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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30
4 BOY CAPTAIN.
A ASixteeu.Year-Old Skipper Pilotcd
.- Fever Stricken Ship.

Fever Stricken Ship,
With death walking the deck by his
side, short-handed, officers dead OF dis
abled with fever, for seven weeks Of
disaster, danger and fear, boy Of six
teen years Of age performed an act re-
curing rare force Of will and charac-
ter in the South Seas recently. His
name is William Shotton, ard he IS
the son of an English sailor.
T The Trafalgar, his ship, four mast
ed bark Of LOO tons, sailed from Ba'
tav1a, with a cargo of petroleum for
Melbourne, Australia.
Fever broke o.1 among the crew even
before the ship left port; and Captain
EDGAR was invalid The command de-
volved upon the next in authority. Mr.
Roberts. But scarcely had the ship
weighed anchor, when he, too, was
stricken, together with several other
able-bodied members Of the crew. The
ship carpenter next succumhed to the
fever, and on the same day Officer
Roberts leaped overheard in dellrium
The entire charge Of the ship there
upon devolved upon Shotton. Luckily
for all concerned, he was born of a
race Of sailors and had received soma
instruction in navigation.
For a time the winds We're moderate
but the fever still pursued its dead
course, and on Dec. the cook died. the
sixth victim Of the disease. Port RairS'
Australia, was the first place sighted
for mainland, but this was by no means
the end Of the boy captains troubles
A few days later fearful storm BROKE
out, and Shotton was Of the opinion tha'
| nothing could be done but run before it
since to attempt to Withstand it wouit
almost certainly mean destruction II
the weakened state Of the crew. All Q:
| the crew who were half fl for dut!
were ordered on deck and the neces
sary steps We're taken to put the shi!
in order to carry out the decision. Da!
and night the young captain was on th'
bridge, giving his orders amid the aw
full tempest with a GOODNESS and calm
ness which would have moved many
eray-haired skipper to envy. FINAL,
the wind moderated and the vessel VA
| able to resume its journey to the Vic
| toria coast.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30
The Cradle Ship.

When baby goes a-sailing, and the breeze
is fresh and free,
His ship is just the queerest craft that
ever sailed to sea!
Ten fingers true make up the crew that
watch on deck must keep,
While all arrow ten toes below are pas
sensers asleep!
And mother is the pilot dear-ah, none so
true as she.
When baby goes a-sailing, and the breeze
is fresh and free!
When mother rocks the cradle ship, the
walls-fcr shores-slip past;
The breezes from the garden blow when
baby bog sails fast!
So fast be flies that Dolly cries she fears
We'll run her down,
So hard a-port! we're not the sort to see
q dolly drown;
And then, you know, we've got the whole
wide carpet for sea
When baby goes a-sailins, and the wind
is fresh and free!
When baby lies beca1med in sleep, and
all the crew is still,
When that wee ships in port at last, all
safe from storm and ill
Two eyes Of love shall shine above, two
lips shall kiss bis face,
Until in deep and tranquil sleep he'll smile
at that embrace.
For mother watches, too, at night; while
through bis slumbers creep
Dream-nemories of sailing ere the breezes
fell asleep.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30
Farm and Garden Notes.

If your flock of hens is too large to
give each hen sample of table scraps
each day, make hash Of the same in
gradients as compose table scraps and
feed the flock. It will help wonder
fully to help make the hens pay.
Sometimes the most thrifty tree in
the orchard fails to fruit, apparently
too intent upon the production OF
wood and foliage to have time for the
production of fruit. Il this excessive
wood production is checked the tree
will usually fruit.
Jonathan and Grimes golden are
perhaps the most similar In behavior
of any two apples We could name; the
former brilliant red, the latter quite
as handsome in its coat OF bright, rich
yellow; each is possessed OF rich,
spicy flavor and delicious when prop
erly matured and ripened.
Feeding back" extracted honey to
replenish unfinished section has been
tried with varying success. Some
bee.keepers hive succeeded in so do
ing with fair degree Of remunera-
ton. It is we'll to observe this rule,
that whenever a remunerative price
can be obtained for extracted honey it
will not pay to feed it back to the
bees to finish sections.
At recent institute northern Or
chardist denounced the practice Of
raising hay Or oats in the orchard as
especially bad, for it removes from the
ground material necessary to the pro-
duction OF fruit. He recommended
planting plums, peaches and small
fruits between the rows as these
would pass away before the apple
trees came into bearing.
The San Jose scale, so called, which
is fast becoming a terror to the fruit
gro xers of the East, was introduced
into California from Chill. But it did
not originate there Entomologists
are divided as to whether it is Of Jap
anese or South American origin. The
parasite which has been found so de-
structiye to the scale is following it
up closely, and in California has in
creased to such an extent that. the
scale is held we'll in check. 1t is in
creasing in numbers in the East also.
T have made special study Of the
farmers method of raising poultry
the past few years, and have also had
considerable experience myself in car
ing for them and watching their habits
and susceptibility to various diseases,
and have formed the opinion that up
wards of IS per cent. of all sickness
which fowls are subject to originates
with vernin. I have also recently
read an article in a popular poultry
journal on this subject which places
|. the percentage still higher, to quite
their own words, NINETY per cent. of
all diseases found in fowls are directly
or indirectly traceable to rermin. -
LA. Spalding.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30
"Did YOU ref Nv letter.

"Dld you pest lily letter, Po!ly?'
asked mother, when Polly was study
ing her lessons that eTeninG.
Polly's face grew very red, and she
put her hand in her pocket. Il will
post it in the morning" she said faint
~.
1T is too Late" answered mother.
The man to whom tie lettei. is direct
ed went away this evening. and I
haven't get his address. It really cnly
matters to yourself. for it was an order
for a nlusic-toX for your birthday"
COB, mother" exclaimed Polly. rs
it really too late:'
II don't know where he is now" said
mother. IF you had not put Of post
ing the letter lie would have received
it before he started, and sent the music
box. 1t IS too late now
Wasn't that a hard lesson? It cured
Polly, though, and she has nearly lost
her old name.-Weekly Banquet.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30
TO Prepare Snet.

To render suet for cooking purpos-
es, cut it into small pieces while fresh
and cover with cold water; let stand
"a hours, changing the water once
during the time; this removes the.
tallowy taste. Drain well and put the,
pieces into an iron kettle with q
smooth bottom surface and add half 9
teacupful OF milk to each pound Of
suet. Let cook very slovly.at first
and moderately throughout until the
fat is clear aud light brown and all
sound Of cooking has ceased. Loosen.
the suet occasionally from the bottom
of the xettie, but avoid stirring. Let
stand until partly cold, then pour Of
into cupsto become cold. This fat -:
as sweet and nice as butter and can
be used in the place of butter fof
cooking purposes The fat in the
tetseraps" can be pressed ont and used
70. frying. It IS nos, OF cours quite
as nice as the first. When making
p:ecrust Of suetrou the crust with p
large, old-fashioned bottle filed with
warm water For rmince, apple.
OF pumpkin pies, which are warmed
for the table, suet is.a perfect short.
ening. It is very nice foz frslng
dougnnuts if they are heated before
being served. Sarah E. Wilcox, IA
New England Homestead.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30
The Appetite of RI,n+e

Mr.. q. ". Wiley, Sf the depart
ment of agriculture, eavs that the
mineral food consumed bv plants is
of two kinds. Some minerals, such
as phosphoric acid, Potash, lime and
magnesia, are essential to the nour-
ishment of the plant. "But plants
have also general appetite for miner
al substances, eating fraelv in addi-
ton to the quantity Necessary to their
proper nutrition. ar. Wiley adds
that plants seem to tHrive best where
their appetite for nom Essential miner
al food is gratifed. Ia includes soda
IN this kind Of plant Aod. =:
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30
SCIENTIFIC scRkH

The normal temperature of fish Is
u degrees.
Humboldt said that a single pound
Of the fnestspiler webs wfald reaeS
around the world.
One inch of rain falling fupon onU
square mile is equivalent to Aaoout -
500, 900 gallons of water.
Oats grown on humus soil contain a
much greater percentage o. na1fosen
than those on ordinary landls.
One of the constituents the best
qualities of varnish is a re- Sin known
as kauri, which is only foa pa IN Ne"
Zealand. ae
A dog has in his upper ia SIX lnclS-
ors, two CANNES and six molSars on eacn
side; in the lower, six inA Aclsors, TWO
CANNES and seven molars onS each sloe.
The beautiful and delicaate colors
observed on the eggs of bil1 IS are noS
very fast to light, more Pspeclahy
when they belong to the Ii ptef class
Of color.
Vaticana is the name givetn q to one OF
the latest asteroids discoI Iered, NO.
416; in honor of Father q ccardl OF
the Vatican observatory, wHo has COM
puted its course.
Roentgen rays have provo d OF great
assistance to the surgeons ar the BIT
ish army in dealing witt gunshot
wounds among the troops ngaged IN
the luckless expedition on me indian
frontier.
According to the recent leulatlons
of Professor J. c. Kapteyn p Amster-
dam 900. 900 miles day is e velocity
with which the sun and it's Planets are
speeding through space in northerly
direction. The brightest ar IN that
part Of the heavens toward which we
are going is the brilliant " sa IN the
constellation Lyra, sun uNnquestlon-
ably much greater than ou rs. Every
Jear, by Professor Kapetyn' f estlma1e'
we draw some three hundrY Pa million
miles nearer to that star.
A writer in science descriI bes curl.
Gus monstrosity which has Fome under
his observation. This is a cock with
no signs of spurs upon the tarsl' but
with a couple Of well-develS Sped spurs
upon the head, on either 81 de OF the
comb, giving the creature Z Pc appear
ance of being horned. tn ese mock
spurs are not attached to tne SKULL
whatever they may orig, fally. have
been, but are loose. Instai Pces are on
record Of spurs being gra ted on to
combs, but, SO far, no simi lar case IS
known to have occurred in nature.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
Earth's noblest thing, woman pc

Earth's noblest thing, woman per-
fecsel. Lowell. : Ill.,, :.
There is a woman at the beginning
Of all great things. --Lamartlne.
y God makes and the world elucates,
bat lis woman that finishes a man.
There are many persons who think
Sunday is a sponge with which to wipe
out the sins Of the eek.-Beecher.
\ woman dies twice the day that
she quits life and the day that she.
ceases to please. jean Jacques Weiss.
There is a Sunday conscience as
we'll as Sunday coat, and those who
make religion secondary concern put
the coat and conscience carefully by to
put on only once a week, Dickens.
We owe many valuable observations
to people who are not very acute or
profound, and who say the thing with
out effort which we want aud have
long been hunting in vain. Emerson.
Lover, daughter, sister, wife, mother,
Sf2QGmOGl6l Ii GHoSS Si-- "StN.S ~
what the human heart contains OF the
sweetest, the most ecstatic, the most
sacred, the purest and the most inefa-
bic. .-Massias.
We, are never more discontented
with others than when We are discon-
tented with ourselves. The conscious
ness Of wrong doing makes US lrrlta--
lie, and our heart in its cunning quar-
re!s with what is outside it, IL order
that it MAJ deafcn the clamor within.
-Amiel's Jvgc-2l.
It is true that other people may see
as we'll as painter, but'not with such
eyes. 4 man is taught to see as well
as to dance and tie beauties OF ma
ture open themselves to our sight by
little and little after long practice IN
the art of seeing. 4 judicious, we'll
instructed eye sees wonderful beauty
in tbs shapes and colors Of the com
monest things, a4d what are comp.ra-
tivelyincoasiderable. -Jo Jonathan l. lch'
ardson.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30
Recipss,

Chicken Gelatin-Slice cold. roast
chicken and lay in mold with alter
nate layers of cold boiled tongue and
occasional slices Of hard-boiled egg,
and season with celery salt. Dissolve
half an ounce of gelatin in a pint oi
clear brown gravy and pour it over
the meat. It must stand for twelve
hours to harden before cutting. It is
most appetizing dish, and very
nice way of preparing cold meat for
tea.
Light Soup-Put can Of peas IRE.
serving half cupful), small onion,
one bay leaf, a sprig OF parsley and
teaspoonful of black pepper in small
stewpan and simmer for half an hour.
Mash and add three cupfuls of good
stock and let boil up. Strain. add
one teaspoonful of cosnstarchs dis
solved in little cold water, one large
teaspoonful of butter, and boil for ten
minutes. Add one cupful Of rich
milk, half c;1pful Of peas, salt to
taste and aerve.
Prune Pudding--Beat up the yolks
OF six eggs and the whites Of three;
thin with few spoonfuls of milk and
stir in four spoonfuls Of -four. Stone
a pound of mashed prunes and mix
them in with the other Ingredients:
also add yerysmall pinch of salt and
two spoonfuls of grated ginger.
Moisten the mixture with the greater
part Of quart of milk, and tie the
pudding in buttered cloth and boil
for two, hours. Serve with sweet
butter sauce.
Fricassee Of Beans-Soak over night
one cup Of large dried lima beans;:
drain, put on the fire in one quart Of
salted lone tablespoo onfuD water and
simmer for two hours, or until thor=
ough,y done, but not sbrokeD. When
they are cooked, in. another saucepan
putt tablespoonful of butter, one
tablespoonful Of chopped parsley and
he.iuice Of lemon; when the butter
has quite melted throw in the drained
beans, and lightly toss for . few mo,
ments. Serve in q border of plain
boiled rice, when rice is not served
for luncheon.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30
Out of the Mouths Of Babes.

One cold morning 4-year-old Fannie's
mamma began washing her hands in
cold water, but she drew back, ex-
claiming: THAT waters too cold,
mamma; please cook it some" -
Little Edgar, aged 5, was very fond
Of lemon drops, and one day while he
was out on the porch sudden and vio-
lent hailstorn came up. oh! oh.w he
exclaimed, with delight, Its vainen'
tandy."
A 5-year-old city miss was visiting in
the country for the first time, and she
happened to notice the cattle enjoying
their cud. "Say, grandpaw she ex-
claimed, "does you have to buy gum for
all them cows to chew
Little Mamie had heard her Sunday
school teacher speak Of bac,zsliders,
and one rainy Sunday morning, when
her mother thought It best for her not
to attend Sunday school, she said: "Ive
just got to s.. 0r teacher says if we
don't come every Sunday our backs will
slide" .-.:
'You may spell smallpox Tommy"
said the teacher to one Of the juvenile
class. Tommy made several attempts
but failed. well" said the teacher,
'what do you think boy ought to get
who fails On simple work like small
pox?" "He ought to get vaccinated,"
answered Tommy.
Little Johnny was saying his prayers
at his mothers knee and she was help
ing him out with her suggestions.
"Bless and take care of the little lambs
Of the fock,' said mamma. Johnnie
knew that he was included among the
lambs and he reasoned that parents
Should not be forgotten. "Bless and
ffock, he rspeate7see tssF- sdae5 -
I guess you Fad better look after the
old sheep, too"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30
Lifting Redhot Steel BY uapne+, :,

Every one knows that magnet will
attract and lift cold Ssteel, but few
lift redhot metal. Yet this is done
hourly at the plate mill Sf the Illinois
Steel company. Inc agnets there
are said to be capable gof hitting five
tons ofredhot steel, and not only so,
but each magnet will rtk up half a
dozer large steel plates Lid drop them,
one at time, with tne regularity Of
clockwork. So c!e7erlys and quickly
do they conduct themseb bves that they
seem endowed with aim kost human in
telligence. Ihe way these pieces OF
magnetized steel pick up the steel
plates that require DERRICK to hoist
under any other circ3 instances ard
place them in the desirad spot is said
to be truly marvellous. A keen-wit-
ted electrician has solve b the problem
of operating the magneHs so that the
plates can be dropped bne at time.
Industries and Iron.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30
Advice About IL sure.

Don't buy stable mar @re unless you
can get it at,Tery lowp fees. Itis OF
uncertain quality, ses Pecially. that
made in town OF cits5ss fbles, which is
usually the only kindpl the market.
Professor Voorhees, sas that 20 tons
of city stable manureaH s1.5o would
cost $50, while 81 EoQld buy an
equivalent amount o actual plant
food in chemical ferti A.zers.- Freight
and carriage are much less, and the
question is whetheref fne can afford to
pay the extra price ST aply to get the
vegetable matter or humus in; the
oaa 0BfaEHes5 = EEsR5i sF541Hg fs5
crop. Make all theSs sndre and COM
post possible on the farm, but when
it comes to buyingit we have the i'm
preston that farmers pay about twice
what the stuff is worth. 'tIn New
Jersey commercial fertilizers are rela-
lively cheap and city manures COM
paratively dear. American Agricul-
turist.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30
Polly Putof.

Her name was Polly Putnam, but
everybody called her Polly Putof. Of
course, you can guess how she came
to have such a name. 1t was because
she put of doing everything as long as
she could.
"Oh! you can depend on Polly for one
thing Uncle Will would say. "fou
can depend on her putting off every
thing, but that IS all you can depend
on" And I am sorry to say he spoke
the truth.
ssPolly, Polly mother would say IN
despair, chow shall I ever break you
Of this dreadful habit?''
twas Just three days 10 PollEs birth
day, and she had been wondering very
much what her mother and father IN
tended to give her. She thought a mu
sic box would be about the best thing
bnt she was almost afraid to hope fol
that. 4 man who went about selling
them had brought some to the mouse
and Polly had gone wild with delight
over their beautiful musical tinkle.
"Polly," mother said, that morning
here is a letter that want you to pos
before school"
eyes, mother answered Polly. put
ing the letter in her pocket.
As she reached the school house She
saw the girls playing and she stopped
ssjust for a moment Then the be-
rang, so she could not post the let.e
then. She looked at the address. l
was directed 10 a man in. the next town
s.Oh, i hasn't got very far to go;
will post it after school.
After school she forgot all about il
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30
discovery
Cruel.

eyes" said Miss Passeigh. Il enjoy
the society OF Mr.. Airylad. He keeps
me interested. He is always saying
something that one never hears from
anybody else.''
"Rea:ly". re;oined Miss Cayenne.
'tHas he been proposing to you, too?"
Washington Star.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30
Bobbing Sor Carame1s.

Making tafy or any candy Is, to be
sure, great fun, but eating it is, always
far better. In this game the difficulty
is to get the candy. Buy some fresh
caramels. They must be quite soft.
Thread stout needle with scme fine
white sewing silk, tying large knot in
one end. Draw the needle through the
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30
To re1f rresh.&s &ss.

There is no known mfs kod for tell
ing with absolute certai if en- egg
is fresh, but the followi fests are all
of them good, and WI enable the
farmer: to know whether y ought to
market his eggs or ID ep them at
home. A fresh egg VIII nearly al
ways sink in water. W en- held, to a
strong light a fresh egg clear and
no jarring Of the conten4 viii be felt
when the egg is shaken the hand.
A hard boiled egg frod (which the
shell readily peels is net tricsy fresh
for the contents Of q hes egg adhere
closely to the shell. s
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30
Flavor in Butter and Cheese.

The question of favor in butter is
one that is continually uppermost in
the minds Of all manufacturers and
dealers. Upon this one quality de-
pends practically the value of the
pro oduct in the market and to the con-
sumer. There are varying theories
and practices suggested by which the
favor can be mprov ed; can be made
more uniforim AMI can be better
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30
Juvenile Deh4 t;ons

A boy being asked II describe g. kit
ten SAID: "A Klt.en Isl remarkable for
rushing Ike mao at 9Fhing whatever;
and stopping before i gets there" It
must have oeen 1ne ame boy who
thus dehnea scanoa,: It is when no.
BODY amt done nothiilg, and some.
body goes and tells. ITitBits.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30

Two aad one-haH cupfuls powdered
sugar equal one pound:
I One pint mlk,or water equals one
pound.
= One dozen eggs shouldweigh I 1.2s
pounds. :;sz2e
The following table OF proportions
is also valuable: ~
One teaspoonful soda to one cupful
molasses.
One teaspoonful soda to one pint
sour milk. ~ -.
Three teaspoonfuls baking powder
to one quart -four.
One-half cupful yeast or one-quar.
ter cake compressed yeast to one pint
liquid.
One teaspoonful extract to one loaj
plain cake. s,..g
One teaspoonful salt to two quarts
-four.
One teaspoonfnl salt to one quart
soup.
One scant cupful of liquid to three
full cupfuls of -four for mullins.
One scant cupful of liquid to Two
full cupfuls of flour for battefs.
Four peppercorns, four cloves, ons
teaspoonful mixed herbs for each
quart of water for soup stock. =
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30
mixing Ashes with aHanure.

There are onlytwo contMioas under
which ashes may proper4 be mixed
with stable or 5oth8r nitrogen
Gus manures. One is vi llsn the ashes
have already been saturs ed with nj
trogen and their caustE properties
have thus been neutl1 1afzed. The
other is when stable ma}inreis to be
plowed under the soil. Eaustic ashes
will then greatly hasten as fern enta-
ton, and will thas inera seits. availa-
bility and effectiveness. Boston Gull
tivator. E
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-30
stau asa Eamous Dia ono


IL Europe. One oIss thet& Is rneIas
NOUS eHope'' diamond. a6&sll sorts
Of rumors have been d ying soccHddt
lately regarding its sale. This ia
nous diamond cannot be disposed of
except by authorization Of the Court
Of Chancery, and persons, n charge at
the court say no appllcaFlo b has been
made for it's sale, but th o mere'tact
of it's being talked about brings up
many interesting events OF its history.
Few have seen this hi !storic gem,
which, since 1870, has been in safe
keeping IN London DanH Its his
tory is one OF the roman ces of great
Jewels, for it was brough by Ta7er-
nier from India III 1919 and sold
quarter of a centusBs la&ter to Louis
XIV, who wore it Oh some occasions of
great state. In 1872 was stolen
along with many otner reasures, to
lie hidden till 1851, waen it appeared
mysteriously IN the Lon5 don market,
and was bought for S9O& 1000 by Mr..
Henry Thomas Hope, but Hhese figures
are not supposed now b represent
anything like its real valu e. During
| it's wanderlngs two plec4s have been
cut from it one OF WhlE ch found its
way into the Duke OF Brunswick
collection-maklng Its prH Hesent weight
A IA carats. Experts distinguish
this diamond from sapp4 Tres, not by
color only, but by its isometrio or
cubic system of crystalizaa ation, that Of
the less valuable stone $oein 9 hexa-
gonal. -....