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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-08-30
TRUSTEES SALE,

J. S. Richardson, Auctioneer.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-01
SOUTHERN PROGRESSION.

LARGE Increase in Railroad Traffic.
Especially in Coal and Iron Regions. i,
Reports to the Manufacturers Record show
\ large increase in the traffic OF Southern
railroads, and especially those IL the eoa'
and iron regions. The Alabama Car Asso-
citation reports having handled nearly q ,ooo
cars in June against 10000 in June OF last
year. The improvement in railroad affairs
is bringing to the front large NUMBER Oh
railroad extensions of existing systems and
also cutie number Of short lines, which are
being organized in many parts Of the ooutA,
every State being represented.
The number of cotton mills organized 1or
the past week is even larger than usual ana
includes two mills to cost SOU, ,0Oo eacn at
Greensboro, N. c., and two more oelnS
worked up at the same place, but not YET oe-
linitely assured; 100000 mill at Lumber
ton, N. C.:a $10O.00 mill at Toccoa, Ga: an
increase OF capital Of over S2OO,O0 for me
enlargement of Tennessee mill; soo.WU
mill company at Salisbury. n. c.; a new NIL
in Alabama: a $50. 900 mill at Athens, Ga; "a
large knitting mill at Newport News, Va, to
turn out 200 dozen garments day; pro-
iected mill to cost 800, 900 in Texas, and
number of enlargements Of established mills
at different points.
Other important events for the week
include the letting Of bids for contracts Tor
extensive wharves; docks and piers for the
Southern Railway at Norfolk; S1Oo,0o
sever pipe company in Texas; contract ior
nine miles of belt railroad and grain eleVa-
tors and cotton congresses at New orleans;
4 $500. .0O0 cigar and tobacco company IN
Florida, and number Of miscellaneous en-
terprises in different parts Of the South.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-01
"WEyALhFEEn POLITE. "

Once upon time certain mother
noticed remarkable change in the
department of her six-year-old son,
who from rongh, noisy, discourteous
boy became transformed into one OF
the gentlest, most courteous and con-
siderate little fellows in the world.
The child was attending the kinder
garten. and the mother naturally IN
ferred that to his teacher Was due the
change she was glad to notice in him.
"Mies Smith teaches you to be
polite" she remarked, making what
arIve rJhc. rJtthc.-----A-4ioza- In an intarrQg.
'.No, she never teaches us one bit
about it," was the instant and most
emphatic reply.
The mother was puzzled, for she
was ct loss to account in any other
way for SO radical a change. a second
and third attempt to discover the
cause of this condition was attended
with a similar result-energetic denial
upon the part of the child OF any IN
struction in>the matter of courtesy.
"Well, then, if Miss Smith doesn't
say anything, what does she do'" she
asked at length, quite desperate IN
her desire for light upon the matter.
"she doesn't do anything. She
lust walks around, and we feel polite.
We feel just as polite as-as every
thing!" and the inquiring mother WAS
fully satisfied. Educational News
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-01
THE HONEY BIRD.

There is curious little bird which
frequents the haunts of the Bushmen
in South Africa. The Bushman's food
consists, as is we'll known, of roots,
larvae of ants, locusts and wild honey.
This last he discovers by means; of the
little honey bird which hangs about
his path, coaxing him to the nest in the
hollow of tree, or nook in rock,
and strange to say, it is only after the
nest has been pillaged by man, that
the bird is willing to eat its share OF
the feast
In connection with this 1act, story
is told of Hottentot, who in endeav-
oring to explain to his comrades the
vocation of a missionary, likened tho
teacher to "the honey bird which says:
Come, come and conduct us to the
sweet treasure."-New York OBJ
server.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-01
cOLUMBIA'S FIFTH.
Stock for So, COO Spindle Mill Was
Rapidly Taken:

Stock for Sc, COO Spindle Mill Was
Rapidly Taken:
The fifth cotton mill this year for
Columbia was organized Friday night
by the election Of " B. Smith Whaley,
president, and William Barnwell,
secretary anG treasurer. This is to be
Z 10000 spindle mill, and ground Will
be broken for it in less than a month.
It is to be built almost entirely with
home capital.
The Carolina mill, which was iDcor-
porated on Thursday, is tc he built on
the installment plan, and its incor-
poratord nave been much pleased by
the ease With which its stock has been
subscribed.
Ten thousand spindles are being
ldded to the Columbia mill, which will
then have fifteen Thousand spindles.
This mill makes the heaviest dt1cEng
mill in the United States to use eIeSs
tricity entirely as motive power; and
because of. the experimental nature OF
this innovation greater number CT
spindles have not been pus in before.
So far the experiment has pf5Ssd a
success in every respect, and the mill
is making morey. It is owned entirely
by cotton manufacturers of Massachu-
setts and New Hampshire, and when
it's equipment is complete, the build
incs will contain 80, 900 spindles.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-01
LATEST NEWS
IN BRIEF.
GLEANINGs FROM MANY POINTS.
Important Happenings, Both Home
and Foreign, Briefly Told.
Newsy Southern Notes,

Philip Norman Nicholas, the murderer Of
Wilkinson and Mills, by drowning them, was
hanged in the Henrico county, Va, court
yard Thursday.
James Breeden was shot and killed by
Deputy Sheriff Mitchell, of Sewer county,
near Sevierville, Tenn. Breeder was resist
ing arrest and started to shoot the deputy
sheriff.
It was finally decided that Dallas, Tex, is
to lie the scene OF the Corbett- -FitzsimmonS
fight The match Will take place in the
Dallas Athletic Arena on the morning OF
ASesoher 3lst next.
:E& Abe Small, the negro arrested at Baltimore
week ago charged with the murder in
annah, Ga, of Policeman Neve, con-
Ssd the crime and was taken to Savannah
triSSl. Neye was trying to arrest the
-,,,,,ro wheN>he drew q revolver and shot the
Sct1cer dead.
jail in Fernandina. FSa., Monday were sur
tprised late Thursday fsight in the scrub Of
-;Nme;ia beach by posse4 commanded by three
sherifs. They refused5to halt and were fired
upon, when they ran straight for the ocean
ana plunged in. No trace except trail of
blood on the beach andi three hats has been
found OF any of them.
In Louisiana it is proposed to insert
clause in the new Cons StitsSicr which will
dislranchiJlss the majority of the negroes OF
the State Hy requiring that all voters must
pay taxes upon at least two hundred dollars.
As q majority Of the coiored citizens in Lou
isiaaa do not pay taxes it is evident that they
wouldS not have much to say in the govern
,rent fof the State if such an amendment
should prevail.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-01
PHOTOGRAPHIC TICKS.

OF the 5000 tailors employed by con-
tractors in New York city. Brooklyn and
Brownsville, fully $4,000 are now out on a
strike.
The Union Steel Mills at Bridgeport CHI
eago. which closed down in 1892. started on
Monday, employing 1.400 men in the manu-
facture Of steel rails. -,
Since the outbreak of cholera in Japan
there have been 9e56 casts oftiheisease aid
5000 Deaths The scourse is rasinSin Co-ea
and oHthe Lao Tung Peninsula.
The delegates to the Democratic conven-
Lion were selected at the county convention
held at Webster City. Iowa. They Were not
instructed as to the silver question. but are
opposed to free coinage.
The visible supply OF cotton for the world
is 2,9I4,192 bales, OF which 2.5136o2 are
American. against 242O, $50 and .49S. .750 re-
spectivelv last year; receipts OF cotton this
week at all interior towns 2.972: crop ii
sight 9,671, Isl.
At Austin. Tex. Governor Cul5crson
Saturday afternoon issued 4 proclamation
prohibitorv Of the Cc3bett-F:tzsimmonS fighs.
He asserts that it is 4 fragrant defiance Of law
and will bring disrepute upon and foster a
spirit of disobedience Of all law.
At Belaire, O.. tho 200 employees OF the
Bellai-e blast furnace were granted on
Monday the second increase in wages Of 10
Der cent This makes an increase in their
wages OF 90 per cent since the 1st OF May.
The old wages OF 1888 will soon be resumed.
At Pottstown. Pa. the ruddlers OF the
Glasgow Iron Company have been notified
of an advance in their wages from $3.50 to
So per ton to so into effect at once. This
makes the second advance thee ~ few
weeks.
Telecrams received at the War Depart
ment. Washington on Monday from the seat
of the Indian troubles are Of an encouraging
nature. The denial OF the reported massa-
cres of Jacksons Hole is followed by reports
of pacific nature that is gratifying to the
DEPARTMENT. Under date of July 27 General
Coppinger teeSraphs Adjutant General Vim
cent that he intends to accompany the troops
from Market Lake to Jackson's Hole. The
roads, the telegram says. are in good condi-
ton save ten miles through the Teton Pass.
Five Companies of the Eighth Infantry left
Russell Saturday evening with the intention
of making forced raarch to Market Lake.
1t is the purpose OF the management OF the
| Cotton States and International Exposition
| to make September 18th. the opening day OF
I the EX, osition, q notable occasion in the
history of Atlanta and OF the country. The
| immense crowd will gather and await with
eager expectancy the signal that Will open
| the Exposition to the sight-seers Of the world.
| The wire will be connected with the throttle
| of the twin mammoth engines. all OF the
| belts will be placed on the pulleys, the flags
will struggle with the breeze. IN their attenp,
to free themselves. dead silence will reign
and then, like the lightning's stroke. The
flash will come, and, with a lfelikc move
ment, the wheels will slowly turn, and the
doors of the building will be opened to the
world. 1t will be an impressive scene.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-01
A REMARKABLE TOAD.

In Surinam there is remarkable
toad-like creature, the female OF which
carries the young in series OF cells
in the thick skin of the back, which
assumes a strange, honeyconb liko
appearance. When this lady toad is
carrying her nursery about with her
she is very repulsive looking object.
Single handed she would be unable to
cope with the important question OF
placing eggs where they will be most
favorably disposed for Matching, and
for this she has to rely on the good
services of her mate. Soon after the
eggs are laid they are taken up by the
male and pressed, one by one, into
the cells in the thickened skin of his
partners back; there they grow until
they fit closely to the hexagonal form
of their prisons, each of which is
closed above by a kind Of trap door.
After period Of some eighty-two
days the eggs reach their full develop
ment and produce, not tadpoles, but
actually perfect little toads The rea-
son of this is that the tadpoles, which
require to breathe the air dissolved in
the water by means of their external
gills, could not exist in the cells, and,
consequently, this stage of develop.
ment is passed through very rapidly
within the egg. In due time the young
toads, to the number of 80 or 100,
burst open the lids of their cells, poke
out their noses, and make their en-
trance into the world. The mother
toad rubs off the remnants of the cells
against any convenient stone or plant
stem, and comes out in brand-new
spring outfit. Knowledge.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-01
4 Lazy Mau's Labor Lightened.

He car be seen at Longport, near
Atlantic City, N. j., and is probably
as lazy as any amateur fisherman that
ever baited hook or hooked bait. He
was seen the other day with three
lines in the water. He was catching
as many fish as the others with consia-
erabiy less effort. The lines of this
ingenious individual were fastened to
small pieces of umbrella @ibs about
twelve inches lung. About one inch
from the end of the wires were fast
eued small sleigh bells. When he cast
the line into the water he drew it taut
and then stuck the wires into the
ground. When fish would nibble at
the bait the bell would jingle and thus
draw the attention of the fisherman to
the line. It is beautiful. The old
man drops his fish line, and when
they call on him they ring bell. he
is not obliged to think, everything IS
20 comfortable about him.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-01
AN EDITOR SENTENCED
TO Fine and Imprisonment for Criti-
cism of a Public OficeF-~-~

.aksstkvTille, n c., in the case OF 4. G.
;Ewart, Judge OF the Criminal Court, against
Frank E. Robinson, editor of the Citizen, for
contempt, the editor appeared Saturday.
His answer to the charge of contempt was
that the editorial complained OF did not
represent the proceedings Of the court un-
fairly. The criticism was made IN pursuance
of the rights of the press under the Constltu'
ton OF the United States, amp North Caro-
lima as well. The editor further denied that
he intended any contempt Of court, aud,
under decisions Of the Supreme Court OF
North Carolina, it was believed by all the
attorneys that this purging OF the defendant
settled the matter.
To the surprise of all present, however,
Judge Ewart. after long decision from the
bench, during which he displayed great
feeling, ended by sentencing the editor OF the
: Citizen to pay fine of $3.50 and be imprison-
ed in the common Jail OF Buncombe county
for thirty days Bail was fixed at $4,000,
and in few minutes the bond was made up
bv the leading citizens-bankers, merchants
and others of the city, and the editor was
released from the custody OF the court.
An nappeal was at once taken to the Supreme
Court of North Carolina. The case will be
fought bv the best talent n the State.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-01
MILL BUILDING IN THE SOUTH.
This Year Promises to be an Important
One for the Textile Industry.

This Year Promises to be an Important
One for the Textile Industry.
The Louisville Courier-Journal says:
Last winter Massachusetts became so alarm
ed over the prospect of losing her cotton
mills that Legislative committee was sent
down South to investigate the extraordinary
advantages offered by this new manufactur-
ing region. This committee was followed ~
another of manufacturers. While their in
veetications were not wholly djseeufaging
to New England enterprises, the manufac-
turing States of tie South were given an ad-
yertiSement of priceless value. The result Is
seen in the American Wool and Cotton he-
porter's list of the new mills under construc-
tion in the United States during the first SIX
months of the year. ,
The showing is a remarkable one. NORM
Carolina takes the lead with thlrty-one new
mills and number Of costly enlargements OF
old plants. South Carolina has twenty-five,
Georgia fourteen. Alabama five, Iexas anu
Virginia three each. Arkansas two and Lou
isiana one, PENNSYLVANIA comes next to
North Carolina, with twenty-nine new plants,
and New York, with twenty-three, finishes
ahead of South Carolina by bare nose.
Massachusetts has only nineteen, and New
iJersev exactly as many as Georgia.
This wear promises to be an extraordinary
tone for the textile industries. The number
iof new enterprises begun during the SIX
months is 201, while for the first six months
!of 1894 it was only 116, and the total for tho
iy ear was but 28S. The proportion OF cotton
mills in the 1895 plants is very large, there
being 73 of these to SO woollen, 81 knitting,
16 silk and II miscellaneous.
Not only does the South build fine pro-
portion of these new mills; she also has somo
of the largest to her credit. The principal
ones are the Georgia branch of the Massa-
chusetts Cotton Mills, at Rome, with 30 .OOC
spindles and 1000 looms; the Hampton, SC.
Cotton Mills, with $4,000 spindies and zoo
hooms, and a so, 900 spindle mill at CRANKY,
S. C.
It is hard to guess how much this vast out
lay of capital means to the whole country,
but especially to the South. Manufacture:
have been so scarce down this way that a
few 20 long distance; but this will not al
Tays be the case. Then this activity IN mill
building means great awakening IN the
textile Industries and better prices for raw
products. In the face of the new clip WOO
is advancing rapidly, rising cents pound
last week, although the imports arc remarEa'
blv heavy. Cotton is certain to go up. TOO
but even if it did not the planters would
profit Indirectly by having the new market
at their doors.
The South will rever hold all the cottor
mills in the Union. For long time yc
Massachusetts, will retain her sceptre. S:lll
her advantages are becoming apparent u
the world, and in the future she will cap.urt
the majority Of the new ENTERPRISES
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-01
TIC L. S. Tobacco Crop Report July.

The United States Department OF AS-
r:cature. in its crop report for July. 1888.
S;ir&: w.,
The low price OF tobacco has resulted in
decreasing the acre cage devoted to that crop
to SIS per cent. Of that OF last year, wmle
the lack Of rain. and cut-worms and insects,
haze reduced the general average condition
70 $50.
Three PER cent. has been added to the area
,clcr tobacco in Tennessee. which IS the
on,v State showing an increase. No de-
crease is shown for Maryland, Missouri and
Arkansas. The decrease IN area tos @ Aen-
ircsv is II per cent. OF that OF last year;
ESrth Carolina, per cent: Virginia, II per
cent: Ohio, 40 per cent, and Pennsylvania,
q per cent. ozo :.
batter than that of the corresponding period
al last year which was 81.
The average condition for Kentucky is 81,
.: against 7S last year: that of North Carroll
-. ;s q: Of Virginia. so; Tennessee, 96; Ohio:
fl. PENNSYLVANIA. 81. Massachusetts and
Ccraa:t!cut show % and 80, respectively.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-01
no MORE NEED.
Secretary Morton Aboli,hcS That Di-
vision OF the Department..

Secretary Morton AbolishcS That Di-
vision OF the Department.
Secretary N>r:on has is:2ed az order
abQlishinS The sa2l division Of .hc Agricul-
tural T>parta"Ht 10 ;atc effect Oct. 1st. by
which da:c ". T. FasaH. chic! OF the divis-
ion. Lvthe same order Is d;:c ted to have its
work wound Gl.
The abol:shiHy Of the seed division will
throw oGt Of employment ten people, besides
he chief. * present. and will result in de-
priv!nS fully 10 more Of occupation during
he busy as::oE--thc wil:er months-when
it is necessary to send out the bulk OF the
seeds. The chief ha,; 4 salary OF $4,000
yea. There are two clerks at 1920 and
eight at $50. The extra force employed IN
the winter season i; paid ~ The rate o. $3.50
per day Il is probable slat Nr. Pagan will
be appointed 20 another branch Of the sa--
vice after his resignation as CHEF OF the SEED
division taxes effect
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-01
Foreign.

The race for the Machel plate at GatHick,
London, was won by the American horse
Banquet.
The Sultan has granted amnesty to the
Armenian political prisoners unless they are
also charged with common law offences.
At Toronto, Ont, the coroners jury on
Thursday rendered verdict Of murder
against Holmes, who is charged with the
killing of the Pietzel girls.
With all the constituencies save two heard
from, at London. the new House will consist
OF 333 Conservatives, 10 Liberal Unionists,
1G4 Liberals, IS anti-Parnellites and II Par
nelliteS
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-01
ATExASFAMILYE YEXTERM1NATOR
A Farmer Kills his Wife and Daughter
and then Shoots his Head Off.

Henry Bradshaw, a farmer, living sixteen
miles west OF Paris. Texas, who has been il
bad health for some time, entered his house
with shotgun the other evening and shot
his wife in the back as she was at work in
the kitchen. He then shot his four-year-old
daughter. who was in another room. The.
charge struck her il the head and literally
blew it off. Bradshaw then reloaded his
gun, went into the sitting room, and laying
down on the floor. placed the gun IN his
mouth, pushed the trigger with the result OF
almost decapitating himself. No other mo-,
tive for the terrible deed can be given except
Bradshaw had grown weary OF LIVING a6S
did not want to leave his wife and chNo.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-01
AN APpALLi,<I DISASTER.
$40 Soldiers Perish. Men In the cars
DROWNED Like Rats in Z. Trap.

\ frightful accident. in wAich 140 soldiers
pe-ished, occurred on the railroad rInninS
from Kobe. Japan to Osaka. Lra;a cfi
tweptv-thrcc car, returning to Kobe with 4OG
Japaaesc solIiers. who were returning from
China. was running along the sea wall: on
which the tracks as they approach The city
are laid, an immense sea leaped over the
wall. separating the train and derailinS the
engine and eleven ears, which plunged off
the wall into the bay aLost Of the mea II
them were drowned like rats in a trap. Some
OF the men who managed to get out Of the
clrs while they were il the accident were
dashed to death against the wall.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-01
Where All Stay Young.

Portland, Conn, springs into fame
by reason OF it's promotion OF long
evitv. In that village, within the rad
ius of mile and half from Els
worth's corners, there are thlrty-seTen
persons between the ages Of seventy
eight and ninety-fve, oil able to get
about, and all bnt three in splendid
health and attending to their daily
avocations. The eldest, Miss Amy
Strickland, is the heartiest snd live
;iest of them all.-New York Teie'
cram.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-01
Mother and Son Drowned.

AT Ceredo. W. Va. Mrs. William Pierce
and son, Franklin. (of Middleport. y. Y.,)
were drowned at the public landing Sunday
afternoon. Mrs. Pierce was walking on the
guards Of the wharf boat. when she fell
overheard. Her son lcape;l into the river
and was bringing her to shore. when the
current swept them under a feet Of barges.
a stranger who also leaped into the water to
render assistance barely escaped the same
fac. TIE bodies were recovered.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-01
The Silver Movement.

At Portland, Oregon, twenty replies have
been received from the chairmen of county
secretary of the State central committee in
reply to the circular letter asking their views
as to the policy of calling a State convention
to pass upon the silver question. Most OF
the replies are ambiguous and not fully eS-
pressi1e OF the desired opinion. The chair
man of Multonomah County, the largest in
Oregon. is opposed to the convention pro-