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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13
Robin Eoosts.

For many years naturalists like
Audubon and Wilson studied and
wrote of this bird before it was known
that there were ''robin roosts" as we'll
as pigeon roosts. Only within the
last few years was the fact brought
out that a bird more: familiarly known
than the passenger pigeon followed
this mode of spending the night, al
though it adopted spring instead of
fall for massing by hundreds in high
sheltered wood for nights protec-
ton from cold, OF because, it is the
period before pairing time, or for
some other reason at present beyond
mans ken. With what stealth must
this well-known and much-observed
b I'd have found it's way in such num-
bers to the same patch of timber night
after night in the early months Of the
year, according to locality, coming
from all directions SO swiftly that 3
secreted observer could not count,
keeping up a chatter that could be
heard for a long distance, until the
last bird, somewhat belated, perhaps,
found shelter in the darkening grove,
when all became as silent as thou
sands Of wings were folded to rest.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13
Some Uses of W ater.

! A strip Of flannel or soft napkin,
4olded lengthwise, dipped in hot water
and .wrung out, and then applied
around the neck of a~child that has
the Group will surely bring relief in "a
few minutes.
A linen towel folded several times
and dipped in hot water, quickly
wrung and applied over the site Of
stoothache OF neuralgia will generally
afford prompt relief. 49,
This treatment for collie has been
found to work like magic, s. .-.
Nothing SO promptly cuts short q
congestion Of the lungs sore throat OF
rheumatism as hot water, when ap-
piled early in the case.and thoroughly.
Hot water taken freely half an hour
before bed time is an excellent cathar-
tic in the case Of constipation, while
it has a soothing effect upon the
stomach and bowels # -
This treatment, continued a few
months, with the addition of n cupful
of hot water slowly slipped half an
hour before each meal, with proper
attention to diet, viii cure most cases
Of dyspepsia.
Ordinary headaches almost always
yield to the simultaneous application
Of hot water to thes feet and back of
the neck.-Philadelphia Press.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13
POPULAR SCIENCE.

By the electric hemostat Of Lawson
TAFT bleeding is arrested without the
use of litagure.
Human beings have six muscles to
each eye, that they may move it on
either side.
The place OF the old magnesium
fashlight, which has done good service
to the photographer, is about to be
taken by flash wand Of great brilli-
ancy and ease of adjustment.
Heretofore it has been possible to
dissolve gold only in mixture OF
strong acids. In Liebig's Annalen der
Chemie, Professor Zsigmondy now
describes way he has discovered Of
dissolving gold in distilled water.
The fact that skeleton remains Of
elephants are so rarely found in sny
part OF Africa is explained by an ex-
plorer, who states that as soon as the
bones become brittle from climate in
fuence they are eaten in lieu Of salt
by various ruminant animals.
1T is now practically demonstrated
by scientists that light is capable Of
producing sound, an that according
to the color or texture Of the material
upon which it falls, the sound is
greater or less. Green silk gives
sound best in red light, a green
light also thrown upon red worsted
Will produce an audible sound.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13
Men as Kitchen Workers.

It is an interesting development Of the
woman suffrage agitation that Miss
Alice Stone Blackwell, editor Of the
Womans Journal, OF Boston, is devo-
ting a good deal Of her time and attsu.
ton to finding situations for Zen az
kitchen workers. She says that the
chief difficulty she meets in the way Of
getting housework for her proteges to
do Is the conservatism Ct women. In
her experience there are always more
young men willing to take domestic
service than there are Yankee house
wives willing to give them a trial. She
affirms that it Is as hard to convince
some women that men ,an do housework
as it is to convince some men that
woman can be a principal Of a public
school. But, she continues, the women
who venture upon the new departure
are sometimes rewarded by finding in
It a perfect solution Of the vexed do
nestle problem" Mrs. Isabel C. Bar.
rows, who is one Of the innoTators, pro
claims that the young man now doing
her housework Is the best help she has
had in thirty years. The man giving
such distinguished satisfaction Is a CT
lese graduate, who finus his education
most useful in the kitchen.-New York
Tribune.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13
Horrors of the Guillotine.

The Medical Journal, of London,
publishes the report Of DR.. Cinel, of
Paris, asserting that guillotining does
not Immediately affect the brain. The
French doctor says the blood first
comes from the larger vessels Of the
neck, and that there is hardly any
drain upon the circulation in the
Uranium. The brain, he adds, finds
nourishment for an hour after decapi-
tation, during which time the person
decapitated retains his or hex senses
OF hearing, smelling and seeing. Abb.
sciute death, DR.. Cjnel claims, does
not ensue for three hours. Thus, it is
pointed out, guillotining, instead of
being speedy, is, one OF the most pro-
,onged and horrible forms Of capital
punishment.-New York Times.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13
An Animal Flower.

The inhabitants Of st. Lucia have
discovered wonderful plant. II
grows in cavern, in an immense ba-
sin Of brackish water that has over
flowed from the sea. TO the sight it is
a perfect flower, but on the approach
of a hand or stick it retires quickly
out of sight.
Close examination shows that the
middle of the fower-like disc is pro.
yided with four flaments, which move
round the petals with q brisk, spon-
taneous motion. Each of these fla
ments is provided with pinchers for
receiving prey. This animal flower
lives upon the spawn Of fish and mar
inc insects. Whenever the pinchers on
the flaments make catch. the petlas
close and there is no escape for what
ever has been so unfortunate as to
fall into the reature's NAV.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13
Importance of Earache.

~ Earache, however slight, may
signify disease that, neglected, may
terminate in loss Of hearing, even Of
life itself. (2) Recurring earache in
children is almost always associated
with lymphoid 'hypetrophy of the
pharynz, depend on it; and perma-
nent impairment of the function Of the
ear is prevented only by early surgi-
cal treatment of the ''adenoids. l3)
Acute inflammation of the middle ear
may be frequently aborted il proper
treatment-mostly Of general seda-
tive characterize administered early
and with precision. ~ If relief be
obtained, by the second day, an ex~
pert examination of the ear should be
made, and proper surgical treatment
applied to relieve intratympanic pres
sgre and possible Involvement OF the
mastoid cells or rintracranial structures.
Eailure at this stage to obtain as exact
koowledsesas poseiblc Of the condi-
Goa nt ,.lic middle ear is criminat neg
i Il -:.:;fii.ti:e4 .t.I,ee, Buffalo Medical jour
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13
GEOLOGY OF THE KLONDIKE.
How the Rivers Are Changing tho
Country.

How the Rivers Are Changing tho
Country.
A recent explorer in a part Of Alaska
as far removed from the newly dlscoT-
cred Klondike region as Washington is
from Boston has said: THAT country
Is one-half made; the glaciers are slow
ly doing their work, the mountains are
smoking and the rivers are vomiting
out quantities of Quicksand." What is
true Of the Cooks Inlet country Of
Southern Alaska is also true, in q
measure, Of the valley Of the Yukon.
There are. however. some differences.
II the region Of the gold fields there
ere 70 glaciers. Active volcanoes, too,
s.e so far away that it is only by the
occasional reports of Indians or pros
pectors who have made longer trip
than usual that their existence is
known. And yet one can see, through
all the valley Of that great river OF the
north, abundant evidences OF the IN
formed character Of the country.
The one thing which strikes the traT.
eler be he layman or geologist, is the
immense amount Of work which the
streams are performing. The Lewes
River, down which he takes his way to
the diggings, rises, as is known, IN a
series OF lakes, the largest Of which is
over thirty miles long. The country in
the upper lake region IS mountainous,
with torrents plunging down through
rough valleys from the eternal snow.
The contrast between this water OF
the lakes, which is clear. and that OF
the stream emerging from them is re-
ruarkable. The latter soon becomes
turbid, being full Of sediment, so that
one cannot see more than a quarter OF
an inch below the surface. A baSinfu]
taken out and allowed to stand clears
itself in time, and q thick deposit OF
mud is found in the bottom Of the re-
ceptacie.
The current boils and flows very rap
Idly, and as the boat floats along q
sound is heard like that Of frying fat
Upon searching for the cause OF this
sound it is found to lie in the grating
against the bottom OF the boat of the
very fine particles OF sand carried in
suspension. From the moment Of en-
tering the LeweS River until the end Of
the trip t; is sound is never absent a
truly enc. nous amount of material is
thus borne along By the Yukon and
finally emptied into the immense delta
at its mouth in Norton's sound.-Les'
lies Weekly.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13
NEW CURE FOR DIPsoMANIA.
Eow Tom Did His Friend John Good
Turn Without the Latter's knowledge.

Eow Tom Did His Friend John Good
"John" and fsTom" are mates
and chums. They are employedin an
Office in LaSalle street. Il John
passes round the corner it is probable
that Tom, if not keeping step along
side, will surely follow in a few min
utes. The former is tall, white-faced
and abstemious. Tom is low, stout,
phlegmatic and inclined to be ruddy.
Until very recently lie was one of
those who delighted in having fgood
time"
A day or two before Christmas Tom
was presented by friend in whole
sale whisky establishment with two.
gallon Jug of the best brand of rye.
Tom took "nip" on Christmas morn
ing and invited a choice coterie OF
friends to sample it in the evening.
They sang "Here's to good old
whisky, drink it down." and pro-
ncunced it the best that ever hap
pened.
BY and by Tom took kindly to the
jug and drank it at all hours o. the
day. John realized that his friends
position was in peril and determined
on prompt action.
One afternoon while Toms, rubi.
cund nose was chasing up and down d
column Of figures John FASTENED to
the room. About half the contents OF
the jug had been consumed. He
added about pint of water. That
evening the old circle of s'good fell
lows" assembled, but they did not
sing the same old song. The former
eulogy of the chief article Of enter.
tainment was lacking. Tom did not
detect the dilution and could not un-
derstand the strange apathy Of his
guests. Next morning and. the next
after that he took his customary drinks
before eating, John always surrepti-
tiously pouring in modicum Of water
Immediately afterward.
Toms visits to the bar during work
ing hours began to grow less frequent
and his collars and cuffs were not
changed at midday with their former
regularity. One morning he ate the
eggs and drank the coffee minus the
customary "bowl" He took toreading
in his room O. nights, interviewing the
Jug at very rare intervals. The amount
drunk WAS always replaced by water
in a nowise mysterious manner. 1t
was not long before his eyes became
clear, his hand steady and nerve as
firm as that of lion tanner. 81
"John," said he one night when
they met in the room, ''I have de-
termined to quit -bothering with that
stuff" pointing to the closet. ''Soue-
how whisky doesn't taste to me as it
used to. I have no more desire for
the stuff. 80
II haven't much use for it, myself" J"
said John.
II haven't bit Of use for it at ALL"
said Tom. -::sara =: ----.s@.-..:..':@'
John and Toms friends in the Office
have decided that trip to dipso-
mania cure institution is needless
expense, and the same results can be
obtained under ordinary conditions
right here in Chicago and without
:'shot" in the forearm. Chicago
Times-Herald.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13
FAMOUS GOLD RUSHES.
Pathetic Stories of the Sunerings of the
Deluded Miners.

aLAcl1C StOE1c0 O4 Luo 1OASI4a6o o4 LILO
De1uded Miners.
Montana's history as a Territory is
full of pathetic stories Of rushes Of
gold-bungry men to new diggings.
The annals Of the mining camps Of
Bannock, Last Chance, Silver Bow,
Confederate, Pioneer and Lincoln are
full Of the suferings of miners. One
of the most pitiful rushes amid the
snow and ice of an intensely cold
winter in Montana was that to Billings
Ledge in March, 1873. The mercury
ranged from fifteen degrees above to
three degrees below zero that spring
for weeks. No one in the camps about
Helena and Butte knew what ore had
really been discovered at Billings
Ledge, but the story grew fast as it
passed from mouth to mouth. In four
or five days every man who could
rustic small grub stake and cayuse
started for the supposed new gold
fields. At that day the country to the
north was not inhabited and the sui
ferinss endured by the stampeders
were terrible. Many were frozen III
the pitiless storm. It turned out, also,
that there had been no discovery Of
gold made, which added disarpoint-
ment to the suferings Of the stam-
peders, and if the man who started
the story of rich gold discoveries had
been found then his days would havo
been short.
But no one seemed to know then
nor does any one now know exactly
how the stampede started. It is sup
posed to have been :ca;ised by letter
written by man who had gone north
from Butte IN the fall. This man, no
doubt, believed he had met with flat
tering success. He had fallen IN with
some friendly Blackfoot Indians and
secured a squaw who had some horses
and tepee in a land filled with wild
game of all kinds He thought it was
the next thing to paradise. He wrote
to friend in Helena that he had
struck it rich; intended to stay all
winter and was we'll fixed and was
we'll satisfied with his find. TO the
miners who saw it there was but one
meaning to his letter. They never
stopped to consider that the letter
writer meant anything else than that
he had q paradise in gold mining.
Some ten years later came the re-
ports of rich gold mines in the Cnur
d'Alene Mountains, and the name Of
Pritchard, the discoverer, became
known from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
4 great stampede set in and many
hardships were endured. Every one
wanted to be first on the ground, and
the result was that the country was
soon overrun, Notwithstanding that
the snow was still deep and it was ex-
ceedingly difficult to reach Pritchard
Creek. From Thompson Falls to the
:diggings was forty miles over rough
and heavily timbered mountain coun-
try. The snow was too deep for ami
mails to be taken in at that time, so
the forty miles were made on snow
shoes. And many men made the trip
who knew less about snowshoes than
they did about trigonometry. All
provisions were taken in on toboggans,
nauled by hand, at the rate Of twenty
five cents q pound. -
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13

TO prevent locomotive sparks from
setting fire to buildings a new spark
arrester has been designed, consist
ing of a pipe running from the boiler
to the top Of the smokestack to force
water through the sprinkler against
the sparks.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13
An indorsee Of a NEGOTIABLE note Y

An indorsee Of a negotiable note WI.
has made written assignment there.
.of which is not indorsed On the note,
Ia order to transfer it as collateral
ecurity, is held, in Taus VS.. Riley
SGa.), 40 L. R. A. 244, entitled to
lug an action upon it when the note
SrrendeYed to him, although it is
b for the propose Of collection.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13
Beauty Is Blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets. Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy, liver and driving all i'm.
Danish pimples, boiIs, blotches, blackheeads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, Csc, SOC.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13
a. statistician declares that

A statistician declares that the
wheat supply will soon be insufficient
to supply the world with bread. This
condition will probably occur at just
about the same time that the coal sup
ply is exhausted, as scientists predict,
so that there would be no fuel with
which to bake it. anyhow.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13

An attempt is being made to start au
agitation against the high rentals put upon
houses by-London landlords.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13

Fits permanently cured. No its or nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. Hines Great
Nerve Restorer. S2trial bottle and treatise free
DIR. r. H. KLINE, Ltd, 93l .rch St Phiia. Pa
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13

The mines Of Bavaria (coal and rnetals)
yielded only S2.700, 900 last year.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic. full Of life, nerve and vigor, take No.To-
Bac. the wondcr-woriser, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran.
tccd Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13

The manufacture Of straw IS one OF the
most important industries of Germany, CIV
ing thousands means OF support.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13

Piso's Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate coughs.-Rev. D. BCcHMUEL-
LER, Lexington. Mo, January q. 1901
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13

Educate Your Bowels With CascaroSS
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
lcc, 25c. II c. C. c. fail, druggists refund moneE.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13

Toled, is the largest clover seed market in
the world. So. ~.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing syrup for children
teeting. softe3s the gums. reducing inf1ama-
ton ,allays pain, cures wind collie. 2c. bottle
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13
Don't Tobacco Sp;t and Smoke Your Life Away.

Toledo is to have the greatest plate glass
factory in the world.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13
WANT TO TELL
! teful Women Who Have
ped by Mrs. Pinkham.

lave suffered severely
III of their ills by Mrs.
b. and medicine are
publication of their
benefit of other wo-
such letters:
Gy, 25S Merrimac
writes:
Pat pleasure to tell
# the beneftIhavc
: Lydia E. Pink
lpound. lean hard
kessmy gratitude for
ior me. My trouble
:, womb. Twas un-
Re. Upon examina-
ZEN very large ulcers,
pe good. Itook sew
E. Pinkham's Vege-
o used the Sanativc
ged. Mrs. Pinkham's
lite, and I would
kfering women.
RAY, Ellenburgh
F,he time my baby
me to have milk
in bed for eight
r me no good. I
ould die. I was al
bling Of the womb.
ad faint spells as
/ q day. One day a
ee and told me of the
T. derived from taking
ms medicine, and ad-
lt. I did so, and had
1-LIt-
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13

No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Gue1enteed tobacco habit cure, makes wear
men strocs, blood pure. s9c, s. AL druggists
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13

TO Cure Constipation Forever.
Take CaScarets Candy Cathartic 1oc OF 25e.
II G. G. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13
To Cure A Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AL
Druggists refund money fit fails 20 cure. 25c.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13
MARIE TEMPEST'S HUSBAND.

This is the young actor who has just
married Marie Tempest, the we'll
known actress. Cosno Stuart is only
his stage name, for in reality he is
son Of Lord Henry Gordon Lennoz
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13

three bottles could do ny own work.
7 am now in perfect health"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13
Beware OF OintmentS for Catarrh that
Contain Murcury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
TEN when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescription from eputa bic physi-
clans, as the damage they will do is ten fold
70 the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Cat4rrh Cure manufactured by
F. j. Cheney CO. Toledo, O., contains no
mercury, and is taken internally. acting d.
ractly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. In buying Halls .Catarrh Cure
be sure to get the genuine, 1t Is taken inter
nally, and is made In Toledo, Ohio, by F. J.
Cheney & Co. Testimonials Free.
~ Sold by Druggists; price, $50. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13

A New York department store has gone
into the printing and bank business.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-13

T \ orderin. goods or making enquiries cf ad.
lv rtisers It will be to your advantage to men.
ton this paper. So. ~