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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-28
Fortified Churches,

In the twelfth century Getsa IL,
fling OF Hungary, sent beralds Into
German towns to invite their yeolnen
to settle in his scantily peopled land.
Thousands hearkened to the heralds,
and sought In Transylvania-the land
beyond the forests-the rights and
prosperity denied them in their eeudal
home. 70 these Saxon immigrants the
words Church" and fortress" were
synonymous. Each village church
was built on rising ground, and sur,
rounded by fortified walls and a moat
crossed by drawbridge.
When threatened by an enemy, tho
people used to retire to these fortified
churches, and from the heights roll
down heavy stones on the ASSISTANTS.
Some Of these stones may be seeI
among the briars and weeds which
surround the ruined church Of Mich
elsberg, They are moss-covered, aud,
being round, resemble giant cannon'
balls.
In those days Of wars and rumors o.
vars, it was necessary to keep sup
DIV Of these round stones, that they
might be in readiness to be rolled down
upon an approaching enemy. 10
maintain the supply, d law compelled
each bridegroom, before leading his
bride to the altar, to roll up hill to the
church door one Of these large stoDe
balls. AS the hill was generally st>eo,
and each stone weighed two hundred
pounds, the rolling Of it up to tho
church was no slight test Of strength
md affection.
Once, when the Turks had begun to
scale the walls Of fortified church q
girls wit saved the people from cap
ture and death.
Behind the church was little gar
den, and in it a dozen bee-hives, which
It was the girls duty to care for. Selz-
Ing a hive she ran up to the fortress
wall and hurled it down among the
enemy, Again and again she repeated
the process until ten or more swar1ns
Of maddened bees were stinging the
Turks. They were blinded and dis
mayed, and, utterly unable to cope
with the insect foe, beat hasty re-
treat. They had been discounted by
girls device.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-28
Class HOnRea.

Experiments recently made with
waste Stag from glass factories prove
beyond question that the material Is
the very best possible for building pur-
poses. 1t Is run into blocks Of conve-
nient size and shape, which are laid
in cement mortar. The cement tncor-
porates itself with the surface Of the
glass, uniting the blocks Into one mass.
The glass may be tinted to any color,
and the mortar being similarly tinted,
the wall can be made Of perfectly
uniform hue without joints Or seams.
The wall thus laid Is imperVious TO
moisture, q bad conductor Of heat and
cold, and practically indestructible.
Nearly all building material In use Is,
IL metal, subject to oxidation; If stone
or brick, to infltration Of damp and
the expansion Of frost, or the slow
gnawing Of microscopic MOSES. A
glass wall Is free from these sources Of
decay; and, indeed, it Is difficult to i'm
agine anything except an earthquake
or an explosion that would destroy
such a wall
Objects made Of glass are exhumed
from very ancient ruins In perfect con-
dition, with the exception Of a change
OF color, due to some slow chemical
process, probably in the vast length Of
time. The material has, besides, the
advantage Of cheapness; and, even
were it compounded especially, which
it would have to be were it to come
into common use, and the demand ex-
coed the supply Of waste Stag from the
glass factories, it could still be manu-
factureo cheaper Lnan cut slone, ssoa
brick or iron. Yet another advantage
Is the wide scope for ornamentation.
The glass blocks could be made hollow,
if necessary, reducing weight when de-
sirable, with little reduction OF
ctroDo 9th
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-28

founder Of the farm, Richard Siege. 1of
whom the station on the Southern Pa
ciic Railroad near where the ranch Is
was named, says it is as big bonanza
as a gold mine.
He started a few months ago Will.
1000 California frogs, and now eSti-
mates that he has at least 100000.
They are so thick that they jump about
like grasshoppers when they are dis
:urbed, and fairly fecked the tops Of the
Gala lilies and nodules Of mud in the
pond where they are placed.
Mr.. Siege had considerable difficulty
at first in keeping his frogs after he had
them, but he has overcome that, anil
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-28
UP The YELLOWSTONE.
tassoed a Bear and Then Gometh1r
Iroexnectedly Haooeued.

tassoed a Bear and Then Something
Unexpectedly Happened.
George Bleistein, the proprietor OF
he Buffalo Courier, Is at the Waldorf,
entertaining his friends with some sto-
ries Of adventure in the Yellowstone
Park country, says the New York
Times.
1--WE were riding along over the foot
bills one day when our horse wransler
spied bear tracks, and we proceeded
to follow them up. Suddenly, just
around a huge boulder on the side Of
the TRAIL We spied old grizzly, tre-
m4ndous brute. evidently waiting to
receive us. The wrangler calmly re-
marked to me in one Of those under
tones which are distinctly heard for
miles away in that wonderfully clear
atmosphere: Just you wait and I'll
Iasso him, and We'll take him to camp.
He accordingly swung his lariat, and
saw it circle around the bears head
and fall over his neck and one OF his
arms. He touched up his horse for
the purpose Of taking the beast back
into camp, as he had promised, when,
to my surprise, the bear seized the
lariat and began to reel it in paw over
paw, just like sailor.
1.-THE wrangler's horse reared and
ried to pull back and the wrang'er
himself seemed to think that some
thing unusual was in progress. The
bear gathered in the slack Of the lariat
with one paw and thrust it behind him
and with the other held fast the strug-
Cling horse. Then he began to haul
away again, just as you or would
if we liked water enough to draw Il
out Of a deep we'll on a hot Gay with
rope and bucket
'The wrangler saw that 1t was onli
s question Of time when he ani his
horse would be dragged close up with.
IN reach Of those dreadful claws.
"I can't stand this strain muct
longer shouted he.
1T was my first trip to the country
and, never having witnessed anything
exactly like 1t before in all my life, ]
at still on my horse and waited to sec
yhat would happen.
"'See here" yelled the wrangles.
who was then within ten feet of the
grizzly, I've got enough. Get ready
to ride for your life,' and with that he
whipped out his knife and slashed the
Iariat.
"'Ride, you fool, ride" was the mex,
thing 7 heard and I saw him digging
bis spurs into his horse, and naturally
I followed his example.
"Well, gentlemen, we rode like light
ling down through that gulch and out
into the open plain. As we struck
INTO the level stretch the wrangler and
turned our heads inVolunrarIIy. Inc
grizzly had given up the pursuit. for
!unately for US. But he wasn't more
than 100 yards distant, and there he
stood on his launches, q wicked-look-
.ng brute, growing and swinging the
!ariat at US. 1t was a very narrow
sscape-Yery. I shall never forget 1t.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-28
GIBRALTAR AND ITS DEFENSE.
Possibilities in the Event of Attach
By Hostile Force.

By Hostile Force.
Experiments at Shoeburyness hayt
shown that an Armstrong shell can be
thrown 9,376 yards-about five and one
third miles-says q writer In Temple
Bar. It Is therefore absolutely clear
that II all the feet were temporarily
absent, either on some special mission
or dispersed by storm, hostile iron
clads taking up position within four
miles Of the eastward Of Europa Point
might with impunity send shot and
shell into the outlying ports Of the
fortress and cause much destruction Of
life and property. On the other hand,
the Governor Of the fortress would not
be idle, and the experiences Of the late
civil war In America have abundantly
proved that the cannon in fortresses, If
they strike a ship Of war with their
projectiles, even at long range, may do
considerable mischief; while, on the
other hand, many shot and shell may
strike fort and only do trifing dam
age. 1t is practically impossible to
throw shot or shell over the high part
Of the rock, near Spain, and the cannon
ensconced in the unique rock galleries,
with their royal artillery gun detach-
ments, would be absolutely safe. Even
IL the neutral ground between Gibraltar
and Spain were occupied by a hostile
foe, comparatively little damage would
be the result During the writer's stay
at Gibraltar II was considered desirable
to try the experiment OF firing upward
from the plain on the Spanish side Into
the galleries, dummies being placed to
represent the necessary gun detach-
ments. A regiment several hundred
strong was accordingly placed in posi-
ton and supplied with ball cartridges.
The range, however, was unknown,
and the fire being directed upward, 1t
was fully an hour before any OF the
dummies were hit, after the eXpendi-
ture Of much ammunition. In actual
warfare, Of course, the British rifle
sharpshooters must have picked out
their foes by firing downward from the
galleries. Bonb-proof barracks and
hospitals are potent factors against the
horrors Of bombardment, and there Is
little doubt that there Is ample room at
Gibraltar for some amendment on this
head.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-28

The Atlantic Ocean takes Its name
from Mount Atlas.
Nothing occupies one like converse
ton in which one has failed to say what
one ought to have said. It haunts you
like melody of which you cannot hne
the end.
Loving kindness is greater than laws;
and the charities of life are greater
than all ceremonies.
We have long been accustomed to
set our expectations very low respect
inc the result of reform efforts.
How poor are they who have not
patience? What wound would ever
heal but by degrees?
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-28
Tallest Militia Company.

Six feet and onc-half inches! That Is
the average height Of the thirty new
recruits who are now seeking admis-
sion to Company A, First Regiment
o. n. G. The company has always
been noted for its tall men, having now
In it's ranks twenty whose heights
average S feet liz inches. With the
enlistment Of these new giants the
ranks Of Company A will be much
fuller than those Of the average COM
pany, and the average height Of its en-
listed men will be 6 feet 1t will be, it
Is claimed. the tallest company in the
United Statcs.-Portlanl OregoDian.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-28

now his pond Is a safe prison, being
surrounded by a board fence topped
with sheet iron and tin. To an inter.
7iewer he said:
"Shall I make any money? Well, l
count that it Is the best business in
California to-day. 1t Is better than
owning q South African gold mine. In
summer good fat frogs never go below
$3.50 q dozen, and In winter the ruling
price Is from 81 to So"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-28
FROGS BETTER THAN GOLD.

A California Rancher Has Million,
and Proposes to Supply the Market.
One Of the queerest ranches that hat
ever been heard Of has lately been es-
tablished a few rods from Stege's sta
ton, Contra Costa County, and in the
last few days it has attracted greaE
1eal Of attention. 1t Is frog farm, and
bids fair to be one Of the biggest pay
ing enterprises In the country. The
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-28
Pound to Have It.

Mrs. Gotthere-My dear, pardon my
rrankness, but really fear your dauSh
.er can never be social success.
Mrs. Owtside-Why2
Mrs. G.-Well-she has no-n
aplomb ut all.
Mrs. OILS that all? She shall have
cne. Me and John will spare no e1-
nepse with Mollie She shall have the
best article Of ap-whateTer that is
that can be had:-Pittsburg Bulletin.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-28

The young people who attend colleges
,,o seminaries learn how to wear their
college honors becomingly, II they don't
learn anything else.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-28
Ytalfo Type.

Itallc type was first made by Aldus
about 1476.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-28
TIE TELEGRAPH.

The darkness and the silence lie
Between your soul and mine.
Like some great river rolling by
Beneath night Of stormy sky,
Where not star may shine.
But, as beneath the sullen brine
'TwiXt lands Of kindred speech.
There runs slender. living line
O'er which there flash, by lightning sign,
The thoughts Of each to each.
So. meath the parting food Of death
There runs living line
OF steadfast memory and faith.
OF love not born for mortal breath,
Between your soul and mine!
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-28
Why Is This 4?

Watchmakers rarely suffer from
weak eyes,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-28

-Corea contains 100000 Catholics.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-17

The water power of this CONT
nent, as the generator of electric
power and as the supply Of those
irrigation schemes that are to soon
flood this west with the means of
agricultural increase, is at present
attracting considerable attention.
There will be found all over this
west and central plain abundant
water courses for all requirements
OF both enterprises, once it is &C.
curately distributed and wisely
conserved. General surveys must
precede the erection of water power
plants and irrigation works, and
this survey and distribution must
be the work of government.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-17

California is after everything in
sight. After laying the whole
country under tribute for her
grapes and her fruits, she has en-
tered the market to supply nuts,
and threatens to rush the English
walnuts of our British cousins in
to the deep blue sea. California
has the git-up-and-git OF a regular
hustler, and it would be wise for
Texas to initiate her in some par
ticulars. The irrigation that has
made a garden Of that state can
evoke the same results in this
state, more favored in many re-
spects than the rival over the
Sierras. Texas is nearer the great
central valleys, has equal or SUI
perior advantages Of soil and eli
mate and can put her grapes, fruits
and nuts upon the market at prices
to defy competition from Callfor-
MIA. This whole southwest will
never answer the ends Of its crea-
ton until it irrigates its lands and
becomes the vineyard and orchard
of this great continent. Only the
more hardy northern fruits and
those within the tropics are beyond
her. The sub-tropical fruits are the
and natural growths Of
her soil and when she enters the
field of their cultivation intelli-
gently and with the means behind
her efforts to carry them forward
she will reap an immediate and
permanent success. Irrigation is
to be her final salvation.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-17

1t is sincerely to be hoped that
the zeal Of the present legislature
of Texas in matters Of irrigation
will be according to knowledge.
There is disposition to do some
thing, for which, thanks!
Schools, railroad control, public
institutions and the judiciary Of
the state should be by common
consent held aloof from the oper-
atiOns of the "to the Victors belong
the spoils" system.
What will Texas do now that she
no longer has Stephen J. for the
but OF her jokes?
On and after this date Elk Cover
nor HOgg returns to his private
capacity as citizen and will be
known as he was christened, as
James Stephen Hogg, without any
addenda or preface.
Never before or since govern
ments were has there been an ad-
ministration at Washington with
the ability to put its foot in it
with the facility OF the present
abortion. 1t is perfect Jim dandy.
Irrigation matters will come to
the front today in the Texas legis-
lature, but how far they will be
permitted to occupy front seat is
one OF those things that does not
yet appear.
Chiffon got there in fine style.
There was no trouble in his getting
the brogans that Coke discarded.
Coke is no chump, he knew that
the days of Democratic rule in the
senate were numbered.
There is a renewal OF the agita-
ton OF the election Of members of
the United States Senate directly
by the people. When it comes it is
the first step for the abolition OF
that body altogether.
The municipal pot shows symp-
toms of simmering over and put
ting out the fire, or deadening it.
The parsons are after Fishback
but they do not attempt to deny
the truthfulness Of what he says
Southwark the star Of cotton
cloth making takes it's way. Let
it come to the Lone Star state.
Austin is beginning to get ready
to commence doing something in
the way Of legislature.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-17
THURSDAY, JANUARY II, 1SS

If there could be any more strik-
ing illustration of tie foolishness
Of this Congress given, than that
already pictured in the revenue
legislation that it has fathered to
date, it can be found in the fool at
tempt OF the Senate to pass the pop
gun bills, which farther reduce the
revenues, Notwithstanding they are
already fathoms below the level Of
expenditures. 1t does not seem to
be within the possibility Of either
adversely or prosperity to teach
the National Democracy any wis
dom,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-17

There is every rational ground
for believing that the Texas Of this
year will not recognize the Texas
OF 1900. The air is full of the music
OF approaching progress and de-
velOpment. The coming five years
will develop her as the last TWEEN.
ty-tive have not. 1t is inevitable
destiny.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-17

Japan Is sensible in opposing
any restriction Of her people immi-
grating to these shores. This
country does not want any influx
Of Japs, and so long as Japan is
willing that it should be so there
will be no trouble in coming to an
understanding with her in ma tiers
OF commercial interchange.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-17

Uvalde is considering the FEAST
bility OF putting 10000 acres OF
land under irrigation this year.
She will do a doubly good deed il
she accomplishes this; she will add
largely TO every thing that makes
for the increase and development
OF the county, and at the same time
set good example for other coun-
ties to follow. The contagion OF
successful irrigation will soon be-
come epidemic.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-17

That horrible catastrophe at
Butte, Montana, causes the flesh
to creep on thel bones Of men +,
women and children, and yet
some people think that the fire
laddies have an easy time Of it
and are over paid. The heroism Of
the people at that fire deserves rec
ognition by the press universal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-17

Germany is going the entire
porker in the exclusion Of Ameri-
can products. Even the New Eng
land dried apple pie meets no rec
ognition in the German stomach
and the evaporated apples are re-
fused.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-17

Peoria, Illinois, has sent five car
loads Of food to the destitute in Ne
braska. What has San Antonio
sent? Her charities should not be
like those Of the reticent man who
always declared that what he gave
was his own affair and nothing to
nobody.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-17

The Democrats in Congress are
using up the remaining hours of
the abortive session in using each
other up. One would have natur-
ally thought that the people had
done that with sufficient complete
ness to satisfy, but it seems not.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-17

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statements Of its correspondents.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-17

Culberson has told the people
what he thinks, what do the people
think Of what Culberson says?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-17
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

La G. N. RAILROAD.
Leave for Austin and the North, s.45 q. m n,
Arrive from Austin and North. 9 30 =. m
635 p. m
Leave for Jared and Mexico. 9.45 q. 10
Arrive from Lar edo and Mexico, 1902. NJ
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
EAST BOUND.
Leave for Galveston, Houston
and New Orleans. 2.20 p. N
Leave for Houston, Galveston,
New Orleans, Waco and Kan
sss City. 900 p. N.
Leave for New Orleans, Sun
set Limited" Sunday......... 100 a. m
ARRIVE FROM THE EAST.
Arrive from New Orleans, Gal
weston, Houston and Kansas
Arrive from New Orleans, Gal
weston and Houston. ....... $50 p. m,
Arrive from New Orleans,
Sunset Limited" Friday. 2.15 q. m.
WEST BOUND.
Leave for Eagle Pass and Mex
leo Observation-Disclosures. 9.45 0. m
Leave for EI Paso and San
FrancIsco ..................... CASA m
Leave for San Francisco" Sun
set Limited" Friday. 2 IS q. m.
ARRIVE FROM THE WEST.
Arrive from Mexico and Eagle
Pass ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1.s5 p. m.
Arrive from San Francisco and
FL Paso ..... 800. .......... 1.55 p. m
Arrive from San Francisco,
'Sunset Limited" Sunday. ITO a. m
;. A. & A. P. B. EMISSION ROUTE
TRAINS LEAVE DAILY.
Leave for Cuero Houston, Gal
weston and Waco. ...... 10 As .. N
Leave for Beeville, Rockpors
and Corpus Christi. 40 p. N
TRAINS ARRIVE DAILY.
Arrive from Cuero, Houston,
Galveston and Waco. s 50p N
Arrive from Corpus Christi,
Rockport and Beeville...... IS .. m
ARRIVES DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Arrive from Kerrville, Sunday, Gas y. n
Arrive from Kerrville.. ........l015 p. m
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-17
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Doctors, Lawyers, Etc

E. MURAT BOOKER, Prescription
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faulty gsits. All work guaranteed sstisfso-
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