arter
all. There, I've got it off my con-
science now.'
"No diamond" gasped Car'line.
"No, Joanna she was forever and
always besettin' me for diamond ring,
and me in debt and poor man atthat.
| held out as longs could, but she
| was so set ont that finally brung
home a ring to pacify her. It was
pretty, shining thing, but it was only a
five dollar imitation ring. couldn't
see my way clear to affordin' nothing
better, but it pleased her just as we'll,
and i always meant some day, when I
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-14

small interests IS not favorable to the
growth Of ardcr of any kind; but on the
other hand, 1t is fatal to that worse re-.
suit OF broodlnG lsIsuEetne small SEQ
yet deadly animosities springing UP In
minds weary Of themselves and desti'
lute Of high interests, and which result
IN tho spite that grows from an !zher-
ent disposition to rail at Its OVID sUr
roundings. tz-.J
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-14

A graphical reporter of Boston
paper in describing suicide says: 'Tt
is quite certain that he was unmarried
and thers IS absolutely 10 appereu:
notive for tho eelr-de5truct:on
The middle course is the best; even a
moderate deacon is safer man than q
rnG-h0t one.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-14
TOO LATE.

Joy stood upon my threshold mild and fair,
With iiiies in her hair.
bade her enter as she turned to go,
And she said. "No."
Fortune once halted at my ruined porch,
and lit it with her torch ~,
I asked her fondly, Have you come to stay!'
She answered May"
fame robed in spotless white before me came
Ilonged her kiss to claim;
told her how her presence l reTered.
She disappeared!
Love came at last-how pure, how swe
With roses at her feet.
begged herG,l her bounty to bestoW-
She answered, "No."
Since then ioy, fortune love and fame
Have come my soul TO claim;
I see them smiling everywhere,
But do not care.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-14
Insomnia IN BROOKLYN.

Residents Of certain section
,erooklyn have made complaint to tie
hoard Of health that they are ArW
awake by the growing Of chickens.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-14
AnOid Decd.

A few days ago O singular deed waA
presented ct the registers Office ii
Newark, n. J. 1t was made in 11ov
snd had never been recorded
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-14
TRY-WEFKLY EDITION.

wrapped in paper which she carried in
her pocket. ,
II wonder if I've done wicked
thing" muttered she. ''l-l me, h"v
sparkles, But always did admire
diamond ring; and poor dear Joanna
she'll never know that I've put glass
one on her finger to be buried in! Ar,
phsxad he never was one to notice, ana
I'm sure it's pretty ring enough. I'll
send this one down South to my
nephew, Albert Smith, as is just en-
gagged to Florida lady, and the 500
bill he sent me to pay fort, will be just
enough for a winter outfit. I hain't had
a cloak nor a shawl for six year, and
that old un is gettin' too shabby tor
anything, let alone the bonnet an
muff. Here I've worked an done
everything about the place, ever since
Arphaxad brought his wife home, an
never got nothin' but my board. Ihey
ought to he,v paid me somethin', but
some folks is dreadful thoughtless, and
ali the morey the was to spare went
to buy new clothes an fal-lals for Jo-
anna. Yes, I'm pretty middlin' sartln
I'vedone right"
But all the same, she started nerv-
ously whenever the wind rustled the
bare lilac boughs against the siding or
the house, or the cat made rush at
some supposititous mouse:
She felt like guilty creature when
Arphaxad came in for his supper, and
the whispered talk Of the nelghbors
who came s,nd went from time to time,
nearly drove her frantic, especially
when-as was universally the case
the conversation turned on MIS-. Ar
phaxad Johnson's determination to be
buried in the diamond ring, the pos.
session OF which had always after a
fashion set her above and beyond the
plane of her social surroundings.
Car'line went to bed, but she could
not sleep. The ring seemed to haunt
her. A sense of overwhelming guilt
weighed down her heart, every sound
seemed magnifed to twice its usual I'M.
portance, until at last she got up and
dressed herself in nervous haste.
II can't stand it," said she, her
teeth shifting against one another.
eve got to get this ring back afore L
eau sleep. 1t does seem as If Joanna
was standin' behind me the hull while!
l amt no believer in ghosts, but there's
some things folks can't stand"
Noiselessly she crept down into the
room where the silent sleeper lay peace
fully among the. flowers which every
south window in the neighborhoodE +
contributed, for florists were an un-
known. quantity in that benlghted
quarter of the globe, ana~feturned the
original trinket.1-it its place, not with
out syn1e trepidatlon. And then she
breathed freely again.
81 guess I'll hev to make the old
things do a while longer" said she.
Il don't know whatever put such a
notion into my head. Poor Joanna:
She looks exactly like she was asleep.
And Cousin Car'llne stopped and
pressed her lips to the waxen forehead
of the woman whose caprices and un-
kindnesses had often served to emblt-
ter her own drudging life.
Il feel sight easier now said she.
I do b'lieve that ring would a burned
a hole IN my pocket eff I'd KEEP it there
any longer"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-14
Butter and Bacon.

Physicians declare that the most nu
tr;tious article Of diet Is butter. nnJ
that bacon comes next
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-14
FIGS AND THfSTLE5.

~
. benefactor who
never thinks It
worth while to
give his wife q
word Of encour.
ugement.
The richest man
ls the one who
gives up most
for Christ.
When an hon.
est man stays
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-14
Bunsen-s Carbons.

Bunsen's carbons were first put into
practical use in 1872