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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-05
AthieticisIn In Excess.

Whether at work or at play, we are
always re-creating-that is to say, we
are rebuilding our bodies out Of new
matter; but in truth we are still ever
going through series Of forced
marches at the end. No one stroke Of
the heart is ever recovered, regained,
Or, as a stroke, repeated. The body
Is formed or modelled to do at Its full q
certain number Of vital physical acts,
and no more. There are three things
that come not back" said the ancient
Caliph, " the sped arrow, the improper
thought, and the spoken word" He
might have added q fourth-the vital
act. No vital act returns, no more
than the tick Of the second In the
time-pioce. We may make the vital
acts run out in brief time, fast! fast
iut we can never recall them.
We are the watches Of life, with this
difference, that as we can never have
q new handspring We must work out
the spring we possess. We may run
down almost as quickly as we please,
but we cannot renew the prime source
Of life. In pleasure, therefore, we do
not really re-create; but If we proceed
properly, we transfer action into new
channels, and give wearted organs
time to rest-a change which, in sc
far as it affects our nervous centers. Is
Df enormous service, because 1t saves
for a time responsibility and anxiety
But when diversion becomes respons-
Ible it becomes work, it is doing the
bad instead Of the best. and it may bs
doing the worst; as when to Play a
man adds hazard, or gambling, Will
all its tricks and n1iseries and early
death; or when in sport, athlettctsm is.
BY excess, leading into decrcpitude.-
Sir B. ". Richardson, in Longman's
Magazine.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-05
HIediaeyaI Architecture.

Medieval architecture attained its
grandeur not only because it was nat.
ural development Of handicraft; not
only because each building, each archi
tectural decoration, had been devised
by men who knew through the expert
cnce Of their own hands what artistic
effects can be obtained from stone, iron
bronze, or even from simple logs and
mortar; not only because each monu
ment was a result Of collective expert
cnce. accumulated in each mystery"
or craft; it was grand because it was
born out of a grand idea. Like Greek
art, it sprang out Of a conception OF
brotherhood and unity fostered by the
city.
1t had an audacity which could only
De won hv audacious struggles md vic
tories; It had that expression Of vigor
because vigor permeated all the life OF
the CITY. A cathedral or communal.
house symbolized the grandeur Of au
organism Of which every mason and
stonecutter was the builder, and a
medieval building appears not as @
solitary effort to which thousands Ct
slaves would have contributed the
share assigned them by one mans
ina asination; all the city contributed
to it.
The lofty bell tower rose upon Z
structure grand in itself. In which the
life Of the city was throbbing-not up
on a meaningless scatfold like the Paris
iron tower, not as sham structure In
stone intended to conceal the ugliness
Of an iron frame, as has been done in
the Tower Bridge. Like the Acropolis
OF Athens, the cathedral Of mediaeval
city w:ls intended to glorlfy the grand
eur of tke victorious city. to symbohZe
the union of it's crafts, to EXPRESS the
glory Of each citizen in city Of his own
creation. After having achieved its
craft revolution, the city often began a
new cathedral in order to express the
new, wider, and broader union which
had been called into life.-The Nine
tcenth Century.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-05
RED PLUSH FOR CAR SEATS.

Che Favorite Color and Material
Some of It Being Imported.
The red plush car seat Is one Of the
time-honored institutions of the rail-
road service, and very few cars are up
holstered in any but that color. Some
Of the roads have broken away from
the sterotyped color, and on special
trains have adopted old gold, blue,
olive and other simple colors. But the
roads cannot get away from the old
favorite, which has survived the
changes which occur In almost every
department Of railroading
"Why Is plush SO widely used by rail-.
roads?" remarked a prominent plush
manufacturer to reporter Of the Phil
adelphia Record. Because It never
wears out. The plush covering Of
car seat will last on an average at least
ten years. But even when it has to be
removed 1t Is not worn into holes. 1t
has been torn, or; stained, or faded,
and for this reason, and no other, the
seat has to be recovered. The railroads
| uiE T Ollell lAIeO SCDSlIIoleS. NAS o'ihAS-
times sees wooded or willowware
seats, but none are so comfortable as
the old-fashion cushion, and SO the lat
ter triumphs to the end"
Every expensive plushes are used by
come companies" remarked railroad
man; "stuff worth no less than So or s.
yard. Railroads go to this expense
rarity for luxuriousness, but also be-
cause the finer and costlier materials
will wear longer. The plush seen IN the
passenger cars Of the Pennsylvania and
Reading Railroads Is worth from S4j
to $50 piece, or 81 to 1925 a yard.
Most Of it Is domestic material-the
Reading Railroad gets its supply from
Pawtucket, r. I. The Pennsylvania
Railroad, however, makes some impor.
tations on its own account. 1t would
surprise you to know the amount OF
plush that railroad company uses up
III it's repair shops. The upholsterer OF
big railroad has great room fitted
with rolls Of new material with which
to fit up new cars and to put new face
on the old. The Pennsylvania Railroad
has in some years given its order fol
10000 yards Of pIusi, while company
like the Philadelphia aud Reading will
pay $4,000 to S3O,.tVf. year for plush
used In repair work alone"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-05
THE BAD LANDS.

4 Waste Of Deso1a1atIon Made In Ma
ture's Angriest Mood.
The Bad Lands, says one who Wis
ted that region recently, are a strange
combination Of desolation, horror and
ncomprehensible freaks Of the prime.
7al world. There are lofty peaks,
bare and brown, baked into spires of
burning rock by the hot suns OF mil
hons Of years. The valleys between
are white deserts, covered with bit
ter, dusty, binding alkali that has
made all that country a desert worse
than Sahara ever was said to be.
The rivers run white or turbid with
his alkaline corcrstion In winter,
and are dry cad dusty channels In
The summer. Ine peaks, the valleys,
and every fes ru.s Of the whole region,
in fact, seem t.: be thrown down upon
The earth in Natures angrlest mood
4 hideous conglomeration, in which
aren the geological strata are displac-
I'd and entangled. This strange re-
rion was once the salt-washed bottom
of q sea, and the traces Of the reced-
ing waves are visible on every hand.
The fossils are mostly aquatic AMI
mails. Few birds, and those mostly OF
he semi-reptilian character, are
found among them, while tnnurnerable
bones of gigantic saurians dot the
shale and sandstone Of the valleys.
Mingled with them are remains OF
bear, antelope, and buffalo, and relics
Of On intermediate age, the bones Of
the mastodons and elephants-not
uammoths - and Of three-toed
EQUINE, one Of the ancestors Of the
present horse.
Some Of the saurians Of the eocene
and miocene periods were indescrib-
ably hideous. Looking upon the rem
aants Of these monsters and gazing on
the awful scenery Of the country-a
bit of hades uDturned to view, one
might say-is it any wonder that the
Indians Stunned the Bad Lands and
said they were the haunts Of ghosts
snd the home Of evil demons?
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-05
An Honest Merchant.

~Are you sure that this suit Of clothes
s durable:" asked the prospective pur.
chaser Of the dealer.
mo, don't think they will wear very
VEIL" said the dealer.
"Are they all wool?"
"No, mostly shoddy."
The customer looked puzzled. He
thought he must be dreaming. He had
never heard merchant talk this way
before about his own goods.
Does the suit fit me perfectly"
Isked the customer, after ne had recov-
cred from his astonishment.
"Baggs at the knees, sleeves are too
long, legs are too short, too tight under
the arms, too loose over the shoulders
bad flt."
The customer edged away, beginning
to be thoroughly frightened. But he
finally caught his breath long enough II
gasp:
do you think the suit Is cheap|
"Awfpl high price for such poor
oods," said the dealer.
The customer would have tainted
with fear; but just here the keeper Of
the insane asylum came in and led the
dealer back to the institution from
which he had escaped.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-05
The Casting Out Of pevils.

The melancholy superstition which
saw in the case Of an epileptic q mani
festation Of the living power OF the dev-
il. anu which has been the cause Of Sc
much misery during the last 800 years,
was then at its depth. And the Chris,
tan fathers, it is to be feared, were but
to ready to make use of this supersti.
ton to enhance 1.-The glory Of God"
That they all unhesitatingly believed
in the superstition may save their NOR
ais at the expense Of their intellect
Eut it Is remarkable that while they
claim for the name Of Jesus an exor.
cistng power, they allowed a similar
power to Jews and Gentiles. Now, If
the Gentle and Jewish exorcists were
irpostors, what becomes Of the Chris
tian e1orcists, who are placed by the
fathers upon neither higher nor q
lower level? Nor do the more intelli,
gent heathen writers recognize any elf
terence.
In the eyes Of Lucian and Ulpian ali
exorcists, Christian and heather alike,
are jugglers. And when to this resti-
mony We add critical knowledge Of
the nature Of the miracles themselves.
we shall not be inclined to differ from
Lucian and Ulpian. We hear Of Bac,
sscses rcGels az" "-cclsed by the @me2k II.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-05
Women Don't Eat Enough.

Mrs. Frances Power Cobbe maintains
that at present women ere by no means
the intellectual equals OF men; that Il
the franchise We're confined to people
passing a certain standard, there would
be at present 80 per cent Of men who
would obtain votes and only 80 pei
cent. Of women. At present womer
have not fair chance, If only because
they are not as we'll fed or as Well edu.
Gated as men. She says that men
would lose half their superiority If they
were to be fed as badly as women, few
Of whom have sufficient braln-sustain.
ing. nourishing food-NoremDer BE.
7ieW Of Reviews,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-05
FIGS AND TEISTLSS.
II
Eyoidtion.
By Keyes Becker.


By Keyes Becker.
A spring: upwelling from uufathoned
source,
The tiny rivulet, the brook So free,
The river rushing in its destined course
To add it's volume to changeless sea-
a life: begun in mystery divine,
The laughing child, the youth with Lore
athrill,
The man fulfilling an all-wiss design
And striving toward the ocean st Gea'7
WILL E-.....-,:i:..s
Self-love Is idolatry. .:
a seH-made man likes to brag ea hls
lob.
Golden opportunities do not fly in cir
cles.
The saloon will stay until the church
says 1t must go.
People who think wrong will be sure
20 live that way.
A head conversion never puts any
love in the heart.
Open the door for the penny, and tie
dollar will COME in.
If we have no trials we have little fet
!owship with Christ
AS soon as gold was discovered scne
body invented brass.
The devil never runs from the man
who is not in earnest.
When a bad man reads the Bible, the
devil turns the leaves.
Gods most effective preachers are not
always sent to the pulpit.
If we do little, men and angels Will
know that we love little.
The man who believes that the Bible
Is Gods word will obey it.
Follow Christ closely, and God VIII
lead the man who follows you.
If God gives thorn, 1t is because he
sees that it is just what we need.
Whatever Is not fully consecrated to
God the devil still has lien upon.
The money that brings Us most good
Is the money with which We do good.
Love has to be seen with the eyes OF
he heart before its name can be known.
Gods business is never intrusted to
the man who has no business OF h!s
own.
If some Of our heads were not so big.
God could do great deal more for our
oeartS.
When meanness has been baptized
md called religion it is as deadly as the
smallpox.
The man who rejects Christ IN spirit
shuts the kingdom Of God entirely out
II his heart
The devil gets a good deal Of sub
stantial help from the church member
who grumbles.
Undertake to keep the ten command.
ments, and you will soon find out thai
God is their maker.
Everything God sees In US the worlt
will some day know, unless it is sooner
blotted out by the blood Of Christ.
The devil feels that he has gained &.
point VIXEN he can make Christian
Iook as though Chcist had never como
,ut Of the grave.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-05
SEVEN HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

eaNSnshops Existed in Bavaria, Reg
u1ated In the Borrowers Interest.
There are records Of q paWnshop reg.
llated in the interest Of the borrowers
n Bavaria in 1893, and one in the
3ranche Compte in 1880, before the first
Italian mont de piete was established
by a priest at Perugia in 1440, says the
Contemporary Review. The movement
Tor State regulated pawnshoDs received
It's great impetus from the action OF
that statesman-monk and social demo
:rat, Savonarola, who liberated the
Florentines from oppression and gave
them popular institutions. In no other
direction were his services to the peo-
pie more successful than in founding
mont de piete. The law for creating his
mont de piete was passed in 1895, and
before many years they were estab-
iished in all the principal towns IN
Italy and had spread throughout Eu-
rope. The first mont de piete In France
was started at Avignon in 1877, and
still exists. Their establishment in the
Netherlands \dates from the sixteenth
century. A Spanish priest Don Fran
cisco Piquer, founded the mont de piete
Of Madrid in 1TQ5, starting with the
modest capital Of 5 pence, which he
found In the ofrertory box he had placed
In the church to receive contributions
for the institution. By the end Of the
seventeenth century there were monts
lie piete, formed more or lass after the
italian model, in most countries Of Eu-
:ope. The characteristics Of the orig
nal institution remain with those Of to-
lay, although they have long since
ceased to be managed by the priests or
10 be under the influence Of the
churches. The main object, which Sa-
yonarola and other early founders had
n view-the protection Of the poor from
asurpers and their relief In periods Of
1istress-is still maintained, and the
nonts de piete in all Latin countries
Ire associated with charitable institu-
ions and hospitals.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-05
EOn Rcds.

In tie good old colony times, and
even later, hop pillow was prescribed
for sleeplessness, and now it is hep
bed which is to cure Insomnia to use
the word exhuned from Piautus 70
serve the needs Of pathology. The hop
bed is about as comfortable as the corn
husk mattress Of the country farm
house, but it IS fondly supposed 10
bring slumber. Hops and skips s.re
natural companions, So it may be prop
er to say here that q London doctor in
troduced skipping as form Of exercise
especially adapted to professional VIZ
men who have not much time. Ir:-
agine a company of teachers, actresses,
female doctors, artists, with g. stray
female minister, perhaps, skipping
merrI,y through public street! Cleo
patra's forty PAGES Of hopping woulI
be O tri1e by comparison.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-05
Healing Properties in Ashes.


Some Of the best known physician,
h Russia are strongly advocating the
adoption in the government hospitals
If an old Cossack custom Of treating
:uts aad wounds with ashes, says the
New York Sun. The Cossack peas
antry have treated cases In this fash
lon from time inlmemorial, and DR..
pashkof, a Russian physician who
has been studying the treatment, re-
Gently said in an interview In Russian
medical journal: 81 strongly recon-
mend the treating Of severe cuts and
wounds with ashes. Experiment has
convinced me Of the thorough Ell
cheney Of the treatment and, In addL
lion, it Is cheap, takes little time to
arrange, and does away with bulky
bandages, which have always been tic
bane Of nurses and physicians. The
best ashes are those resulting from the
burning Of some cotton stuff or linen,
and only very thin layer should be
applied. If the wound ha been made
by some dirty instrument aud there
Is danger Of blood poisoning, it should
be fret washed thoroughly with 10
ton. The ashss with the blood forms
hard substance, under which the
most severe cuts heal with remarkable
rapidity." DR.. PashkoH has expert
mented with ashes on twenty-eisht
cases Of cuts, and only two Of the en-
tire numebr failed to result SUCCESS
fully. These cases would have been
cured, too, had not the nurses failed
to apply prescribed lotions to the
wounds before the physicians took
them In charge. It is extremely prob
able that the ashes treatment Will be
adopted in the St Petersburg hospitals
before long.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-05

la,ion; Of devils bowling, confessing
and even preaching; Of a certain odo
procesdiag from the clothes Of men bJ
which pious men could tell to what par
ticular demons the patients were SUBJ
iect. On the other hand, it is worthy
Of notice that these wonderful deeds
were generally done by laymen, who
may easily have found the profession
lucrative one, and that no sooner Gid
the church take them in hand Itself
than they decreased and gradually Gis'
appeared.-The Westminster Review.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-05
New Hanly Shire.

New Hampshire was formerly calico
lacnia. 1t treceived It's present na1uc Ill
1929, being first called New Hampshir?
By Captain John Mason, who had beer
G. residest Of Hampshire, England.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-05
E1Ps THAT CAR NEVEx COME IN.
!. wondrou.ly fair are the Islands Of Rest

Oh wondrously fair are the Islands Of Rest
Those islands we never have Seen
But We know they are smiling out there in west,
Their valleys ali glowing in green.
No cloud ever crosses this tropical sky,
And there IS no sorrow nor sin,
And snug in their harbors all peacefully lie
Our sh1ps that never come 10.
There dwell the fair faces our fancy may see,
With eyes Of the tenderest blue,
That come in our slumbers to you and to me,
In dreams that can never come true.
We ioyfully greet them, ncr wish they were
here
Mid all the danger and din;
They are blissfully guarding che hopes we hold
dear
Our ships that never come =.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-05

We don't see what fun there can be
ia kissing q girl out skating when her
noSe Is cold
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-05
Pretty Good Guess.

The New Orleans ricayune says thai
Il teacher, In explaining to her pupils
the difference between civilized and
uncivilized races, insisted upon three
things as requisite for civilization
food, clothing and shelter.
The next day she bought the subject
up again, by way Of review.
What are the three things necessary
to a civilized man." she asked
Several Of the children remembered
food and clothing. but the third re-
uuisite seemed to have escaped their
recollection entirely. Finally, after the
question had been repeated two or three
times, one little fellow lifted his hand
and said:
"A wife"
Whether the teacher sent him to the
head Of the class, we are not informed.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-05

When a man tires Of chicken, it Is a
sign that he is getting old.
Nearly every orc drives his ducks 70
O poor market
The truest wisdom is resolute de,
termination.
The man who ma-rles for moae,
usually earns it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-18

pastor Of the Mt. Zion NJ. e. Church, &C.
cupied the pulpit yesterday In Georgetown
for the first time. Mr.. Lewis is a fine
scholar and excellent speaker. and made
q pleasing impression on the congregation.
Rev. Henry A. Carroll the old pastor, has
been stationed by the conference at Lynch
burg, Va.
Will Not Parade.
The colored citizens of this place have
abandoned the proposed street parade OF
April 16 Emancipation day., and will hold
in its stead a big mass meeting in honor
of the day at Ebenezer A. NJ. E. Church.
There will be an GRAFTON appropriate to
the occasion and music.
The Canal Open.
The Chesapeake and Ohio canal opened
today for the new seasons trade. Boats
are being loaded at Cumberland for ship
ment to Georgetown. There is a big de-
mand for coal at this end. which will be
supplied with expedition. The local call
will be satisfied before other cities needs
are attended to.
The Rev. Mr.. Smith of Richmond, Va,
preached yesterday at the Seventh Baptist
Church, on lower p street. He spoke to q
large congregation.
John O'Connor and Daniel Jackson were
both taken In on Saturday for engaging in
an ARRAY.
VIM. Robinson, Fred. Seals and Barnett
Collins engaged in a fight Saturday and
were locked up. The trouble originated
over debt of so cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-18
DuNcANsoN BROS, AUcrIoNEEEs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF A NEAT AND ATTRACTIVE,
TWO-STORY BRICK DWELLING. KNOWN AS
PREMISES NO 15t9 FIFTH STREET NORTH
WEST, CORNER OF FRANKLIN STREET
By virtue Of 4 certain deed of trust, lated the
Twcnty-se (22d) day of January AID 1894
and recorded among the land records Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, in Liber 1885, folio 245 ct se,l
and at the request of the helder of the note Sc
cured thereby, we will offer at public auction. in
front OF the premises, MONDAY THE TWENTY
FIFTH DAY OF MARCH, AID. 1895. AT HALE
PAST -FOUR O'CLOCK PM, the following de-
scrbed real estate situate in the city Of Washing
piece and parcel of land and premises known and
distinguished rs and being lot numbered twenty
six co. in the subdivision by the Commissioners
Of partition of square numbered five hundred and
len (5lO), us said subdivision duly made in
March, 1865 and enrolled III Book II. w. at folio
lO5, III the surveyors office of the District Of CO.
lumba, said lot fronting twenty-one (2D feet on
Fifth street northwest by depth of one hundred
uOO) feet on Franklin street, together with the
improvements thereon
Terms of sale: One-third Of the purchase money
to be paid in cash, and the balance to be paid In
two equal installmcnts, respectively In and
years. secured by deed Of trust upon the property
sold with interest, payable emi-annually, at the
option Of the purchaser. deposit of 500 will be
REQUIRED at the time of SALE Sale to be closed in
fifteen DAYS from day of sale, otherwise the prop
erty will be resold at the risk and cost Of default
ing purchaser after five days advertisement in
some newspaper published In Washington, ID. C..
COnyeyaucing at cost of purchaser.
louis d. WINE, Trustee,
CLARENCE b. RHEEM, Trustee,
mh13-d&ds GIG st. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-18
HYATTsvILLE.

An interesting meeting Of Eureka Grange
was held at Grange Hall, Chillum. a few
evenings since. After the transaction Of
routine business Mrs. Anderson read an
original poem, entitled Looking on the
Bright Side," and Miss May Ellin rendered
"Tcm," recitation, in the negro dialect
A general discussion took place upon tho
question, namely: Our country; and what
changes are needed, IL any?" Mr.. Jos.
Ager during the discussion spoke at some
length upon the money question. Grange
sc ngs were sung during the evening. Mrs.
Anderson was appointed grange librarian.
Mrs. Reynolds has returned to her home,
in Massachusetts,, after a. pleasant visit to
her friend, Mrs. Albert Gleason, at Chillum.
Mr.. Geo. w. Coldenstroth, proprietor OF
the Pan Electric House in Bladensburg.
was stricken with paralysis last Saturday
while returning from Washington in his
dayton with his daughter, Mrs. Wiseman.
His condition was considerably improved
yesterday evening. MI, Coldenstroth has
been engaged in business In Blandensburg
for the past forty years. and Is well known
in Prince Georges county, being a demo-
cratic politician of considerable influence
He is about sixty-eight years Of age.