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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02

One day recently Judge Dallas Of the
United States Circuit Court at Phila-
delphia had batch Of ffty-three per-
sons before him who wanted to become
citizens. Of these ffty-three he reject
ed twenty-eight because they were too
ignorant not only Of our institutions,
but Of pretty nearly everything else to
entitle them to citizenship. Judge Dal-
las appears to be one Of the few Judges
on the bench who think it necessary to
make any examination into the Qualif-
cations Of aliens for citizenship. Were
there more such upright and patriotic
Judges there would be fewer naturali-
zation mills grinding out citizens at
the rate of one a minute and fewer
manufactured citizens who not only
know nothing but care nothing for our
form Of government farther than citi-
zenship opens up an opportunity for the
dirty work Of bosses and market for
the sale Of votes.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02

The last few months have been es-
pecially productive Of vast fortunes left
to walters, sewer-builders. bakers and
others, but we believe that the crop Of
heirs Is exhausted. The discovery Of
the grandson Of King George ~. has
turned the tide in new direction, and
We confidently expect to have nephews
Of Franklin, grand-cousins Of Wash
ington, nieces Of Robert Bruce and di-
rect descendants Of Adam spring at US
from every telegraphic dispatch. There
is new and unworked field in this de-
scendant business that will make the
fortune Of some bright newspaper cor
respondent.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02
Following Line Of Least Resistance.

Following Line Of Least Resistance.
Proofs of the truth of this proposition
lre constantly passing under our eyes,
II we upset jug Of water on table or
floor, tie stream Of liquid does not fol-
low straight line, but moves in little
curves and bends, caused by the exist
euce Of obstruetions very likely so
minute as to be unnoticeable, yet Of
sufficient importance to influence the
direction OF the stream Of water by;
making its passage over the spots where
they exist slightly more difficult than
where they do not.
We observe the same phenomenon on
4 large scale in the beds Of rivers, and
the advantage Of lightning conductors
is also due to the principle Of least re-
sistanca Though in this instance there
is no fluid stream, yet there Is q mo-
tiU:i of something and the motion is
ncre easily transmitted by means Of
metal tEan by stone, brick and wood Of
buildings Consequently, If the latter
are provided with well-constructed
lightning conductors, the electric dis
charge will take place by their means
and without affecting the rest Of the
edifce, although the accidents which
still occasionally occur indicate that
protection from lightning Is not yet
completely understood.
Organic growth also takes the direc,
ton Of least resistance, though here
the conditions are so much more COM
Dl;cated than in the case Of inorganic
motion that the principle is less read
iiy distinguiShcd.-Go Words.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02
: :;0yAan Butchers Shop.

The 11;1seum of Antiquities at Dres
lan has come into possession of an in
taresting marble relief from Rome,
which represents an ancient butcher
shop, Of oblong shape, and divided by
pillar into two unequal parts. In the
greater stands the butcher, with high
chopping block resting on three sab sub
stantial legs before him, Wide behind
him hang the steelvecIa and cleaver,
he himself beng occupied in dividing
rib Of meat with another cleaver. On
the wall above him, just as with Us, is
row of hooks near to each other, on
which hang pieces of meat already
dressed--a rib and a leg of meat, a
pork joint and udders a tit-bit of the
Romansi-also lungs and liver, and
last Of all the favorite boar's head. On
the LETT, in the smaller division of the
shop, the wife of the butcher sits in
an easy chair with an account book on
her knees, engaged in assisting the
business of her husband by acting as
hookkeeper.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02
Extracted with iincu'ty.

Tie taciturnity of backwoodsmen
used to be much illustrated by Ameri-
can writer's, but now, perhaps because
bacilwoodSmen are too few to form as
conspicuous a national element a.
formerly, their pacuiiarit!es are nos
often mentioned. From CanadN
which still has vast areas Of almost
unbro!len forest, we received the fol
lowing verbatim report o: Il coaEcrSa-
ton between a city sportsman and
lis backwoo&;s guide. Bill Buck shaw.
You have Killed moose, Bill, J
suppose?" "Some."
Any big bulls:" "Some."
"Where?" ''Baci; yonder."
"Were you ever charged by one:?"
"Onct."
"iIow was that?" "GIe come a,
ne"
Had you wounded him?" "Yas." )"
"How did he Gomez" ''Acrost the
Swale."
"Couldn't you stop hin with ar
other Shot?" "Hadn't only muz
yle-lGader."
"Did he get close to yos?" "Clos1
as you be-"
"Thcn you killed lli,n?" "No."
"What them" II clumb up"
"Where:" son the root"
""Nhat root?" ''The big Pima
rcUt."
"a fallen pine?" "Yas."
':What did he do?" "Lammeo
into it,"
into what?" ''The root"
"How?" ''Lickety pelt. Head
first. Twict."
"Did he go of then?" II near
did"
"He shook the root, eh?" "You
bet"
But you held on?" 'Sure."
"Were you sitting?" ''Stannin'."
"How could you hold on?"
tBranches of root"
"Well, what then?" 81 fetched
him"
"Oh, you had another shot?" s%ssa
loaded up"
"Then you killed him?" "You
could "a killed him yourself then"
"With that" says the sportsman,
81 gave up the questioning, and i'm.
aglned the details. After a long
silence Bill said:
"'That cured me of muzzle-load.
ars.'"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02
The Code Should Be Amended.

A dentist puts door plate on the
door of his house, or a window plate
in his window, bearing his name, and
the word or words that indicate his
VOCATION and, perhaps, likewise, an
anatomical device emblematic there
Of. 1t is an excellent custom, often
serviceable to people Of both sexes
who are troubled with toothache, or
whose molars need fixing, and who,
but for these signs, would not know
where to find ready relief.
Now. when 4 dentist puts his husl-
less card in a newspaper, it is merely
another way Of lai ing his door plate,
window plate, or sign board in pres
snce of the public. Multitudes OF
people see the advertisement, and
thus obtain information that may be
useful to them and inure to the
profit of the dentist, yet the First
district Dental Society Of this city
has code Of manners by which its
members are prevented from adver-
Using in the papers, code which is
generally recognized by the profession
here, but which was attacked at a
meeting of tho society recently.
Truly this provision of the code is
lbsurd. 1t is not founded on solid
reason: it is not for the benefit Of the
public: it is diSadvantageous to the
nractitioners of dentistry; it is not in
accord with the spirit Of the age. 1t
Is borrowed from an old an effete code
Of the English tooth pullers, a code
that is not now regarded even in
England. There is no such code in
France, which is a country OF very
high polish, in which the people give
proper heed to their teeth. The ad-
Tertisements Of high-toned dentists
nay be seen in the papers Of Paris
n. Y. Sun.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02
A New Cure for HIccouehs.

Samuel A. Eochkin, OF West Haven, Conn.
was hiccoughing his life away at the home 0
his nephew, Charles E. Hochkin, Newark, n
J., until Dr. Bailey was called in. The pa
tent is seventy-three years cid. On Januar,
he began hiccoughing violently. The usua
remedies were prescribed, but Mr.. Hochkir
grew worse.
At this time Dr.. C. H. Clark, OF Plainaeld
was afflicted with the maiady. aad the rene.
dies used in his case without avail were
tried. Dr.. W. o. Bailey was called in. Dr.
Bailey saw that the aged sufferer coulC
live long unless the throat sPasms ceased
There were intervals OF half 81 hour Of rest,
when the hiceough returned. Mr.. Hochkin
had given up the battle for life and told his
wife, who accompanied him from West Haven,
that he proposed to settle up his earthly al
fairs.
Late that night D1. Bailey bethought him
of the ''musk'' cure, and prescribed moschus
IN ten grain doses to draehm, giving one
f.raehm every three hours. The e2
feet was electrical. The throat spasTn
ceased, ana Mr.. Hochkin was pro
nounced ou: OF danger and gained strength
rapidly. The remedy in this case was for
warded to the physician attending DR.. CLARK
1t Plainfeld in the hope Of saving the lat
ter'S life.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02

The friends Of the feud-sundere0
Astors guard that silence which will not
stand in the way of future invitations
to dinner. Ward McAllister is positive
~ painful In the apoplectic politeness
which he wraps around his inability to
say anything. Elbridge T. Gerry teeters
in his endeavor to stand straight be-
tween the Jacks and the Waldorfs.
From Society, nothing on the quarrel
itself, but from Mrs. Paran Stevens
came something lurid "On the Right Of
Rich People to Have a Row in the
Family" Always original, "Aunty
paran" declares that the sacred right of
q ruction shall be as free to an AStor as
to Mulberry Bend. If two ladies Of the
latter may row over (which owns the
clothes-line," why not two Mrs. Astors
or two Mr.. Astors over equally petty
things? Why, indeed? But here Mrs.
Stevens is at fault. She would not al
low "the rabble" to enjoy the Astor row,
much less to shudder at its unseemli-
ness; whereas the real delight In the
tenement row, which Mrs. Stevens so
keenly appreciates, is that assistance
and comment which the neighbors,
craning out of the tenement windows,
bcstow upon it. Mrs. Stevens evidently
wants Society's interest N the Astor
vendetta to be class affair, or con-
fined to experts in domestic difficulties.
Unfortunately the tenements Of the AS
tors are in view Of the whole world, and
people will look on, and comment and
shudder as freely as if Fifth avenue
was Cherry Hill. The higher the tene-
ment the bigger the audience, Mrs
Stevens.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02
The Code Should Be Amended.

4 dentist puts door plate on the
! door of his house, or a window plate
in his window, bearing his name, and
the word or words that indicate his
vocation, and, perhaps, likewise, an
anatomical device emblematic there
Of. 1t is an excellent custom, often
serviceaDle to people Of both sexes
who are troubled with toothache, or
whose molarS need fixing, and who,
but for these signs, would not know
where to find ready relief.
Now, when dentist puts his busi-
less card in a newspaper, it is merely
another way of raising his door plate,
window plate, or sign board in pres
snce Of the public. Multitudes Of
people see the advertisement, and
thus obtain information that may be
useful -o them and inure to the
profit Of the dentist, yet the First
District Dental Society Of this city
has code of manners by which its
members are prevented from adVer-
Using il the papers, a code which is
generally recognized by the profession
here, but which was attacked at
meeting of the society recently.
Truly this provision Of the code is
absurd. 1t is not founded on solid
:eason; it is not for the benefit OF the
public; it is disadvantageous to the
practitioners of dentistry; it is not in
accord with the spirit Of the age. 1t
is borrowed from an old an effete code
Of the English tooth pullers, a code
that is not now regarded even in
England. There is no such code in
France, which is country Of very
high polish, in which the people give
proper heed to their teeth. The ad-
gertisements of high-toned dentists
may be seen in the papers of Paris
n. Y. Sun.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02

When a Colorado judge asked two
ladies who wanted to be jurors, DE
you know that you will have to be shut
up in the rooms in the evening delib-
Grating upon the verdicts with men"
one OF them stoutly answered, II sup
pose that in a court Of justice, the pro,
per authorities will make the necessary
arrangements for carrying on the bust!
ness Of the court" With the ballot in
her hand, it seems altogether likely that
the Colorado woman will 60 on the
juries whenever she shall choose to do
so, and that the arrangements" will
be made for her.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02
How Eskinlos Trap Bears.

An original and unique device is IN
Use with the Eskimos for hunting and
killing the polar bear. Knowing the
bear to be fond Of blubber, they take a
piece Of it as large as mans fist, and,
etter letting it freeze, hollow cut the
center sufficiently to admit strip Of
whalebone coiled into spring. This is
covered with more blubber, and the
" hole again frozen.
Dressing themselves like seals (the
bears favorite food. the hunters take
seyeral Of these frozen balls and start
out. When bear is discovered they
approach near enough for niIu to see
them. AS he begins to creep stealrhily
toward them, they slowly retreat. drop
ping a number Of the balls in such a
way that the bear must surely come up
on them.
Bruin, seeing these delicate morsels,
swallows them whole and continues his
stcalthy chase Of the supposed seals,
but he does not progress far before the
tlnbber melts and releases the whale
lone springs. These new "worss" in
his internal economy soon put him in
such agony that he rolls and tumbles
urcn the ice, and becomes an easy vic
tim to the weapons Of the hunters.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02
STRUCK 4 BARBED WIRE FENCE.
That's What Put an End to the Pict.
uresque Cowboy.

That's What Put an End to the Pict.
uresque Cowboy.
The Texas cowboy is passing away.
The day is gone when he not only ruled
the plains, stretching in endless
leagues, but ruled and terrorized the
small towns as often as he descended
upon them, and stored away plentiful
supply Of fire water. This picturesque
figure Of Texas life has run up against
the barbed wire fence and got the
worst of it. At Waco the other day a
sray-haired veteran said to CORE
spondent:
II am tn last Of th' original Texas
cowboys who is not dead or in the peni-
tcntiary. The cowboy Of to-day has @
good deal of tn tenderfoot in i'm. You
see, he don't git tn practice what he
used to git, and he don't have tn free
dom to do as he please. In most parts
Of Texas now tn Sheriff is a bigger
man than a cowboy. To my mind tn
barbed wire fence is to blame. The
'plaguey railroads cut through Texas
everywhere, but the railroads wouldn't
Lave done it if the barbed wire fence
Lad been kept out. You see, it's jest
tbs way: Texas is fenced in with
barbed wire. It's jest strung out over
the State. Every ranch and herder
has 'em or is going to have 'em. OF
course, when you get fence around
herd Of cattle they're bound to keep to-
gether, cause they can't get apart
Then, somehow, a fence tames 4 steer
nightly. He don't seem to want to be
ugly. He jest takes care of himself.
When you git barbed wire fence
round a herd O cattle you don't need
50 many cowboys to look after 'em, and
that's the case. A cowboy can't stand
up agin a barbed wire fence.
And then, you see, tn pay amt what
it used to be-" continued the original
cowboy. eve used to git S125 month
-th' common cowboy, I mean. That
was something like. How's it now:
Why, a foreman Of a herd in q barbed
wire fence range don't get but $50
month! That's no pay for a regular
cowboy. wouldn't stand it. 1 saw what
was coming. and got out"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02
A PROPOSAL by Telephone.

4 proposal Of marriage by telephone
Is not a remarkable or infrequent oc-
currence, In this age Of electricity and
bashful men, but this one is really
unique.
Att certain swell club Oh New Years
day a string band was in attendance,
as was also q bashful young man who
makes himself agreeable at regular In
tervals at fashionable home in one of
the suburbs. The young mans chief
affability at these night sessions IS cen
tered on the daughter Of the house. In
fact the young mans intentions are OF
q serious nature -and often has be fixed
in his mind just what he would say, Uur
when he would present himself at the
house with this resolve, the honeyed
sentences have died Of their own sweet
ness, and courage has failed him.
New Years day, however, it all hap
pened.
He was meditating in an easy chair
at the club when gradually he was be-
coming conscious Of something that re-
minded him Of the young lady 1t was
the music. They were playing "Lohen-
grim" and as he listened they swept in
to that grand wedding march. He
bounced to his feet, and In moment
the exchange had connected him with
the suburban residence, and when he
recognized the voice he only said:
Listen, Clara"
The orchestra was seated just under
the telephone, and the sweet strains
were being reverberated to the hills.
When the band had finished he said:
"Hello, Clara; WASN'T it just grand?'
A moments silence, and then:
MAY I engage the band to play the
same march at your house some after
noon during Easter week, dear? Say
yes, darling
Another moment Of silence, and then:
"Clara, I'm the happiest man alive"
Cincinnati Tribune.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02
In the sama OF the .ropnes-nc..

1t used to be jestingly said that the
tame of Mohammed was invoked for
I'll purposes, even down to the itin-
.rant fruit-seller, whose cry was '1n
;he name Of the Prophet-fgs." But
appears to be the practice for en-
;erprising and pushing British man
lfacturers to have recourse to the
ame stliance of nietg 9TH profits.
-94i eiei1 osportore Morooee,~~-1t
seems, have been accustomed to
place Arabic inscriptions on their
wares. such as calicoes, candles,
Mates, etc. According to the Con-
Jul at Magador, the Sultan has lately
ssued the following warning through
;he customs administration: Having
earned that certain goods imported,
including calicoes, matches, etc., have
teen imported, bearing In Arabic
characters the name OF Mohon1med,
If Hessan and Ali, and others held
acred by Eoslem, and bearing other
writing not suitable to be on such
articles, | order you to give notice to
The merchants to advise the correSpon-
tents in other countries to discon-
tinue the sending Of goods so marked.
A reasonable time will be allowed for
this notice to reach them. Any such
goods imported after due notice has
teen given will be seized by the gov
arnment and treated as contraband.
Should the importer be a Moslem, he
will be punished in addition to the
'orfeiture"
1t is evident. the Consul adds. that
The practice of inscribed goods des-
lined for Mohammedan countries with
;he name Of the Prophet and other
holy names and sacred illusions,
doubtless intended by the manufac-
:urer to be fattering and pleasing to
lis Mohammedan customer, may have
lutte the contrary effect upon the
orthodox, and should be avoided ac-
,ordinoly.- Hour.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02

Mrs. Snappson-Why didn't yol
tuv some of that Chippcndale at the
Van Million sale? l hear it went TO-
a song.
Snappson-So it did; butyou know
my dear, l can't sing.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02
How He Knew.

He-I observe my company Is rot
agreeable to you.
She-How did you observe it?
He-By the clock. You've turned it
forward instead Of back.-New York
Herald.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02
Easy to Explain.

The retirement Of Jim Root from the
stage Is easily explained. He would
ather ride in the cab Of an engine than
cunt ties.-Utica Observer.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02
Hard to Exn1air

LittleJohnnie-When did Santa Claus
begin going around at Christmas?
Brown-A couple Of thousand year,
ago.
Little Johnnie-Nhy. pa, they didn't
have stockings IN those days.-Judge,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02
Latest in BiScnit.

Mistress-You broke my Sevres plate.
You are discharged. How did you
break it?
Seryant--I carelcsSly dropped one Of
the biscuits you made yesterday Oh it.
Woonsocket Ql. y Reporter.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02
No Such Possibility.

doctor" said Mrs. Weed, II can't
get it out Of my head that possibly my
moor dear husband was buried alive
"Nonsensev' snorted DR.. Peduncle.
"Didn't / attend him myself III his last
tllnesST'-Life.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02
Short Shrift in Ohio.

The failure of an Ohio man was an
nounced in just oDe week after ne be.
gan business.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02

ALMOST every girl confldes to hel
intimate friend that sne is the Gin
derella OF her family.
PEOPLE have either too much or not
nough to do.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02
Porcelain in Teeth.

It has been demonstrated that por-
,elain is better than gold for filling
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-02

There are occasional people who hide
a good deed as carefully as they you'd
q skeleton.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-06

drawn by the attorneys of the liquor
traffic.
Mr. Staples frankly informs the re-
porter Of the journal that it was the
purpose of the committee to recommend
the appointment of one surveyor gem
eral, but that the committee will not
push the matter. This is probably true.
II the committee can log roll through
some scheme by which it can have two
more years of existence in some form or
other, two more years in which It, the
state central committee and its attorney
can tread OH the coat tails of the lum-
Der business they will all he satisfied.
But of one thing the legislature and the
general public. may rest assured, and
that is that whatever the proposition of
the pine land committee it will be in
spired by the Bixby machine. and the
people at large will indirectly foot the
bill and stand the conseq uences.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-06

for the purpose and manned by force
supplied from the machine.
The whole business, the pine land
committees work, the recommendations
of the investigating committee and the
cunning contrivanceS of the machine
constitute one great farce comedy which
will reach its climax only when the
committee submits bill the alleged
purpose Of which is to destroy the polit-
ical machine which is being manipu-
lated by tine man who draws the bill.
The
MOnstrOus Absurdity
of the proposition that Harris Richard
son, secretary of the Republican state
central committee. would draw bill
the purpose of which was to hamper
and destroy the usefulness of his own
organization Will strike the average
reader at once. 1t would be just as con-
sistent to have the sumptuary statutes
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-06

cedure in such cases; provide for the
Judgment of custer against any candi-
da.e violating this act and Judgment
giving office 10 contestant. unless he
has been guilty of violation of the
provisions of this act. -
Section Sc declares that any person
convicted of a misdemeanor, as the
same is defined by this act, snail be
punished by fine OF not more than $500
or by Imprisonment in the county Jail
for not more than one year, or both by
such fine and Imprisonment.
:, Section 81 repeats all inconsistent
acts.
Section SO makes the act operative
from and after its passage.