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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-07
AnDutated His Foot Himself.

Two years ago Robert Galbraith, aged
seventy-four, farmer OF Payne Township,
Indiana County, Penn. fell from load OF
hay and injured his left ankle and foot. The
injury has caused him great suffering ever
since, and the family physician has long in.
sisted that unless the foot was amputated the
farmer could never be any better. Gabraitt
stubbornly refused to have the operation
performed.
One morning recently the farmers daugh-
ter went into his room.
"DeHa," said he, ''the jobs done. The
foot is amputated."
On the bed by his side lay the foot. On
the other side was razor. The old farme:
had amputated his own foot with his razor,
and had done it neatly, too, at the aDklS
Joint.
Although he is seventy-six years ole. Farm.
or Galbraith is not even suffering from shoct
from his self-amputating operation, aud tht
doctor says he could not have taken the 100,
of more neatly himself. 8
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-07
4 Roman Butchers Shop.

The Museum Of Antiquities at Dres
den has come into possession of an in
teresting marble relief from Rome,
which represents en- ancient butcher
shop, of oblong shape, and divided by
apillar into two unequal parts. In the
greater stands the butcher, with high
chopping block resting on three sub
stantial legs before him, while behind
him hang the steelyard and a cleaver,
he himself being 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 leg of meat, 81
pork joint and udders "a tit-bit of the
Romans )-also lungs and liver, and
last of all the favorite boar's head. On
the left, in the smaller division of the
shop, the wife of tho butcher sits in
an easy chair, with an account book on
her knees, engaged in assisting the
business Of her husband by acting as
bookkeeDer.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-07

pany receives 81 for each $1,000 Of sil.
yer handled between Washington and
New York or Baltimore or Pittsburg.
From St. Louis or Colorado the ex-
press company would receive 81 for
every $1,000 handled. If Congress
should attempt to put the 80, 0OO, OO0
silver dollars now in the treasury
vaults into circulation by shipping
them through the country the express
company would receive at least $780,
900 for handling them. 4 year ago,
when the Treasury Department shipped
$40, 900, 900 in gold from San Fran
cisco to New York, it would have had
to pay the express company S65, 320
for tho Asul at contract rates. But
San Francisco is outside the contract
territory of the United States Express
Company, and the Treasury Depart
ment sent the gold east as registered
mali at cost of little less thar
s25O9.
The biggest shipment Of currency
handled by the United States Express
Company for the Government was
SIS, 900, 900 shipped from Washington
to New York four years ago. 1t was
in bills of large denomination and
they were packed in two small boxes.
For this haul the express company re-
ceired S225O. The largest gold ship
ment handled at one time was 81, ,OOO,'
900 taken from Philadelphia to New
York q little more than year ago.
For handling this shipment the ex-
press company received $500. The
gold was stored in two safes which
we're sent in special car under heavy
guard. Every effort was madeto keep
the time of shipment a secret. The
fear OF train robbery is always in the
minds of the officials of the express
company. The shipment of these large
amounts is what makes the contract of
the express company profitable. They
oring the aggregate Of money handled
by the express company up to fully
5000, 1000, 900 a year. The United
States Express Company has not lost
anything on it's contract with the Gov.
ernment yet. But eternal vigilance is
the price Of it's securs; Washington
Star.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-07
Gold Mining With Steamboat. :

Extravagant stories are told about
he wealth of gold sprinkled through
,ut the Snake River country in Idaho.
As general thing. the gold is very
inc, the particles being Of so light
weight as to be elusive. Save when
worked on large scale it is difficult
% make good wages in recovering the
rold. Numerous bsrs along the river
would prove profitable could water be
commanded for sluiclng or hydraul-
icing. An adequate supply il hard to
obtain, on account of the slight ano
gradual fall of the stream and the Level
character of the outlying lands. 10
overcome this lack Of water as we'll as
insure sufficient dumping ground,
zig floating gold-saving dredge has
,een constructed and is now at work
IN the Idaho bank Of the Snake River
bout ten miles above Payette.
It is a stern-wheel fatboat, pro
oelled by steam. Substantially con.
;tructed, sixty-fve feet long and
twenty-five feet wide, it is equipped
With thirty-tive horse power marine
engine and boiler and adapted in every
way for navigating 1daho's great
waterway. With slight alteration it
,ould be transferred into steam
lredge and used tc scoop up sand ana
yravel from the bottom of the stream.
That has never been attempted. As
in the past, operations are now con-
ined to working bars out Of the bed
or channel of the river. The method
pursued is to anchor alongside one OF
:hese gravel deposits and by the use
If scraper5 bring the material to be
handled within the reach of the gold"
washing machinery with which the
craft is rigged> The gravel is scooped
lp by buckets attached to an endless
chain. There are forty-eight Of these
-eceptacles on belt sixty feet IN
length, and each has capacity OF
about twenty pounds of dirt, which IS
delivered into hopper. This is also
IN agitator, and the process employed
nav be described as a steam rocker,
With the exception that it has an end
motion instead of one sidewise. The
gold is caught on copper plates with
,icksilver. The tailings are carried
. / in sluice boxes by the force Of
stream of water of $50 mineral inches,
supplied by China pump, run by the
engine which drives all the other ma.
ehinery. The gravel is worked SO
thoroughly that no gold escapes in tbs
;ailings that are dumped into the>zf7s-.
an average of 100 tons of gravel ere
laily handled, and for this work three
men are employed-an engineer, one
10 work the scraper, and another one
who shovels the dirt into pileso that
he buckets can scoop up full load.
The bar now being worked covers
IN area of ten to fifteen acres. The
gold is on top or close to the surface
and will not pay to handle to 2 greater
depth than one foot to eighteen
inches. This shows value Of II to
three cents pan. A cleanup Is maoe
svery night, and the average OF the
runs for the first three days was very
satisfactory to Thornton Williams, the
owner of the craft. He says he e2.
poets to take out upward Of sl00 day
rs long as he works, which will be un'
iii cold weather sets in. When he has
gone over the bar, which now en-
rages his attention he will tackle an
7ther.- Helena Independent.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-07
) a SONG OF TOKENS.

There's sadness Of sound in the flowing
OF billows that break on the bars,
And cloud in the sky that is throwing
a veil on the face of the stars.
There's q note that is missed in the slnGin.
And death il the daisies upspringinS
From the meadows that dream at our feet
And life seems wearisome story,
But its grief, like its gladnes5, will cease
For it drifts with its gloom and its glory
To haven Of infinite peace
Atlanta Constitution.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-07
One and Two Cent Pieces.

There are 100000 old copper
pennies somewhere. Nobody knows
what has become of them, except once
in awhile single specimen turns mp
in change. A few years ago 1000. 600
bronze two-cent pieces were set aaoat.
Three millions of these &re still cut
standing,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-07

. E Ri d gew ay
House, Peaks OF
Otter, had one
guest this sum-
1ner in advance OF
the season. Left
by the death OF
her father an or
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-07
.sr,,x Sp!,a Them. =

Haverly-The1e is aneths. thing
against wotnea in the Legislature
Mrs. Austen-Nhat 10 that: Hayerly
There would be sttll less personal
voting. There would be more pairing
than ever.-NsV Yatk World.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-07
A New Version.

Some men are born tired, some get
tired and some have that tired feeling
thrust upon them.-MiddletoWn Con-
glomerate.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-07
Appropriates

Eusband-Dr. Foot, the chiropodist,
Will dine with us to-day. Wife-Au
Right; III order corued beef.-Home
Journal.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-07
A DOUBLE STORM
EY NDA BARTON HAYS.

I'll E Ri dgewa..
The evening times., 1895-12-03
THE CHURCH MILITANT.

1t is just being found out that OF all the
candidates &eT House offices the half dozen
or more aspirauts for the position OF Chap
lain did by far The finest political work
in buttoniruftn.s men hers and securing prom
ises of support, aud it was this energetic
work which effected the one break Ill the
slate OF the combine
lain Of the House is not only one of high
honor, but it offers great opportunities for
doing good in the cause of religion. Many
congressman would not hear prayers at all
were it not that it is convenient. This
is one great inducement for ciergymen To
seek the post of Chaplain.
,AnoLher is tl,at the office pays better than
the pulpit does in most cases. That this
cousfderItfoh is important is known from
the fact that clergymen are continually
leaving one congregation for another which
pays higher salary or for some other nd
more lucrative business.
Very recently the Rev. Mr.. Fiecke of Ho-
boken left his congregation, which paid
him 500 year, aud embarked in the busi-
ness OF saloon keeping, and reports say he
is doing very well indeed.
There is 10 good reason why clergymen
should not look out for comfortable liv-
against them that the Christ and His dis
cipes took no thought Of money or food
or clothing.
The evening times., 1895-12-03
About Blue BioOdS.

The most extraordinary precauuops are
taken in Spain 10 provide for the safety of
the sovereign at night His slumbeIs are
watched throughout the night by the Monte
rof de Espinosa, n Body of f"mer wi,o for
400 years have enjoyed The exclusive priv
ilege Of guarding their royal master Or
mistress from sunset to sunrise.
Ferdinand, Knight of Friedland, son OF
a sister of Lass allie. The founder OF modern
socialism, a couple Of years ago Inherited
from his father, a wealthy broker. 4OO. 900
floriDs, and spent il like a fcol, running
into enormous debts besides. A court in
Vienna has just sentenced him to jail
term because OF RECKLESS failure"
The rapility with which Lord RcscSery
has aged during the last year is inrst rated
by the fact that the portrait OF lIini, be-
gun by George Frederick Watts over a
year ago, the sit,!ngs for which were in
tcrrupted by his Iortisiips official duties
and nl-health. had to be entirely repainted
after his resignation from office -
Following the example set by the late
NJ. Garnet, NJ. Faure causes all The game
shot at the presidential chass to be. sent
to the Paris hospitals. In 81. Greveys
time some OF the game was distributed
among the friends of the family at the
Elysee the rest being disposed OF at mar
kct rates to the Partisan poulterers-
George Nv was fond of perfumes, but
did not care for the English Manufacture.
He had all his perfumes brough; from
Paris, and a factory in South France WIS
kept running full time during the season
making perfumes for the king and the
royal family. ..-.....
A dramatiZation of Tolstoi's The Pow
er of Darkness was given'lately for the
first time at the Alexa ndra Theater in st.
Petersburg, when the counts wife and
daughter were present The play is said
to have beeo very successful, though the
critics are lukewarm over it, -.
The evening times., 1895-12-03
COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY.

DR.. Andrew L. Montague, dean OF Column
bian College, has returned iron pleasant
trip TO the educational convention he'd at
Easton, Pa.
1nc Mancolin, Banjo and Glee Club,
unurr iic ieaaersnIp OF u L. Joiiiison
VIII give Il concert IN University han Ior
Hle benefit OI the IOoibau dssOCiat atiOu- 4 ne
date has not yet been definitely seIccteu,
but II will proolDiyy be about the iUtn or
ZtiI. a feature the entertainment Will
be Columbian Students March, by Paul
Emo, leader OF the University or fennsyi-
wanna Giee Club.
onaries filurn senlpers has sbeenappointed
director of university extension work and
lecturer on Enghsu III the CorUoran seem
tile School OF the Columbian University.
emy at andovcr, Mass, and is an A. Is,
A. NJ, and Il. ID. OF Harvard University,
where hc won distinction for his work in
English composition. Since leaving the
university air. oenIper has been engaged
Ill college settlement work in New ok
city ana mas served Oh the editorial stair
OF the Youths Companion.
MIR. semper offers 60 began a Il on &C course
in EnSiisn composition ana "A course OF
lectures on literature and democracy. Thi,
course deals with writers who have con.
tributed to the growth OF modern deiiio-
cratic and humanitarian IDEAS.
Comptroller OF Currency Eckels viii lee
turC IN the CorCurdu scientific ScnCoi course
of economies this afternoon at 4:30. Mr.
Eckeis will speak OF modern finance.
The law scnuol debating society will hold
the second meeting In ABOUT three weeks.
The subiect-for discussion is, Resolved,
that IT would be for the best interest Of the
government to retire the legal tender"
The evening times., 1895-12-03
THE pEckHaM NOMINATION..

The first nomination sent to the Senate
of the Fifty-fourth Congress was that Of
Hon. RUFUS II. Peckham, OF New York, for
the office OF associate justice Of the Su-
preme Court OF the United States
The name of Pcckham will recall the
memorable struggle when the influence OF
Senator Hill defeated Hornblower, the first
nomination for the vacancy occasioned by
the death of Justice Lamar, and Wheeler
". Peckham, the second nomination, tho
place being finally filled by the nomination
aud confirmation of Justice White. OF Louis
lana.
=. It was said at that time that Senator Hill
would not have opposed the nomination of
Rufus H. Peckham, who had not taken an
active part, ashis brother had, In oppo osition
TO HUI and his faction in politics.
Mr.. Peckham Is now "a judge of the court
of appeals or New York, aud bears the rep
utation of an eminent jurist. He will
doubtless be speedily confirmed without
opposition. and thus the Supreme Court
wiit'dgain be complete in Its membership.
The evening times., 1895-12-03
EPISCOPAL CLERGY TO MEET.
Important Question to BE Considered
at the Conference This Evening.

The action uf the clergy and lay repre-
seftahves of III. new I-tist"Ili t"'t g.
TO be held this evening at Trinity Parish Hall,
is expected 10 have the effect uf greatly
harmOnizing and facilitating the work
or the general cpnvention, which VIII meet
in TINS city on Monday next.
Many Important questions VIII come up
for consideration, on which the conference
Will make recommendations. First or
these will be the right of the iaity I" repre-
sentation un staDoing tonlillttees anu 10
have concurrent ppwer with the clergy OF
the diocese in the selection OF BISHOP
or the fifty-three dioceses this right Is
denied the iaity in only two OF them.
n bishop shall be chuseH by n simple ma
jority, ur whether according to the law OF
the diocese uf Maryland IL shall require a
two-,hird vote. These questions viii make
it necessary to determine whether the CON
vention will be governed by the constitu-
ton uf the old diocese or Maryland or
whether at the very outset it can Formulate
a constitution of its own.
The call for the conference is signed
alike by the clergy aud laymen and is not
considered as committing any one to any
special line OF action.
The evening times., 1895-12-03
Not American,

A postage stamp has been issued in Rome
as protes, against the Italian celebration.
On gold background is the head of Leo
XIII. above 1t the words, Xxx Settembre,
1895" and below it '.Eyviva Leone XIII,
Evyiva FItalia." The stamp is simply Gu
riosity, as the Pope has no postoffice.
Murphy has been givenup as an nylicized
corruption of his name by an Irish clergy
man. who has takenup again the ;rue form.
O'Morchoe.
Emile Arton, whose arrest in London ha s
revived the Panama sea ndal. is said 10 have
owed his long inimu nifty from arrest Ia his
great facility in disgusting himself.
A singular Korean hat is 4 great round
mat of straw worn by moafGer. Thc hat
is bound Down at the sides so as almost, to
conceal the head nd IA ce ofthe wedrer. He
carries IN his hand n screen or fan, aud
when IN the road any one approachcsh he
holds the screen in front of him. 81 that ii,
together with his hat. completely conceals
him. tisr t-.sSi,i-, .-s.s-lpf B.
Marcel Herwegh. the SON of George Her
wegh, '.the Iron Lark, who In 1S4s was a
leader in the repu blica q movement in Ger
many. is going to publish bis fathers cor
respondeRce with Lassalle. the. socialist.
The evening times., 1895-12-03
GEoRGErowN UNIVERSITY.

The philosophers held a meeting in Gas
ton Hall this evening 10 complete their class
Organizali lion aud to adopt some new rules
and regulations. Among these, il was de-
ciGc,i To wear caps ana gowns during Class
hours. as well as on formal occasions ana
Sunday services
The Dramatic Club also met this IN Orning
and formed u constitution and bylaws.
Arrangements were made Ior the llrst ell
tertainment. to be given the latter part ot
tnIs month. Mr. Carroll Boone, b. j., pre-
sided.
William Byrne, 's7, of New York. paid
a pheasant visit to his alma mater. while re-
turning ironi The Atlanta Exposition.
DR.. John Dudley Morgan 81, read very
Interesting document at the last meeting oi
the ConiuDitu historical Society, held at
Dr. 1oiiers' lew evenings ago. i1iis was
a weather-Riained autographs letter from
Gen. George Washington, written previous
TO nis second eiection.
Inc Ptaioue.uIc society Will hold called
meeting on Thursday TO elect the pubic
ueDaters Iur the Merrick mccall.
The SENIORS are making elaborate prcpa-
rations 10 celebrate tncir least day, winch
was un;tSoiuADiy postponed from last Mon
day until touioTrow. A banquet has Deen
oruerea ami Il choIce program OF toasts and
speecncs prepared. Robert DICK Dougiis,
the genial nianaGcr oil athletics, Ill be mas
ter oil ceremonies.
The evening times., 1895-12-03
SENATE REonGAN1zATIox.

II the Democrats of the Senate and those
Populists who are in sympathy with them
to son,e extent are wise, they will per-
nit the Republicans to reorganize the
Senate and control the committees through
out.
The House has an overwhelming RepGb-
lic:tn MA scriy, anu from mere partisan
point OF view 1t would be shrewd politics
to permit the Senate to act with the
House uGtrammciled and throw all re-
sponsibility for legislation upon the party
which for the time being certainly appears
to be aggressive, dominant and hopeful
Obstruction would merely enable Repub-
licans TO shift responsibility for mistakes,
while If representatives of that party are
given full rein their errors can he used
with effect in the national campaign Of
next year,s-rr..t
Mr.. Cleveland can he depended upon to
play his part. Even If he exercise the veto
power <he.swopil doubtless do SO in a
manner that would rebound to the ad-
vantage OF The party of which he is o
member, in spite OF all suspicious to the
contrary.
The evening times., 1895-12-03
MR.. CLEvELAND's MESSAGE.

The message of the President of the
United States to the Fifty-:ourth Congress
is unusually quiet in tone and entirely lack
ing those strong pronunciations in regard
to foreign affairs which friends of the Ad-
ministration had confidently predicted.
Regarding internal affairs, such as rev.
euues and finances, the paper is for the most
part somewhat tiresome restatemeut of
Mr.. Cleveland's well-known attitude, and
is wanting in those striking epigrammatic
phrases which have been so frequently
quoted from former messages. Possibly in
his argument for the retirement and cancel
latiou of United States greenbacks and
silver notes he is more forcib!e than in. any
former utterauce, but this phase of his policy
has been SO often discussed, by members OF
his Cabinet that It contains nothing new. 20
The message is particularly notable for
the space devoted to foreign affairs. and in
ftse Exhibition of the fact that in nearly every
country on the face of the globe the United
States have hadto play part in diplomacy
and in protection Of their principles and citi
zenA tits with much satisfaction apparent
ly that be recounts the excrtions of the
naval, consular and ministerial service in
this respect.
More than all else. contained In the mes
sage, however, the manner in which it
deals with the Cuban question will excite
comment and surprise. Not one word is
uttered for the encouragement of the strug-
Cling Cuban patriots. He distnisses this
matter, which haa caused such great pa
triotic outburst in the United States as
has not been know wn for q generation, which
has led to mass meetings In every corner of
the country, and resolutions demanding
recognition of the Cubans as belligerent
force, all Of which has had the united sup
port of the press OF the nation. with brief
assertion that treaty agreements must be
maintained, and that nothing shall be done
to show the least sympathy with people
struggling for selfrule and democratic forms
Of government.
President Cleveland is not wanting in
the art Of language. without committing
his administration he could have written,
that which, read between the lines, would
have announced his sympathy with the
Cubans, and indicated knowledge of the
remarkable expression Of the whole Amer
ican people upon this subject. His tinid
utterance Will beget him lively criticism
Tn and out Of Congress, which WIN not
be confined to members of the opposition
party.
The one pronunciation OF the message
which will be received with more satis->
faction than any other is his reiteration
of the Monroe doctrine in bis reference to
the Venezuelan boundary dispute. But,
even In this he very quietly follows im-
The evening times., 1895-12-03
AMONG THE UNIVERSITIES
Annual Convention Of Colleges to
Be Held at Columbian Next Year.
Georgetown Philosophers win Wear
Caps and Gowns-R Reception 70 Car
dinal SatOlli at the Catholic.

The ninth annual convention OF the Asso-
citation of Colleges and preparatory Schools
of the Middle States and Maryland was
held at Lafayette College, Easthn, Pa. on
November 9and 30. and al dJuarned oinset
next year at Columbian University, this
city. The principal topic uf discussion was
the HcrDartian system of instruction.. which
undertakes 70 deveip ideas by synthetic
impression ar sensations
There was considerable variance in the
viewsexpressed, many of the teachers stand
ing up sQuarely for the old method OF
analysis.
Discussing the question Are we sacri-
ficing the hlmanistic to tile linguistic!'
the convention decided in the affirmative.
The advantages Oi herberts sSs,en. as
detailed in his experiments on bls 1nfant
daughter, are very Qucstiona bic. IL wocid
seem to q fair-minded reader thai bis sym
pathetic system subjected the child's MIND
TO greater strain ana more confusion than
the worst analytical method. His record OF
experiments must be admitted 10 be very
disappointing. improvements such as the
SID bsutuliun of algebra Tor the rule OF three
are very good and steps IN the right dircc-
uon but IL is a dangerous thing 10 change
a general plan that has the sanction OF ages
and replace 1t with the undcyeloped views
of one man.