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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-05
THE LARGEST TELESCOPE:
A Remarkable Lens Made by an
American Firm.

The Clarks have accomplished what
has long been regarded as an inpossI-
bic thing and one which no European
manufacturer Of lenses could be IN
duced to attempt. This is the max
ing OF q perfect lens of more than
three feet across the face. No one
but the American manufacturer ever
thought of exceeding the twenty-slX
inch lenses which are in use at several
observatories on both continents, ons
at the Naval Observatory at Wash
ington, through which Mr.. Hall dis
covered the long-sought satellites OF
Mars and many double stars. The
highest power was supposed to De
reached when the Lick telescope III
California was put up with thirty
six inch lens. The difficulties to be
met in the production OF perfectly
clear lens of great size are so many
thatEuropean observers who have
wanted anything above twenty-siS
inch lens have had to take to the
rejecting telescope, which has con-
claye mirror. 1t requires, OF course
q much larger rejecting telescope TO
get the same amount of light ard the
same magnitude OF objects.
The making Of this AZ inch lensls
regarded as the crowning work OF Mr.
Alvah CIark's life. 1t is probable no
larger lens will ever be made. Under
existing conditions a larger telescope
than the Yerkes-the telescope OF
the Chicago U. ersity Observatory
for which the sis made-would e.
of no great value. To increase the
maynifying power is at the same
time to increase the distractions l."
clear vision. When the object '5
magni6ed the atmospheric agitation
is increased to such degree that
distinctness is virtually sacrlhced
when the object glass is larger than
ILL inches. 1t is doubtful II the
Yerkes will be any more useful than
the Lick. Some day it may be posi-
Bile to remove the obstacles to clear
ness in the case OF powerful lens
though the only reason for suggest
ing it is that Professor Tyndail was.
able to construct a glass by when
the blue of the atmosphere was DIS
sipated in locking through a deep
space.
If the Yerkes glass answers expec-
tations it will enable an experienced
observer to catch occasional Silmpses
of the Mars canals, which, though
drawn so firmly on the Vatican maps
are vague and wavering. and almos'
imaginary through any glass. IheT
can be seen at all only by the trained
observer. The great telescope WIN
DO r1scfuI tho. study OF q on d G
-staEs, which. n Iprttor or
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-05
CAROLINA TEA CULTURE.
This State Has the Only Tea Farm III
America


The Columbia State says: South
Carolina is regarded by the people OF
other States rs being the only State in
the Union that can prodTcea Ben Till
man and dispcnsary. Be this as 1t
may, it bears the real distinction of
being The only State in the Union with
soil fit for the culture Of tea, and the
only one that has m acreage devoted
to successful tea culture.
The acreage devoted to tea culture
is as vet small, but the industry has
proven most successful ana profitable.
South Carolina's only tea farm the
oulv one in America is located in the
suburbs of Summcrvijle, at Pine
hurst" and is owned by DR.. c. ..
Shepard. 1t consists of twenty acres,
and this is the harvesting period. A
good crop will be produced this year.
There is tea factory on the place for
the curing Of the product and putting
it into shape for the market. The
factory is equipped with first-class ma
chinery, imported for the purpose of
putting the leaves in proper condition
for the market.
The government, it will be remem-
bered, established tea farm near this
place some fifteen years ago for the
purpose of experimenting with tea cul,
ture. 1t was not properly managed
and was consequently abandoned. Dr.
Shepard took it,up about seven years
ago and has met with remarkable sue
cess. Exactly what the production
will be this year, it is impossible to as
certain.
This much, however, is known
that DR.. Shepard is to have splen-
did exhibit of tea plants and of the
method of the manufacture of the
product at the Atlanta exposition, and
It will be one Of the greatest attractions
not only of tho South Carolina exhibit,
but of the exposition itself.
,He has lust forwarded a.earg load ;of
at once planted, and given such atten-
tention by experienced. attendants tha1
BY the time the exposition is on they
will be at their prettiest, afording
manv who have not travelled abroad
and visited the ea-growing countries,
their first sight of growing tea plant.
In this tea garden there will be sey-
enteen tea plants ofthe Assam hybrlas
of different types, and one each OF the
Chinese, Japanese, Darjeling and Kan
'gra plants. DR.. Shepard fndsa ready
market for his tea, and it has proven
a profitable business. Truly, South
Carolina soil is q remarkable soil, pro-
ducing, besides cotton, corn, rice and
grain, a particularly fine celery, aspar-
aens, melons of every Description
fruit in endless variety, grapes, : to-
bacco, claimed to be finer than any IN
the States, and tea-not to mentlon
the crops of 'sall kinds of statesmen.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-05

The crops of Marion county are very
GOOD considering the small, quantity OF
Fertilizers used. The corn crop is ez-
ceptionally fine. The farmers
who planted tobacco are busy
curipe and grading, and great
things are promised from the crop. A
large tobacco warehouse has been
erected at Mullins, and the first sale
of leaf tobacco took place there last
week. It's reported that some OF the
tobacco farmers have sold out their
crops already at a handsome profit.
Spartanburg farmers have just be-
gun to pull fodder and save their late
CROP Of hay. They say the corn crop
will be very abundant, and it is be-
lieved that the price this fall will not
be more than 80 to 35 cents bushel.
If much of it should be placed on the
market early in the season it may fall
below that price.
The first bag of sea island cotton was
received Wednesday by Messrs.
Ravenel & Co.; it was grown by Mr..
Francis Y. Legare, of Mullet Hall, S.
c., and shipped to Charleston by the
steamer Clarence, and classed as
fine.
Governor Evans has offered a re-
ward of $50 for the apprehension and
conviction of the party or parties un-
known, who last week set IRE to aud
destroyed the dwelling house OF Mr..
J. 4. Rice, in Laurens county.
A negro excursionisS on his way
from Charleston fell between the cars
at Montmorenci. on the South Carroll
na and Georgia railroad and was killed.
The people of Florence are busy
preparing for big celebration OF
Labor Day.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-05
THEW f.-z7zF-".refsSINESS
SUrprises Even the .SsRIi1,, Iss- ;I,,,e
Biz Corn Crop. -

Bradstreet's report for the pastwee% says:
The concluding week OF August surprises
even the more optimistic. with striking In
crease in the volume of business with !obbers
in staple lines al such centers as New York,
Baltimore, Boston. Chicago. st. Louis. Kan
sas City. st. Paul, Minneapolis and to more
moderate extent. at distributing points IN
South AtlaDti: and Gulf States among them
Charleston. Chattanooga, Atlanta. Savannah,
Jacksonville, Birmingham and Dallas In
dry goods, millinery, shoes. hats, clothing
and groceries. the autumn demand IL maklnS
itself felt, with the prospect FOR further
Improvement in Immediate succeeding
weeks.
The total volume OF genera. trade FOR the
summer has been larger tina III lS":: ana III
many instances than in 1873 with the out
look to-day for even better demand thaA
many had anticipated. The upward and or
ward impulse Of this week is noticeable. AL
winter lines Of goods have felt ar improved
request. and manufacturers and lobbers III
drv goods hardware and groceries announce
the receipt Of many orders for September
delivery. Even in Texas. where ut the south
the State has suffered from drought. and al
tbeuorthfrom continuous rains. and where the
cotton crop is to be short III consequence,
country merchants report a better lcrllnS ID
ali lines aud a fair demand from ~hni'salefS
Cotton is rising as If there were II? sur
plus nf 2, 900 900 bales American carried over
tothe urw crop which begins E"N weeN.
Whether exaggerated or not. reports ot lNju-
~ have impressed traders. an'l purchases III
three r!avsliave amounted to 93'.Su na!cs.
TIE pricc has advanced to SIS cents, and as
THERE'S is no large supply OF a"tra' '0lton
available at this time. the market pr!;c can
be easily moved. But if the !'eid Is as snort
as buverS believe. il is not S"oh siSh loC
business 1T the South. s!nce tie cahunaamcn Oh
Old cotton in foreign mar'cls must ilhocr
exports 1T higher prices dnrlnS ijio very
months in which planters are forced 20 seH
most OF their product.
Already dispatches indicate that the tclail
trade ut many Southern points Is slack: Inc
volume OF domestic trade is but shShtiy Del-
tcr than in the previous week. eNccroinS
last years hy lSS p"r "cnt. against 1913 LOT
earlier wecks OF ine month and falling 81
per cent below 1892 aG;.lns: >. III carrier
weeks. Raiir0ad earnings III August nave
been hardly per cent, larger man 'asd year,
! but l6 ) per cent. smaller than III 1917, lne
| loss of Gcangcrss and Southwestern roaus
being large rpnnaSe east-bound from
Chicago was 1S6. .736 in Tour weeks oi August,
l91. .7SS las, year, and 207.695 in 1892.
Failures i'll the three weeks ot August
! show liabilities Of SO. .5!9. .3f6. manufacturing
| S3,5l7 .377, and trading S2.S32,"s'. IN the
same 1yeekS.l last wear liabilities were SS.214.-
40, manufacturing =, $40, ,335 anu tracing
| s.. .SS4. 4I4 Fainres FOR the week nave ocen
| 1856 in the United States against l96iist year.
and 42 in Canada against 10 last year.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-05
OUR EDITORS AT ATLANTA.
They Are to Go in Il Body With Their
Families on October 3lst.

They Are to Go in Il Sody WIN 1hcF
Families on O:to5G: 31st.
The following Of int rest to all the
members of the South. Carolina Press
Association has been issued: ~
'sMembcrs of the State Press Asso-
citation will remember that at our last
meeting We decided to tue in the At
lauta Exposition on the 3lst OF Octo-
Der. About the first Of next week l
will issue circular to the members
outlining the trip, an I want You to
begin thinking ab out it. Before can
do anything towards making the ar
ransements I will have to have some
aidea of how manyg q ijgints party,
to assemble at Gre GreenEooI ih1 ana a - 20
direct from there to Atlanta. ---
81 will do my best to secure trans
portation aud arrange for reduced
rates at good hotel. 1 ask You to
give me your corporation. I think
we can make this plcasantand profit
able trip.
Arrangements will be made only
for members of the association and
members of their f'tmiles. Be ready
to give prompt response to til. clreu-
lar. &c. H. AULL, President.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-05

There is nothing in the expression
of the face or in the attitude to lndI-
cate the slightest mental defect. 1t
in regarded as little remarkanle
that in case the boy be deaf, the in
trinity was not discovered some
months ago, as he now is more than
q year old.
The Duchess of York has not been
seen often in public recently, aud
those circulating the reports regard
ing the Prince say that her recluSlve-
ness is due to her grief. This, how
ever, is bare supposition.
As yet no effort has been made 10
correct the story Of the Princes ~
Gmity, although the current goSs.i'
must have reached the ears OF his
Highness' parents and grandparents
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Nicaragua Canal Commission he-
port. The Muddled Kentucky
Campaign.

By Our Regular Correspondent.
The official report OF the government en-
gineer commission which. in accordance
with an act OF Congress, recently went over
the route Of the Nicaragua Canal for the
purpose of making minute investigation OF
what has been done and what the present
plans will require to be done, will not be
made public until congress meets, but the
main points &. the rep rt have become
known in a sort Of seIai-official way. The
commission reports the general plan upon
which the Canal company has been working
as feasible, but suggests, il. the work is to be
com peted, number of minor changes.
And, as was generally expected, the commls-
sion reports that the estimates OF the cost OF
the work which have been submitted to Con-
gress were ridiculously low. According to
the estimates Of the commission it will re-
quire not less than s115,00 900 TO complete
the canal. $4,000, 900 WAS the estimate OF
the Canal Company. England wants to be
let into the control of the Canal, If this gov
ernmcnt is to build it. and when the matter
comes up in Congress some lively speeches
may De looked for on that subject.
The anti-silyer democrats Of Kentucky
want secretary Carlisle to come out and
make some more speeches in the campaign,
but the Secretary doesn't take kindly to the
idea. Having succeeded in his fight to con-
troll the platform adopted by the State con-
ention he is 10th t. enter upon new con-
It which he might lose A close personal
. lead CT Secretary Carlisle says nothing
short Of a personal request from President
Cleveland will cause Secretary Carlisle to
get himself mixed up in that muddled Ken
lucky campaign.
The politicians regard Senator Quay's per-
sonal triumph in Pennsylvania rs having
very portant bearing upon the republican
side OF the Presidential campaign. 1t will
give Mr. Quay control Of the Pennsylvania
delegations to the nominating convention,
which probably means that the solid vote OF
the State will. be cast for Reed. With the
=. immense vote OF Pennsylvania to start with
and the Dshrew manipulations Of Senator
Quay the politicians think that Mr.. Reed
VIII go invo the convention with excellent
prospects OF capturing the nomination.
These predictions are based upon Senator
Quay's declaration for Mr.. Reed some time
ago. Politicians have been known to change
their minds, and even if Quay was really for
Reed when he said he may mot befor
him now, or if he was for him now he might
not be for him when the eqnvention meets.
Nothing is. more uncertain jha1 politics
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-05
An Old Pioneers Plea.


4 curious scene was presented at
the meeting of the Yosemite Valley
Commissioners in San Francisco,
Cal, when Old John Hutchins, tho
pioneer of the famous valley. with
tears streaming down his face,
begged for the privilege Of living
until his death in the cabin whict
lie built over thirty years ago and'h?
the side OF which his. s.wife and dau@h'
ter are buried. The Com missioneTd
had leased the cabin and five acres
around it to the neighboring ho;e;.
but the old mans tears moved there
and they gave the use OF the houss
and one acre Of ground to him log
the remainder OF his life.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-05
UNCLE SANS ACCOUNT.
Receipts, and Expenditures for the
Past Fiscal Er;lr

hecelptS. ana expenditures hoi the
......:.. Past Fiscal Year.
The corrected official statement OF govern
ment,receipts and expenditures for the past
fiscal year las been n::de public at the treas
ury. department. 1t. places the total re-
ceipts at s3l3. .39o.O75.1i derived from these
sources: Customs, si52. .l5S6l7: internal
revenue. s143, 3,42l .G72: sales OF public land.
81 los. .347: miscellaneous. $16.7O6.43s.
Expenditures ere stated at 1856, ,195.29s. OF
which S141.395.22S were for pension
Among the expenditures is an item OF 81.
136,366, which was placed to the credit OF
the sinking fund. During the past three
wears about $4,000. OO0 has been placed TO the
credit OF this fund Prior to 1898 the least
amount for any one year for number OF
years back placed to the credit OF TINS iund
exceeded S37. 900. 900. The exact deficit for
1885 is stated at $43, 81 ,5s9.61. This is tue
amount which will 90 on record.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-05
North Carolina's New Secretary OF
State. -

On Monday Gov. Carr appointed Hon.
Charles ". Cook. of Louisburs. Secretary OF
State vice Octavus Coke. deceased.
Capt Cook is popular aud able man. He
has served several terms in the Legislature
and has been Speaker OF the House. He IS
one of the most prominent Biptlsts in the
State. He gave bond and took th:. oath on
Tuesday. The bond is $4,000. Capt. Cook
is a native OF Franklin. was educated 1T
Wake Forest, is one OF its trustees served.
CALAMITY during the war AMI WAS admitted
to the bar in 1857. H Was appointed : o!iri.
tor OF the Raleigh district by Governor Vance
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-05
AtIanta's First New Bale.

Tho first new bale Of cotton was received
in Atlanta Friday afternoon and was placed
in the warehouse of the Naddox-Rucker
Banking Company. The baie was shipped
by MesSrs. Gray & Hunt. OF Fort Valley.
the first bale received last year was shipped
to the warehouse OF the Naddox-Rucker
Banking Company from Culloden: on Au-
gust 3Oth, just two days later.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-05
A Woman,s Suffrage Decision in Utah.

At Salt Lake. Utah. the Territorial Sa-
preme. Court rendered its decision on the
woman:s suffrage question. holdin;; that
only male citizens are entitled to vote on the
adoption or rejection OF the State 'constt"-
tion and for the first STATE officers. Tie
basis for this decision. aS stated by the court.
v;as that the Eimunis- is-Tu'krr act. which
disfranchiscd women il the Territory OF
Utah. is still in forra and applicable unit! 1t
is repealed or the Territory actually becomes
y State. Associate InStire kin" d'Ssented.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-05
MAY BE KING OF ENGLAND.
This Baby is His Royal H:ssnesss
Prince Edward.

The pictures of the Queens grand
son are displayed all over London,
one of them but few weeks old, ana
they all show clear-eyed, intell-
eent-looking little fellow, with plump
arms and wavy hair. A report. has
been circulated for several days that
Prince Edward, who is the only child
of the Duke and Duchess of York:
and the heir to the throne Of Great
Britain. is deaf and dumb. 1t has
been impossible to ascertain the
source of the report. but there IS no
doubt that it is in a circle fairly near
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-05
Prices and Wages Advanced.

Advices received from Birmingham stas
that the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad
Company advanced: the price o. Pig
Iron fifty tents per ton for all Srates ana
wages are accordingly advanced , l-2 cents
par ton to coal miners. Coal IaininS IN the
birmingham district is now at the highest
ptice paid for three years.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-05
First Bale ut st. Georges.

St Georges received her first bale
of new cotton Tuesday afternoon. 1t
was brought in by J. H. Abbey, o
prosperous and well-to-do farmer,
residing about two miles from town.
The bale weighed 425 pounds and was
purchased by Mcs1rs Murray & CO. at
re
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-05
Fatal Eisticur'S Duel

In the LoDgtown section of Fairfield
county the other night David Fierby
and Max Bush, negroes, fought with
naked fists, and Bush killed his oppc-
neut with a blow on the neck. Bush
is in iail. ...
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-05

PhiladtlIlia-13ol, acres 20, barns 4; 1895
acres 200. barns Sc.
L"avensworth--139i. acres IS, barns IL:
1895. acres 270. barns 3S.
Total-1Sg4. acres so. barns l5O: 1895
acres 3,J73. barns 513.
The following shows the number OF
warehouses in the section not includ-
ing the storage warehouses used by
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-12
THE MAGAZINES.

The supreme significance of the fact that
the United States has become the fore
most iron producing country of the world;
the necessity for an output of 1000 600
tons of iron during the coming twelve
months as against 1000 900 tons in 1898,
and 100000 tons in 1894: and the strong
probability that We shall have to build
100000 miles of railroads during the next
fifteen or twenty years to complete the
systems now in operation--tbese arc the
central features of an imp oTtant leaclrg
article by Mr.. Edward Atkinson in the
Engineering Magazine for August. Aside
from Dir. Atkinson's high standing as an
economist and statstician, double inter
est attaches to his present predictions
when IL is recalled that in 1850 he made a
similar forecast which has been fulfilled
with astonishing accuracy.
The North American Review for Aug
ust opens with a paper on THE Menace
OF Romansm" by w. J. H. Traynor.
president OF the American Protective AS
ISOLATION. Major Arthur Griffiths, her
majesty's inspector of prisons, writes in
terestingly OF Female Criminals" and
Andrew Lang, the well-known English
writer, contributes a piquant article on
Tendencies in Fiction In "The Yacht
a Naval Auxiliary" the Hon. William
McAdoo. the assistant secretary OF the
navy, writes enthusiastically of the flu
iNtr VI ilit HdNal UllUtla- A most season.
able paper is that on What TO Avoid in
Cycling by Sir Benjamin Ward Richard
son, NJ. D., and in The Turning Of the
Tide Worthington c. Ford. chief of the
bureau of statistics. asserts that the
commerce of the country has turned from
depression toward prosperity.
The problems involved in woman's use
OF the bicycle are so startling and so nu-
merous. under the rapid evolution of this
art that one welcomes a careful discus
sion OF the subject by so trained a mind
and so clever a writer as Mrs Reginald
de koven. The Cosmopolitan for August
illustrates Mrs. de Koven's article with a
series OF poses by professional models. 4
new sport, more thrilling than any known
10 Nimrod more dangerous than was
ever experienced by even a Buffalo Bill.
is exploited in the same issue in an arti-
Gle on "Photographing Big Game in the
Rocky Mountains" before shooting
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-12
MExICo Is ALARMED.
Because Of Yellow Fever In Central
America Minister Ransom's Talk.

City Of Mexico. Aug. fi.-Great appre-
hension is felt In all the west coast ports
regarding the continued ravages of yellow
fever In Central American seaports. All
vessels recently arriving from Central
America have been treated as suspicious.
principally those from Acajulta and Ocos
The American Surety Company of New
York. has opened a branch here according
20 the terms of liberal charter recently
granted IL. The company will insure gov
eminent employees and government bonds
for contractors, besides doing a private
business.
Much interest Is felt here regarding the
truth Of the alleged interview with United
States Minister Ransom. telegraphed from
Washington City to tho Globe Democrat.
In which Ransom Is quoted as saving that
new extradition treaty is required In or.
der 60 prevent embezzlers from the United
States escaping extraaition hy using
money among Mexican authorities. ff
Ransom Is correctly reported he will proh-
ably be regarded here as persona non
erafa, the alleged uttefance being a serf-
Gus attack on the highest functIonarieS
for whom. while here. Ransom expressed
esteem IL Is charitahiy believed here that
the minister was misrepresentsd Mr.
Gray. Just before his death. was reportel
by all American journals 49, declaring that
Guatemala was right In her contention
with Mexico. an. utterancc that naturally
gave onense here. hut GRAY died before
there was an opportunity for an explana-
ton